Your businesses database of previous customers, otherwise known as your address mailing list can be very profitable to any business, but are you getting the most out of your list?  There are industry secrets that every business should know that will allow your business to reap all the available benefits of a address mailing list.

All address mailing lists should of course contain vital contact information, such as name, complete mailing address, and telephone number.  The next most important bits of information your address mailing list should contain is position, title, and company. This will help you to address your mail piece correctly. 

Next your address mailing list should contain information on past purchases such as the amount and date of purchase.  This will allow you to track each customers purchase history and send out mail pieces accordingly.

Last, but not least you should allow plenty of room for a comment section.   This will allow you to track returns and other important information.