The Mailing People Claims Charities Losing Millions of Donations Due to GDPR Confusion Over New Regulations

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is mainly targeting email and telephone calls and the direct mail industry has been largely unaffected. In fact, direct mail has seen a sizable increase since GDPR as quoted by Kristian Harrington of The Mailing People: 

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is mainly targeting email and telephone calls and the direct mail industry has been largely unaffected. In fact, direct mail has seen a sizable increase since GDPR as quoted by Kristian Harrington of The Mailing People: 

"Since GDPR came into force, we've actually seen an increase in enquiries for direct mail and June saw a 37% increase over the average."   

About The Mailing People: The Mailing People are the sister company to Bishops Printers and offer direct mail for charities and many other businesses and sectors. As a result of the GDPR and the number of charities that have been affected, The Mailing People have written a guide on how to ensure your charity is GDPR compliant.   

The Mailing People services include: lithographic & digital printing, attention grabbing envelopes and money saving postage solutions. Based in Portsmouth, they offer direct mail services nationwide and have a large customer base in London. As a leader in direct mail, TMP have taken an ethical approach to the industry and invested thousands in environmentally friendly machinery and recyclable/biodegradable products. Their business has grown from strength to strength over the years and state that GDPR can only be a good thing for the direct mail industry.