The following links may be of interest to direct marketers.

Marketing Associations

www.dmaw.org
The Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DC)

www.marketingpower.com
American Marketing Association

www.the-dma.org
The Direct Marketing Association

http://www.retailing.org
Electronic Retailing Association

Direct Marketing Trade Publications

www.dmnews.com
Haymarket Media's DMNews

http://www.targetmarketingmag.com
North American Publishing Company's Target Marketing

Mailing Resources

www.postalnews.com
Daily news on postal matters and the mailing industry

www.usps.com
U.S. Postal Service

www.envelope.org
Envelope Manufacturers Association

www.PIVA.com
Printing Industries of Virginia

www.mfsanet.org
Mailing and Fulfillment Services Association

www.postcom.org
The Association for Postal Commerce
http://ribbs.usps.gov/onecodesolution/index.cfm  
Software to create and download your USPS Intelligent Mail barcode

www.usps.com/zip4
Search engine for correct address formatting and complete ZIP Codes on individual U.S. addresses.

Marketing Information and Opinion Websites


http://www.marketingsherpa.com
What works in internet and integrated marketing

http://www.marketingprofs.com
Marketing resources, articles, online seminars, case studies, conferences and events

http://subscribe.chiefmarketer.com
Marketing news and much more

http://www.brandchannel.com  
International resources and online exchanges about brand marketing and branding

http://info.texterity.com/info/2008GilbaneReport/?pg=54
Digital print technology report on growth, trends, and best practices

http://www.simplenomics.com
Simple sales, marketing, and customer services strategies

http://www.techcrunch.com
Profiles of new internet products and companies

http://www.designobserver.com
Writings on design and culture

http://www.eduwebbuzz.com
Marketing in the education sector

http://www.mengonline.com/visitors
Fast-growing network group for executive level marketers

http://dmwrecks.blogspot.com
Tales of direct marketing gone wrong

http://www.junta42.com/top_42_content_marketing_blogs
Links to 42 popular marketing blogs

http://robertrosenthal.typepad.com/blog
A marketing executive's reactions to developments in the marketing industry

http://creative.blog.listrak.com
E-mail marketing design strategies from the Listrak creative team

http://directline.dmnewsblogs.com
http://bly.com/blog/
A direct marketing copywriter's look at marketing with a broad-angle lens

http://www.directcreative.com/blog
A freelance copywriter's tips and rants on direct response advertising

http://www.donorpowerblog.com/donor_power_blog
Thought-provoking fundraising blog written by copywriter Jeff Brooks

http://marketingroi.wordpress.com
Musings about marketing to help marketers succeed and to make them smile

http://rrwdatabasemarketing.blogspot.com
A direct marketing consulting company's blog about "all things related to direct marketing"

http://minethatdata.blogspot.com
Marketing Consultant Kevin Hillstrom on multichannel forensics, database, catalog, online and e-mail Marketing

http://www.brandingstrategyinsider.com
Positioning advertising from the brander's perspective

http://decker.typepad.com
Marketer Sam Decker's perspective on marketing, eBusiness, leadership, & life

http://www.marketingheadhunter.com
Executive searches for online marketing and e-commerce career opportunities

http://getgood.typepad.com/getgood_strategic_market
Susan Getgood's blog about where we are going (and where we've been) as marketers

http://www.electronicretailermag.com/info/homePage.html
Electronic Retailer magazine online

http://www.bluelinerny.com/blog
Internet marketing blog for entrepreneurs from marketing agency Blueliner

http://www.adrants.com/about.php
Marketing and advertising news with attitude from Adrants Publishing

http://www.whatsnextblog.com/
B.L. Ochman's blog about building sales and traffic for online businesses

http://blog.startwithalead.com/weblog/2004/10/marketing_to_do.html
Author Brian Carroll's blog on B2B lead generation, sales leads, and marketing for complex sales

http://blogwrite.blogs.com
Debbie Weil on the corporate blogging phenomenon

http://www.brandingstrategyinsider.com
A Blake Project blog aimed to help marketing professionals build strong brands

http://www.brittonmanasco.com
Tips on how to become a "thought leader" and, thus, a market leader

http://www.webinknow.com
Online thought leadership and viral marketing strategies from David Meerman Scott

http://www.debbieweil.com
Blog of social media consultant Debbie Weil

http://marcom-writer-blog.com
Author Dianna Huff delivers news, riffs, and commentary on all things relating to B2B marketing communications

http://www.bloombergmarketing.blogs.com
This "Diva Marketing Blog" addresses marketing with fun, bold, and savvy observations

http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog
Tips on simple, effective, affordable small business marketing from marketing and digital technology coach John Jantsch

http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog
Author Michael Stelzner's advice on how to make your marketing pieces stand out

http://www.micropersuasion.com
Digital Marketer Steve Rubel explores how emerging technologies are revolutionizing marketing communications

http://www.nevon.typepad.com/nevon/2004/11/developing_a_co.html
The business communication and technology blog of British communicator Neville Hobson

http://www.susannahutcheson.com
Journalist and freelance copywriter Susanna Hutcheson presents news and thoughts on business, marketing, and copywriting