As Hurricane Florence makes landfall and impacts mail delivery, we will post all updates here. Please check this page frequently and if you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to call us at 443-539-2640. Capital Metro Area – Hurricane Florence – Greensboro District (Outer Banks North Carolina Area) UPDATED: September 17, 2018 @ 6:00pm[...]
Attention Nonprofit Mailers: A new rule proposed by the Postal Service poses a huge threat to nonprofit postal budgets. 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[...]
The Labor Day Day holiday will alter pick-up and drop dates for your commingled mail. To ensure your campaigns arrive in a timely manner, please keep in mind the following changes: As always, we’ll help you plan appropriately to meet your deadlines. Please don’t hesitate to reach out your MailSmart Logistics representative, we’re happy to answer[...]
The Independence Day holiday will alter pick-up and drop dates for your commingled mail. To ensure your campaigns arrive in a timely manner, please keep in mind the following changes: As always, we’ll help you plan appropriately to meet your deadlines. Please don’t hesitate to reach out your MailSmart Logistics representative, we’re happy to answer your questions[...]
Beginning in April 2018, the USPS will begin using a new Move Update validation process. What does this mean for mailers? As you know, in order to mail to a list, the records must have gone through a data hygiene process called NCOA (National Change of Address) no longer than 95 days prior to your[...]
In this post, we share an update from the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers about the recent PRC proposal which allows increases above the CPI. It outlines the highlights of the increases as well as six things you can do to help now. From the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: The PRC Proposal is Simply Bad December[...]
2018 USPS Postage Rates On January 21, 2018, the postal rate increases take effect. Download our Postage Rate Chart to plan and prepare your postal budget.
New Rules for USPS Rate Increases Means Bad News for Direct Marketers The Postal Regulatory Commission has announced that the USPS’s current pricing system is not adequate to meet the goals of the 2006 postal law. This is bad news for direct marketers because it means postage rates will likely increase by more than the[...]
News about Informed Visibility, the New Mail Tracking and Reporting System at the USPS The Postal Service is currently launching a new mail tracking and reporting system called Informed Visibility. Here’s what you should know: The new platform consolidates the IMb Tracing, PostalOne! and MID tracking services into one single system. It also supports secure[...]
Holidays can alter pick-up and drop dates for your commingled mail. To ensure your campaigns arrive in a timely manner, please keep in mind the following dates for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. As always, we’ll help you plan appropriately to meet your deadlines. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your MailSmart Logistics[...]
