Mail Order and Direct Mail Marketing

Discover the power of direct marketing.

Direct marketing uses inbuilt response mechanisms to produce something mainstream advertising doesn’t: measurable results. The upshot of this is that it has been among the major growth industries of recent times. Demand is consistently high for skilled account managers and creatives.

The Cengage Education Mail Order and Direct Mail Marketing course gives students a working overview of this exciting industry, its key functions and mechanisms. You’ll learn the key principles of what makes a campaign effective: market research and industry analysis, formulating the right campaign for your product, choosing the media mix and the fundamentals of successful creative ideas.

On completion of your course:

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Cengage Education Mail Order and Direct Mail Marketing Certificate.

Key areas of learning:

  • Getting started in mail order and direct mail
  • Starting a mail order business
  • Mail order businesses and products
  • Advertising and direct response
  • The magic of direct mail
  • E-marketing and mail order online
  • The direct mail package
  • Succeeding in your mail order and direct marketing business
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Course Number 96120
Course Type Correspondence
Course Duration Max 18 months
Study Hours Approx 110 hrs
Qualification Cengage Certificate

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge or experience is required to take this course.

Assessment details

  • 6 written assessments

Computer requirements

Access to a computer is not mandatory for the completion of this course but would be highly beneficial.

Subjects You’ll Cover

Getting started in mail order and direct mail

  • Industry figures
  • Mail order versus spending
  • Defining your market
  • Some tips for successful direct mail letter writing

Starting a mail order business

  • Building your business
  • Expanding your advertising
  • Addressing and labelling
  • Getting the software right

Mail order businesses and products

  • Some successful mail order businesses
  • Unlimited ideas
  • Choosing the right product
  • How to work the plan to achieve success

Advertising and direct response

  • Copywriting techniques
  • The Guttenberg Diagram
  • Money-back guarantees
  • Determining your overall profits

E-Marketing and mail order online

  • The sale of information
  • Newsletters
  • Evaluating your market
  • Mail order and direct mail products on the Web

The magic of direct mail

  • Getting a return on your letters
  • A direct mail secret
  • Words that sell
  • The power of testimonials

The direct mail package

  • When direct mail works best
  • Unsolicited direct mail
  • The campaign
  • Personalising your offer

Succeeding in your mail order and direct marketing business

  • More on targeting your customer – publishing lists
  • Three timeless principles of making small ads work
  • 26 timeless principles of mail order success
  • Media releases for television and radio