Direct mail

GI buys Eclipse and creates £80m group

GI Solutions Group has bought Eclipse Web, which includes Eclipse Colour, Eclipse 4DM and Direct Link, in a deal that creates a circa £80m print powerhouse.

'Deceased mail' rates on the rise

The number of pieces of direct mail sent to deceased people annually is set to cross the 200 million mark for the first time in 2017.

Bakergoodchild expands transactional mail offering

Bakergoodchild has invested in a raft of kit to expand its transactional mail offering and has relocated to larger premises.

Communisis full-year trading “in line with expectations”

In a trading update released today (19 January), Communisis has said its trading for the year to 31 December 2016 finished in line with expectations.

MPS boosts transactional offering with Neopost buy

Transactional mail printer MPS Marketing Services has purchased a second Neopost folding and enclosing line.

New year predictions: Judith Donovan, SMP

Chair of the recently rebranded Strategic Mailing Partnership's (SMP) expects to see a jump in the number of small firms and start-ups.

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...

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.