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Opt In Permissions

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Where individuals have expressly given permission for a specific company to contact them. This may be given by channel or purpose

One-Piece Mailer

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A single communcation sent by mail, but that does not require an envelope. The addressing and postal payment information is printed on the outside of the piece

Merge/Purge

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Merging multiple data files to enhance the data that is already held and purging any exact duplicates.

Mailing House

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A firm that undertakes the production and mailing of letters, brochures and other marketing communications on behalf of other companies

Loyalty Marketing

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Identification and maintenance of your most valuable customers by developing their relationship with you as a company and/or as a brand through delivery of mutually beneficial benefits and services

List Rental

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Mailing lists are often rented for one-time usage or limited use only. The data remains the property of the list owner and is released only for use in the campaign for which it has been rented

List Broker

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A company or individual who sells or rents lists of contact details of companies or individuals for slaes and direct marketing purposes.

Letterhead

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Letter stationery onto which a lettertext is typed or printed. In the US this is called a letterform.

Kerning

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Adjusting the space between the letters within a word

Fulfillment House

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A firm that distributes brochures or purchased items to individuals who have requested or purchased them.