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65%

65% -- open rate for direct mail pieces (2017)

2017  · Joint Industry Committee for Mail

65% of all properly addressed direct mail is opened.

  • Applies specifically to properly addressed direct mail
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Value
65%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2017
Entity
direct mail pieces
Geography
UK
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.

65/100 confidence

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Extraction
75
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
93
Joint Industry Committee for Mail Primary Tier B
https://www.bakergoodchild.co.uk/introduction-jicmail-joint-industry-committee-mail/ ↗
Confidence: 62/100 Vintage: 2017 Channel: Common Crawl
Source Article
An Introduction to JICMAIL - Joint Industry Committee for Mail
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Joint Industry Committee for Mail · Original study ↗

Among properly addressed direct mail pieces

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direct mail pieces: 65% open rate. Source: Joint Industry Committee for Mail (2017). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/jicmail-direct-mail-open-rate
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