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How We Work

How we plan, buy, and measure print.

Most print is bought on reach. We treat it like a performance channel: every program is planned around real customer areas, bought at scale, and set up from day one to show what it actually drove.

From briefto in-home.

1

Brief

You share goals, markets, locations, and budget. We ask what success looks like and how it will be measured.

2

Plan

We build a media plan with programs, coverage, avails, cost estimates, and an in-home schedule.

3

Execute

We handle vendor negotiation, creative specs and approvals, printing coordination, shipping, and distribution.

4

Report & Optimize

We report drop by drop, keep what works, rotate what doesn't, and plan the next round.

Built aroundreal trade areas.

We start from your locations or best markets and map coverage to how far customers actually travel. Every network sells by different units, like ZIP codes, carrier routes, newspaper zones, or neighborhood trade areas, so we set a coverage threshold for each one. That keeps the households that matter and drops circulation you'd be paying for but not using.

The right format per market

We don't buy one format everywhere. Dense suburbs, coupon-driven areas, and rural markets respond differently, so the mix flexes market by market.

Layered for frequency

Programs land on different schedules. We combine them so the same households see your message several times a month, and we fill ZIP-level gaps on purpose, so coverage is planned rather than accidental.

Timed to your calendar

In-home dates are set against each network's mail calendar and your key sales windows, so pieces arrive when customers are ready to act.

What's in Every Plan

Ready topresent.

Delivered in a format you can drop into a client deck.

  • Recommended programs and formats
  • Coverage by market and household counts
  • Availability and cost estimates
  • In-home dates and creative deadlines
  • Tracking and measurement setup

Scale you can't geton your own.

We plan and purchase more than 750 million inserts and print pieces a year. That volume is what gets our clients better rates and placements.

01

Volume Pricing

Because we bundle volume across programs, printing and distribution rates come in lower than most advertisers can get going direct, and the savings go to the client.

02

Remnant or Guaranteed

Most print can be bought on a guaranteed schedule or as discounted remnant space. We recommend the right mix based on how flexible your timing is.

03

The Right Rate Type

Many networks price differently for online-only advertisers and for businesses driving store or service visits. We make sure you're on the rate that fits how you sell.

What print caused,not just what happened.

When the goal is proving lift, we pair markets that get the mail with similar markets that don't. Comparing the two separates what print added from growth that would have happened anyway. Every program also gets its own phone numbers, codes, and landing pages, so response can be traced back to the program and market that drove it.

Better everyround.

Our tracking platform connects what was delivered with what happened next: calls, leads, sales, and revenue. That shows us which markets, volumes, and partners are earning their spend, so each round puts more budget where it works and less where it doesn't.

Reporting you can use

You get drop-by-drop reporting while the program runs, a mid-flight check to catch problems early, and a full readout at the end with a recommendation for what to keep, cut, and scale next.

What the Data Shows

Where to putthe next dollar.

Built from call, lead, sales, and revenue data.

  • Highest-response markets
  • Most profitable geographies
  • The right distribution volume
  • Best-performing partners and formats

Working withInsertly.

What do you need from us to build a plan?

Your goals, budget, target markets or location list, timing, and how you'll measure success. If you have past results or sales data by market, that helps us plan smarter from the start.

Do you handle printing?

Yes. We coordinate printing, freight, and delivery to each network, or work with your printer if you already have one.

Do you create the ads?

No, we're not a creative agency. Creative comes from you or your agency. We provide specs for every format, share best practices for what works in print, and can connect you with trusted creative partners we work with often.

How do you measure results?

With program-specific phone numbers, promo codes, QR codes, and landing pages, plus your own lead and sales data. For bigger questions, we design matched test and holdout markets to measure lift.

How long should a print program run?

We recommend at least three months. Print needs a few drops to build frequency, and that gives us enough data to see what's working and adjust. Shorter runs are possible when the timing calls for it, and we'll tell you what to expect from them.

Ready to see a plan
built for your markets?

Share your goals and we'll map out the right programs, coverage, and timing.

Request a Media Plan