High technology prospects are different. They don’t respond like consumers and they don’t respond like other businesses. What works with them is often the opposite of what works with consumers. Here’s a primer on how to sell high-tech products to businesses using direct mail. Mail to people who won’t buy
High-tech buying decisions are often made by a committee, not an individual. To win the sale, your direct-mail program must address the needs of everyone around the table, whether the president, purchasing agent, technical specialist or end user. So find out who wields the greatest influence in buying decisions (often it’s the end users), and target these influential prospects in your mailings, along with the people who sign the purchase orders.Go cheap on design and printing
Consumer direct-mail gimmicks sell sweepstakes, but not servers. Don’t ask a senior verification engineer to “AFFIX FREE BUYING GUIDE SEAL HERE.” Don’t expect a network operations analyst to “PLACE TAB A INTO TAB B.” The same goes for fake handwriting and fake underlining.They’re genuine mistakes.
High-tech business readers are sophisticated. They want a letter, a brochure and a business reply card. That’s it. The more inserts, lift letters, coupons, free-gift slips and other stuff you put in the envelope, the more likely the busy executive is to fling your package in the circular file. Read More>>

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