Direct Mail

topic on 3 shows · 7 statements across 7 episodes

My First Million the Official SaaStr Podcast Top Founders

7 statements about Direct Mail, every show

Parr: Personalized direct mail was one of Hampton's top marketing channels
“And it's taken about six or seven months in order to get the ROI data on this, but it was one of our best marketing channels where we, like, made this super customized GIFs.”
Sam Parr Aug 6, 2026 ▶ 41:31 9 killer $10M+ business ideas in 56 minutes (take notes NOW)
SAASTR Assertion Contradicted
Robertson: Handwritten direct mail achieves a 300% higher open rate
“You get a 300% better open rate to a thank you note or to a handwritten note than you actually do to something that isn't handwritten when you send something in the mail.”
Tara Robertson Apr 25, 2023 ▶ 25:28 Customer Marketing Strategies Guaranteed to Grow Your Business with Bitly CMO Tara Robertson
TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure
Olive: Stay Busy uses direct mail for its go-to-market strategy
“The way that we're bringing it to market is we're doing a lot of direct mail, which is a little bit non-traditional for SAS.”
Carter Olive Feb 22, 2023 ▶ 3:21 Why Marketplace + SaaS Is So Powerful, $2.7m in Revenue
SAASTR Opinion
Srinivasan: Sending physical direct mail to buyers' homes is highly effective
“Talking about throwing old marketing playbooks out of the window, direct mail is actually very effective. Strangely enough. Direct mail. Like sending mail to people's homes.”
Kady Srinivasan Dec 1, 2022 ▶ 43:47 How Top CMOs Drive Growth in the Age of the Self-Serve Buyer | Klaviyo, Talkdesk, SmartBear CMOs
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Legacy banks take up to 16 weeks to execute direct mail campaigns
“Meaning that if a bank like US bank wanted to turn around a direct mailer, it would take them sometimes up to 12 to 16 weeks to actually get this out in the mail.”
Michael McCarthy Jul 9, 2020 ▶ 6:07 Inkit Breaks 100 Customers, $1m in Revenue Helping Companies With Direct Mail Campaigns
Medina: Direct mail before sales calls has incredible impact
“Direct mail. Yeah. So sending you something. Ahead of the call. Sending you something ahead of the email. It has incredible ability to move the needle.”
Manny Medina Sep 6, 2019 ▶ 8:29 1504 Outreach Breaks $10m in New Bookings Per Quarter, Targeting $17m by Q4 2019
TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Not checkable as stated
Over Half of Postalytics Clients Are First-Time Direct Mailers
“Over 50% of our clients are new to direct mail.”
Dennis Kelly May 28, 2019 ▶ 11:26 1403 This Direct Mailing SaaS Company Went From $0 to $135k in MRR Using Hubspot Partner Ecosystem

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