Avoid the Time Crunch

Step 3 — From all list owners who said “yes” to your pre-clears, select your top picks and place your orders. If too few approve your pre-clears, request more pre-clears. If pre-cleared acceptances turn to nays when you actually order, request more pre-clears. Time until you have enough list orders to equal your mailing requirement: two days to two weeks. Again, the bottleneck often is the list owners.