Case Studies
Planning and implementing a Direct Mail campaign isn’t always easy. There is a lot to consider and oversights and mistakes can be very costly. Rest assured that we at Warnes are not just here to provide you with an excellent service, but also to offer the best possible advice in planning your Direct Mail campaign. We have 50 years experience within the industry and there is nothing about Direct Mail that we don’t know!
Below are a few examples of solutions we have offered our clients in order to save them money.
- A Warnes client wanted to save costs by not using envelopes. We advised them that by lasering an A3 sheet with both the letter and outgoing address that the personalised sheet could then be folded twice to create a mail piece sized 140 x 297mm. Two clear perforated tabs could then be affixed to seal the mailer. Their mailing volumes were 50,000 + per month. This solution saved them a huge amount of money on envelope costs.
- One of our clients wanted to put an extra insert into their mailing. However they didn’t want to increase the weight of the pack, which would in turn increase the postage cost. As the extra insert was due to be a promotional letter we recommended that they use the reverse of the carrier sheet they were mailing as a letter. As the front of the carrier sheet was already printed with the client’s logo, it was more cost effective to print the additional information on the reverse.
- A Warnes client used to depend on respondees completing their name and address details to give donations. We suggested that instead of having a separate letter and donation form, we combine the two together to end up with an A4 letter with an A5 response form at the bottom and that we pre-personalise the donation form so that all the details were already there, only giving the respondee the option to amend if any of their details changed. This donation sheet was then used as the outgoing address through a window envelope avoiding additional costs for matching. This option also saved the client time and money and significantly reduced the need to call donors to confirm details, which could not be read.
- A client who requires two personalised items to be enclosed has taken our advice to machine match, which saves a significant amount of time. By using the unique reference numbers which are already in their data we have the advantage of not having to put other numbers on their items and each number actually means something to them when they receive undeliverables or orders.
If you are new to Direct Marketing, please see our section on ‘Planning your mailing campaign’. It offers good solid advice on the do’s and don’ts of planning and implementing a mailing and remember, if you need any advice, we are just a phone call away.
