Direct mail

Changes to USO now up for consultation

Ofcom has confirmed its proposed changes to Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation including a reduced Second Class service, a relaxation of delivery targets, and a revamped bulk mail access...

Gibbs: "We think mail is a super touchpoint channel, because it has impact throughout the customer journey"

JICMail launches new report on ‘super touchpoints’

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail launched a new report that highlights the ‘super touchpoint’ powers of direct mail, at a breakfast event held in London yesterday (29 January).

Direct mail ‘uniquely effective’, says Ogilvy UK’s Sutherland

The vice chairman of advertising and marketing agency Ogilvy UK has hailed the power of direct mail in a popular LinkedIn post that has attracted well over 300 comments at the time of writing.

Bakergoodchild launches new SaaS platform

Bakergoodchild is poised to go live with a new software platform to simplify production of direct mail jobs.

Mail most influential marketing medium for winning election votes

New nationally representative research from Marketreach has revealed that mail is more likely to have had an influence on voting intention than any other marketing channel across all ages.

Consumers said they were significantly more likely to read a letter than an email

JICMail and Origin conduct mail measurement pilot study

JICMail and ISBA’s cross-media measurement programme Origin are conducting a mail measurement pilot study.

The forecast spend would mark a 7.8% increase from last year’s spend of £9.7bn

UK ad spend to reach £10.5bn during festive season

Advertisers are expected to spend a record £10.5bn during the festive season, according to new data released by the Advertising Association (AA) and WARC, with an uptick expected for out-of-home...

The amount of time consumers spent looking at their mail increased across all mail types

General Election drives bumper increase in mail volumes

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q2 2024, which found that July’s snap election prompted a healthy boost in mail volumes.

Whittington Moor's new ix3200 was installed in a purpose-built room

Whittington Moor bags productivity power-up with Canon iX install

Whittington Moor Printing Works has seen huge productivity gains after switching to inkjet printing on its brand-new Canon VarioPrint iX3200 B3 digital press.

Response Rate Tracker data is now available to all JICMail subscribers

JICMail scales up Response Rate Tracker

JICMail has scaled up its Response Rate Tracker for 2024, revealing new direct mail and door drop benchmarks from over 2,300 campaigns and 13 contributing organisations – up from six last year.

Heaton: "The technology will evolve very quickly in the new year"

Stannp.com eyes further growth after bumper 2023

Direct mail platform Stannp.com plans to scale up its US operations significantly in 2024 after doubling its US revenue to $10m (£7.9m).

The iX3200 is capable of 320 images per minute

Canon VarioPrint iX goes in at CFH Radstock

Direct and hybrid mailing firm CFH Docmail has installed a brand-new Canon VarioPrint iX3200 at its Radstock site.