# Direct Marketing Solutions

> Direct Marketing Solutions combines audience analytics, creative services, digital marketing and in-house mail production for national customer acquisition and retention campaigns. Founded by Ed Sherman in 1982, the Main Street Capital-backed business serves financial services, telecom, retail and insurance clients and operates production facilities in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Milwaukie (Portland metropolitan area), United States
- **Founders:** Ed Sherman (Founder)
- **Products:** Campaign strategy, Data and analytics, Creative services, Digital marketing, Mail production and fulfillment
- **Notable:** Company reports 1.2 billion mail pieces annually and capacity of up to 1.5 billion., Added Chicago-area production through the February 2026 Johnson & Quin acquisition., Reports SOC 2-compliant production facilities.

## Products & services

- **Campaign strategy** — Audience selection, testing plans, channel choice and campaign timing.
- **Data and analytics** — Segmentation, predictive modeling and performance forecasting.
- **Creative services** — Direct response copy, design and branding for print and digital campaigns.
- **Digital marketing** — SEO, paid search, social and IP targeting integrated with physical mail.
- **Mail production and fulfillment** — In-house printing, personalization, folding, inserting and mailing.
- **Postal optimization** — Mail preparation, transportation planning, promotion eligibility and delivery tracking.

## Achievements

- Company reports 1.2 billion mail pieces annually and capacity of up to 1.5 billion.
- Added Chicago-area production through the February 2026 Johnson & Quin acquisition.
- Reports SOC 2-compliant production facilities.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published an interview with Print Director Kevin Reeder about production planning and press downtime.
- **2026-09** — Published postal-cost guidance emphasizing optimization and address quality.
- **2026-04** — Filed an Oregon WARN notice planning Portland production closure, approximately 96 job reductions June 5 and about 10 more through July 31.
- **2026-02** — Acquired Johnson & Quin; Main Street announced $25.6 million in follow-on financing.

## Links

- Website: https://teamdms.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/direct-marketing-solutions/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Direct-Marketing-Solutions-154875964547538/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24