PMG Is Bringing Festive Cheer to Angel Tree Families

December 7, 2020 Blog, Caring Spirit, PMG News
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Christmas is going to look a little brighter this year for three families in the Central Maryland area. The PMG Family is “adopting” six children through our local Salvation Army chapter Angel Tree program. This season is about giving, and that is something we take to heart. We are grateful and excited for the chance[...]

2021 Postage Rate Charts

December 5, 2020 Resources
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We’ve updated our Postage Chart to reflect the 2021 rates which will go into effect January 24, 2021. Please download the chart, print out as many copies as you need. Some clients place a copy in each job folder and even more hang these on their wall or bulletin board for quick and easy reference.[...]

Polly Papsadore Joins PMG Senior Leadership Team

December 3, 2020 Blog, PMG News
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We are very pleased to announce the promotion of Polly Papsadore to Senior Vice President of Business Strategy. Offering a fresh perspective, Polly takes on this newly-created role after serving as the company’s Director of Marketing and Business Development. Polly’s extensive connections in the industry, her own background as a small business owner, and her[...]

Coronavirus and Your Direct Marketing – Important Update

November 20, 2020 Blog, Industry, PMG News
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The PMG Family continues to work diligently to keep pandemic-related issues from delaying our clients’ mail dates. Here is some new information and our recommendations to help keep your direct marketing programs on track: We are finding that the pandemic is having a bigger impact on our work lately, with Covid-19 cases on the rise[...]

What We’re Doing to Keep Your Programs on Track During the Pandemic

November 20, 2020 Blog, Industry, PMG News
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To Our Clients, Supplier/Partners, Colleagues, and Industry Friends: Here’s an update on what The PMG Family is doing to ensure continued and uninterrupted support for your direct marketing programs during the ongoing pandemic. We continue to operate remotely with a limited number of team members working out of PMG’s offices on a rotating, voluntary basis.[...]

New USPS Tool Available for Business Reply Mail

October 15, 2020 Blog, PMG News, Postal Information
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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

October 8, 2020 Blog, PMG News, Postal Information
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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[...]

DMAW USPS Expert Panel Reports on Mail Deliverability Trends & Tips for Fall Fundraising

August 28, 2020 Blog, Industry, PMG News
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Our colleague Debbie Sylvester of MailSmart Logistics was one of five expert panelists reporting on mail tracking data and sharing insights during this week’s DMAW “USPS Status: What is Fact and What is Fiction” webinar. The key findings conveyed by all the panelists: Mail tracking data across hundreds of mailers and hundreds of millions of[...]

USPS: Decipher Fact vs. Fiction on a Free Webinar

August 25, 2020 Blog, PMG News, Postal Information
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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?

August 13, 2020 Blog, Postal Information
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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[...]