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11 firms and in-house teams · 12 winning projects
Direct mail and email are the only design that gets measured to the penny, so a piece that wins here also had to perform. The designer has three seconds at the mailbox or in the inbox to win the next three, and the craft is in the first fold or the first line. By GDUSA award wins, Quad, Design Innovation Team leads direct mail and email marketing in 2021 with 2, ahead of Acenda Integrated Health (1), Applied Design (1), Burgopak (1), Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS) (1). The firms with the most GDUSA awards for direct mail and email marketing in 2021 are ranked below, each with one of its winning projects. Open any firm to see all of its work.
| # | Firm | Wins | A recent winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quad, Design Innovation TeamChalfont, PA | 2 | Poly Window Surprise Mailer |
| 2 | Acenda Integrated HealthFirst winGlassboro, NJ | 1 | Critical Response Fund Direct Response Campaign |
| 3 | Applied DesignFirst win | 1 | 2020 Mighty Big Harvest Direct Mail Series |
| 4 | BurgopakFirst win | 1 | A Different Way To Bank |
| 5 | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS)First winRockville, MD | 1 | Ma'ayan 2021 Annual Campaign Brochure + Mailing |
| 6 | INSPFirst winIndian Land, SC | 1 | INSP’s B2B Client Mailer |
| 7 | Norwegian Cruise Line Inhouse AgencyFirst winMiami, FL | 1 | Prima Direct Mail + AR Experience |
| 8 | Phillips AcademyFirst winAndover, MA | 1 | “In Their Own Words” Direct Mail Appeal |
| 9 | The Word & Brown CompaniesFirst winOrange, CA | 1 | Word & Brown ‘&’ Greeting Cards |
| 10 | Tufts Medical CenterFirst winBrookline, MA | 1 | CheckUP Summer 2021 Direct Mailer |
| 11 | WORX Branding | Digital | MarketingFirst winProspect, CT | 1 | Customer Acquisition Mailer |
Counts are winning projects published in the gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name are counted like firms.
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