Other times of the year it's around a 15% boost and not worth the extra money.If you tape a quarter to each letter or postcard they will get noticed more too.

If I just use a general template typed up does it boost my professinalism and productivity?

If not, see if there are any spots in the funnel where you can boost response rates.In my humble opinion, the current market is not the greatest for direct mail in larger, more competitive cities.

Sure, but then you are either a HUGE company employing many people, or you are a small time investor that only gets 1 lead a month.If you are either of these, you are no threat to me because people don't want to sell to a huge company, and people do not want to sell to a small time wanna be investor.So my claims are justified.That is how I transform all the flaws of my competitors into features of my business and I boost my credibility score.No, do not do bandit signs.