direct mail
noun
: printed matter (such as circulars) prepared for soliciting business or contributions and mailed directly to individuals
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Engaging Through Multiple Channels Businesses are realizing the value of engaging through multiple channels (and senses) to create a more authentic and impactful customer experience that combines the reach capabilities of digital channels with the targeting and sensory experience of direct mail.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The development is transformative for donor acquisition programs, as nonprofits are increasingly engaging prospective donors through an omnichannel approach: by email, as well as direct mail, social media, and other channels.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
DeSantis' campaign says his cash on hand is not impacted by the $1 million in payments still due to vendors for direct mail services.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2023
Her comments came after the real estate industry launched a six-figure digital and direct mail campaign opposing rent control, and a landlord trade group sued the city for documents related to the policy.
—Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
Mostly, our fundraising is conducted online and through direct mail.
—Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
The complaint also claims that a direct mail piece sent out by Progress Rhode Island on Aug. 8 includes a photo from a photo shoot organized and paid for by Regunberg’s campaign.
—Steph MacHado, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The Gara campaign spent more than $120,000 on direct mail, nearly $80,000 on television advertising, and $60,000 on social media advertising.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2022
The pair, practicing a profession then in its infancy, used direct mail to trash Sinclair (Anish Jethmalani) in a political blitzkrieg of an intensity that California voters had never before seen.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The development is transformative for donor acquisition programs, as nonprofits are increasingly engaging prospective donors through an omnichannel approach: by email, as well as direct mail, social media, and other channels.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
DeSantis' campaign says his cash on hand is not impacted by the $1 million in payments still due to vendors for direct mail services.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2023
Her comments came after the real estate industry launched a six-figure digital and direct mail campaign opposing rent control, and a landlord trade group sued the city for documents related to the policy.
—Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
Mostly, our fundraising is conducted online and through direct mail.
—Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
The complaint also claims that a direct mail piece sent out by Progress Rhode Island on Aug. 8 includes a photo from a photo shoot organized and paid for by Regunberg’s campaign.
—Steph MacHado, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The Gara campaign spent more than $120,000 on direct mail, nearly $80,000 on television advertising, and $60,000 on social media advertising.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2022
The pair, practicing a profession then in its infancy, used direct mail to trash Sinclair (Anish Jethmalani) in a political blitzkrieg of an intensity that California voters had never before seen.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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