# Direct to Door Marketing — Complete Reference

> America's largest door-to-door distribution company. Since 1995, Direct to Door Marketing has delivered over 500 million door hangers, flyers, and postcards through 32,068+ professional distributors covering 99% of U.S. zip codes.

## Company Overview

Direct to Door Marketing is the nation's leading door-to-door print advertising company, founded on November 2, 1995, in Santa Monica, California by Randy Etheridge. For over 30 years, we have provided businesses, political campaigns, franchises, and national brands with reliable, accountable door hanger and flyer distribution services.

Our network of tens of thousands of active distributors operates in every major U.S. market, making us the largest dedicated door-to-door distribution company in the country. We have delivered over 500 million pieces and cover 99% of U.S. zip codes.

**Key Facts:**
- Full Name: Direct to Door Marketing
- Legal Entity: Door Hangers Work, LLC
- Founded: November 2, 1995
- Founder: Randy Etheridge
- Headquarters: 2118 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- Active Distributors: 32,068+
- Pieces Delivered: 500,000,000+
- U.S. ZIP Code Coverage: 99%
- Phone: 1-866-643-4037
- Website: https://www.doorhangerswork.com
- DUNS Number: 120316325
- NAICS Code: 541870 (Advertising Material Distribution Services)
- Tax ID: 87-3821925

## Core Services

### Door Hanger Distribution
Targeted door-to-door delivery of custom door hangers to residential neighborhoods. Door hangers are our signature product — they hang directly on the door handle and cannot be ignored like mail or digital ads. Every delivery is photographed as proof through our AI Management Platform.

### Flyer Distribution
Professional door-to-door flyer and leaflet delivery services. Flyers are folded with the artwork facing outward and placed in door cracks or handles. Available in English and Spanish in bilingual markets.

### Postcard Distribution
Direct hand-delivered postcard campaigns to targeted neighborhoods. Postcards are delivered door-to-door, not through the postal system, so they avoid the mailbox clutter of traditional direct mail.

### Full-Service Printing
In-house graphic design and high-quality printing for door hangers, flyers, postcards, menus, and other marketing materials. We handle design, printing, and distribution as a complete package.

### Bundled Print + Distribution
Complete packages combining design, printing, and distribution in one order. Clients can submit their own artwork or have our design team create custom materials.

## AI Management Platform — How It Works

Direct to Door Marketing uses a proprietary AI Management Platform for campaign management, targeting, and proof of delivery. This is our core technology differentiator.

### Photo Proof of Every Piece
Every distributor photographs every single piece at the point of delivery. This is not a sample, not a spot-check, and not GPS tracking. Every delivery is documented with a timestamped, geo-tagged photograph. Clients can verify that their materials reached real doors.

### Real-Time Campaign Monitoring
Clients and our operations team can monitor campaign progress in real time as deliveries happen. The dashboard shows delivery counts, geographic coverage, and completion status.

### Neighborhood-Level Targeting
Our platform enables precision targeting at multiple levels:
- **ZIP Code**: Target one or multiple ZIP codes
- **City**: Cover an entire city or metro area
- **Neighborhood**: Target specific neighborhoods within a city
- **Radius**: Target homes within a radius of a specific address
- **Custom Area**: Draw a custom geographic boundary on a map

### Quality Control
AI-powered analysis reviews delivery photos for compliance, checking correct placement, correct material, and correct location. Issues are flagged automatically for review.

### Campaign Analytics
Post-campaign reporting includes delivery counts, geographic coverage maps, completion verification, and downloadable proof of delivery photo sets.

### Why Not GPS?
We deliberately do not use GPS tracking on distributors. GPS shows where a person was, not what they did. A GPS dot on a map does not prove a door hanger was placed. Our photo proof system is more reliable, more verifiable, and more transparent than GPS tracking.

