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Postal Updates  ·  Insights
Planning for Lead Times in 2022 

Paper, labor, transportation shortages…oh my!  I am sure you are well-aware of these nation-wide economic challenges that are impacting the direct mail supply chain and leading to not only increased prices, but longer lead times.   There is no indication that […]

by Kathrine Gouldin

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Changes to First Class Mail Service Standards

Starting on about October 1, the service standards for First Class letters, postcards, flat envelopes, parcels and some periodicals are expected to change. The Postal Service shared that this initiative is part of their “Delivering for America” 10-Year Strategic Plan, […]

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Post Office Locations Closed Due to Hurricane Ida

UPDATE 9/20/2021 – ALL POST OFFICE LOCATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. ============================== PS wishes nothing but safety and security to those caught in the path of Hurricane Ida. USPS branches in Louisiana and Mississippi are temporarily closed due to the storm. […]

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Updated Postage Rates Effective August 2021

The Postal Service filed new rates with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for Market Dominant Rate Changes, and these rate changes will officially go into effect on Sunday, August 29, 2021. While the average increase is 6.9% across all of […]

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How to Understand the New Postage Rates & USPS Details Explained
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How to Understand the New Postage Rates & USPS Details Explained

Every new year – and every new postage increase – PS releases a new postage rate chart! The next proposed USPS postage increase is scheduled to go into effect Sunday, August 29th, 2021. You can find our latest 2021 PS […]

by Kathrine Gouldin

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July 2025 Postage Rate Chart Changes
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August 2021 Postage Rate Chart Changes

The USPS has elected to use virtually all of their pricing authority granted under the New Postal Rate Making Rules that went into effect this past January, to file a Second Postage Rate Change in 2021. This past Friday afternoon […]

by Kathrine Gouldin

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An Informed Deep Dive on Informed Delivery
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An Informed Deep Dive on Informed Delivery 

Do you have what it takes to create an Informed Delivery campaign? It’s an incredibly easy concept to understand, but as with many offerings from the USPS, the devil is in the details. As a refresher, Informed Delivery is the […]

by Kathrine Gouldin

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The Informed Delivery Promotion: Increasing Visibility and Reducing Costs!
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The Informed Delivery Promotion: Increasing Visibility and Reducing Costs!

Informed Delivery has been around long enough to have gained a solid following of people that absolutely swear by it. Even better, this autumn the USPS will be running their annual postal promotion so you can receive a 2% discount […]

by Kathrine Gouldin

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Melding Digital & Direct Mail with the USPS Mobile Shopping Promotion!
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Melding Digital & Direct Mail with the USPS Mobile Shopping Promotion!

This summer, the USPS will again offer their Mobile Shopping promotion in an effort to encourage everyone to continue to invest in technologies to bridge the gap between their digital programs and their direct mail. Read below about how Production […]

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What is the USPS' Earned Value Promotion
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What is the USPS’ Earned Value Promotion?

EVP! EVP! EVP! The Earned Value Promotion (EVP) has a reputation of the least understood USPS mailing promo of the year. If you read the USPS’ fine print about the promo, it talks about MID’s/STID’s/CRID’s/ShareMail and, well, you lost me […]

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