It’s still hard to believe that the cost to mail a first class letter is 49¢. First Class mail sent in batches of 500 pieces costs 46¢ a piece. And the cost to mail a letter bulk rate has gone up to more than 30¢. Postage is one of the largest budget items for direct […]
direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, mail-processing, mailing, presort, usps
Early in my career I worked for Ken Roberts who was one of the largest financial direct mailers in the country. He started out as a one-man operation, and he used to love telling stories about how at the beginning, he’d get his kids to help him stuff his sales pieces into envelopes and slap […]
direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, mail-processing, mailing
Bulk mail isn’t always the most effective way to go. Neither is first class mail. It all depends on the other factors involved in your mailing. Have you ever wondered if you should be sending your mail out First Class when you’ve been mailing Bulk Mail for years? Or have you been paying higher postage […]
budget, mail-processing, mailing, profit, usps