The discovery in the garden
I’m interested in archaic technology, so when we moved into our 1930s brick row house, I was excited to discover a pulley screwed into the back wall of our house. Sure enough, at the far end of our garden, secured into a retaining wall, was a matching pulley – the primary components of an old school clothesline.
Amphora-shaped rope tensioner
Invented in the 1700s
When I started to accessorize the clothesline, I discovered a whole suite of ancient hardware. For example, the elegant one-piece clothespins I use were invented by the Shakers in the 1700s. I also got an amphora-shaped rope tensioner that can tighten the rope with a tug.
Why market using postal mail
It got me thinking about another piece of archaic technology, the US Postal Service. When we recently went on vacation for a week, I came back to 976 emails – but just 40 pieces of postal mail. The emails I went through as quickly as possible, and barely glanced at some as I mass deleted on the fly. By contrast, I not only looked at the mail, but physically handled it, as I opened, scanned, tossed, or kept it.
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Less competition
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More: synergies
Even better — combine several channels, like email and postal mail; or print ads and radio. In a multi-channel campaign your audience experiences your message in different ways, at differing times. It makes your message feel bigger, and boosts your results.
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FACT OF THE MONTH
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.