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What’s Working In Direct Marketing?

October 26, 2011

Just about everything if you read the headlines, or not much if you read the detractors. But headlines can be misleading, and often take the nugget that is right and generalise from it. So what do you think of “Twitter followers of brands more likely to buy” as a rationale to invest the time in [...]

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DMA Launches Newsletter To Promote Direct Mail

October 26, 2011

The DMA has launched a new quarterly newsletter – Why Mail? – promoting direct mail as a medium. As an agency, we wouldn’t necessarily feature this, but if you can read a copy, you will see that the editor and yours truly are one and the same. In fact, I wrote most of it, with [...]

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DMA to Sign New Defra Deal

August 31, 2011

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is about to sign a new agreement with the Government in a bid to reduce the industry’s impact on the environment. The Voluntary Producer Responsibility Deal is the result of months of discussions between the DMA and Defra. The proposed agreement reflects the current Government’s current targets to move towards [...]

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The Fall of Email – The Rise of Direct Mail

August 24, 2011

Should we be dropping email from acquisition and going back to direct mail? Look at the stats: Email open rates for acquisition halved between 2008 and 2010 91% of prospect direct mail was opened in 2010 Direct mail response rates have increased by 25% in the last few years

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New VAT Advice Line for Direct Marketing Association Members

August 7, 2011

New marketing VAT advice service warns ‘supplier beware’. The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is warning suppliers of print-based marketing products and services that they run the risk of being slapped with a hefty VAT bill if they fail to get to grips with VAT legislation.

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100 Percent Direct Marketing Regains Clients

July 11, 2011

Maybe a sign of the times, as direct mail regains some of the ground it has lost, but we’re delighted to welcome back two clients

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