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The US Direct Mail Industry Generates $45 Billion Annually

Dennis Kelly · 1403 This Direct Mailing SaaS Company Went From $0 to $135k in MRR Using Hubspot Partner Ecosystem · May 28, 2019 · at 7:14

Dennis Kelly, CEO of direct mail automation SaaS Postalytics, explains market size while discussing their product opportunity.

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“The workflow and the sales process, the onboarding process really hasn't changed since the 19 nineties. And so we're really trying to apply a SAS business model. And a SAF software model to this industry that still is about forty-five billion dollars a year in the U.S. But has really stagnated in terms of evolution.”

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The direct mail industry in the United States is about $45 billion a year.

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Assessment

In his May 28, 2019 podcast appearance, Dennis Kelly estimated that the direct mail industry in the United States was 'about forty-five billion dollars a year.' Contemporary and historical industry data from benchmark market research organizations corroborate this figure. The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) estimated annual U.S. direct mail advertising spend at approximately $44.0 billion to $44.2 billion. Similarly, the Winterberry Group tracked total U.S. direct mail expenditures at $42.6 billion in 2018 and between $41.2 billion and $43.2 billion in 2019. Because multiple independent industry authorities confirm direct mail spending within 2% to 8% of the stated figure, the claim is verified as true.

Winterberry Group reported U.S. direct mail expenditures of $42.6 billion in 2018 and between $41.2 billion and $43.2 billion in 2019.
DMA and ANA benchmarks cited annual U.S. direct mail ad spend at approximately $44.0 billion to $44.2 billion during the 2018–2020 period.

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US direct mail market size 2018 2019 billion US direct mail advertising spending 2018 2019 45 billion Winterberry Group direct mail spending 2018 2019 billion "Winterberry" "direct mail" "2018" "2019" billion "spend" OR "expenditures" "Winterberry Group" "direct mail" "43.2" OR "44." OR "42." OR "45." 2018 2019 USPS annual report "Marketing Mail" revenue "2018" OR "2019" ANA DMA direct mail spending 2018 2019 billion

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