Article: Direct Mail Helps Increase In-Store Visits from Customers; New Vertis Customer Focus Study Shows Impact of Direct Mail on Retail Customers.

BALTIMORE -- Vertis, the premier provider of targeted advertising, media, and marketing services, today announced the results of its proprietary Customer Focus(R) 2005: Retail Direct Marketing study, which reveals that 24 percent of adults who read direct mail have visited a store in the past 90 days, prompted by receiving a retailer's direct mail piece (See Figure A).

"With the huge number of products competing in the marketplace, consumers are always seeking information on the prices and selections available to ensure they are getting the best value," said Therese Mulvey, vice president, marketing research, at Vertis. "Adults have become more receptive to using ...

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