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English translation: direct mail sales or marketing letter


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English term or phrase:solicitation letters
English translation:direct mail sales or marketing letter
Entered by: Elizabeth Lyons
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17:23 Apr 16, 2006
English to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / advertising
English term or phrase: solicitation letters
a kind of communication tools in advertising
nata24
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:45
direct mail sales or marketing letter
Explanation:
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"
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Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Local time: 12:45
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9direct mail sales or marketing letter
Elizabeth Lyons
3 +1a letter of requestAnna Maria Augustine at proZ.com


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a letter of request


Explanation:
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Anna Maria Augustine at proZ.com
France
Local time: 21:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray: Yes, but I also agree with Elizabeth's answer, which covers a bit more!
4 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
direct mail sales or marketing letter


Explanation:
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"

Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Luisa Duarte
12 mins
  -> Grata, Ma. Luisa : )

agree  Suzan Hamer
14 mins
  -> Thanks so much Suzan : )

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  Cristina Chaplin
5 hrs
  -> Hi Awana, thanks so much : )

agree  Ala Rabie
8 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, enshrine : )

agree  Alfa Trans
14 hrs
  -> Marju, thank you so much : )

agree  Isodynamia
14 hrs
  -> Thanks and hi, Constantina : )
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