60 seconds with Washington Direct Mail

22 January 2018

Mailing

Washington Direct Mail (WDM) started in 1983 and was originally created to handle print and merchandising for a car manufacturer’s dealerships. It then set up a mailing house arm and went on to add personalised digital printing, which has paid dividends. The past year has seen rapid growth off the back off the General Election and the focused pursuit of target marketing, with the addition of new machinery and staff.

Where are you based?

WDM is based in Gateshead, it’s a great place to be

How many staff do you have?

Anywhere between 30 and 50 staff at any one time

What does your firm do?

Direct mail services and personalised digital printing for marketing campaigns, as well as litho printing, die-cutting, finishing, polywrapping, auto enclosing and hand packing, Mailsort, design, email and SMS

What’s your typical customer?

Every service we offer is bespoke. Our customers range from one-man bands, through to procurement departments for FTSE 100 corporates

Which areas do you serve?

UK-wide

What’s your USP?

Our people. We score +83 on the Net Promoter Score scale, largely because of our customer service and transparent processes. Anything over +70 is regarded as world class

What’s your company’s motto?

WDM… We Do More to help you

What’s been your proudest achievement in the past few years?

Transforming our business processes, turning a small, make it up as you go along company into an ambitious, professional, process-driven, high-productivity business

Where do you see your business in five years’ time?

Growing both organically and through acquisition

What’s your team’s favourite biscuit?

Scottish chocolate-chip shortbread… or bourbons… or custard creams… or any biscuits in fact!