Countywide bulk postcard mailout - help?

[horseshowmom]

This is not a political thread, but my husband is running for Chancery Clerk in our rural county. We've discussed doing a mailout of campaign postcards announcing his candidacy and then again just before the election.

Does anybody have any experience with the best online sites that handle all of this (the mailing lists for the target demographics, the postcards, and taking care of getting them sent out)? I know that lots of businesses do this and thought somebody on here might have sites that they recommend.

Thanks for any help you can share!

 

[marlynnp]

I have used infousa several times. I get the mailing addresses sent to me but I think they have a direct mail option where you can design a postcard and they'll take care of everything.

 

[merekc]

I would contact a local printer. They usually have people who can design, print and coordinate mailings. If you choose to do any of it yourself, they may be able to help guide you.

In addition, in campaigns it is always a good idea to support local business when possible.

 

[horseshowmom]

I have used infousa several times. I get the mailing addresses sent to me but I think they have a direct mail option where you can design a postcard and they'll take care of everything.

I saw them listed when I looked at something else and wondered about their reliability. It sounds like you've been satisfied with them. Thats a help!

I think it might be a lot simpler for us to do the direct mail option. Have you found it to be a lot cheaper to do it yourself?

I would contact a local printer. They usually have people who can design, print and coordinate mailings. If you choose to do any of it yourself, they may be able to help guide you.

In addition, in campaigns it is always a good idea to support local business when possible.

We're so rural that I hadn't even thought about local printers. There actually aren't any in our entire county , but there are some in the two neighboring counties. If they coordinate mailings, they would probably have a pretty good idea of what address list I needed to use as well.


Our county has four towns/zip codes, but we also have residents on each side of the county whose mailing address is actually a town in the neighboring county (3 different towns, as a matter of fact). I can't use those zip codes because I would not only get our county's residents but also get all of the residents that town post office served in the other county (if that makes sense).