No to Privatisation but Yes to Post, says survey

July 15, 2009 - PRLog -- The survey, commissioned by CFH Docmail, the online hybrid mail service, did however find a great deal of support for the Royal Mail, despite recent strikes, with some 79% of respondents considering the Royal Mail trustworthy, while 66% still see the company as reliable. Interestingly 89% of the 548 respondents saw their postman as trustworthy, confirming the public’s positive view of their local postman.

The other key point to emerge from the survey was the consumers’ continuing preference for post rather than online delivery. Some 87% of respondents stated that they enjoyed receiving post, and many want critical documents delivered in no other way. Despite recent efforts by the banks and utilities, 62% of the public said they still want a paper copy of their statements and bills posted through the door, while a massive 82% want communication from their Doctor to be by post – this despite all of the respondents being internet enabled.

This preference for post may be driven by the perceived higher security of an envelope, with 32% of respondents seeing the post as more secure than online – while only 12% saw online delivery as more secure.

Dave Broadway managing director of CFH Total Document Management, creators of Docmail, says, “It is clear from the results of this survey that the British public still enjoy a good relationship with the Royal Mail, and have a strong desire to receive documents by post. Services like Docmail that make the post easier and cheaper to use, can therefore still offer huge benefits to organisations that want to communicate with the public, while bringing more business to Royal Mail.”

The survey was carried out using the opt-in online service at http://www.htmail.com/market_research.html, and was emailed to some 6,000 UK residents with 548 respondents.

Confirmed demographic data:
Male: 44%
Female: 53%
Under 25: 6%
26-35: 25%
36-45: 28%
45-55: 21%
56-65: 15%
Over 65: 2%

Docmail is an exciting desktop mail service with low postage prices starting from just 25pence. Customers compile and send post direct from their PC. One of the simplest, most user-friendly online mail facilities to use, there’s no software to install; all that’s needed is a computer with internet access and a web browser.

The system allows you to upload a Word document and any PDFs you want to include in your mailing, enter an address or upload a list onto the online database, and then simply click the mouse for Docmail to print, personalise, enclose and post, with no limits on quantity or destination.
 

For further information, contact:
Dave Broadway, CFH Total Document Management, Tel: 01761 416311
http://www.cfhdocmail.com/

Issued by Penny Adair, PR Consultant, Tel: 0117 9040173

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