31 Dec 2001
Direct mail continues to grow in volume and expenditure, according
to the Direct Mail Information Service. Statistics show a 4.5 per cent
increase in volume year-on-year for the July to September period, with
1.13 billion items sent out. Expenditure increased by 5.9 per cent
year-on-year, reaching...
31 Dec 2001
| by HOLLY ACLAND, Editor - holly.acland@haynet.com
Brian Robertson, a retired accountant from Pontefract, West
Yorkshire, has had a bee in his bonnet for some time about his details
being disclosed to anyone who might then use them for marketing
purposes. Until last month, he hadn't caused any problems for the direct
marketing industry - he...
31 Dec 2001
| by HOLLY ACLAND
Camelot is embarking on its first direct mail push following the
lifting of a blanket restriction on all direct marketing activity by the
National Lottery Commission.
The 60,000-strong mailing, through Hicklin Slade 4 million TV, press and radio campaign for the launch of its
Christmas...
31 Dec 2001
| by MELANIE MAY
is biting and the DM industry is just one
of many being affected by slashed budgets and job losses ...
among the DM
community.
People know it is there, says Harris, but don't really understand what ...
, only a very small proportion of NABS' money comes from the
DM industry. "Without being cynical ...
31 Dec 2001
| by RACHEL BARNES
As another year closes and 2002 budgets are being set, DM suppliers
are having to work harder to beat off the competition. It's no longer
acceptable to rely on the same old Christmas card mailing to keep in
touch with customers. But these suppliers face a daunting challenge:
they must use ...
31 Dec 2001
| by MELANIE MAY
"Colour digital printing in direct mail is going nowhere." John
Incles, managing director of Polestar Digital, which digitally prints
300 million A4 sheets a year, doesn't mince his words. But are they
true?
Mono digital printing, the area Polestar specialises in, took off in
direct marketing...
31 Dec 2001
| by HOLLY ACLAND
Next June a rare breed of student will graduate from
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College armed with a BA from the
UK's only integrated advertising degree course.
With three year's experience in creative problem solving across all
media channels, the mantra of media neutrality ringing...
31 Dec 2001
| by JAMES WHELAN
-draw marketing. "To
me these are all bona fide, successful DM techniques," he adds. These
include at ...
itself is one I look up to."
A full commitment to DM is shied away from, but it isn't totally ...
) 128 million
Total marketing spend (2001) 200,000
Main DM agency None, all marketing is done in ...
31 Dec 2001
| by STEPHEN GREENE, creative director, The Interactive Agency
's fridge magnets in this neatly packaged piece of DM. Can one
car be all things to all men? Honda seems ...
20 Dec 2001
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Pharmacia is launching a festive direct marketing push for its
Nicorette nicotine replacement brand in a bid to encourage smokers to
kick the habit as part of their New Year's resolutions.
The pharmaceuticals company is sending advent calendars to smokers
registered on the Fresh Start programme,...