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Useful tools and services
Planning a new mail or multi-channel marketing campaign? Our free tools and media and data services can help you ensure it has maximum impact.
Infobank Resource Centre
Our Infobank Resource Centre in London WC1 offers free access to the latest industry data, consumer insights and media tools to help you get the most from your direct mail and integrated campaigns. We're open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 6pm. Just call us on
0800 917 0640 to book a session.
Average Response Rate Indicator
Calculate the potential response rate to your mail campaigns. Our quick and easy-to-use calculator uses the latest TNS data, gathered from over 1000 UK households, to estimate how many people would respond to your mailing – and compare it against the sector average.
Use the Average Response Rate Indicator
Royal Mail Insight Tool
Using the latest eBay data, this new tool gives marketers access to over 140 million eBay transactions at postcode level in the UK, so marketers can find out who is buying what, when and in which postcodes and show you key gender and age demographics via brand, and new or used products.
Find out more about Royal Mail's Insight Tool
Catalogue Critique
MMC’s Catalogue Critique tool evaluates the effectiveness of your catalogues. Book a session with a Royal Mail media consultant for a free independent review and practical recommendations to help improve the ROI of your catalogues.
Speak to a media consultant
Free media and data expertise
Royal Mail’s media and data specialists can also help you with competitor analysis, creative reviews of your mail packs and audience profiling. Find out more about the specialist services and tools on offer.