Understanding donors’ motivations based on evidence is key to effective fundraising. On the surface, that’s a logical concept, but so many fundraising organizations overlook the importance of analyzing data and instead keep doing what they’ve always done – because it works every now and then.

Finding and retaining major donors can be challenging, especially in lean economic times. However, major donors who are committed to an organization’s mission and vision are likely to continue to support the organization – in good times and bad.

Phoenix Innovate (PI) is proud to announce that it has been named a 2023 Innovator of the Year by Printing Impressions, a top source for in-depth coverage of the graphic arts, technology and commercial print industries.

In our previous blogs we have discussed how direct mail marketing can be five to nine times more effective than digital advertising.

The 40/40/20 rule was developed over 60 years ago by direct marketing pioneer Ed Mayer to convey the value each element of a direct mail effort contributes toward driving results. The rule purports that 40% of direct mail success is attributed to the mailing list, 40% from the offer and the remaining 20% from the format, design and copy of the mail piece.

Direct mail is not dead. In fact, after rushing to digital advertising, many marketers are finding great success by returning to direct mail as a key component of their marketing campaigns.

We all live in a visual world and studies have shown that to connect with consumers, a strong approach to the visual impact is key. 

The marketing team has grown at Phoenix Innovate (PI)! We are excited to welcome Lena Khzouz as a Content Marketing Specialist. 

We’re happy to welcome Mark Moten, the newest member of the marketing team at our Troy, Michigan campus. As an Art Director, he will translate marketing strategy into visual campaigns that connect and engage the target audience. 

The marketing team has grown at Phoenix Innovate Family of Companies! We are excited to welcome Mary Gasior as Digital Marketing Specialist.

You may have heard a lot of buzz lately about it, but what exactly is Content Marketing, anyway? Put simply, it’s a way to attract new eyes to your organization, product or service by creating text and images that are relevant to the consumer and then distributing it through a variety of channels. Social media and your website are two of the most widely used channels, but any media that attracts and engages an audience such as blogs, podcasts, videos, broadcast media are opportunities to engage new or existing audiences.