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Rethinking Seasonal Trends in Direct Mail

Rethinking Seasonal Trends in Direct Mail

Competiscan is a service SPC uses to gain custom insights and analyze competitors’ marketing efforts with various companies. It allows us the ability to track a prospect’s current marketing habits, specifically in direct mail and print for SPC’s purposes. SPC recently...

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Ask Randy: Good News from the USPS

Ask Randy: Good News from the USPS

Yes, the forthcoming August 29, 2021 USPS rate increase is painful. But the USPS threw direct marketers a bone. Did you miss it? The USPS August rate case includes a size adjustment for first-class postcards. Marketers are no longer bound by the content restrictive...

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SPC Creative Team Wins Tempo Awards!

SPC Creative Team Wins Tempo Awards!

Count on SPC for creative that drives results. Our talented team was recognized by the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing (CADM) Tempo Awards for producing a campaign that boosted response by 44% against the control. SPC won four awards across three categories:...

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Ask Randy: 2021 Mid-Year Postal Update

Ask Randy: 2021 Mid-Year Postal Update

The economic recovery is welcomed yet things remain quite volatile for the direct mail industry and the USPS. While making progress, the summary points below describe a postal organization very much still in transition. The most important three words to both guide and...

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