Direct mail vs Email

Email and direct mail has its advantages and disadvantages. Email is fast, easy, cheap, and has downloadable attachments (for photos, files, videos…etc)! Email can also be good for businesses, getting in touch with distant relatives/friends, and a great way to transfer information fast. When you are writing an email you can use either informal or formal language depending on whom the email is to be sent to. You can even manipulate the template to suit your needs, whether its business involved or not. With email, you can pretty much do anything you like with it and do not have to worry about the mailman or someone peeking into your mail. The only downside to email is the fact that you get a downpour of spam mail…I get a bunch of emails that are just pure spam; most of which has some sort of virus inside them that is just waiting for you to open it so that the nasty little virus can infect your entire computer and eventually crashes it! Eek! I hope that never happens but, it can…given that the email account you have doesn’t have a virus check on the mail that is coming into your inbox (I know I do!). Enough of email! The postal service is great! It allows you to send personalized letters to your loved ones as well as allowing you to show much more emotion through your writing. It also shows that you took the time and effort to send it, making the receiver of the letter feel special. Direct mail can be used just like email; you can use formal or informal language in the letter, receiving a bunch of junk mail…etc. Although, direct mail takes a lot more time to get reach its destination, it’s a way to relax a bit. Honestly, I feel more relaxed when reading through my mail than my email. I don’t know why exactly but, I tend to sit back and loosen up when reading my mail. When I read through my email, I’m usually sitting at a desk staring at a screen. Overall, email and direct mail are two ways of communicating to one another; you make the decision on which to choose to communicate with.