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#AskSPC Loyalty – Gil Bathgate

#AskSPC Loyalty – Gil Bathgate

Gil Bathgate, SPC’s Vice President of Loyalty, is here to help you unpack the world of loyalty direct marketing. How do the most successful brands engage and keep customers coming back? What are best practices for deploying customer data in ways that surprise and...

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6 Questions with Jim Williams

6 Questions with Jim Williams

The newest member of SPC’s sales team is Jim Williams. Jim previously spent more than a decade both at Segerdahl and Banta Direct, focusing on direct mail programs. We sat with Jim and asked him a few questions about moving to SPC and his thoughts on our ever-changing...

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Ask Randy: Volume 11

Ask Randy: Volume 11

Randy Weiler, SPC’s Director of Postal Affairs and Logistics, is here to help you navigate the labyrinth of the USPS. What does it take to efficiently move your projects through the USPS system? What efficiencies can you gain from SPC’s lettershop expertise? Who...

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11 Insights on Informed Delivery

11 Insights on Informed Delivery

The USPS is changing. Direct mail, packages and letters still drive the business, but now the postal service is adding a digital dimension. Intent on providing digital marketing value to marketers and recipients alike, USPS has recently introduced Informed Delivery...

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Paper Market Update

Paper Market Update

Paper Market In Brief: It’s finally time for some good news in the coated paper market. We had anticipated another coated paper price increase, but now that seems highly unlikely. A reduction in demand and drop in paper pulp prices have kept pricing steady, and this...

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