The Power of Personalised Christmas Cards for Your Business

The festive season is a golden opportunity for businesses to strengthen relationships and build loyalty. One

JICMAIL Data Confirms Direct Mail’s Growing Impact

The latest JICMAIL Q2 2025 results are in and direct mail, door drops and business mail

Xerox PrimeLink B9136 Now Installed

We’ve just added a Xerox PrimeLink B9136 mono laser printer to our print room giving us

Smarter Enclosing, Greater Precision: Meet Our Quadient DS-1200G4i

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Discover the Secrets of Direct Mail with DM101

Have you been following our LinkedIn series on DM101? If not, you’re missing out! Over the

We’ve taken delivery of a Quadient Neopost DS-200 folder/inserter machine!

Exciting News at First Move! We’ve taken delivery of a Quadient Neopost DS-200 folder/inserter machine!With quick

Using JICMAIL to assist with your campaign Planning

As JICMAIL accredited partners we can access audience measurement data for Direct Mail, Door Drops &

First Move Proud To Become 1st UK Member of CO2 Offsetting Initiative

First Move direct marketing are proud to become the 1st UK member of the BVDM climate

A Guide to Testing in Direct Mail

Many people aren’t aware of one of the most attractive features of direct mail: the ability

Partially Addressed Mail – Find New Audiences And Save Money

Find ‘customer rich’ areas using existing customer postcode data Find new postcodes which are similar to

Why Is Direct Mail Still Effective In The 21st Century ? Mail Volumes At Their Highest For 2 Years in 2022

Is Direct Mail old fashioned? Tired – past its Prime? Overtaken by e-mail? …….. and now

Direct Mail 5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Using DM

Direct mail is a proven, cost effective marketing method, as a standalone or as part of

First Move Installs Xerox Iridesse Digital Printing Press

First Move Installs Xerox Iridesse Digital Press First Move has installed the Xerox Iridesse Digital Printing

First Move Installs Xerox Baltoro HF Inkjet Press

First Move has installed the Xerox Baltoro High Fusion Inkjet Press adding to the already impressive

First Move Installs Flatbed Digital Cutter

First Move is pleased to announce the installation of a state of the art digital Flatbed

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Paper wrap is an environmentally friendly 100% recyclable mailing alternative to poly wrapping for your next

Outsource & Digitise Your Mailroom

Has working from home created a problem with receiving and answering your business mail? Do you

Partially Addressed Mail – Find New Audiences And Save Money

Find ‘customer rich’ areas using existing customer postcode data Find new postcodes which are similar to

How Can Bulk Mail Help Your Business?

Bulk Mail is essentially large volume advertising mail which can be mailed out at reduced postage

Royal Mail have just announced their new Open For Business Incentive

Starting on the 6th of May the Royal Mail is supporting British Businesses with an an

Keeping in touch is always important and even more so now…

Research from March this year highlights that 64% of the UK agree that how a brand responds

The latest update on First Move and COVID-19

Like all companies, we are closely monitoring the impact that Covid-19 is having. We are working

Direct Mail Marketing During The Coronavirus Recession

These certainly are unprecedented times we’re living in. Businesses all over the country are experiencing uncertainty

5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Using Direct Mail

Direct mail is a proven, cost effective marketing method, as a standalone or as part of

Royal Mail have just announced their new January to March 2020 Incentive

During this incentive period you can send incremental Advertising Mail, Responsible Mail and Partially Addressed Mail,

First Move Direct Marketing Award Winners

Direct Commerce Innovator Awards 2019 Winners

We’re thrilled to have won the ‘Creative, Content & Print Production’ Innovator Award for our work

Black Friday and Christmas Direct Mail Incentive 2019

Send Advertising Mail, Responsible Mail and Partially Addressed Mail for as low as 12 pence per

Artificial Intelligence Powered Direct Mail Increases Engagement and Boosts Profits

For many years a fundamental of direct marketing has been personalisation – so what’s changed?

Speakers at The Direct Commerce Association Annual Summit

David Amor, Chairman and Direct Mail Futurist at First Move will be speaking at this years

Direct Commerce Awards – We Are Winners!

We’re delighted to announce we have won a Direct Commerce Award for our work with

Xerox Premier Partners Conference – Triggered Direct Mail

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The Highest Level of Catalogue Personalisation Ever?

16 page Catalogue mailing uses 6,421 different products to deliver dynamic personalisation First Move has just produced a 5,000

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DMG Tri Livery Event ‘GDPR is Good for Business’

David Amor – Direct Mail Futurist and Chairman of First Move Direct Marketing will be speaking

What is the Cost of Direct Mail in 2022?

What’s the first thing you do when you get home from work? Most of us check

The Latest In Direct Mail Design: Breaking Barriers

“Direct mail advertisements give people time to think… With print advertisements, we’re not anticipating the next

First Move Names Rachel Smith as Managing Director

First Move direct marketing has appointed Rachel Smith as Managing Director, effective 1 January 2018. David

How Are Digital Marketers Using Direct Mail?

