Post Card mailing - Virtual Assistant Forums

CherishR · #1 (**permalink**) 07-07-2009

Yeah me!!

I just finished: printing, cutting, and labeling my post cards!!! My Dear Husband is getting my stamps on his way home tonight. They will be mailed TOMORROW!!!! I am So exctied. I am hoping to get some good leads. Yippie for me!

Just wanted to share!

Office Goddess · #2 (**permalink**) 07-07-2009

Congrats! It's an awesome feeling when you do your first mailing!

Tess · #3 (**permalink**) 08-29-2009

I've just sent out a postcard mailing recently and have gotten a really good response so far - my estimation is if I contract at least one client then the campaign has paid for itself, plus all those other eyes will at least have seen the company name and current marketing message.

How did your postcards work out for you? I'd love to hear more about any results.

King Business Management · #4 (**permalink**) 08-30-2009

Cherish, I'd love to hear how well it works out for you. I'm thinking of doing one once I'm more prepared. Keep us posted!

Kathya · #5 (**permalink**) 08-31-2009

Yeah! Congrats to you! I just downloaded a huge file from the Mill Creek Biz association and they've listed addresses of everyone who's a registered member. :-) I just have to draft my postcard and I'm going to do the same thing.

Let us know what kind of a response you get!

Assistance By Faye · #6 (**permalink**) 08-31-2009

Congrats! It is always exciting moving another step closer to getting clients. Best of luck!

cbranch · #7 (**permalink**) 08-31-2009

How wonderful you have moved into the stage of marketing. I will be so excited when I get to that point. How many post cards did you mail and where did you get your listing from?

AdvantageAdministrativeSltns · #8 (**permalink**) 09-08-2009

Congrats! I have 550 postcards with handwritten addresses to the local businesses. I am just waiting until I can afford the expensive stamps. I may drop the list down to the most important 200 so that it would only cost $55.

Make sure you follow up your mailing within a week to 10 days with a call or a letter to make contact with your name again. Then follow up within the same amount of time with another form of contact. Gurilla Marketing says that it takes an average of 5 contacts for a person to act.

I hope you get a good response and I look forward to hearing how it goes.

Good luck

Essential · #9 (**permalink**) 09-10-2009

I did a post card mailing recently and was a little disappointed by the responses that I received. But what I am finding to be very valuable is reaching out to past employers / employees that I have worked for in the past. Even in this economy there are a lot of folks taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. I may do the post card marketing again; however, I will definitely be more specific as to who I am targeting.

King Business Management · #10 (**permalink**) 09-10-2009

Hi,
Did you purchase a list or create your own? I'm thinking of doing a small mailing with my own list and specifically targeting certain businesses in my area.