Thursday, October 25, 2012

7 Reasons to Rethink Print

Most prognosticators say that by 2020 most printed media will be gone. I think anyone who makes those types of comments doesn’t understand history...
The evolution of the internet doesn’t kill off these channels… it makes us look at them differently because they are used differently by consumers.
We are releasing our third annual content marketing study next week. Among the findings, the usage of EVERY channel is flat or up. After years of seeing the usage of print magazines on the downside, we saw no change year-over-year. 
1. It grabs attention
2. Its focus on customer retention: 
3. There are no audience development costs:
4. What’s old is new again:
5. Customers still need to know what questions to ask
6. Print still excites people
7. Print lets people unplug