Marketing

11
Oct

What Is IP Targeting?

IP Targeting allows you to hyper-target your products and services to your customers and prospects on any device. You can also use this to create a look-alike model of your existing customers to reach new prospects. Learn how Associates International can help.

27
Sep

Why Do We Call Ourselves a Marketing Implementation Solutions Provider?

Associates International uses the term Marketing Implementation Solutions to describe its work, aimed at driving customer revenue and delivering value through print and digital communications. So what does that mean for your business?

31
Aug

August USPS Rate Increase: What It Means For Your Business

Effective August 29, 2021, the United States Postal Service has increased postage rates for what it calls its “market-dominant” products. These products include First Class Mail for letters, postcards, and flats.

8
Feb

2021 Ai Mailing Guide – Annual Rate Changes

On January 24, the United States Postal Service’s new mailing rates went into effect. As a commercial printing and direct mail services provider, we know how postage rates and specifications can impact marketing programs so we’ve updated our annual mailing guide to help you navigate the changes. The 2021 Commercial and Nonprofit Mailing Guide includes new rates, mailing specifications and

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23
Mar

Associates International is an essential business and will remain open and in production through the State of Delaware’s coronavirus shutdown.

As news about the Coronavirus continues to evolve, Associates International (Ai) is closely monitoring this developing situation. As a provider of Print and Related Services, Ai is an essential business and will remain open and in production through the State of Delaware’s coronavirus shutdown.

27
Feb

Is your company struggling to maintain internal brand consistency? You need marketing asset portal.

To maintain brand consistency, many organizations rely on branding guides that communicate standards with external vendors for large, static printing projects, direct mail campaigns and digital advertising. However, when faced with applying variable information to standard sales and marketing collateral, promotional products and giveaways, or employee apparel and merchandise, many branding teams struggle to corral these projects under their guidelines

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30
Jan

2020 Ai Mailing Guide – Now featuring USPS Informed Delivery

On January 26, the United States Postal Service’s new mailing rates went into effect. As a commercial printing and direct mail services provider, we know how postage rates and specifications can impact marketing programs so we’ve updated our annual mailing guide to help you navigate the changes. The 2020 Commercial and Nonprofit Mailing Guide includes new rates, mailing specifications and details

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27
Sep

Digital Response Down? Try Reconnecting with Digitally-fatigued Customers through Print Marketing.

It’s not difficult to scour the internet these days and find articles proclaiming the death of print marketing or, more specifically, direct mail. The common assumption is that digital marketing is more effective because some channels, like email, are essentially free. But what if your customers are not reading those emails, or they treat digital ads as noise? Studies are

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23
Jul

3 Benefits of Outsourcing Creative Services Versioning

It’s no secret creative services teams in both corporate and agency environments are consistently overwhelmed. From continuous digital ad changes to large projects that require multiple brand versioning and other layers of creative requirements, much of this work is time consuming. More concerning, this type of creative services versioning typically prohibits teams from focusing on what they do best –

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16
Apr

Printing and Promotional Products Connect People with Your Brand

When planning a multichannel marketing campaign, the combination of printing and promotional products might not immediately come to mind. However, the benefits of using these two powerful tools can boost your brand in unique ways that leave lasting impressions on your audience. While marketing technology has advanced and enables sales organizations of any size to implement a sound digital strategy,

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