Direct mail makes an impact on the recipient and leads to higher ROI’s than email campaigns alone, But did you know there is a more cost-effective and efficient way to reach your audience with direct mailing? You should know about EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail). So what is EDDM?
“USPS Every Door Direct Mail is an affordable targeted advertising technique that lets you map your marketing mail audience by age, income or household size. You can use the EDDM mapping tool to choose the ZIP Code™ and carrier route that will target your best possible customers” – https://www.usps.com/business/every-door-direct-mail.htm
Instead of purchasing a list or spending hours collecting data, you can follow the link to the USPS website and select the location and demographics to come up with your perfect mailing list: https://eddm.usps.com/eddm/customer/routeSearch.action
When using Retail EDDM your postage per piece will be $0.178 and you are limited with a per day mailing quantity of 5,000 pieces, The mailing has to be delivered to the post office’s designated by the EDDM planning tool on the USPS website. That is a 30% or more savings on Presorted Standard mail.
So now that you know the basics of EDDM let’s talk about BMEU. What is BMEU and how does it differ from Retail EDDM?
BMEU is a type of EDDM and you can submit your mail at a Regional Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU) or at a local retail Post Office. The mail gets labeled BMEU instead of being labeled Retail. The benefit of using EDDM BMEU comes down to the size of your project. If you are mailing more than 5000 pieces per day and to multiple routes, BMEU is the way to go for even more savings. Pricing for BMEU is $0.157 per piece with a 38-40% savings on postage with a more targeted list.
Retail EDDM vs BMEU
