Direct mail

New year predictions: Andy Barber, iMail

Andy Barber, managing director of UK Mail subsidiary Imail, has enjoyed a year in which he oversaw global expansion of his Konica Minolta user group and watched his beloved Leicester City win the...

New year predictions: Stuart Speechley, KJS Print to Mail Services

Stuart Speechley, managing director of KJS Print to Mail Services, is hoping the resurgence of direct mail will continue into 2017.

Huge HMRC contract win for Communisis

Communisis has been awarded an HMRC contract for all outbound customer communications, likely amounting to nearly 200 million letters a year.

Regulator confirms charity fundraising plans

The Fundraising Regulator has confirmed its plans for the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS).

Consumers abandoning email accounts due to irrelevant marketing

There are 19 million ‘ghost’ email accounts that are active but no longer used in the UK, many having been abandoned after being bombarded with too much irrelevant or unwanted email, according to new...

Printed DM ROI is on the up as unopened volumes fall

In terms of ROI, it’s fair to say that direct mail is going through something of a purple patch.

Marketing gurus front Mailmen DM campaign

Five advertising industry leaders have become the new faces of Royal Mail MarketReach’s flagship direct mail campaign, Mailmen.

Anton in £2m dual-Indigo buy and marketing services launch

Direct mail specialist Anton Group has invested around £2m in two HP Indigo 12000 digital presses to support its main direct mail offering and allow it to move into new markets.

KJS boosts folding capabilities with Horizon investment

Direct mail and marketing company KJS Print to Mail Services is set to expand its bindery after investing just over £50,000 in a fully automatic B2 Horizon AFC-566FG folder.

Direct mail ROI increases as unopened volumes fall

500 million more pieces of direct mail are being opened and read compared with 2013, equating to an additional £1.6bn being added to the channel’s ROI, according to new research.