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2025 Mail Growth Incentive

2025 Mail Growth Incentive

Eligible mailers can receive up to 30% credit on incremental mail volume over last year. Registration for the First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail Growth Incentives is open now for 2025. The Details Both First-Class Mail and Marketing Mail Growth Incentives will...

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USPS Sustainability Add-On/Upgrade

USPS Sustainability Add-On/Upgrade

New Opportunity to Save on Postage! Starting in 2025, the USPS will introduce new “add-ons” available for any mail piece that participates in other qualified USPS promotions, giving the mailer an extra, stackable, 1% discount per Add-On. These promotions run the full...

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2024 National Postal Forum Recap

2024 National Postal Forum Recap

Through the Eyes of SPC Marketers from around the country Connected at the Crossroads in Indianapolis for the 2024 National Postal Forum (NPF) in early June. For those unfamiliar, the NPF is the mailing and shipping industry’s premier networking event with over 4,000...

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Ask Randy: USPS Updates

Ask Randy: USPS Updates

What can you tell us about the recent postage price announcement? The pattern continues of price increases happening two times a year, one increase in January and one increase in July. In January we saw an increase of 1.2% for Marketing Mail. In early April, the USPS...

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