Mailing/Fulfillment - Postal Trends

The Postal Regulatory Commission is proposing that publishers’ postal rates increase by an estimated average of 34% to 41%.

The PRC issued its findings related to the mandated review of the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products.

Direct mail pieces that are personalized are somewhat rare, but personalized direct mail pieces offer higher response rates.

Forever stamps will increase from 49 to 50 cents on Jan. 21. On that day, Mailing Services product prices will also rise.

The U.S. Postal Service reported revenue of $69.6 billion for fiscal year 2017, a decrease of $1.8 billion compared to the prior year.

On this episode of APPtitude, Ashley Roberts is joined by a colleague with a piece of direct mail from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia for its annual Achievement Awards.

PRC approved the USPS price adjustments for First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, Special Services.

Valassis, owner of Clipper magazine, has acquired Sacandaga Direct Mail, a distributer of direct mail magazines. Sacandaga's portfolio has a circulation of more than 42,000 households and will mark the most recent addition to Valassis’ growing portfolio of local offerings.

In our new series, Apptitude, Ashley Roberts will take time in each episode to highlight some of the unique and innovative printing and finishing techniques being used in the commercial print and visual communications spaces. In this episode, we take a look at a piece of direct mail from Rochester, NY-based BCC Software that was developed and printed in-house by Shawmut Communications.

The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission of price changes to take effect Jan. 21, 2018.