NAR Library & Archives has already done the research for you. References (formerly Field Guides) offer links to articles, eBooks, websites, statistics, and more to provide a comprehensive overview of perspectives. EBSCO articles (E) are available only to NAR members and require the member's nar.realtor login.

COVID-19 Impact on Direct Mail

Direct Mail Marketing during COVID-19: Statistics and Marketing Trends (Who’s Mailing What!, Nov. 4, 2020)

5 Ways Coronavirus Has Changed Media: The Direct Mail Opportunity (Union Street Media, Aug. 5, 2020)

REALTOR® Logo Guidelines

Membership Marks Manual (National Association of REALTORS®)

Downloadable Logos (National Association of REALTORS®)

Direct Mail Basics

Marketing: When Old is New (Business Record, Oct. 16, 2020)

Use RPR to Pinpoint Your Direct Mail Campaign Targets (RPR, Apr. 13, 2020)

Why Direct Marketing Works for Real Estate (RealTrends, Oct. 28, 2020)

Direct Mail - The Ultimate Guide (Real Estate Skills, Jan. 29, 2020)

How to Get a Direct Mail Mailing List (The Mail Shark, Apr. 24, 2019)

Is Direct Mail Effective? If I Had a Dime for Every Time I Was Asked (ActiveRain, Jan. 24, 2019)

Direct Mail Proof: Real Campaigns Netting Up to $100,000 per Month (Think Realty, Jan. 9, 2019)

Prospecting by Direct Mail (REALTOR® Magazine Online)

eBooks & Other Resources

eBooks.realtor.org

The following eBooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:

Be a Direct Selling Superstar (Kindle, eBook)

Do-It-Yourself Advertising and Promotion (eBook)

No B.S. Direct Marketing (Kindle, eBook)

Reinventing Interactive and Direct Marketing (Kindle, eBook)

The Direct Mail Revolution (Kindle, eBook)

The Direct Mail Solution (Kindle, eBook)

Books, Videos, Research Reports & More

The resources below are available for loan through the NAR Library & Archives. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Member Support at 800-874-6500 for assistance.

Power Real Estate E-Mails & Letters (La Crosse, WI: Dearborn, 2012) HF 5721 P68

Sold!: Direct Marketing for the Real Estate Pro (Sterling, VA: Capital Books, 2007) HD 1375 G28

Power Real Estate Letters: Letters, E-Mails, and More to Meet All Business Needs (Chicago, IL: Dearborn
Real Estate Education, 2006) HF 5721 P68

How to Become a Mega-Producer Real Estate Agent in Five Years (Mason, OH, Thomson/South-Western, 2004) HF 5438 H42

52 Weeks of Sales Success (New York, HarperCollins, 1999) HF 5438 R59f

Word Marketing: How to Empower Real Estate Advertising Through the Proper Choice of Words (Grafton, Wisc.: Blue Rose Studio, 1997) HF 6161.R3 K15

Power Real Estate Letters: A Professional's Resource for Success (Chicago, IL: Real Estate Education Company, 1994) HF 5721 P68 Rev. ed.

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