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Uncomplicated Marketing
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Uncomplicated Marketing
#95 The Two Punches of Customer Service
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Handwritten notes aren’t old school. They’re the edge in a world drowning in automation.
In this episode of Uncomplicate It, I sit down with David Wachs, Founder & CEO of Handwrytten (a company using robotic tech to scale real pen-and-ink handwritten outreach), to talk about how brands can bring humanity back into business communication without sacrificing scale.
David is a two-time Inc. 500 entrepreneur with decades in marketing. After running a high-volume text messaging company, he realized the most powerful way to stand out wasn’t another digital message, it was a note people actually keep.
We cover:
- Why David walked away from mass digital communication and doubled down on handwritten notes
- The 5 Cs framework for outreach: content, channel, cadence, choice, and community
- Why most brands over-measure short-term ROI and underinvest in long-term loyalty
- The difference between personal vs personalized (and why mail-merge doesn’t build trust)
- The consumer appreciation drop: 18% in 2022 → 12% in 2025 and what that signals
- Where handwritten notes actually work best in the customer journey (retention > acquisition)
- Why gimmicky marketing backfires (and the “video screen in a card” story)
- The numbers: 300% higher open rate than print mail and up to 17x higher response rates in certain industries
- How Handwrytten’s system works: handwriting samples, ligatures, randomization, QA via computer vision, envelope stuffing, and stamping
- The real rule of automation: scale the logistics, not the sentiment
Key Takeaways:
- The least-used, most undervalued inbox is still the one at the end of your driveway
- Loyalty isn’t built with coupons, it’s built with how you make people feel
- Customer service follow-ups are one of the fastest ways to turn frustration into trust
- Gratitude only works when people feel thanked, not when it’s just a checkbox
- Write to five clients this week. Or call them. That’s how relationships compound
Connect with David:
- Handwrytten - www.handwrytten.com
- Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/davidwachs/
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