Tag: direct mail marketing

Each year at Media Logic, we look at overall enrollment numbers to see which health insurers had substantial enrollment gains. We also compile direct mail creative examples.

Mintel highlighted recent innovations in direct mail, including QR codes, scratch-and-sniff elements and more. Here, our team takes a look at how these fresh approaches can be applied to financial services.

To say 2020 has been a tumultuous year is probably the understatement of the year. The COVID-19 health crisis has dramatically changed how we live, shop and even receive healthcare. And it's has impacted this year's Medicare AEP direct mail campaigns as well. Here's a look at a few "mini-trends" we're starting to see emerge early on in 2021 Medicare AEP direct mail marketing.

See why – when hotel occupancy has plunged and is expected to remain well below last year’s rates – American Express flipped *on* the DM switch for its Hilton Honors co-brand credit card.

With the switch rate for the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) ticking up (again) this year, we took some time to study the direct mail creative of plans with YoY enrollment gains.

See why it makes perfect sense that Capital One, Chase, Amex and Citi continue to invest in direct mail for acquisition but not to the exclusion of email, display advertising, social marketing and third-party affiliate marketing.

We continue to see Medicare Advantage insurers offer new dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs). We examined creative samples from D-SNP plans with significant YoY enrollment gains following the 2020 Medicare Open Enrollment Period (AEP).

With graduation and college being the sole focus of her life in the past several months, she had never given credit cards any thought at all, much less developed pre-conceived notions that were going to be challenged by this particular DM piece. The real estate could have been used for a more relevant message for a first-time applicant.

As a market poised for continued growth, many insurers are making a strong D-SNP push. Here's a few examples of direct marketing tactics used by insurers.

With the switch rate for the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) ticking up this year, it wasn't just the national plans who made big gains. We took some time to study some successful regional health plans.