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Like daylight savings time, the roll-over of new rates from the Post Office is beginning to feel routine (and similarly unwelcome, like when we get that hour taken away from us). Yesterday the 2014...

Just finishing up some industry reading and wanted to share this article: 6 Direct Mail Mistakes That Could Cost Thousands. The author mentioned the FSM changes I’ve been talking about along with 5...

I’ll admit, when I first heard that the USPS was contemplating ending Saturday delivery a few years ago, I was largely against the idea. As a loyal Netflix subscriber, I thoroughly enjoyed getting...

Here’s a handy tool via the USPS to help determine if you have the right size mailpiece to qualify for EDDM (learn more about whether EDDM is right for you).

EDDM Size Tool

***Update May 13, 2013***

The USPS has updated the rules for folded self-mailer tabbing – to learn more, visit this post

We’re a little over a month in with the USPS Folded Self-Mailer (FSM) changes ...

We’ve been referencing the changes in Folded Self-Mailer (FSM) standardsthat the USPS will put into effect January 5, 2013 for about a year now but as that date gets closer I wanted to take one more...

The coming end to 2012 has raised a lot of concern for a lot of people – and for those of you who use reply mail, the concern is likely related to the retirement of the POSTNET barcode.

Yes, that...

The USPS has recently introduced a new product to help small mailers target and send out their mail – Every Door Direct Mail. You may have seen the ads on TV (I’ve gotten a few calls from customers...

Been looking for ways to add something unique to your mail? The USPS recently announced a fun change to their postage permits – the ability to incorporate a color logo, picture, product or graphic...

In January the USPS introduced new tabbing requirements for folded self-mailers, which required some significant design changes (referenced here and here). What the new rule stated was that the...