USPS Hikes Postage Rates in August by 6.8%: 3 Ways to Save on Postage
August brings the heat – and the USPS® is bringing the hikes. The Postal Service® announced another rate hike in 2021 scheduled to be effective August 29th with plans to increase First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail both by 6.8%. The postage increase is the largest in a decade according to Official Mail Guide and comes…
Shipping Holiday Packages? Double-Check These Shipping Dates
It’s tradition here at Melissa to share the last days you can mail via USPS® for packages and letters to reach its destination by December 25th. This year, 2020, it may be more important than ever before to be aware of last-minute shipping dates, as many of us are celebrating the holidays from home or from…
Make the Smart Move – Address the State of Your Data
When was the last time you moved? Did you file for a change of address? When you finally settled into your new home, did you continue to receive a previous resident’s mail? Catalogs that do not relate to your lifestyle, magazine incentives to re-subscribe, postcard reminders for Scruffy’s vaccination! … Who’s Scruffy? This mixed up…
USPS Raises Postal Rates, Again!
The U.S. Postal Service recently filed its proposed 2019 postage rate hikes with the Postal Regulatory Commission. If passed, new rates will go into effect January 27, 2019. For full details, visit usps.com. For greater detail on the new rates, along with new mailing technology and how to save on bulk mailings, check out this…
Mailing List Accuracy Becomes More Stringent
Mailers face additional penalties in not meeting new Post Service regulations requiring valid, deliverable addresses The newest wrinkle from the U.S. Postal Service impacts businesses with substantial mass mailing efforts. New Mail Update regulations are intended to limit an unacceptable percentage of wrong addresses, which are costly for everyone concerned. The key word here is “unacceptable.” Be…
Melissa Presort Solutions Achieve USPS PAVE Gold Certification – Again
On March 22, the USPS® PAVE™ (Presort Accuracy, Validation, and Evaluation) program renewed Gold Certification for all of Melissa’s presort mailing solutions. In fact, Melissa presorting solutions have been PAVE Certified for over 22 years, and we are committed to achieving this honor every year. Melissa PAVE Gold certified products include: · MAILERS+4® Standard Edition…
MAILERS Online: On Demand & In the Cloud Presorting
Say hello to a no-contract, end-to-end mailing solution that’s in the cloud and easy to use. MAILERS Online is a one-stop-shop for all your mailing and presort needs, where you can upload your text or Excel® files to our server and let Melissa take it from there. We’ll presort your list, based on your selected…
Melissa Data Offers Free Palletization in MAILERS+4
Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF- May 12, 2015 – Melissa Data, a leading provider of contact data quality and address management solutions, today announced the phase one release of Palletization options for MAILERS+4 postal automation software. Palletization makes it easier to store and organize high volumes of First-Class and Standard Mail, and is available to new customers free…
Melissa Data’s Cloud-Based National Change-of-Address Service Enables Mailers to Keep Up with Canadian and U.S. Customers Who Have Moved
SmartMover Updates Business and Individual Addresses; Ensures Compliance with New Canadian Mail Laws Requiring In-Country NCOA Processing Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF. – August 12, 2014 – Melissa Data, a leading provider of contact data quality and data enrichment solutions, today announced SmartMover, its cloud-based NCOA service, now provides Canadian change-of-address processing, as well as U.S.…
Canada Post Restructures Business Model – to Survive
By Abby Garcia Telleria It looks like even Canada’s postal service isn’t immune from what’s plagued the USPS®. In a stunning (and eerily similar) move, Canada Post recently announced it would phase out home delivery in its urban centers within the next five years. Like its U.S. counterpart, Canada Post has also faced mounting losses…