Article: Direct mail vs. e-mail: despite its proven track record, marketers were quick to abandon direct mail in the 1990s in favor of "e-mail blasting," but now, the migration is back to direct mail. This article offers tips on running a successful direct mail campaign.(Management & Marketing)

WHY would any company use direct mail today? Perhaps the most direct answer is simply that direct mail reaches people--the right people--in more ways than one.

It's no accident that web-based companies rely heavily on direct mail to reach prospects. The largest credit card marketers all depend on direct mail to connect with precisely the right prospects.

Even so, it may come as a surprise that 56% of the marketers participating in a recent survey planned to increase their spending on direct mail in 2005.

The same direct marketing trend survey by Kern Direct pointed out that direct mail beat out search engine marketing, e-mail and e-newsletters. ...

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