The propaganda from digital marketeers said direct mail was dead. Now they’re retreating with their tails

How Digital Print is changing Direct Mail

The Xerox Trivor Direct Mail has evolved and with First Move recently installing the new Xerox

The Case 4 Direct Mail

We present you with our opening statement with evidence to support our client, ‘Direct Mail

Combining direct mail with digital sees Gtech go from strength to strength

If you were living in Britain in 2014 there’s a high chance you saw the Gtech

Digital Semantics of Direct Mail – The language of the way we work

Though they come from the same discipline, direct mail and digital marketing are distant cousins rather

How to Get Creative with Direct Mail to Attract Younger Consumers

Younger consumers are excited to receive a piece of direct mail The term ‘millennial’ is overused and bandied

How to Combine Direct Mail and Digital Marketing

Direct mail is a much more sophisticated beast than you imagine. Direct mail climbs new heights

Direct Mail Examples – 4 Great Postcards

Here are some of the best creative direct mail examples that we love! We love the

How to Measure your ROI to Increase your Direct Mail Profitability

Whether you run campaigns where you measure your ROI in direct mail on its own, or

5 Inspiring Direct Mail Pieces to Make You Think “Wow”

Looking for a little direct-mail inspiration? Got a client with a brief that needs to stand

Introducing the Fastest Colour Variable Inkjet Printer for more personal, better use of data & improved ROI – A World’s First.

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Direct Mail in the 21st Century – Infographic

Why Direct Mail in the 21st Century? Got a message that you need distributed? Looking for

Testing Email Campaigns for Higher ROI in Direct Mail

Email campaign results and testing will aid predictability in direct mail, helping you generate up to

Why AR is better than QR

Your questions answered – why AR is better than QR For a while QR codes (Quick Response

How to increase your direct mail ROI through personalisation

Personalised direct mail is the cornerstone of our industry and its capabilities are the envy of

5 Ways to Personalise Your Direct Mail Campaign

If you’re a direct mail expert, you’ll know its personalisation capabilities and how to manipulate them.

What Makes People Open Their Direct Mail?

What are some of the ways you can convince your target audience to open their direct

5 of the Most Outrageous Direct Mail Campaigns

Take a look at these 5 outrageous Direct Mail Campaigns Direct mail has the exciting potential

The Past, Present and Future of Direct Mail

Change is constant and so is the ever-evolving face of direct mail. Originally hand-addressed letters, now

What to include in your Direct Mail campaign

Direct Mail Examples – What to include in your campaign

Direct Mail Examples There’s a lot more to direct mail than throwing a printed flyer into

Harness the power of digital to execute your direct mail campaigns

How can marketeers harness the power of digital to execute their direct mail campaigns? Read our 5

Why Use Direct Mail Within Your Marketing Mix?

You’re planning your next marketing campaign—how will you spend your budget? Planners get paid good money

What Are the Patterns of Behaviour When It Comes to Direct Mail?

Patterns occur naturally and help us to recognise a structure and that perhaps life isn’t entirely

Key Statistics: Direct Mail vs Email

Direct Mail vs Email – We take a look at the key statistics on customer engagement

The Trivor™ Frontier: Engaging Customers with Direct Mail Technology

We’re pleased to announce First Move Direct Marketing has become a trusted partner of Xerox Worldwide.

5 Reasons to Take Another Look at Direct Mail

Like all good relationships, when you are so close to something sometimes it’s easy to forget

How to make the most of your email campaigns with direct mail

One of the things we direct mail marketeers hear time and again is a resistance to

First Move direct marketing orders 1st Xerox Trivor™ in the UK

First Move direct marketing has invested in the new Xerox Trivor™ 2400 Inkjet Press. A first

How to Write a Responsive Direct Mail Letter

Direct mail takes many formats, from catalogue and brochure mailings to flyers and special offers. Though,

How to Brief Your Mailing House

So you have your creative and your database is about ready to go, now it’s time

How to Save Money on Direct Mail

The mainstay of marketing, direct mail remains one of the most useful tools in customer procurement,

A Guide to Testing in Direct Mail

Top tips on testing in Direct Mail for increased customer engagement and higher ROI Many people

What to Include in a Direct Mail Pack

How to create and deliver a powerful, cleverly executed direct mail pack that makes them want

Achieving better Direct Mail response rates in the digital space

When it comes to a direct mail campaign, direct mail response rates are our bottom line. And

5 Reasons Why Direct Mail is Better than Email

We’re sure you’ll agree: as experts at direct mail we should be celebrating it, but too

Direct Mail Tips According to Experts

Planning a direct mail campaign and baffled by the terminology? Inspired, but looking for additional insight?

10 Tips to Successful Direct Mail Campaigns

Direct Mail delivers high engagement rates, a more tactile way to communicate than email, and targeted,

Direct Mail by Numbers: Key Statistics About the World’s Favourite Marketing

When building a campaign, you should always play to its strengths. Direct mail comes pretested with

Breaking the Myths of Direct Mail

While direct mail is one of the most established forms of marketing, it can still be

Everything You Need to Know About Customer Behaviour

Without a doubt, direct mail gets into your customers’ hands—literally. Its tangible nature is one of

How to Give Your Direct Mail Database a Health Check…

Your customer and prospect data is the basis of all of your communication, and you must

How to Increase Direct Mail Responses

Direct mail is one of the most effective forms of marketing, yet with any marketing initiative

Direct Mail – 4 Ways to Split Test

The true measure of success of any direct mail campaign is its response rate, but how

Opening lines to get their attention…

First impressions are lasting, but when was the last time an opening line grabbed you? Discount this, special offer

Direct Mail Ideas – 5 Campaigns Done Right

Looking for inspiration for your next direct mail project? In this article we showcase some great

The Right Way to Set Up a Direct Mail Campaign

Having completed over 25 years of direct mail campaigns averaging 40 a week, we’ve had the

Award Winning Direct Marketing

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First Move Win Business to Consumer Silver DMA Award

Now that the champagne buzz has worn off, there’s cause for celebration here at First Move.

Why Direct Mail in the 21st Century?

Is Direct Mail old fashioned? Tired – past its Prime? Overtaken by e-mail? The above are