Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

solicitation letters

English answer:

direct mail sales or marketing letter

Added to glossary by Elizabeth Lyons
Apr 16, 2006 17:23
18 yrs ago
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English term

solicitation letters

English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations advertising
a kind of communication tools in advertising

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direct mail sales or marketing letter

I am not sure if you are asking for the formal term or a definition. This is a form of contacting the customer directly with a written letter and other material (flyers, brochures, pictures etc.) to ask them to purchase a product of service.

Solicitation letter is one way of phrasing it. See links:




The Mail Preference Service - Consumer AssistanceCan consumers who like to shop by mail limit their volume of solicitations? How can I stop advertising mail coming to me at work? ...
www.dmaconsumers.org/offmailinglist.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages


Consumer FAQsIn addition, you may also use The Direct Marketing Association's Mail Preference Service, which has been helping consumers limit the national advertising ...
www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerfaqs.html - 37k - Cached - Similar pages


Yellow Pages Advertising Agency Sales and MarketingMail Solicitation. Currently, our direct mail marketing program includes a direct ... In addition to the written Letter of Authorization and telephone call, ...
www.yp.com/sales-and-marketing.php - 21k - Cached - Similar pages


JOBS at the University of Michigan... telefund programs including drafting solicitation letters and telefund scripts. ... Reasonable experience in marketing, advertising, public relations, ...
websvcs.itcs.umich.edu/jobnet/ job_posting_archived.php?postingnumber=036733 - 11k - Cached - Similar pages


Seven Tips for Reducing Unwanted Mail and Phone AppealsSuggested wording of a “no junk mail” request is: “I do not wish to receive any unsolicited advertising, sales or other mail solicitations at this address. ...
www.charitywatch.org/articles/seventips.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages


DMA LetterThis letter responds to your request on behalf of the Direct Marketing ... nondeceptive advertising and solicitation, however, have the potential to ...
www.ftc.gov/os/1997/10/dma.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 6 mins (2006-04-16 17:30:20 GMT)
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Correction in first paragraph, fourth line: "product oR service"
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Luisa Duarte
12 mins
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agree Suzan Hamer
14 mins
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agree Balaban Cerit
17 mins
Balaban, hi and thank you : )
agree Raging Dreamer
1 hr
Hi RD! Thanks so much : )
agree William [Bill] Gray : Yes, but I think also it can refer to a letter to, for example, someone who has just won the lottery, asking for money. Therefore Anna Maria also gets an agree from me!!
4 hrs
Thanks, Bill : )
agree Romanian Translator (X)
5 hrs
Hi Awana, thanks so much : )
agree Ala Rabie
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Thanks a lot, enshrine : )
agree Alfa Trans (X)
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Marju, thank you so much : )
agree Isodynamia
14 hrs
Thanks and hi, Constantina : )
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a letter of request

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Peer comment(s):

agree William [Bill] Gray : Yes, but I also agree with Elizabeth's answer, which covers a bit more!
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