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Solutions for Small Business — Direct Mail Savings - Canada

Solutions for Small Business — Direct Mail Savings

Last Update: July 22, 2025
Canada
Volume-based direct mail discounts

At a glance

Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Timeline
  • Open Date : July 9, 2024
  • Closing date : October 9, 2024
Financing Type
Other Support
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Funds Providers
Unspecified
Program status
Open

Overview

Response rates to direct mail are 30X greater than email. Save up to 15% and get your promotional materials quickly and easily into the mailboxes of Canadians.

Activities funded

Examples of admissible projects:
$ 12,000
Implementing a direct mail campaign to advertise a new social enterprise café
$ 25,000
Launching a direct mail campaign to promote a summer arts festival
$ 17,000
Conducting a direct mail campaign to raise awareness about mental health resources
$ 15,000
Launching a direct mail campaign to promote a new line of eco-friendly clothing
$ 8,000
Launching a direct mail campaign to attract new members to a cooperative bookstore
$ 9,000
Launching a direct mail outreach for a gardening cooperative’s spring membership drive

Eligibility

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Eligible expenses

This grant focuses on enhancing direct mail marketing strategies for businesses, aiming to increase engagement and customer relationship building. Eligible projects include those involving strategic planning, execution, and measurement of direct mail campaigns.
  • Developing strategies to integrate direct mail with other marketing channels.
  • Designing creative and eye-catching direct mail materials.
  • Selecting appropriate formats for direct mail campaigns that align with marketing objectives and target audiences.
  • Employing data and targeting tools for precise audience targeting and customer acquisition.
  • Creating compelling offers and incentives in direct mail materials to encourage consumer action.
  • Tracking and measuring the success of direct mail campaigns using key performance indicators.
  • Analyzing metrics to refine and improve future direct mail marketing efforts.

Additional information

Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
  • Canada Post provides exclusive data and targeting tools which can be leveraged to optimize the direct mail campaigns.
  • Collaboration with a Canada Post Expert Partner or agency is recommended to enhance campaign execution from conception to delivery.
  • The integration of direct mail with other marketing channels can significantly increase response rates.
  • Success metrics can include store traffic, coupon redemptions, web visits, promo code activations, or social media engagement.
  • Response rate, conversion rate, and ROI are key performance indicators for analyzing the success of the campaign.
  • A detailed guide is available for download, offering a comprehensive overview of the direct mail process.
  • Direct mail strategy involves the consideration of how it complements the overall marketing mix to encourage target audience engagement.

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