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Direct Mail Drives Six-Figure Sales
A home security company launched a targeted direct marketing program with Franklin Madison Direct to drive six-figure annual sales. Over just three months, multiple test models and creative concepts led to 189 indexed test cells, fueling customer growth and increasing direct mail volume by 173%. Within a year, direct mail accounted for 25% of annual sales.
Growth Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All
From tested channels to tailored messaging, results don’t lie — and they rarely look the same from one industry to the next. That’s why we’ve curated our success stories to showcase what’s worked in different spaces. Whether you’re in finance, insurance, retail, or beyond, you’ll find proven strategies that can work for your industry — and help you reach your goals.
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Direct mail proves profitable for lawn care subscription service
A subscription-based lawn care brand relied heavily on digital marketing but lacked a scalable, cost-efficient offline acquisition channel.
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Modeling drives 50% AOV lift for home warranty brand
An established brand in the home warranty space had already experienced success with direct mail and wanted to elevate its mature program to new levels of growth. To continue to scale those wins, Franklin Madison Direct concentrated on routine data and format testing. A review of data suppression strategies identified 15% more records from the brand’s strongest prospect sources.
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Home warranty provider uses direct mail to meet aggressive growth goals
A leading home warranty provider was investing heavily in digital advertising channels but needed to quickly increase its acquisition numbers in order to meet aggressive growth goals. New to direct mail, the client’s marketing department had limited knowledge of the channel but agreed to run a small “gut check” mailing to measure its viability as an acquisition tool.
Read MoreHome warranty provider uses direct mail to meet aggressive growth goalsSurround delivers exceptional lift in sales rate
Looking to grow, this home protection provider was eager to establish a significant DTC presence in the direct mail channel, and beyond. Franklin Madison Direct’s proven, data-driven approach to mail and digital marketing was exactly what they were looking for in their new direct response partner.
Read MoreSurround delivers exceptional lift in sales rateLeading brand chooses FM Direct after competitive direct mail test
Looking to challenge its existing mail performance, a leading home services brand asked Franklin Madison Direct to participate in a head-to-head direct mail test against their current agency. The winning agency would either keep, or takeover, the brand’s significant direct mail program.
Read MoreLeading brand chooses FM Direct after competitive direct mail test
Data and format testing drives growth for legacy mailer
An established brand in the home warranty space had already experienced success with direct mail and wanted to elevate its mature program to new levels of growth. To continue to scale those wins, Franklin Madison Direct concentrated on routine data and format testing. A review of data suppression strategies identified 15% more records from the brand’s strongest prospect sources.
Read MoreData and format testing drives growth for legacy maileromnIDirect achieves CPL and new customer acquisition goal
A reputable home warranty brand was eager to determine if other marketing channels could acquire customers at a comparable scale and cost-per-lead (CPL) as direct mail. Since the client had a strong history of using prospect data models, Franklin Madison Direct recommended a digital strategy that makes use of offline data.
Read MoreomnIDirect achieves CPL and new customer acquisition goalInnovative data modeling technique delivers unprecedented CPI
After executing direct mail in-house for a few years, a real estate company was ready for a strategic partner to scale its direct mail marketing program at a desirable cost per inquiry (CPI) metric. Franklin Madison Direct recommended the FactorTest methodology to pinpoint the optimal combination of data, offer, and creative.
Read MoreInnovative data modeling technique delivers unprecedented CPIHome warranty brand enhances digital advertising strategy with omnIDirect
A reputable home warranty brand was eager to diversify digital advertising performance with a new targeting approach. Franklin Madison Direct proposed a test comparing standard online targeting segments with offline-based audience models. Using OmnIDirect as a multi-channel prospecting strategy, offline models were activated online through a deterministic identity graph.
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Head-to-head test leads to program win-back
A home services brand chose an alternate vendor, but later renewed its partnership with FM Direct after experiencing performance inefficiencies. FM Direct was tasked with sourcing nearly one million records for a head-to-head test campaign against the existing vendor, which included Surround’s digital campaign on all records.
Read MoreHead-to-head test leads to program win-backWarranty brand achieves significant sales growth with FM Direct’s data models
A home and auto warranty company had a mature and high-volume direct mail program but was not seeing the sales growth it was hoping for. Franklin Madison Direct provided a test campaign that included data models with an ongoing source of incremental records.
Read MoreWarranty brand achieves significant sales growth with FM Direct’s data models
Surround amplifies success for top-tier brands
Nearly three dozen Franklin Madison Direct clients sought to improve the effectiveness of their mail campaigns without significantly raising budgets, aiming for higher response rates and conversions. Surround™ was presented to each brand as a tactic to deliver relevant and timely digital interactions to their mail recipients during the mail drop phase.
Read MoreSurround amplifies success for top-tier brands