CASE STUDY

Flow Group: Rapid turnarounds for ‘one day only’ mailing

Client:

The Big Bamboo Agency

Campaign:

Direct Mail

Metric:

Same Day Dispatch

Industry:

Marketing Agencies

Location:

Wakefield

Volume:

486 Postcards

Duration

> 24h

Result:

Delivered Same Day Mailing

    Overview

    • TBBA requested a 24-hour turnaround for a consultation mailing
    • Flow Group sent a quote and received artwork by midday.
    • Address data was sourced and proofs were quickly approved.
    • 486 postcards were printed and dispatched the same day.

    Chapter 1

    Flow Group: Rapid turnarounds for ‘one day only’ mailing

    The Big Bamboo Agency (TBBA) are a fast-growing, Harrogate-based, collaborative marketing agency. They work hard to get projects done efficiently for their clients, in a very short timeframe. When they came to us to assist on a public consultation project, we formulated a quick solution for them.

    Having helped with another project only a couple of weeks ago, TBBA returned with a challenge: help notify residents of an upcoming consultation, with only 1 day turnaround!

    For all our consultation work, we recommend our Direct Mail service. This provides a solution where you can be assured that every affected address receives a notification, through Royal Mail’s delivery service.

    Chapter 2

    The timeline of events:

    9:40am - Having already got an address count of a large estate in Wakefield, we built & sent the quote.
    11:25am – TBBA accepted the quote and Flow Group issued an invoice for payment.
    11:30am – TBBA provided the artwork for the project.
    11:45am – Flow Group ordered the address data.
    1:50pm – Flow Group provided the print proofs for the postcards, including the targeted address data.
    2:00pm – Proofs were approved by TBBA.
    3:45pm – Postcards were printed and trimmed by Flow Group.
    4:30pm – Flow Group dispatched the 486 postcards with Royal Mail, for next day delivery.

    Chapter 3

    The result? A very happy client and a job well done.

    This is not always possible to have such a rapid turnaround on every mailing project. It is dependent on the targeting, quantity, print specifications, and approval sign offs alongside many other factors.

    However, this job provided a perfect demonstration of how, in the right circumstances, mailing can be turned around within 24 hours!

    So, if you need a mailing out in a hurry, contact us today to get the process Flowing.

    Author

    Matt Wright

    Position

    Business Dev. Manager

    Role:

    Hi, I'm Matt. I helped coordinate this campaign from start to finish. If you have questions about how we mapped out the target areas or handled the print logistics, grab 15 minutes on my calendar. I'm always down to talk strategy over coffee.

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