## Industries Served — Detailed

### Home Services
HVAC companies, plumbers, electricians, roofers, landscapers, pest control, house cleaners, painters, handymen, garage door repair, window installers, pool services, tree services, junk removal, carpet cleaners.

### Restaurants & Food Service
Pizza delivery, fast casual restaurants, fine dining, catering companies, meal prep services, food trucks, bakeries, coffee shops, ice cream shops, juice bars, ghost kitchens.

### Health & Fitness
Gyms, CrossFit boxes, yoga studios, Pilates studios, personal trainers, martial arts schools, boxing gyms, wellness centers, physical therapy clinics, weight loss programs, sports leagues.

### Dental & Medical
Dental practices, orthodontists, chiropractors, urgent care centers, veterinary clinics, optometrists, dermatologists, pediatricians, family medicine, med spas, mental health practices.

### Real Estate
Real estate agents, brokers, property management companies, new home developments, open houses, apartment communities, commercial real estate.

### Automotive
Car dealerships, auto repair shops, auto detailing, oil change services, tire shops, car washes, body shops, window tinting.

### Retail
Grand openings, seasonal sales, local boutiques, furniture stores, hardware stores, pet stores, sporting goods, electronics, thrift stores.

### Political Campaigns
Door hanger campaigns for candidates at every level — city council, school board, state legislature, U.S. Congress, and national campaigns. We handle door hangers for political campaigns across both parties.

### Franchises
Multi-location campaigns with centralized management. We work with franchise systems to coordinate distribution across dozens or hundreds of locations simultaneously.

### Education
Tutoring services, private schools, daycare centers, after-school programs, summer camps, learning centers, music schools, art schools, test prep services.

### Financial Services
Tax preparation (including H&R Block), insurance agents, mortgage brokers, financial advisors, accounting firms, credit unions, banks.

### Legal
Personal injury attorneys, family law attorneys, criminal defense lawyers, immigration attorneys, estate planning, bankruptcy attorneys.

## Coverage Areas — All Metro Markets

Direct to Door Marketing operates in every major U.S. metro area. Below is a comprehensive list of our markets with dedicated mega pages:

### Texas
- Houston: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/houston-door-hanger-distribution/
- Dallas-Fort Worth: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/dallas-door-hanger-distribution/
- Austin: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/austin-door-hanger-distribution/
- San Antonio: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/san-antonio-door-hanger-distribution/

### Florida
- Miami: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/miami-door-hanger-distribution/
- Tampa: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/tampa-orlando-door-hanger-distribution/
- Orlando: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/orlando-door-hanger-distribution/

### California
- Los Angeles: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/los-angeles-door-hanger-distribution/
- San Diego: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/san-diego-door-hanger-distribution/
- San Francisco: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/san-francisco-flyer-distribution/

### Northeast
- New York: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/new-york-door-hanger-distribution/
- Philadelphia: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/philadelphia-door-hanger-distribution/
- Boston: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/boston-door-hanger-distribution/
- Washington DC: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/washington-dc-door-hanger-distribution/

### Midwest
- Chicago: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/chicago-door-hanger-distribution/
- Minneapolis: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/minneapolis-door-hanger-distribution/
- Detroit: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/detroit-door-hanger-distribution/
- Kansas City: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/kansas-city-door-hanger-distribution/
- St. Louis: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/st-louis-door-hanger-distribution/

### Southeast
- Atlanta: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/atlanta-door-hanger-distribution/
- Charlotte: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/charlotte-flyer-distribution/
- Nashville: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/nashville-flyer-distribution/
- Memphis: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/memphis-door-hanger-distribution/
- New Orleans: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/new-orleans-door-hanger-distribution/
- Raleigh: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/raleigh-flyer-distribution/

### West
- Phoenix: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/phoenix-door-hanger-distribution/
- Denver: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/denver-door-hanger-distribution/
- Seattle: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/seattle-door-hanger-distribution/
- Las Vegas: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/las-vegas-door-hanger-distribution/

