Nine out of ten people open and read mail packs

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Consumers appear to be more open to marketing messages than ever before! This is according to the annual fast.MAP / IPM Marketing Gap Tracking Study, which reveals there has been a drop of 24 percentage points in the number of people who throw away unopened direct mail because they object to being sent marketing material. This interesting trend reveals that 43% of those throwing away mail did so because they object Read More
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Direct mail has always been known to be particularly effective in attracting cost-effective response levels to the more ‘mass market’ socio-economic groups of C1, C2, and D. However, according to a new report from Ebiquity, TGI and BMRB, there is confirmation that UK consumers in the ABC1 groups are both highly mailed and highly receptive to direct mail, making the channel one of the best ways of persuading th Read More
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Did you know …

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
For the struggling rich, who have too much cash and nowhere to put it, a surprise safe haven has emerged in these turbulent times … stamp collecting! Stanley Gibbons has benefited from a 17% rise in sales of stamps and coins this year, mainly to individuals looking for an investment as opposed to collectors. Read More
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Licensed UK postal operators reaches 60

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
In recent months there has been a noticeable increase in both applications and issuing of postal operator licenses in the UK. Since the full market opening on 1 January 2006, Postcomm issued 59 licenses to postal operators, in addition to Royal Mail. You must apply for a postal licence if you plan to carry mail weighing less than 350g and costing less than £1 to post, which is otherwise excepted from the need to h Read More
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