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21%

21% -- cognitive effort reduction for US direct mail (2018)

2018  · Data & Marketing Association (DMA)

Processing direct mail requires 21% less cognitive effort compared to digital ads.

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21%
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Data Vintage
2018
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US direct mail
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30
Methodology
45
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Data & Marketing Association (DMA) Primary Tier B
https://www.rcbrayshaw.com/direct-mail-marketing-is-alive-and-kicking/ ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2018 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Updated May 21, 2020 Direct Mail Marketing The phrase “Direct mail is dead” has been running around for some time. It comes up time and time again as companies shift their dollars towards online/digital marketing initiatives. With the cost of postage increasing and the volume of physical mail travel…
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US direct mail: 21% cognitive effort reduction. Source: Data & Marketing Association (DMA) (2018). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/direct-mail-cognitive-effort-21pct-less
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