Why Engaging Customers At Home Matters — Jacob Ross // PebblePost
- B2B
- Direct Mail, Programmatic Advertising
- Advertising Platform, Marketing Analytics
- Performance Marketing, Marketing Strategy
- Part 1The Rise of “Offline” Digital Channels — Jacob Ross // PebblePost
- Part 2 Why Engaging Customers At Home Matters — Jacob Ross // PebblePost
Show Notes
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02:24Why reaching customers at home mattersThe home has risen in importance as a place where consumers make meaningful purchasing decisions. PebblePost leverages online signals to understand consumer intent and send relevant direct mail to customers, allowing them to consider offers at their own leisure.
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05:08The importance of direct mail as a marketing mediumUnlike digital channels, theres no need to bid for the right to reach a customer as theres ample opportunity to engage with consumers relevantly. If marketers are able to survive the sorting process, the response rates for direct mail are as high as any other advertising channel.
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07:33Industries and businesses that perform the best with direct mail marketingDue to the nature of direct mail, it is a better channel for brands with longer consideration cycles and high order values. Direct mail is effective in financial services, travel, media, etc and PebblePost has worked with brands like Gap, WeightWatchers, and Dyson.
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09:19PebblePost's data driven approach to direct mailPebblePost works with brands to aggregate data on consumer interest, postal address, and purchase history to build the PebblePost graph. These signals enable PebblePost to build lookalike audiences for their brands and select the best customers for retention campaigns.
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12:22Crafting effective direct mail messagesPebblePost uses predictive modeling and test-and-learn approaches to experiment with creative types, calls to action, etc. Effective direct mail messages require a strong call to action, a prominent brand logo, personalization, and other universal factors.
Quotes
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"Where you make decisions more and more is in the home. And this isn't just because of the pandemic in 2020, but it accelerated through that where consumers are making more meaningful purchases at home." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost
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"In digital, you bid for the right to reach Ben and get some of his attention. In direct mail, you don't bid because there is an ample amount of opportunity to engage with consumers with relevance." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost
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"The nature of direct mail is that consumers are voicing their choice at every step of the way." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost
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"Traditional direct mail is a $40 billion channel. What we're doing is adding that digital relevance on top of that, and making those offers even more relevant and useful." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost
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"Unlike some digital channels where you can test a round of 100,000 digital ads 10 times a day, with direct mail, it costs to test. So, we're very prescriptive with how we guide brands through that process." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost
- Part 1The Rise of “Offline” Digital Channels — Jacob Ross // PebblePost
- Part 2 Why Engaging Customers At Home Matters — Jacob Ross // PebblePost
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Part 1The Rise of “Offline” Digital Channels — Jacob Ross // PebblePost
Jacob Ross, CEO of PebblePost, talks about the role of offline media and the future of marketing. Marketers are facing immense pressure to deliver results and are looking for new ways to evaluate and measure their marketing. The reality is that cookies are going away, but privacy regulations aren't, so brands need fresh ways to reach consumers with relevance and scale. Today, Jacob discusses the rise of offline digital channels.
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Part 2Why Engaging Customers At Home Matters — Jacob Ross // PebblePost
Jacob Ross, CEO of PebblePost, talks about the role of offline media and the future of marketing. Nowadays, the home has become a fortress of consumer activity where people make significant purchasing decisions. Direct mail is making a resurgence as it allows brands to reach customers with relevance and respect, enabling consumers to consider products and services at their own leisure. Today, Jacob discusses why engaging customers at home matters most.