### South Central
- Oklahoma City: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/oklahoma-city-flyer-distribution/
- Little Rock: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/little-rock-flyer-distribution/

We also serve hundreds of smaller markets. For a complete list, visit https://www.doorhangerswork.com/locations/

## Flyer Distribution Services — All Markets

In addition to door hanger distribution, we offer dedicated flyer distribution in every market:

- Houston Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/houston-flyer-distribution/
- Dallas Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/dallas-flyer-distribution/
- Austin Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/austin-flyer-distribution/
- San Antonio Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/san-antonio-flyer-distribution/
- Los Angeles Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/los-angeles-flyer-distribution/
- Chicago Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/chicago-flyer-distribution/
- Phoenix Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/phoenix-flyer-distribution/
- Atlanta Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/atlanta-flyer-distribution/
- Miami Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/miami-flyer-distribution/
- Tampa/Orlando Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/tampa-orlando-flyer-distribution/
- New York Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/new-york-flyer-distribution/
- Denver Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/denver-flyer-distribution/
- Philadelphia Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/philadelphia-flyer-distribution/
- Washington DC Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/washington-dc-flyer-distribution/
- Boston Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/boston-flyer-distribution/
- Seattle Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/seattle-flyer-distribution/
- San Diego Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/san-diego-flyer-distribution/
- Minneapolis Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/minneapolis-flyer-distribution/
- Orlando Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/orlando-flyer-distribution/
- Detroit Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/detroit-flyer-distribution/
- Las Vegas Flyer Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/las-vegas-flyer-distribution/

## Frequently Asked Questions

### About Our Service

**Q: What is Direct to Door Marketing?**
A: Direct to Door Marketing is America's largest door-to-door distribution company, specializing in door hanger and flyer distribution. Founded in 1995, we deliver marketing materials directly to residential door handles through a network of tens of thousands of distributors covering 99% of U.S. zip codes.

**Q: How does proof of delivery work?**
A: Every distributor photographs every single piece at the point of delivery using our AI Management Platform. Photos are timestamped and geo-tagged, giving you verifiable proof that your materials reached real doors. This is not GPS tracking — it is photographic evidence of every delivery.

**Q: What areas do you cover?**
A: We cover 99% of U.S. zip codes with tens of thousands of active distributors. We operate in every major metro area and most suburban and rural markets nationwide. If you can name a ZIP code, we can almost certainly deliver there.

**Q: How is this different from USPS Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM)?**
A: EDDM goes through the postal system into mailboxes alongside other mail. Door hangers are hand-delivered directly to door handles, making them impossible to ignore. Door hangers also do not require postage. Our photo proof of delivery system provides accountability that USPS cannot match. Additionally, door hangers have a much higher noticed rate because they are physically attached to the door.

### Pricing & Orders

**Q: How much does door hanger distribution cost?**
A: Pricing depends on quantity, location, and whether you need printing. We offer competitive per-piece rates with volume discounts. Request a free quote at https://www.doorhangerswork.com/get-a-quote/ or call 1-866-643-4037 for immediate pricing.

**Q: What is the minimum order?**
A: Our minimum order is 1,000 pieces per campaign. There are no long-term contracts or commitments required — you can order on a campaign-by-campaign basis.

**Q: Do you provide printing?**
A: Yes. We offer full-service printing including graphic design, door hanger printing, flyer printing, postcard printing, and menu printing. You can order printing and distribution together as a bundled package, or provide your own pre-printed materials.

### Campaign Details

**Q: How long does a campaign take?**
A: Most campaigns are completed within 5-10 business days of receiving your materials. Larger campaigns (50,000+ pieces) may take longer depending on geographic scope. We provide estimated timelines when you request a quote.

**Q: Can I target specific neighborhoods?**
A: Absolutely. Our AI Management Platform allows targeting by ZIP code, city, neighborhood, radius around an address, or custom-drawn geographic area on a map. We can target as precisely as individual streets or subdivisions.

