How a powerful innovative culture and old school strategies drive growth
- E319
- 46:49
- January 11th 2023
Uncover how combining innovative culture with traditional marketing strategies can skyrocket your growth! You will learn how to use an innovative work culture, what it takes to really listen to customers, and use old-school marketing strategies to skyrocket your growth!
"With anything I do, I like doing things differently, and quite frankly, I love doing things better. So that's one of the objectives we try to seek whenever we pick a type of business to get into." - Ross Youngs
Ross Youngs is a successful entrepreneur and CEO of Univenture, a full service designer, manufacturer, and distributor of packaging and marketing products. He has been an entrepreneur since 1988 and has received multiple grants from the US Air Force, NIH, DARPA, and APA. He is an expert in creating innovative direct mail solutions used by major clients such as Target, Mercedes Benz, Disney, and American Express.
Ross Youngs is an innovative entrepreneur who has created an innovative mail solution used by companies like Target, Mercedes Benz, Disney, and American Express. Ross believes in differentiating products to stand out in the mail pile, and his company, Univeenture, manufactures a bioplastic envelope called the Envypack that works in mailhouse and postal automation.
Ross emphasizes that a successful business needs an innovation culture and the ability to listen to customers and focus on outcomes that serve customers best, rather than just cutting costs. He encourages businesses to experiment and test with direct mail to see the potential it can have in bringing in quality customers at a lower cost.
In this episode, you will learn the following:
- Could using old-school direct mail marketing strategies still be effective in today's tech-driven world?
- What is the power of differentiation when it comes to direct mail marketing?
- How can businesses use innovation to bring higher response rates and sales?
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