Same Experts. New Name.
SeQuel Response and FM Engage are now Franklin Madison Direct. While our name has changed, everything else remains the same: our people, our process, and our passion for driving measurable results through direct marketing.
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SeQuel Response Rebrands as Franklin Madison Direct
SeQuel Response, a leader in direct mail and targeted customer acquisition strategies for over 16 years, is excited to announce its rebrand to Franklin Madison Direct.
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Growing Your Brand Through Direct Response Marketing
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Maximize Retargeted Direct Mail Throughout the Buyer Journey
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No Address, No Problem! How to Use Direct Mail to Reach Your Anonymous Audiences
You’re tracking hundreds of anonymous website visitors each month, yet your digital retargeting strategies are falling short. Or maybe you’re looking to boost your lead nurturing program and improve that CRM sales funnel, but you only have half completed customer…
The Fork in the Road: What’s Next for My Direct Marketing Strategy
Brand recall, trust, and retention is higher when your message is visible and cohesive across multiple channels. So naturally, when you find your digital channels approaching their customer acquisition ceiling, you know it is time to diversify your direct marketing…
Direct Mail’s Piece in the Multichannel, Omnichannel, Optichannel Puzzle
Since multichannel, omnichannel and optichannel are referenced so often within marketing strategy discussions, it is understandable they may be mistakenly perceived as interchangeable. Other than an attempt to reach customers across multiple platforms, all three strategies follow an inherently different…
Webinar Recap: Print Marketing for Maximum Optichannel Performance
Innovation in direct mail creative packages and digital enrichments have positioned the channel for future success in our digital age. During the 2020 BRAND United University event, Franklin Madison Direct’s discussed how DTC brands are incorporating digital tactics into their…
4 Common Direct Mail Myths, Debunked
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Direct Mail During an Election Year: Q&A with Franklin Madison Direct’s Director of Strategy, Patrick Carroll
In 2024, Americans have a presidential election, where all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 33 seats in the U.S. Senate are up for grabs. As a marketer, you’re likely wondering how the influx of political direct…
Everything You Need to Know About Offline Direct Mail Data
When you commit valuable advertising dollars towards a direct marketing campaign, it’s crucial that you’re confident in the accuracy of the data that fuels it. In today’s digital world, many direct marketing campaigns are charged by online programmatic data, making…
Three Ways to Sleigh Your Holiday Direct Mail Campaign
With inflation raising the costs on everything, you can expect shoppers to be searching for the best deals to put under the Christmas tree. Your holiday marketing campaign needs to show value, and you need to connect with consumers on…
5 Things You Need to Know About Marketing Attribution
Now more than ever, the topic of attribution is front and center as marketing teams work to justify and allocate their precious advertising dollars among the plethora of traditional and emerging channels in today’s marketplace. In a recent virtual event,…
Franklin Madison Direct Named a 2024 Top Advertising Agency
For the eleventh consecutive year, Franklin Madison Direct (formerly SeQuel Response) was named a top advertising agency by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. The “Largest Advertising Agencies in the Twin Cities” list recognizes agencies within the Twin Cities 24-county metro…