Will we really see postal rate reductions? All signs point to mailers seeing a decrease in postal rates sometime in April 2016 as the exigent surcharge is set to expire. If the surcharge ends as approved by regulatory process, it would mean a reduction of overall postage rates by 4.3 percent. The exigent rate increase,[...]
Successful direct mail fundraising campaigns continue to be crucial to the ability of most non-profits to fulfill their missions. According to the 2016 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report, one-third of non-profits plan to send at least four direct mail fundraising solicitations this year, another third plan to send at least two appeals, and only 13% of[...]
One of the features our customers find most useful is the free mail tracking MailSmart Logistics provides on all commingled mail. With a lot of the East Coast having just endured a record-breaking snowstorm, it might be helpful to review how mail tracking works in a storm. Most importantly, no matter how severe a storm[...]
It’s so easy to complain about the U.S. Postal Service. I’ve found myself doing so lately when a package was left on my sidewalk rather than the porch and when I was told it would take two days for my “overnight delivery” package to arrive. But the reason it’s so easy to complain is this[...]
Does your company spend a lot of money on USPS Certificates of Mailing or Certified Mail to protect yourself just in case you need to prove you mailed a specific piece of mail? If you have to be able to prove that the recipient actually received your mail piece, you may have no alternative. However,[...]
One of our favorite things, in addition to the work we do, is spending a little more time with our loved ones. Our offices will close at noon on Friday, December 18th for our Employee Holiday Luncheon. We will also be closed on December 24th and 25th and January 1st. We hope you enjoy your holiday[...]
Mail delivery through the U.S. Postal Service is remarkably complex – in fact, most pieces of standard mail are sorted and reprocessed through six different Network Distribution Centers (NDCs), Sectional Center Facilities (SCFs) and local post offices before they finally arrive at their destination. Each of these stops add to transit time and the USPS’s[...]
Good news for consumers, commercial mailers and nonprofits — the U.S. Postal Service announced last week that they do not expect to increase postage for letters and other flat mail throughout 2016. In fact, the price of postage may actually decrease mid-way through the year! This announcement was not totally unexpected. The Postal Accountability and[...]
The Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays will impact pick-up dates for commingled mail. Here is the change in commingle mail pickup dates so that you can coordinate your campaigns’ printing and processing. Please don’t hesitate to reach out your MailSmart Logistics representative with any questions, concerns or assistance. Langhorne, Pennsylvania Commingle Schedule Pickup Drop[...]
If your organization sends a lot of smaller mailings, you may have looked into commingling in the past and decided it wasn’t a cost-effective tool for your company. However, because each commingling company operates differently, you owe it to yourself to look again. Many commingling companies quote separately on each mailing, which drives up the[...]
