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MAIL LARGELY UNREAD:Despite
the effort that goes into designing and
writing a direct mail package, 44 percent of
all mail recipients throw away their "junk
mail" without reading it, according to
AllBusiness.com. Furthermore, only 1 percent
or 2 percent of all recipients respond to
any direct mail offer, whether they are
ordering or asking for additional
information, according to the article titled
"Typical Direct Mail Response Rates" at
Gaebler.com.
Readers of
The ConcordianCHOOSEto pick up a copy from
one of our hundreds of locations. They
CHOOSE to read us and
CHOOSE to see YOUR
ADVERTISING! Does it get better
than that?
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“We were looking for a way to increase
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-Ellen Diamond, Administrator,
Diamond Terrace Retirement
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