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DORTMUND, GERMANY—The response rates for customized direct mail programs are nearly three times higher than standard mailings, suggests a study conducted by the International School of Management and sponsored by NexPress Solutions. The study compared two direct marketing approaches used to support a service program offered by a municipal utility in Düsseldorf. The program offered customers price advantages on gas and electricity in exchange for signing a one-year contract to purchase from the utility.