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title: Reduce Your Direct Mail Costs with Graphic Design Templates
description: Rather than designing new direct mail campaigns from scratch, consider developing a few templates that you can repurpose or reuse.
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# [Reduce Your Direct Mail Costs with Graphic Design Templates](https://streamworksmn.com/blog/reduce-your-direct-mail-costs-with-graphic-design-templates)

 Written by [Lindsay Valenty](https://streamworksmn.com/blog/author/lindsay-valenty) | Oct 6, 2020 3:30:00 PM

This week's topic focuses on how to reduce direct mail expenses when using design templates.

Rather than designing new direct mail campaigns from scratch, consider developing a few templates that you can repurpose or reuse. By setting up a few templates with standard parameters for art, headlines, and offers, you can easily update and refresh each campaign without spending extensive time and money on design.

### Design templates are perfect for:

• Letter packages

• Self-mailers

• Postcards

• Marketing Collateral

## SAVINGS** **

**On average, creating a self-mailer from scratch can cost $1,500 - $3,500 in design time alone.** Let's assume you are mailing a different self-mailer each month. By creating a design template and only changing copy and a few images, your design cost can decrease by as much as 50%. A template can save up to $21,000 in design fees for just one monthly campaign. If your mailing schedule is high volume, using design templates can save you over $100,000 per year. 

Streamworks has designed direct mail templates that are postal compliant and offer a variety of layout options. [Request a Sample Kit. ](https://info.streamworksmn.com/e2t/tc/VWJrcx5TxHTDW32R8Z15kwP3qW178YCN4gpQ7mN8SvFG33p_9LV1-WJV7CgZnbMyw8TWvgD7MVlkYnk8JpkNXW4jxPXR8mKHhsW5QcN0m3DMrjLW6tRyP92sLy4gV1mdjJ60sp28W5JhJFx8Pzr6mW3G8-7h8lZ8zLN5hGFvWk7JM3W7pRwcy6l3XyxW9jyZwZ1hBgvmW4Qv-YB5qbTsbW77JKPp3fJnmkW4z6pHY5qwL5BW6JM-K889rctPW8xy61s88CbbhW2Hyfq984CV-RW3lJBQc10ZKL6W7hFZ1v2G0BjfW5FBqjD3wv0MmW4x5t7633hCFBW4RGmxJ1wKH2VVbzxZK4w0hmBW6YxDVb3TNQPMW1hmB5X5yCdmKN63S45MTKBmnW8PmrYV4dvgKRW2qBk5G7f2hxf3gZS1)

### Uncover opportunities to improve your existing marketing campaigns by saving money.

 Sign up for our [FREE Education Email Series](https://streamworksmn.com/signup_costsavings) Direct Mail: Cost Reduction Strategies for more cost-saving strategies. 

 

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