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I am trying to remove clients from junk mail lists and just heard about CatalogChoice.org a non-profit working to stop junk mail. Has anyone had success with this?
I also learned that the Direct Mail Association has a Do Not Contact List that you can register for. That organization has different levels of opting out. They even have a Deceased Do Not Contact List for which I registered my father-in-law’s name. (He has been gone for more than 20 years but we now receive junk mail in his name.) I am hoping this helps. Thought you’d want to know about it. That website is: http://www.dmachoice.org
What success have you had in removing names (yours or clients) from mailing lists?
I’ve used DMA with some success. There are always those who don’t abide by the rules!
I also use an app called Paper Karma that lets you take a pic of a mailing label and they will request removal from that company’s list. I’ve had very good results. It’s free for a while and then you have to pay.I’ve also used DMA with some success as well as Paper Karma. Paper Karma helped with some stuff but not everything. As for catalog choice, I’ve used it personally for a number of years and have found that it works incredibly well for catalogs but haven’t used it for charitable solicitations. If neither of the above works you can always contact the charity and asked to be removed from the list although that can be very time-consuming.
I have used Unroll.Me (https://unroll.me/) and have had some success. It doesn’t take you off all lists, but it really helps. Also it gives you the option of staying on certain lists, but getting them all in one daily email which is great.
A client of mine used to get 30-35 pieces of junk mail each and every day. Catherine had told us at a meeting about Paper Karma and I used it as one of my resources (they now charge a small monthly fee). I have also used http://www.dmachoice.org to reduce the mail. I also would take the business reply envelopes and put a note within each envelop telling them about the laws and to take her off the list. I also made postcards that I mailed out. I contacted over 400 companies and got the mail down to 1 or 2 pieces maximum a day. It took a bit of time, but it was well worth it…. that is of course until she started responding and sending money to those couple of pieces of mail.
She doesn’t get nearly as much as she did. But as I have described, it can be done. I havn’t heard of unroll.me, I’ll have to check that one out.
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