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Direct Marketing continues to grow as a major media force. Well before I came into existence, people and business corporations were receiving "junk mail". Junk mail is reigns as the king of agent media sources for obtaining sales leads, promoting products, and spreading information. Consumers in public call it junk mail, but in private delve thru it to make sure they are not missing any good offers. Direct marketing it is the goldmine source for obtaining leads that produce customers. Newspapers are generally just a news source of information, until the big Sunday junk section punks down on your doorstep. This media source of Sunday coupons and advertising has doubled in size during the last 25 years. That more demand for ‘junk offers’ the more it is produced. Direct mail campaign lists remain as one of the most practical agent media solutions. Postage compared to man hour labor costs is inexpensive, and postcard printing costs have remained fairly stable. The problems with in direct mail evolved from poor quality data lists and purchasers wanting the lowest price list possible. Today direct marketing advertisers are much selective making sure they receive a targeted list of prospects. In the past, direct marketing was not selective. The prospects that responded the most, were the least likely to be qualified buyers. Plus these prospects would respond to everyone and purchase nothing. The mass fax blasts annoyed more prospects, and now are virtually faded completed out as being a media option. Trade magazines about direct marketing are mostly for show and brand name recognition. These high glossy magazine ads, were then, as they were today, ads done for "show". Large companies use media advertising to demonstrate that you are a major player. The same 5% to 14% of potential quality sales prospects tend to briefly view this advertising monthly. Almost 25 years ago, a new concept in direct marketing mailing occurred. This twist of media banded like advertisers, often competing with each other in a cellophane pack of two dozen direct marketing firms, all trying to catch the same eye of a prospective prospect. In the beginning there where many winners and few advertisers that did not receive great response. Today the scales have tipped in reverse. The only company making money now is the one producing the advertising media card pack. Concerning telemarketing for leads, phone solicitations are been cut way back from 25 years ago. During the last 5 years, do not call lists at the Federal, state, and DMA level have exploded to almost 55% or formerly “listed” phones. Plus now there are more cell phones in use, than land based lines. Heavy fines and high time consumption has crippled this media method forever. The relative newcomer form of media, Email blasting quickly became widely abused by spammers. Everyone was receiving trash, embarrassing offers they feared opening. Emailing to your own customers or those on your newsletter list is fantastic for increasing sales. Others view unsolicited emails more intruding than direct mail. Let’s face it, less than 1% of internet sites attract hardly any amount of sales visitors to their site. In the last 10 years that has hardly changed. However, direct marketers are finally using post cards and other pieces to send visitors to their website for more information. Properly built websites have plenty of space to provide lots of information beneficial to the prospect. This in turn makes prospects buyers. Website owners still are not in the know about all the free internet visitors they are missing. Look for SEO – search engine optimizers to earn their business in the next couple years. A well listed internet site can become the lowest cost of obtaining media leads. agent media