Direct Mailing Statistics you should know

For those of you who like statistics here are 45 Stats that you should be aware of if you purchase Direct Mail in Canada.

30% of people are less likely to open a piece of mail if their name is spelt incorrectly¹
51% of people are less likely to open a piece of mail if it is addressed it to “Current Resident”¹
31% of people are less likely to open a piece of mail if they don’t recognize who it is from¹

78% of people consider valuable or interesting, mail related to retail and 40% of valued mailings combined information and advertising ²
85% of the useful and/or interesting pieces of mail that were selected by respondents were from brands with which the individual currently had a relationship ²
60% of people say that mail kept product/service top of mind ²
58% of people say that mail made them think about using a product or buying from a brand reminded about a brand or company ²
60% of people say that direct mail reminded them about a brand or company ²
56% of consumers say mail grabs their attention ³
Mail is seen as a medium of authority, so people still prefer to get bills and statements in a physical form ³
Only 28% of people consider receiving direct mail ads of promotion extremely negative, compared with the 76% for telemarketing calls, 63% for pop up online advertisement and 48% for auto-playing online video advertisements. ⁴

Advertising mail is kept for 17 days on average³
The average response rate for direct mail is 24%²
Direct mail holds a 43% share of total retail advertising.⁴
43% of people download something from a website as a direct result of receiving direct mail ³
54% of people engaged with social media as a direct result of receiving direct mail ³
86% of people connected with business as a direct result of receiving direct mail ³
87% of people were influenced to make an online purchase as a direct result of receiving direct mail ³
92% of people driven to online or digital activity as a direct result of receiving direct mail ³
43% “liked” the mail sender’s Facebook Page³
24% followed a mail sender on Twitter³
25% followed the mail sender on other social media sites ³
36% shared the mail information with friends via social media ³
50% of people downloaded the mail sender’s app ³
51% of people in the UK prefer to be contacted by mail and only 35% preferring email when being sent ‘sensitive or confidential account information.’⁵
40% of direct mail contained a combination of account information and advertising, 35% only account information and 25% only advertising³.

96% of consumers have unsubscribed from receiving emails. The top reason was the sheer volume of emails they were receiving from a company.³
The average mail response increase to 25% if it is combined with email⁴
70% of people say “I feel that I receive too many emails”³
51% of emails are deleted within two seconds³
63% of people prefer to read brochures and catalogues in printed format compared with the 21% who prefer digital ³
62% of people prefer a physical welcome pack compared with the 23% who prefer digital format ³
13% more consumers visited a sender’s website after adding mail to the marketing mix ³
21% more consumers made a purchase after businesses added mail to the marketing mix ³
35% more consumers redeemed coupons or vouchers after marketing adding mail to the marketing mix ³

In 2012-13, 2.3 million households had moved into their current accommodation in the previous 12 months⁶
There were 499,331 deaths registered with NCOA.⁷
There are over 5.9 million records on the MPS suppression file – with around 19,000 new records added each month⁸
102,000 new businesses were registered in 2012⁹
There were more than 4,500 Canadaian business name changes per month in 2013¹⁰
In the Canada, more than 20 million mailed items are incorrectly addressed every month, costing businesses an estimated $200m to $300m per year¹¹