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4.4%

4.4% -- response rate for B2B direct mail (2025)

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Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-08-25

2025 · Association of National Advertisers

Direct mail achieves an average response rate of 4.4% according to the ANA 2025 Response Rate Report.

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4.4%

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Data Vintage

2025

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B2B direct mail

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Association of National Advertisers Primary Tier B

https://www.b2bdrum.com/blog/b2b-lead-generation-2026-the-complete-playbook ↗

Confidence: 91/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

The Complete Guide to B2B Lead Generation Campaigns

A complete B2B lead generation guide covering campaigns, direct mail, appointment setting, creative agency strategies, and UK sales lead qualification services. Generating a steady pipeline of qualified leads is the single biggest challenge facing B2B marketing and sales teams today. Buying cycles a…

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Association of National Advertisers · Original study ↗

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Average response rate according to the Association of National Advertisers' 2025 Response Rate Report

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B2B direct mail: 4.4% response rate. Source: Association of National Advertisers (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/b2b-lead-gen-response-rates

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