Zip Direct Mail - Direct Mail

Direct Mail

From years of experience in the Direct Mail market we can help you achieve the results you need from your DM campaign. We can handle short run mailings (from 1000 records), or volume mailings (up to 1,000,000 records), weekly, monthly, annually or just one off, whatever your need.

Reprographics

We can take your artwork on a variety of media or via ISDN in either PC, MAC or Barco formats.

Print

Whatever you wish to mail your customers, we can provide it to your specifications. Bespoke envelopes and inserts can separate your mailing from the other 'junk' mail your customer receives. Have you thought about one-piece mailers incorporating envelope, insert and reply device in one unique piece ? (see Special Products)

Data Manipulation

We can take your raw data and turn it into a list suitable for mailing using self-written programming, which is adapted to each customer's individual needs subject to the data presented.

Whilst we offer:

De-duplication
Suppression of duplicate records

Merge / Purge
Join files or records / suppress records

Mailsort / Walksort
Sequence data for Royal Mail Discounts

Case Conversion
Ensuring correct use of capital letters

Salutation / Valediction
Correct addressing of an individual by name and correct "signing off"

We can also offer the following enhancements to your data:

PAF
The Royal Mail 'Postcode Address File' can enhance postcodes and addresses

MPS
Mailing Preference Service - Deletion of those Individuals listed who do not wish to receive unsolicited mail

GAS
Gone Away Suppression file. Suppression of records of those who have recently moved

CBC
Zip Direct is CBC (Customer Bar Code) accredited by the Royal Mail we can offer the maximum postage discounts available

NCOA
The Royal Mail's National Change of Address database. (Avoids mailing consumers who have moved home and has the option of re-addressing the data)

Mortality
Suppression of records of recently deceased individuals.

Personalisation

Lasering, ink-jet or embossing onto letters, booklets, plastic cards, labels and reply cards. Talk to us for a solution to your problem.

Enclosing

Machine or by hand, matching multiple personalised pieces. OMR selective inserting assists the 'personalisation' of mail pieces.

Data Capture & Fulfilment

If you wish to capture information returned from your customers; we have a full service available to enable us to return your information in a format suited to your needs.