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Direct Mail from BRDM Limited

Interesting Facts about Direct Mail

• £125 billion of sales is generated as a direct result of direct marketing. (Annually)

• Approximately 886,000 jobs are generated as result of direct marketing (which is just over 3% of the total UK workforce).

• Around 73% of all UK companies (with a turnover of £1 million plus) undertake some form of direct marketing.

• A lot of UK charities rely on direct mail to generate much needed awareness and funds for their causes.

• Direct Mail can offer choices and value to its consumers along with the convenience of it being delivered to their home.

• Around 60% of UK consumers buy goods and services each year as a result of direct marketing. 30%+ of these consumers have made 2+ purchases in the last 3 months

• Those consumers who are less mobile or disabled can gain otherwise prohibited access to goods and services

• A larger carbon footprint can be created by Online billing compared to mail-based bills using recycled paper.

• Paper in Direct Mail can be a farmed, sustainable crop – the pulp used in paper is made from what is left over when a tree is felled for commercial purposes, such as construction. And therefore doesn’t waste trees.

• Only 1% of UK landfill is a result of Direct mail whereas the newspaper industry generates nearly 10 times as much – 9.1%.

*Please note our facts were correct at the time of publishing*