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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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Recognizing Ourselves: Consumer Trends in 2019

Recognizing Ourselves: Consumer Trends in 2019

In the new year we often look back reflexively on events of the previous 12 months. It’s also important to squint and look at what’s coming next. At SPC, we’ve always got at least one eye on the future, and we appreciate anyone who helps make tomorrow a little...

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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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Ask Randy: Volume 11

Ask Randy: The Best of 2018

It’s been a year of USPS secrets revealed by our own postal expert, Randy Weiler, SPC’s Director of Postal Affairs and Logistics. Looking back upon the nuggets of wisdom he has shared with our readers, we thought it appropriate to revisit the best questions and...

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