Direct
advanced search
Advertising | Contact Us | Multichannel Merchant Magazine | DM Buyer's Guide | E-Newsletters | Subscribe
E-mail Outpaces Postal Mail: DMA Report
Jun 16, 2008 11:59 PM
buyer's guide
Find any supplier you need - agencies, CRM, fulfillment, lists, e-commerce, paper, printers, telemarketing, and more.
Featured Categories
Lists and Data
Telemarketing
Database Marketing
E-commerce
Web Marketing
Agency & Creative Services
Print, Production & Paper
Lists and Data Processing
:: view all categories
Resource Center
Get free access to more than 50,000 list data cards - one of the most comprehensive databases in the industry.
>> Search Now
This Month in Direct Magazine
Deal With It
Direct had a full house for this year's list roundtable. Considering all the additional responsibilities on brokers' plates, that's impressive...

See Full July Issue


Marketers are using more Internet media in tandem with offline media formats, according to new market research report released by the Direct Marketing Association.

The 126-page report, titled “The Integrated Marketing Media Mix,” found that marketers are using more e-mail and other digital media formats. E-mail is used by 79.1% of marketers surveyed, while postal direct mail is used by 75.4% of marketers.

“Even as marketers are bringing more digital media into their integrated campaigns, traditional media remain a core component of the marketing mix,” said in statement Yoram Wurmser, DMA research manager and author of the report.

It appears more digital media is being added to the marketing mix, rather than old media being replaced. E-mail and mobile marketing are complementing—not replacing—direct mail, telephone, events and direct response broadcast advertising, according to Wurmser.

Among those surveyed for the study, 75.8% said they are using more e-mail than three years ago, while 61.1% are using more video and 62.9% are doing more search engine marketing.

The use of e-mail and other Internet media such a search engines, video advertising, mobile advertising and Web site banners and pop ups ads are expected to continue increasing, according to 81% of marketers surveyed.

Offline media still accounts for a significant amount of revenues coming from marketing campaigns. Direct mail presently generates 29% of revenues from campaigns compared to e-mail, which generates 21.6% of revenues.

Other findings indicate that telemarketing is more widely used for business-to-business than consumer targeted marketing, 42.7% vs. 29.3%.



Back to Top

Browse Issues
Direct Cover Direct Cover Direct Cover Direct Cover Direct Cover Direct Cover Direct Cover
0
August 1, 2008 July 1, 2007 June 1, 2008 May 1, 2008 April 1, 2008 March 1, 2008 February 1, 2008
Browse Back Issues
Browse E-Newsletters
0 0 0 0
0
0 0
0