Modern Marketing Trends & Insights

Modern’s Q3 Seasonal Calendar: Promo Ideas for Summertime to School Days
Lazy summer days aren’t an excuse for your sales to trail off. Take advantage of longer shopping days and consumers being in better spending spirits (aka: vacation mode). July is great for scheduling your next 3 months of festive direct mail...

The GDPR Era: Why Direct Mail Is Personalized and Privacy Compliant
Data privacy is the topic du jour in the business world. And while there’s no shortage of content and different opinions on this subject, one marketing channel is gaining attention for the opportunity it offers to businesses to communicate...

Modern’s Q2 Seasonal Calendar: Fresh Promo Ideas for Spring
Planning your print and digital marketing campaigns around spring and early summertime events can not only give your business the perfect reason to engage customers and increase sales, it can also help set it apart from competitors who aren’t...

Direct Mail is “On Fleek” with Millennials
“Sorry not sorry” to any online marketing devotees out there. Numerous studies show that direct mail advertising to millennials is extremely effective. Do I hear skepticism? Sure, it seems counterintuitive that a generation who grew up on computers...

What Nonprofits Need to Know About Securing USPS Postage Discounts
Modern Postcard has proudly been a long-time supporter of nonprofits by offering strategically-aligned direct marketing products and services, plus a unique pricing structure to help serve those who serve the greater good. To date, our team has...

Hey Good Lookin’ – Top 5 Trade Show Design Best Practices
First dates, job interviews, meetings and trade shows — what do they all have common? The need to look your best. Your display at a trade show is your chance to make a great first impression with the attendees. An attention-getting booth design is...

An Insider’s Glimpse into the Direct Mail Crash Course
Modern Postcard hosts numerous Direct Mail Crash Course (DMCC) seminars across the country. Keith Goodman, Modern’s VP of Corporate Solutions, offers successful strategies to help maximize the ROI of your direct marketing programs — and the...

A Tribute to Esther Howland, Mother of the Valentine
Somewhere in Southern California during the early 90s, I had a mini Valentine’s-Day-themed mailbox placed on my elementary school desk. It was covered with stickers and coveted by all my classmates — and I was beyond excited to get dreamy...

Modern’s Holiday Deadlines: How to Save on End-of-Year Campaigns
At Modern Postcard we’ve made it easier to save on end-of-year, holiday direct mail campaigns by making sure our customers stay in the know regarding important deadlines during the busiest time of the year. The secret to being a savvy holiday...