Infopost and Catalogs
INFOPOST enables you to send addressed promotional direct mail and catalogs to your customers at an especially attractive price.
Efficient Product Promotion through Mailings
Contents
Use INFOPOST to send written communication and documents or data carriers such as CDs, diskettes and cassettes. Items may also contain free trial packs, product samples, promotional articles and third-party enclosures (components from other senders). Merchandise intended for sale is not permitted, with the exception of books, brochures, newspapers and magazines.Identical contents
As a rule the contents must be identical in terms of the quantity and nature of the enclosed written documents, promotional material, data carriers, samples and third-party enclosures. They must also be identical in terms of packaging design, format and franking. For detailed information on this requirement please refer to the product brochure.| Quantity | Sorting |
|---|---|
| 4,000 items* or | by postcode in ascending/descending order |
| 250 items* | by routing region (first two postcode digits identical) in ascending/descending order |
Advantages of Infopost
- Targeted customer communication with personalized forms of address
- Measurably higher response rates
- Rapid transit times: Within Germany your items are delivered within four working days at the latest
- Service from a single source: Your items never leave Deutsche Post's logistics network
VarioPlus
Use VarioPlus to give individualize your items if they...- are used to prompt a direct purchase or
- promote (free) merchandise and (free) services or
- are used to solicit donations.
Tip: Infopost-Manager dispatch software
When preparing INFOPOST items why not use Deutsche Post's convenient PC software program Infopost-Manager
.AM - Electronic Order Management
Deutsche Post has developed electronic order management (AM) to make data exchange easier between you as the sender, data centre, print shop, Lettershop, agency and Deutsche Post.Weights and Dimensions
| Dimensions in cm | Length min. | max. | Width min. | max. | Thickness (height) up to | Weight up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFOPOST/catalog Standard* | 14.0 | 23.5 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 20 g |
| INFOPOST/catalog Kompakt* | 10.0 | 23.5 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 50 g |
| INFOPOST/catalog Gross** | 10.0 | 35.3 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 2.0 | 1,000 g*** |
| INFOPOST/catalog Maxi** | 10.0 | 35.3 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 1,000 g*** |
**The maximum dimensions correspond to envelope size B4.
***For catalogs: Exclusive license up to 100 g.
Prices*
| INFOPOST/catalog Standard | EUR 0.25 |
| INFOPOST/catalog Kompakt Up to 20 g Over 20 g and up to 50 g Calculation of charge: (weight in full g*** - 20) x 0.352 ct + 28 ct Cent amount rounded up to full cents | EUR 0.28 acc. to formula (EUR 0.28 - EUR 0.39) |
| INFOPOST/catalog Gross** Up to 20 g Over 20 g and up to 100 g Calculation of charge: (weight in full g*** - 20) x 0.352 ct + 36 ct Cent amount rounded up to full cents Up to 1,000 g Calculation of charge: (weight in full g*** -100) x 0.046 ct + 64 ct Cent amount rounded up to full cents. | EUR 0.36 acc. to formula (EUR 0.36 - EUR 0.64) acc. to formula (EUR 0.64 - EUR 1.05) |
| INFOPOST/catalog Maxi** Up to 20 g Over 20 g and up to 100 g Calculation of charge: (weight in full g*** - 20) x 0.352 ct + 73 ct Cent amount rounded up to full cents Up to 1.000 g Calculation of charge: (weight in full g*** -100) x 0.046 ct + 101 ct Cent amount rounded up to full cents | EUR 0.73 acc. to formula (EUR 0.73 - EUR 1.01) acc. to formula (EUR 1.01 - EUR 1.42) |
**Weight of catalogs: Exclusive license up to 100 g.
***Fractions rounded up to full grams.
Discounts for Infopost
In per cent of gross charges for making up bundles, trays and pallets.
*Sorting by postcode (PLZ) only possible for Gross and Maxi items.
| Posting volume | Bundles/trays prepared per routing region | Bundles/trays prepared per postcode* | Pallets prepared per routing zone | Pallets prepared per routing region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from 4,000 | 2% | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| from 25,000 | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% |
| from 100,000 | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| from 250,000 | 5% | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| from 500,000 | 7% | 8% | 6% | 7% |