Direct Mail
-
Agencies
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.
-
Agencies
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.
-
Agencies
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
-
Agencies
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.
-
Agencies
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
-
-
Agencies
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.
-
Agencies
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.
-
Agencies
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.
-
Agencies
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.