Preparing for Successful VDP
First, the same list providers mentioned previously will take the list of names you have and append data they are tracking on these people gathered from census information, existing mail order buyers/subscribers, real estate records (deeds/tax assessors), voter registration, magazine subscriptions, survey responses, etc. The data can be demographic facts, psychographics (the use of demographics to study and measure attitudes, values, lifestyles and opinions for marketing purposes) or behavioral characteristics with respect to the customer.
John Leininger is a professor in the Department of Graphic Communications at Clemson University. He has been at Clemson since 1986. He has taught courses in flexography, lithography, digital printing, inks and substrates, as well as the department’s management class dealing with estimating, planning, equipment purchasing, cost analysis and plant layout. Currently, he is focused on the digital printing and variable data market. Contact him at:ljohn@clemson.edu