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The USPS 2025 Promotions Program is off and running offering postal discounts ranging from 3% up to 6%! The incentives are offered to qualifying direct mail pieces that integrate advanced technology, tactile elements, sustainable materials, and more. These discounts can make a significant impact on your direct mail budget while…
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The United States Postal Service has posted updated 2024 rate changes. The price changes will take effect on July 14, 2024. First-Class Mail Forever stamp will increase by five cents to 73¢. First-Class domestic postcards will increase to 56¢. Percentage increases by class: 1st Class letters 5 Digit: 7.49% AADC:…
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The United States Postal Service has posted updated 2024 rate changes. The price changes will take effect on January 21, 2024. Refer to the following chart for the latest 2024 USPS rates:
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Take advantage of these promotions from USPS to save on postage for your next direct mail campaign. Did you know? The Postal Service delivered 127.3 billion pieces of mail to more than 164 million addresses across the country in 2022?! Now more than ever it is essential to get the…
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TRY OUR POSTAGE CALCULATOR TO SEE A PER PIECE ESTIMATE. What does “per piece” mean? It means our postage calculator is based only on one piece (weight and mailing class). And, it does not include all USPS discounts that are gained by bulk mailing presort with zip code densities, etc. It is…
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The more the merrier when it comes to page count in your saddle-stitch brochure or magazine, right? Not so fast! Designing for multiple pages can present production issues that need to be addressed on the front-end while creating your document. Check out our saddle-stitch signature layout templates and download one, two…
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USPS ADDRESS QUALITY AND MOVE UPDATE REQUIREMENTS FOR 2018 The USPS is making strong efforts to reduce the amount of returned mail going forward and will change the requirements for address quality and move updates effective January 21, 2018. Returned mail is costly for everyone. There a few simple steps you…
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Designing and setting up the mail panel properly for a direct mail piece is very important and it can determine how much you pay in postage. Following a few guidelines can save you big bucks at the Post Office! Here are some quick tips regarding the requirements for USPS return address…
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The United States Post Office has announced it will be changing its procedures for the Full Service IMB in October of 2014. Modern Litho is a full service mail provider and we are taking steps to comply with these new regulations. Below are some helpful fact sheets to get you started. Fact…
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New Postal Service automation equipment is capable of processing flat-size mail at a rate of over 17,000 pieces per hour! This high speed processing not only helps to hold down postal operating costs and, consequently, postage rates, it also enables consistency in on-time mail delivery. High readability of barcode and…
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