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SmarterHQ’s study found that 70% of millennials are frustrated with brands sending irrelevant emails, and 72% of consumers say they only engage with personalized messaging. If all else fails, try directmail, that will stand out for sure. If yes, you can run cross-channel marketing campaigns to encourage them to come back.
They don’t open directmail. A recent study shows that only 1% of millennials would be impacted by even a compelling ad. They are bored to tears with all the promotional crap and clever propaganda. They don’t look at or click on banners, they don’t watch TV ads. They don’t answer cold calls.
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