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51% -- advertising mail read rate for US consumers (2019)

2019  · United States Postal Service

51% of Americans read the advertising mail they receive.

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51%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2019
Entity
US consumers
Geography
US
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United States Postal Service Primary Tier A
https://revomg.com/2020/08/03/targeted-direct-mail-campaigns-power-sales-and-add-value-to-your-busin… ↗
Confidence: 32/100 Vintage: 2019 Channel: Deep Crawl
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USPS 2019 Household Diary Study

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Period Value Change
2019 (current) 51%
2026 42% -17.6%
Industrymarketing RegionUS RoleAll marketers Channelmulti-channel
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US consumers: 51% advertising mail read rate. Source: United States Postal Service (2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-read-advertising-mail-2019
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