Direct mail

Don’t write off DM yet, it’s getting smarter, not just smaller
On the face of it, last month’s annual Ofcom Communications Market Report would have made pretty grim reading for the print industry: volumes are down, direct mail spend is down and the CWU is issuing...

Star product: Phillips Plastics Movie Presentation Folder
Reusable presentation tool with movie capability.

Banks joins Xeikon to continue drive into commercial print
Former Presstek UK sales director Peter Banks has joined Xeikon to head up the digital press manufacturer’s UK commercial sales.

DMA warning on ad mail 'VAT timebomb'
Direct mail suppliers to charities and financial services businesses could face crippling backdated VAT bills according to the DMA, which has warned that many printers could be sitting on a "VAT...

Polestar targets new contracts with Canon Océ digital spend
Polestar Applied Solutions has invested in an Océ ColorStream 3500 and four Canon Océ VarioStream 8650 continuous feed printers to boost capacity both for white paper solution printing and pre-printed...

Direct mail spend down 17.1% since 2009, says Ofcom
Advertising spend on addressed direct mail has fallen 17.1% in the past five years, according to the latest Communications Market Report from Ofcom.

Potts hits M&A trail with Bakershaw buy
Potts Print (UK) has bought Bakershaw Print, a smaller local rival, in a deal that the Northumberland-based commercial print, direct mail and packaging specialist hopes will be the first of several...

Communisis 'intent on continuing to deliver'
First-half sales at Communisis have jumped 40% as major contract wins at the group start to bear fruit.

DDM Mailing continues growth with new contracts
DDM Mailing has continued its expansion after winning a number of new contracts.

Royal Mail cuts costs to offset parcel problems
Royal Mail’s share price slipped by 8.6p after it warned of increasing tough competition and price pressures in its UK parcel delivery operation in Q1.