Wilhelm: Compliance Will Fend Off Regulation

| Tim Parry

It’s the same message the Direct Marketing Association has often delivered to its List and Database Council membership, but one Markus Wilhelm says bears repeating.
If mailers do not comply with the DMA’s mailing guidelines, the industry will face further regulation.

Amazon Thinking Outside The Box With Inserts

| Tim Parry

Amazon.com says it is thinking outside the box, both figuratively and literally, when it comes to insert media.
The Seattle-based online behemoth said it has added insert opportunities such as on-the-box advertising as an option for marketers willing to ride along with Amazon, which ships about 80 million packages a year in the U.S.

Quick Tip: Don’t Discard Your Marginal Lists Yet

| Matt Morton

With the pending postal rate increase coming in May, it is more important than ever for mailers to use every tool possible to squeeze the best performance out of each prospect. If you are fortunate enough to have a buyer file list that is in demand from other mailers, take the opportunity to set up exchange agreements for list continuations whenever possible.

Getting to Know Your Customers

| David Rosen

Performance of a customer or prospect list is a function of many different factors: from what sources and through which channels the names were acquired; the degree to which customers have recently purchased; and how well the list is nurtured with reasonable contact frequency and kept clean from undeliverable addresses.