Direct mail

CitySprint focuses on growth with Imprint-MIS investment

CitySprint Document Solutions is this week booting up a new management information system (MIS) to help streamline digital, mailing and distribution work.

The Mailing People aims for continued growth with double Xerox buy

Direct mail specialist The Mailing People has bought a Xerox Nuvera 144 and Versant 2100 to increase its capacity and enable it to cope with rapid growth.

New year predictions: Malcolm Lane-Ley, Anton Group

As chief executive of the print industry’s largest Employee Ownership Trust, it’s hardly surprising that Malcolm Lane-Ley is looking forward to some splendid isolation at the wheel of his track day...

Royal Mail shares rise after interims

Royal Mail’s revenues from marketing mail grew by 3% in the first half of the year, boosted by an increase in DM spend and in its own data activities.

HMRC deadline looms for DM suppliers

Printers have until the end of the month to register with HMRC if they have inadvertently treated elements of direct marketing projects as zero-rated for VAT in the past, and want to avoid...

OOH and direct mail adspend grows as other print sees decline

Advertising spend in printed newspapers and magazines continues to decline but out-of-home (OOH) and direct mail spend has risen, according to industry figures.

Geoff Neal rebrands with new company name, image and website

Geoff Neal Litho has rebranded as Geoff Neal Group to better reflect its service range and emphasise its status as a printer of high quality, creative work.

DES and Austrian Post unveil new UK premises

Direct Entry Solutions (DES) and Austrian Post have officially opened their new premises.

Abbey Marketing Communications buys Ricoh Pro C9110

Abbey Marketing Communications has invested in a Ricoh Pro C9110 digital printer and GMC Inspire software to boost its service offering and efficiency.

MBO deal confirmed at York Mailing

Just 18 months after joining the business, York Mailing chief financial officer Stephen Goodman has led an MBO at the £100m group.

Royal Mail research finds ‘valued’ mail provokes action and emotional response

Mail can have a high impact and provide a strong incentive to act according to new research by Royal Mail MarketReach, which looked at why people found post valuable and why.

Royal Mail to increase price gap between Mailmark and older systems

Royal Mail is aiming to migrate 90% of its machine-readable mail to its Mailmark tracking system by March 2017, and is increasing the cost of other systems in comparison to encourage uptake.