Direct Mailing List Glossary
Is an individual who is a current subscriber to a particular magazine or any other type of goods and services. Active subscriber mailing lists are an extremely targeted way of reaching customers.
Usually with subscriber mailing lists the list user has to have prior approval for a particular mail date. This is to avoid overlaps in mailings from other users.
A list targeted towards businesses based on specific attributes includes sales volume, employee size, industry type, and more.
One who has actively purchased products from a catalog
The address to which a mail carrier delivers the mail. In common usage, carrier routes include city routes, rural routes, highway contract routes, post office box sections, and general delivery units.
This process arranges the mailing list in the order of the postal carrier’s delivery route. The US Post Office gives additional postage discounts for this sorting.
Any list created from the compilation of public sources such as phone books, deed information, directories, newspapers and courthouse records.
A company that puts together various pieces of information to create a mailing list of individuals that has similar characteristics, such as age, income and buying habits.
A list targeted towards individuals based on specific demographics at their residential address. This would include complete name and address.
A mailing in which multiple offers are included in the same envelope. This can cut costs for all of the mailers.
This is the number of addresses that fit a certain criteria in the target market.
The process of updated a mailing list, including national change of address, removing deceased records, etc.
A unique name inserted into a mailing list to track the usage of the list. Also known as a “Seed Address”.
Information concerning socioeconomic characteristics pertaining to a geographic unit.
The process of adding specific demographic characteristics to a customer mailing list to help in creative a new prospect list.
Is a form of advertising in which advertisers mail printed ads, letters or other solicitations to large groups of consumers and/or businesses. Bulk-mail rates are used to lower the cost of the mailing, and targeted mailing lists are used to maximize potential response.
A service that enables individuals to have their name and address removed from mailing lists, www.the-dma.org
An electronic format in which you can receive your mailing list information
The process of email addresses to a mailing list.
Individuals who have let their subscription to a publication expire.
All mailing lists are provided numerically by zip code unless otherwise requested.
A method of printing mailing list information line by line. Also called a manuscript
The defined area in which the mailing list will be targeted. This can be defined by zip code, county, state, SCF, and more.
The most recent names added to a mailing list, usually defined in 30 day increments
A list compiled of customers who have previously purchased from your own company. This would be your customer base mailing list.
A list of those who have only inquired about your services, but have not actually purchased. This is great prospect information.
A code, such as letters, numbers or markings that are added to the mailing label to accurately test response rates and list quality.
A specialist who makes all the arrangements for one company to rent the mailing list(s) of another company. You usually receive better pricing from a list broker because the list compilers base pricing on the volume of business.
The process of updating a mailing list by correcting and/or removing a name because it is no longer correct.
A bartering system by which companies will trade the use of a mailing list for another list, product or service.
The process of keeping mailing lists up to date.
This person is the agent responsible for the use of the mailing list by others. This person would update and market the list to others.
Someone who has compiled a mailing list database of names that have common characteristics.
When a mailer purchases a mailing list of names, the list is for 1 time use unless purchased for additional usages.
One can further define a mailing list by targeting by additional selections such as age, income, homeowner etc.
LIST SOURCE
The media that is used to compile the names on a mailing list.
Creating a visual representation of the geographical market that will be mailed.
The date on which a user has the obligation to mail a specific mail piece from list agreed on by the list owner.
One who orders merchandise or services through the mail.
Is a collection of names and addresses used by a business or an individual to promote and product or service to multiple recipients. A mailing list can come in a variety of formats. The most common form is an electronic form in excel, word or text. The term refers to the group of individuals, households, or businesses that are grouped into “the mailing list”, or simply “the list”.
Combining two or more mailing lists usually in a predetermined priority sequence.
Combining two or more lists while simultaneously eliminating duplicate names.