Solo Mail Package or Catalog Production Cost Estimator  
               
  This tool may be used for computing the per thousand cost for any direct mail campaign, whether it is a postcard, self mailer, brochure, catalog, a dimensional mail package with free gift/premium included, or a solo mail package in flat rate envelop.  Once you have the total costs for the campaign, you can use that figure in one of the direct response campaign breakeven and ROI calculators to determine your revenue and ROI objectives.  
     Costs    Quantities    Total Costs   
  Creative            
  Letter (copy / design) / page # of pages  
  Brochure (Catalog) (copy / design) / page # of pages  
  Outer Envelope (copy / design) / envelope # of envelopes  
  BRC or Order Form (copy / design) / BRC /Order Form # of BRCs / Order Forms  
  BRE (copy / design) / BRE # of BREs  
  Laser Letter            
  Setup Charge   # of Discrete Letters  
  Version Change Charge   # of Discrete Letters  
  Disk / Data Processing   # of Discrete Letters  
  Printing            
  Laser Letter /1000 Printing Quantity  
  Letter Head /1000 Printing Quantity  
  Outer Envelop /1000 Printing Quantity  
  Brochure /1000 Printing Quantity  
  BRC /1000 Printing Quantity  
  BRE /1000 Printing Quantity  
  List Rental Charges  
  Names /1000 Rental Quantity  
  Tape (Disk, etc.) Total Charges      
  Merge / Purge /1000 Rental Quantity  
  Lettershop            
  Collating, inserting, sorting /1000 Mailing Quantity  
  Presorting /1000 Mailing Quantity  
  Premium or Free Gift Included in mail package    
  Premium per unit Quantity  
  Postage            
  Postage /1000 Mailing Quantity  
               
        Total Costs Grand Total  
          Cost/1,000 Mailed  
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