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“Through rain, hail, sleet or snow.”

Interesting little bit of trivia … don’t you think? Continue reading

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A Reminder …

We mail … it’s what we do! Continue reading

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U.S. Postal Service Announces Shipping Prices for 2011

The simpler way to ship – with Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes from the U.S. Postal Service Continue reading

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USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate vs Retail Mail Prices

The beauty of the USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate service is that you can send mail packages for one price, regardless of weight or distance of the piece. Continue reading

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Stamps: An American Journey.

According to the American Philatelic Society, an estimated 20 million Americans are stamp collectors. Stamp collecting is a key reason postal services around the world produce so many different types of stamps. Continue reading

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The History of the Mail Box

Back in 1863, the USPS began the Free City Delivery. Mailmen going door to door, through the city, knocking on each door to personally deliver each dweller their mail Continue reading

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U.S. Postal Service

Andy Rooney speaks about the trouble the U.S. Postal Service is in. He also talks about possible changes that could help them financially….. Email has all of the charm of a freight train. -Andy Rooney We couldn’t agree more!

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Dismissing Direct Mail Proves to Be Costly Mistake

As a direct mail marketing business, all we could do was allow our patience to kick in and wait for the light bulb to start glowing once again. Continue reading

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USPS Postmaster General Announces Postage Rate Freeze in 2010

USPS, the United States Postal Service is working diligently to embrace the change, in this new world. There’s a lot of good news coming out of USPS…if you visit their website you will see that the focus of their position {as a monopoly} is becoming more customer service driven and supportive of the our direct mail needs, both personal and business. Continue reading

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Writing a Newspaper Headline

In the direct mail marketing and advertising world it is understood that the headline you choose for your mail piece, advertisement or web page is the most crucial part in getting your message read. In fact, if you take a moment to think about your own behaviors you’ll notice that you probably read the headline and if it doesn’t intrigue you, you don’t read on. Do you? Continue reading

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