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35 Years of Delivering Direct Marketing Success

35 Years of Delivering Direct Marketing Success

Direct Mail in the 21st Century – Infographic

Direct Mail in the 21st Century

21st Century Direct Mail

Why Direct Mail in the 21st Century?

Got a message that you need distributed? Looking for a method that’s guaranteed to make you heard? Direct mail is a 21st-Century solution to an age-old problem, and it has a proven track record to getting you great results all the time. Don’t just take our word for it: demand proof. Get insight into direct mail’s effectiveness through its ample statistics; numbers that tell a story so you can tell yours.

It must be compelling, make a connection, and most of all, it must be personal. And like all good stories, have a beginning, a middle and an end. Direct mail is the perfect way to get your story across and tell it in a way that engages with your audience physically. So why not make a personal connection with print?

 

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  • Average household receives 16 pieces of mail each week
  • 70 to 80 percent of consumers open almost all of their mail
  • 70% of direct mail is opened
  • The same week the average consumer gets more than 100 emails
  • 79 percent of consumers will act on direct mail immediately; 45 percent say the same about email

 

Move from personalised to personal 

  • 80% are more likely to open it if it’s personalised
With personalisation:

·        Direct order – 9 percent

·        Lead generation – 8 percent

·        Traffic generation – 17 percent

Without personalisation:

·        Direct order – 2 percent

·        Lead generation – 3 percent

·        Traffic generation – 3 percent

 

Integrate direct mail with digital media

  • 88 percent of participants want to use mail to drive the web
  • 78 percent used mail to promote specific offers
  • 53 percent looked at cross-media effects, such as social media or web-traffic

 

Push them into action

  • 55% went to a physical retail store
  • 54% visited a website
  • 45% indicated direct mail led to purchase
  • 44% immediate discard direct mail if it isn’t relevant

 

How recipients feel

  • 62 percent of people like to receive mail telling them about offers
  • 70 percent of people welcome mail that rewards their loyalty
  • 56 percent of people welcome mail that gives them useful information

 

Physical isn’t a challenge

  • 71% say the print quality of the paper affects their decision
  • 70 percent of consumers are more likely to open colourful mail

 

Direct Mail: A snapshot

  • Cut through the clutter
  • Attract new customers
  • Enhance customer loyalty
  • Deliver profitable results

 

Sources:

  • Xerox infographic
  • Target marketing
  • DMA

 

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