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Handwritten direct mail marketing that wins your agency new clients

Fer Marketing runs handwritten-style direct mail marketing for US marketing agencies. We find prospects, review each prospect's website for a real issue, write a short personal note about it in a handwriting font, then print and mail the postcard by USPS First-Class in your agency's name. Pricing is $10 per postcard mailed, with a 50-card minimum.

  • Relevant and personalized. Every card is about one prospect's own business.
  • Real value, every time. Each message points to a real issue they can check, not a generic blast or more of the same.
  • Managed end to end. Prospects, research, design, print and USPS mailing. Your team takes the calls.

What makes handwritten direct mail work?

We are in the business of client acquisition for agencies. Handwritten-style postcards that point to a real detail on each prospect's website are how we open the door to a first call.

A handwriting style on its own does not make mail feel personal. The content does. We pair the handwritten look with a finding the prospect can verify in a few seconds on their own site.

The result is a campaign where each card feels like a note from someone who already looked into the business.

How does a campaign run?

  • You share your niche, area and the services you want to sell.
  • We research prospects and document one website finding for each.
  • We write and design each card, with the note in a handwriting typeface.
  • We print on premium card stock and mail by USPS First-Class.

How does it work?

  1. 01

    We find your prospects

    Tell us the niche and area your agency wants to reach. We research the businesses. You do not need to supply a list.

  2. 02

    We find a real issue

    We review each prospect's website and document one specific, verifiable problem, like a broken link or a form that fails on mobile.

  3. 03

    We design the postcard

    The front shows the finding. The back carries a short personal note and your agency's contact details. You review before printing.

  4. 04

    We print and mail it

    Each card is printed on premium card stock and sent by USPS First-Class Mail in your agency's name.

What does a postcard look like?

A fictional sample. The agency, the prospect and the address are made up to show the format.

Postcard front for a fictional roofing company, showing that its quote form button does nothing on mobile
Front: the website issue, shown clearly.
Postcard back with a short handwritten-style note from the fictional agency, a QR code and the mailing address
Back: a short personal note in the agency's name.

How does Fer Marketing compare to a postcard printing service or cold email?

Fer MarketingGeneric postcard serviceCold email
GoalNew client conversations for your agencyGetting your design printed and mailedBooking replies from an inbox
Who finds prospectsWe doYou do, or you buy a listYou do, or you buy a list
MessageAbout a real issue on each prospect's websiteThe same design for everyoneOften templated
FormatPrinted postcard, USPS First-ClassPrinted postcardEmail
BrandingWhite label, in your agency's nameYour designYour sending domain
Who does the workManaged end to endYou write and designYou write, send and manage deliverability
Price$10 per postcard mailed, 50-card minimumVaries by vendorVaries by tools

What do agency owners ask?

Is the note printed or written by hand?

Printed. The note uses a handwriting-style font so it feels personal while staying consistent and legible on every card.

What kind of website issue do you mention?

Something real and visible that we found on the prospect's own site, such as a broken link, a form that does not submit, or a page that fails on mobile. We do not invent problems.

How are the postcards mailed?

Each card is printed on premium card stock and sent through USPS First-Class Mail to the prospect's business address.

How can my agency get more clients?

Reach prospects with a message that is about their business and useful to them, then follow up personally. We do that for you with postcards that point to a real issue on each prospect's website, sent in your agency's name, so your team only talks to people who respond.

How can my agency stand out from cold email?

Send something physical and specific. A printed postcard about a real problem on the prospect's own website does not compete with a crowded inbox, and it shows you already looked at their business.

Does direct mail work for B2B outreach?

It can, when the message is relevant to the business receiving it. We do not promise response rates; we make each card specific to one prospect so it is worth reading.

How is this different from a postcard printing service?

A printing service prints what you send. We also find the prospects, review each website, write the message and design every card, then print and mail it. It is a client acquisition service, not just print.

What is the minimum order?

The minimum is 50 postcards, which is $500 at $10 per postcard mailed.

How do you find prospects?

We research businesses that match the niche and area you choose, then review each one's website. You do not need to supply prospects, and you can check the list before anything is designed.

How do we pay?

We accept payments via Stripe, including credit and debit cards. There is no checkout on this site: we talk first, agree on the campaign, and then send the payment details.

Ready to get your agency new clients?

Tell us the niche you want to reach.

We will talk through a first campaign for your agency.

Payment is handled after we talk. We accept payments via Stripe, including credit and debit cards.