Certified Pros | Direct Mail Insert

Overview

Problem

A large client pulled back on their advertising, and a new digital product was launched but wasn’t getting the attention it deserved.

Solution

Create a new off page product to grow revenue across multiple clients all while pushing for more engagement for the new digital marketing platform.

Impact

Increased sales by $2.5MM year over year.

Brainstorming

Key Elements

The main idea for this piece came from a newspaper clipping. While creating the product, we knew we wanted these elements:

  • Double Sided
    • Front: exterior home remodeling clients
    • Back: interior home remodeling clients
  • 12 Clients Total
  • Educational
    • Help readers understand the new digital marketing platform: AskHomey.com
Various home remodeling stock images scattered on a page.
Publisher’s Sketches
A rough sketch with boxes on the left and a house on the right.
Sketching | Front – Exteriors
A rough sketch of cloud like shapes scattered in a circle.
Sketching | Back – Interiors

First Iteration

There was a lot of back and forth for this new product. To sum up the overall feedback, the publisher wanted:

  • More client visibility
    • Larger logos
    • Larger project images
  • Clean and legible
  • More educational information about the new digital marketing platform
Problem

A large client pulled back on their advertising, and a new digital product was launched but wasn’t getting the attention it deserved.

Iterating

Inital Feedback

There was a lot of back and forth for this new product. To sum up the overall feedback, the publisher wanted:

  • More client visibility Larger logos
    • Larger project images
    • Larger logos
  • Clean and legible
  • More educational information about the new digital marketing platform

Interior Page

The interior (back) page proved to be the most challenging when it came to spacing and accommodating the requests above.

The publisher wanted the Interior page to play off the “You Dream It, We Do It” concept with cloud-like shapes. We tried a variety of ways to fit all the content, but the obscure shapes were getting in the way of the piece more than they were promoting the vision, so I suggested a clean look similar to the front. This also helped create more space for the educational aspects.

And the team loved it.

SOlUTION

Create a new off page product to grow revenue across multiple clients all while pushing for more engagement for the new digital marketing platform.

Final Results

IMPACT

Increased sales by $2.5MM year over year.

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