Using CD Mailers To Leverage Your ROI

Grabbing your customers attention for the first timewarehousing space and staff costings.
around can some times be a daunting task. This isThe normal CD mailer configuration has a folded back
especially true when sending direct mail campaigns. Apanel, with a flap that folds over the top of the back
good part of your demographic will have becomepanel and then seals the mailer closed with a self
some what immune to the standard direct mailadhesive strip. This makes the CD mailer very light
tactics used at the current time. This is why its ofweight and extremely easy to use and assemble. It
paramount importance to create more value for youralso give the space for the A4 letter behind the CD
advertising pound – cutting down on costs hereand allows for a continuous print pattern over every
will save money in the short term but will have muchpanel part of the mailer.
bigger adverse affects in the long run.They are often referred to as printed card mailers or
Next time you are setting down to plan your nextcustom printed CD mailers. The mailers are printed
direct mail campaign you should maybe considerusing a process know as screen printing. Screen
mailing CD's and DVD's with your marketing messageprinting a very versatile method of printing because
not just on the disc but actually printed on the insidethe surface does not have to be printed under
and outside of the envelope mailer it's self. Testspressure like litho printing, this gives a very nice finish
have shown that this tactic can increase customerto your mailer.
engagement by 60% over standard printed paperThere are many options available with CD mailers in
marketing materials.regards to the upgrades you can have. For example
The CD mailer is usually available in the standardyou can get for a spot gloss effect, this is an area
120mm CD format and also the mini 8 centimeter CDthat is printed with just a clear gloss to enhance that
format. This gives you 2 options depending on thearea of print, this might be the call to action (website
virtual and physical size of your marketing message.or phone number) or your logo. It really makes that
Our CD mailer is especially useful when sending out;area 'pop'. Metallic foil is also an choice, you can opt
video, training, audio messages, software, tasterto have 1 of your colors a metallic foil, usually
products, life coaching, software updates, shareavailable in silver,metallic blue, red, silver, gold and
holder updates and plenty of other applications.other metallic colors. There is also the option for
The main advantage that people have in mind whenembossing, this is where a section of the mailer is
using the CD mailers is the very high perceived value.raised by around 1mm above the rest of the surface
They really do look stunning. Every panel can bearea, meaning you can feel the outline of the
printed in full color as well as the CD its self and also,embossed area.
a A4 letter can be added in the rear part of theAlso available is pantone color matching so you can
mailer for extra marketing bite.be 100% assured that the colors your need are the
To make life easy, most companies that sell thecolors you get. This is very important when keeping
mailers also offer a full service mailing solution. Theyyou company branding intact.
can often take your idea and then deal with everyThe mailers are post approved for the lower rate of
aspect of making the product a reality, from graphicpostage, in the UK they fall under the standard letter
design to manufacture, add the address labels (orcategory, and are AUS post approved for bulk
print the address directly to the surface) and thensorting for our Australian customers. saving you
send them out using the discount bulk rates availablepotentially thousands on big runs compared to normal
to bulk mailing customers. This service saves you aposting methods.
great deal of time and effort, not to mention