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What if the reason your marketing isn’t getting noticed has less to do with your message and more to do with how homeowners experience it?
Michelle, VP of Marketing at SendJim, combines a background in behavioral science with more than a decade working in the home service industry. That gives her a unique perspective on how homeowners make decisions and why tangible marketing can create a different kind of connection than another digital ad competing for attention.
In this episode, Michelle breaks down the psychology behind direct mail, from the sensory impact of physically holding something to the trust that comes from seeing your neighbors use the same company. She explains why neighbor mailing can be so effective, how mirror neurons influence our decisions, and why contractors should think of every completed job as the beginning of the next marketing opportunity.
But sending one postcard and hoping the phone rings isn’t the strategy. Michelle explains why consistency, targeting, and strong offers matter, and why reaching the same household multiple times often works better than sending a single piece to a much larger audience. She also shares how contractors can track results, test offers, and combine direct mail with digital channels instead of expecting one platform to do all the work.
Because homeowners aren’t choosing a company based only on who claims to be the best. They’re constantly picking up cues from your postcards, trucks, website, technicians, communication, and overall customer journey. The more intentional those signals are, the easier it becomes for customers to trust your business and choose you when they’re ready.
Listen in and learn about:
- Why tangible marketing creates a different psychological response than digital ads
- How sensory triggers can make your marketing more memorable
- Why direct mail can stand out in an increasingly saturated digital environment
- How neighbor mailing uses social proof to build trust with nearby homeowners
- Why every completed job can become an opportunity to reach more customers
- How to target specific neighborhoods using homeowner, income, and property data
- Why sending multiple touches to a smaller audience can outperform one large mailing
- How your offer can have a major impact on direct mail performance
- Why contractors shouldn’t make customers do math when presenting an offer
- How to track direct mail ROI using call tracking, QR codes, and customer data
- Why marketing attribution is rarely as simple as giving one channel all the credit
- How the cues throughout your customer journey influence whether homeowners trust your business
- One simple way contractors can improve the customer experience this week
Mentioned in the episode:
- SendJim
- Neighbor mailing
- Five-around campaigns
- Direct mail
- Multi-touch marketing
- Mirror neurons and social proof
- Customer journey mapping
- Call tracking and QR codes
- Local Service Ads
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