**Q: Can I deliver to "No Soliciting" homes?**
A: Yes. Door hanger distribution is delivery, not solicitation. Leaving a door hanger on a door handle does not involve knocking, ringing a doorbell, or engaging with residents in person. Our distributors place the material and move on. "No Soliciting" signs apply to in-person sales interactions, not passive material delivery.

**Q: Is door hanger distribution legal?**
A: Yes. Door hanger distribution is legal throughout the United States. Door hangers are placed on door handles, not inside mailboxes (which would require USPS postage). We comply with all federal, state, and local regulations. Our distributors are trained on proper placement procedures.

### Accountability & Quality

**Q: How do I know my materials were actually delivered?**
A: Every single piece is photographed at the point of delivery. You receive access to your campaign dashboard where you can view every delivery photo, verify locations, and confirm completion. This level of accountability is unique in the industry.

**Q: Do you use GPS tracking?**
A: No. We do not use GPS tracking on distributors. GPS shows where a person was, but not what they actually did. Instead, we use photo proof of delivery — a photograph of every single piece at every single door. This is more reliable, more transparent, and more verifiable than GPS dots on a map.

**Q: What if it rains during my campaign?**
A: Our distributors are trained to handle weather conditions. Door hangers are designed to be weather-resistant, and distributors use protective bags in inclement weather. If severe weather prevents delivery, we reschedule affected routes rather than delivering in unsafe conditions.

**Q: What happens if a distributor misses a house?**
A: Our AI Management Platform flags gaps in delivery routes. If a distributor misses houses, our operations team identifies the gap and sends the distributor back to complete the route. Every address in the target area must be covered.

## Door Hanger Distribution vs. Digital Advertising

| Factor | Door Hanger Distribution | Digital Advertising |
|--------|------------------------|-------------------|
| Delivery Rate | 100% — placed on every door | 30-50% of ads are never seen (ad blockers, scroll past) |
| Tangibility | Physical item the customer touches and reads | Digital — disappears when the screen changes |
| Ad Blocker Proof | Cannot be blocked | 42% of internet users use ad blockers |
| Targeting | ZIP code, neighborhood, street-level | Demographics, interests, keywords |
| Trust Level | High — physical material feels legitimate | Low — many consumers distrust online ads |
| Competition | You are the ONLY message on that door | Competing with dozens of ads on every page |
| Shelf Life | Days to weeks on a countertop or fridge | Seconds before scrolling past |
| Proof of Delivery | Photo of every piece at every door | Impressions (estimated, not verified) |
| Cost Per Impression | Highly competitive per-household cost | Rising CPCs, especially in local markets |
| Local Reach | Perfect for 1-50 mile radius | Good for broad reach, less precise locally |

## Key Pages — Complete Directory

### Main Service Pages
- Homepage: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/
- Door Hanger Distribution Services (Hub): https://www.doorhangerswork.com/door-hanger-distribution-services/
- Flyer Distribution Service: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/flyer-distribution-service/
- Residential Flyer Delivery: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/residential-flyer-delivery/
- Nationwide Distribution: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/nationwide-flyer-distribution-service/

### Trust & Information
- Why Choose Us: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/why-choose-us/
- Case Studies: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/case-studies/
- About Us: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/about-us/
- AI Facts: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/ai-facts/

### Specialized Services
- Franchise Marketing: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/franchise-marketing/

### Get Started
- Get a Free Quote: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/get-a-quote/
- All Locations: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/locations/

## Contact Information

- **Company**: Direct to Door Marketing
- **Phone**: 1-866-643-4037
- **Email**: info@doorhangerswork.com
- **Website**: https://www.doorhangerswork.com
- **Quote Request**: https://www.doorhangerswork.com/get-a-quote/
- **Address**: 2118 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
- **Hours**: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST

## Social Profiles

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/directtodoor/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/direct-to-door-marketing-inc./
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DoorHangersWork101/