Marketing

Postal marketing (direct postal marketing): practical guide with examples, templates and automation

Find out how direct postal marketing continues to work in 2025. I'll explain what it is, when to use it, how to measure it and how to automate your shipments with examples and templates ready to use.

22/4/2026
Practical guide to postal marketing (direct mail marketing)

What is direct postal marketing (and why is it still working in 2025)

Postal marketing (or direct postal marketing) consists of sending physical pieces — postcards, letters, brochures or catalogs — to a segmented audience to provoke clear action (purchase, visit, registration, reactivation). In 2025, it's still working for three simple reasons:

  1. Unsaturated attention: The physical mailbox competes less than the inbox.
  2. Memorability: Tangible support prolongs memory and the consideration rate.
  3. Synergy with digital: a Traceable QR/URL turn the postcard into a measurable click.

In my experience, the more simple and direct Whatever the message, the better the result. A postcard with single purpose (buy, rebate or exclusive offer) and a Unambiguous CTA performs above reloaded designs. If the goal is immediate purchase, write down the QR to the specific checkout or landing, no to the home.

Types of parts and when to use them: postcard, letter, brochure and catalog