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If running an ad in a popular magazine or newspaper will drain a small company’s entire annual budget for advertising, doing so is not good financial sense. No matter how many customers that media may reach, it is almost a necessity for small businesses without brand name clout to install a personal touch in their marketing efforts. The price for not doing so is invisibility. Mass marketing may result in consumers simply ignoring your advertising, or having your ads not seen by consumers who are a good fit for your products or services in the first place.

With direct marketing, at least one of these negatives is resolved. Customers do not ignore direct marketing; when you talk to a customer, or when they open your mailing, your business has their undivided attention. The second part of the equation—being certain that you contact the customers with the most potential—is solved by using marketing data and compiled leads.

Leads lists are compiled based on certain consumer habits, and offer your business the opportunity and information needed to get your products and services to the right consumers. Credit repair travel leads, for example, are a fantastic source not only for companies who offer credit repair services, but any type of financing services. A business involved in the timeshare industry may have great success using both sweepstakes leads and travel leads, by contacting consumers who are interested in vacation services, or may be interested in entering contests to win tours or cruises.

Well-researched direct marketing strategies such as these are the key to a strong customer base on a low advertising budget.