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Direct Mail

  • PRC Head Praises New Regulations; Defends Rates

    Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) chairman Dan Blair told a Congressional panel Tuesday he hoped the Commission’s early release of new postal regulations would eliminate the need to file a last rate case under the old system.

  • PRC Establishes New Postal Rate Regulations

    The Postal Regulatory Commission issued a long-expected order on Monday that establishes ratemaking regulations for its most commonly used products and those which compete with private companies.

  • Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

    The 2007 edition of the Fright Catalog is a lean(er), mean, spooky machine, which features a variety of items appropriate for tricking out a Halloween house. Unicef seeks to persuade teachers to enroll children in its annual trick-or-treating fundraising efforts. And the autumn edition of home d

  • Mail Delivery Resumes in Fire-Ravaged San Diego County

    The U.S. Postal Service resumed delivery Friday to virtually all residents and businesses in San Diego County, either from letter carriers or in temporary post offices established for evacuated communities, according to John E. Platt, USPS San Diego district manager.

  • Meet the Broker: Barbara Henry

    Today we meet Barbara Henry, executive vice president of Leon Henry Inc., an insert media and list broker specializing in the senior and children

  • Haggin Marketing Acquires Getmembers.com

    Haggin Marketing Inc. has acquired Coupons, Inc., which does business as Getmembers.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

  • Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

    The L.L. Bean Christmas catalog lead the holiday rush this year, touting exceptional service, the company’s Web site, and a variety of merchandise. A pitch from the Shalom Center, which offers a Jewish perspective to a variety of global issues, asks for a “chai” (the Hebrew letter that signifies a) life and b) the number 18) in the form of a donation, whether $72 (four 18s) or $1800. And Provo Craft and Novelty has mailed the first issue of its Provo Craft Style crafting and scrapbooking supplies catalog.

  • Catalog Choice, Another Opt-Out Service, Debuts

    Add to the list of services claiming to help consumers opt out of unwanted direct mail Catalog Choice, a not-for-profit that launched earlier this month.

  • MetroGroup Adds 80 Jobs in Iowa After Closing VT Plant

    MetroGroup Marketing Services Inc., a direct mail services company, will add about 80 jobs to its Mount Pleasant, IA facility after shuttering its Rutland, VT plant, which cost 200 workers their jobs, according to wire service reports.