Planning for the Fall

As summer comes to a close, the direct mail industry will begin to ramp up for the busy fall season. Production Solutions would like to provide some helpful tips and suggestions to keep your mailing on track and to help avoid the common pitfalls that can quickly steer a project off course. Schedule Your Mailings; [...]

Postal Regulatory Commission Files Exigency Price Increase!

Hot off the press! Below is a brief overview of the proposed Exigency Price Increase that was filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission on July 6, 2010. Details of the exigency rate increase are posted at the USPS website: http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/deliveringfuture/prices.htm Quick Rate Increase Overview First Class Mail Increase Average of 5.4% with single piece Increasing [...]

EXIGENT POSTAL RATE INCREASE IMMINENT IN EARLY 2011

The latest word from industry sources is that the anticipated 2011 USPS postal rate increase is gaining momentum. Production Solutions wants you to have the latest news, compliments of our attendance at the recent Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) Meeting. It seems that the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is firmly on track to vet the [...]

Cost Savings Recommendations

Reduce the Weight!! 1. Reducing the weight of paper can really help reduce paper costs without changing the look or functionality of the final piece. If your item is a self mailer, a slightly heavier paper might be needed to arrive looking its best, but if your item is in an envelope it can be [...]

5th Annual Bridge Conference Update

The 5th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference will be held on July 26th – 28th at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The Bridge Conference is jointly produced by the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals – DC Chapter (AFP/DC). Production [...]

Exigent Postage Rate Increase

In March, Postmaster General John E. Potter announced that in just four years, the USPS is estimated to experience a record mail volume decline from 213 billion pieces in 2006 to 168 billion in 2010. This drop of 20% has heads turning and people scrambling to develop a manageable solution to reverse this troublesome trend. [...]

USPS 5-Day Delivery Proposal

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Unless of course there is a nearly $7 billion loss in profits. In that case, all bets are off. On March 30th, The United States Postal Service submitted its five-day delivery proposal to its [...]

2010 Summer Sale is here

Based on the success of last summer’s program, the U.S. Postal Service will be running the Summer Sale again! The Postal Regulatory Commission reviewed the proposal and has approved it for 2010. Production Solutions’ clients that enrolled in the Summer Sale program last year combined to save over $100,000! The basic outline of the sale [...]

Beginning March 15, 2010, the USPS will no longer issue round-stamped 3602 forms

What does this mean? Hard copy, round-stamped and signed 3602 postage certifications will no longer be available @ PostalOne! compatible Post Offices. In an effort to improve efficiency within the Postal Service, the USPS will no longer fill out by hand or round-stamp a postage statement or 3602 document. INSTEAD, and upon request, the Postal [...]

The Upcoming Year Holds Several Changes for the USPS!

Let’s sit back and once more enjoy the fact that the Post Office will not be increasing postage this year… Okay, now on to the items that will be changing and rather quickly!  Besides the deflection standards mentioned above, here are some highlights that warrant your attention: January 4, 2010:  Move Update penalties begin.  A fee [...]

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