DIRECT MAIL & POSTAL

Information about advertising campaigns using direct mail, including formats, creative, copy and design. Issues surrounding postal matters relevant to direct marketers such as rate changes, rate classifications, mail sortation, postal discounts and U.S. Postal Service reform.
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Direct Marketers, Catalog Companies: We Can Adjust to Five-Day Postal Week

USPS logo March 5, 2010

The United States Postal Service's plan to eliminate a day of mail delivery could affect more than $1 trillion worth of business via direct marketing...

The New Direct Mail List Frontier: Online-Generated Leads

March 3, 2010

As the number of rented names sourced from direct mail has dwindled during the recession, one source of growing list volume is online-generated leads with...

Federal Eye: The Postal Service's Grim Route Forward

USPS Postmaster General John E. Potter March 2, 2010

The U.S. Postal Service issued a worst-case scenario cry for help on Tuesday, anticipating $238 billion in losses in the next 10 years if lawmakers,...

Cover Story : Media Usage Forecast 2010

Media Usage Forecast 2010, Chart 1 March 2010

If flat is the new up, then those economists and industry analysts predicting that we're seeing the first indicators of a slow recovery are right...

Revised USPS Five-Day Delivery Plan Keeps Branches Open, Some Saturday Processing

U.S. Postal Service logo February 19, 2010

Under its revised plan to cut mail delivery to five days a week, the U.S. Postal Service would eliminate delivery to street addresses and some...

The Return of the Green Mail Debate

February 17, 2010

With the economic downturn, the green discussion seems to be somewhat muted. Not "Silent Spring"-like, but certainly palpable and, frankly, disturbing given the severity of...

3 Reasons Why Direct Marketing Should Be Better in 2010

February 17, 2010

According to the recent white paper Direct Marketing Trends for 2010 from The Ballantine Corp., a Wayne, N.J., firm that offers turnkey direct marketing creative...

Ogden Publications' Cherilyn Olmsted on Cutting Marketing Costs but Not ROMI

February 10, 2010

Companies in all industry verticals have tightened their marketing belts to ride out a rough economy, but few as aggressively as publishers. With the need...

This February, it’s Direct Mail Season for Small Businesses

February 9, 2010

When you think about February, it’s easy to picture Valentines Day, Presidents Day, and snowy weather. Small business owners in the HVAC and lawn care...

Editor’s Notes : Enough Mail-Bashing!

Hallie Mummert February 2010

The other day, I reached into my fridge to grab a single-serving container of Stonyfield Farm peach yogurt and came face-to-lid with the following message:...

 
 
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