Fanmail Friday: Getting Attention With Custom Letters
By: Ilan Mann
July 17, 2021Every day at Postalgia, we help clients engage their target audience by creating handwritten, personalized letters at scale. We have a fundamental belief that to stand out from the steady stream of impersonal digital correspondence, nothing beats a handwritten letter mailed in an envelope.
But we also like to have fun. So when our rockstar social media manager EmMa came up with a brilliant idea to do both, we knew it was worth doing.
Enter Fan Mail Fridays.
The concept was fairly simple: one of our Postalgia team members would choose a celebrity they admire, then write a letter to them telling them why. After the team member dictated the letter, we would then use our proprietary technology to write out a handwritten letter to that celebrity.
As the name suggests, every Friday EmMa creates a short video about the letter, including an interview with the team member. We would then post the video to our social media channels, tagging the celebrity in the process.
The results were amazing. Not only did our followers enjoy the videos, the the famous recipients took notice of our team’s fanmail.
The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Darcy Tucker, responded to Leor’s letter about how he loved watching Tucker play by sharing the letter on his Instagram story feed:
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A letter from one of our amazing software developers, Chris, was liked by GRAMMY-nominated electronic music producer Haywyre:
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Motivational speaker Spencer West responded with a comment to our teammate Stuti’s letter of appreciation to Mr. West:
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And Kim’s Convenience star (and X-Wing pilot) Paul Sun-Hyung Lee liked Abbie’s letter thanking him for being an inspiration and a role model. Mr. Lee also took the time to comment back:
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Despite being constantly tagged by fans every day, many of the celebrities that received these letters took the time to respond.
Why? Because handwritten letters get noticed. We see it time and again with our non-profit, small business and charitable clients. In a crowded field of impersonal electronic messages, a handwritten letter stands out.
Handwritten letters may take a little more planning and effort (less so when you have robots helping you), but the upside is huge.
Our FanMail Friday is just one example. Imagine what impact you can have on your audience.
Want to level up your direct mail? Contact us.