Postage Rates Are Increasing: Your Plan to Minimize Impact

pmgdirect June 2, 2021 Blog, Postal Information 0
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The USPS announced hefty new postage rates across all major classes of mail on May 28th. The average increase will be 6.9 percent effective August 29, 2021, right as the fall fundraising season gets underway. Nonprofit Marketing Mail rates are increasing 7.8 percent on average. Our colleagues at MailSmart Logistics are working quickly to determine[...]

New USPS Tool Available for Business Reply Mail

Jessica Tanis October 15, 2020 Blog, PMG News, Postal Information 0
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Qualified Business Reply Mail (QBRM) Adds New Intelligent Mail barcode Accounting (IMbA™) for Faster Delivery, Lower Costs and Better Tracking Our team at PMG has utilized Business Reply Mail® (BRM) campaigns to help boost response since donors don’t have to find and use a stamp to mail back their donation. Due to BRM’s ease of[...]

Strategy to Prepare Your 2021 Postage Budget

pmgdirect October 8, 2020 Blog, PMG News, Postal Information 0
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Here’s what we know so far about the impending 2021 postage increases: The U.S. Postal Service is expected to file its proposed postage rate increases at the Postal Regulatory Commission before October 13, which is the release date for the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. The current CPI price cap is 1.458 percent, and[...]

USPS: Decipher Fact vs. Fiction on a Free Webinar

pmgdirect August 25, 2020 Blog, PMG News, Postal Information 0
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What is fact and what is fiction when it comes to reports about the USPS? The USPS has been featured by the media quite a bit in recent weeks. As a mailer, it’s hard to know what is factual and what’s, well, not. Debbie Sylvester, Vice President of Sales for MailSmart Logistics will serve as a panelist on a[...]

Is the USPS being impacted by politics?

pmgdirect August 13, 2020 Blog, Postal Information 0
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The reports about the USPS have raised many questions and speculation in this election year. Today, we share a statement by the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers to help our clients fully understand the situation. The Alliance’s statement has some very helpful information that dispels some of the silliness being reported. It also notes that there[...]

Get Ready for this Fall’s Informed Delivery Campaign Promotion and Save Up to 2% on Postage

pmgdirect July 13, 2020 Blog, Postal Information 0
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The USPS is now offering a reduced per piece rate – up to a 2% postage discount – for mailings that conduct Informed Delivery Interactive Campaigns this fall. The promotion period runs from September 1 – November 30, 2020, and registration starts on July 15 and runs through November 30, 2020. Informed Delivery Interactive Campaigns[...]

USPS Announces Selection of New Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

pmgdirect May 7, 2020 Industry, Postal Information 0
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The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service has selected Louis DeJoy to serve as the 75th Postmaster General of the United States. DeJoy is a business executive with more than 35 years of supply chain logistics experience, including decades of experience as a contractor to the U.S. Postal Service. Current Postmaster General[...]

USPS and Supplier Partners All Continue Mail Delivery During Covid-19 Crisis

pmgdirect March 27, 2020 Blog, PMG News, Postal Information 0
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Mail Delivery Continues During Covid-19 Crisis The PMG family of companies, our partnering printers and lettershops, and the USPS remain committed to delivering mail to the American public during the Covid-19 crisis. The USPS recently shared their operational plans during the Covid-19 outbreak. You can read the full Postmaster General’s Letter to the Postal Industry[...]

The Amazing Benefits of the USPS Address Change Service

pmgdirect January 10, 2020 PMG News, Postal Information 0
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Save money. Save time. Clean your address data. Reduce waste. Get your mail delivered faster. We’re very excited about the many benefits of the Address Change Service (ACS) offered by the Postal Service. Address Change Service Here’s how it works: After your mailing drops, the USPS provides any change-of-address and other non-delivery information to you[...]

Tips for Preparing Your 2020 Postage Budget

pmgdirect August 21, 2019 Blog, Postal Information 0
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This fall the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release their Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. The CPI is utilized by the US Postal Service to adjust postage rates across hundreds of rate cells.[...]