How do you use direct mail?

[George Shetler]

I keep hearing people are using direct mail marketing and sending out anywhere between 1k-3k mail a month depending on how big their market budget is and how many responses they want.

My question is. How do you send this much mail? Are you using an online mailing service where you give them the template message and a list of people you want them to send to and leave them to it?

If so who do you recommend?

If not then what are you doing?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice!