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.[...]

Informed Delivery is Really Catching On with Consumers and Marketers Alike!

pmgdirect February 14, 2019 Industry, PMG News, Postal Information 0
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Informed Delivery, which provides users with digital previews of their upcoming mail, continues to see strong subscriber and campaign growth. PMG has worked with our clients on Informed Delivery since mid-2017 and last reported on this innovative USPS program back in June of 2018. Compare the program’s stats then and now:   June 2018 January[...]

New USPS Proposed Rule Threatens Nonprofits

pmgdirect August 27, 2018 Industry, Postal Information 0
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Developing Story: The Postal Service has proposed a new rule which is a huge potential threat to nonprofit mailers. The proposal eliminates all merchandise and goods from USPS Marketing Mail, which moving forward would be limited to paper-based, printed matter only. The biggest impact would be on upfront premium mailings containing non-paper items like tote[...]

USPS Director Bob Dixon Shares the Latest News on Informed Delivery with PMG

pmgdirect June 4, 2018 Industry, Postal Information 0
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Informed Delivery is seeing big growth in subscribers and campaigns according to Bob Dixon, director of product technology innovation at the USPS.  The PMG team spoke with Bob Dixon last week to get the latest updates on this exciting new service and get answers to our questions. Here are the highlights from our conversation: There[...]

Hand Written Notes Bring Smiles

pmgdirect April 10, 2018 Blog, Industry, Postal Information 0
USPS National Card and Letter Writing Month
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April is National Card and Letter Writing Month! The USPS is celebrating all month long to raise awareness of the importance and historical significance of card and letter writing. As direct marketers, we know the impact of a personalized letter, and a handwritten letter or note is even more meaningful and special. Seeing a hand-addressed,[...]

PRC Update from the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers

pmgdirect December 12, 2017 Industry, Postal Information 0
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We’re sharing an update from the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers about the recent PRC proposal which allows postal rate increases above the CPI. It outlines the highlights of the increases as well as six things you can do now to help. From the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers:   The PRC Proposal is Simply Bad December[...]

Hurricane Harvey Mail Service Disruption Updates

pmgdirect August 28, 2017 PMG News, Postal Information 0
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What should you do about your mail heading to Texas or Louisiana? We are receiving a variety of response from our direct mail clients; some are choosing to delay mailing into the affected areas while others are proceeding. We can work with you no matter which path you choose. Our colleagues at MailSmart Logistics are monitoring[...]

Has Informed Delivery Reached a Tipping Point? – Part Two

pmgdirect July 17, 2017 Blog, Postal Information 0
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A preview of your mail each day, emailed to you every morning. For free. Does this sound compelling and useful? Until you sign up for Informed Delivery and experience it yourself, you may not appreciate the value of this innovative new service from the Post Office. Despite its boring name, Informed Delivery may serve as[...]

Has Informed Delivery Reached a Tipping Point?

pmgdirect July 10, 2017 Blog, Postal Information 0
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The USPS is holding an Informed Delivery® Webinar Series for marketers beginning July 11 due to growing interest in the program. Now available nationwide, 2.25 million household customers have signed up for Informed Delivery, and 3,000 new users are joining every day, according to the USPS. This expanding customer base offers marketers an incredible opportunity[...]

Thank Your Postal Worker – July 1

pmgdirect June 29, 2017 Postal Information 0
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More than a half-million people work six days a week to deliver mail across the United States. Many walk an average of 4 to 8 miles with bags full of mail through extreme heat, cold, rain, ice, and snow. It’s fitting that one day a year we honor them. Source: Bigstock Photo Our industry relies[...]