Category Archives: Direct Mail

Postal Pricing and Promotions

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Kay Wilt

Postage Increases Keep Coming. The postal rate increases that occurred in August 2021 and July 2022 totaled 13% and were not kind to mailers’ budgets. In addition, the USPS announced that it will raise postage rates twice a year beginning … Continue reading →

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USPS Informed Delivery Promotion Saves 4% on Postage

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Kay Wilt

Has your company participated in the USPS Informed Delivery Promotion in the past? If not, definitely consider it for 2022. Running August through September, mailings that participate in the Informed Delivery Promotion receive a 4% postage discount! To put it … Continue reading →

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Postage Rates Increasing in Middle of the Year

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Kay Wilt

The big news is that the Postal Service is raising postage rates on August 29, 2021, not the traditional January once-a-year increase. And it’s a large increase due to additional pricing authority given to the USPS. This increase is more … Continue reading →

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USPS Informed Delivery for Consumers and Business Mailers

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Kay Wilt

Informed Delivery is a Postal Service program that provides consumers with images of the mail arriving in their mailboxes in the next day or two. The exterior, address side of incoming letter-sized mail pieces are scanned while going through postal … Continue reading →

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Direct Mail Personalization in Color Increases Response Rates

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Kay Wilt

Direct mail campaigns that utilize personalization in color on both the letter and outer envelope are seeing higher response rates. J&Q manages many ongoing programs that include multiple variables and specific versions to target each person or segment in a … Continue reading →

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Postage Rates Increase January 24, 2021

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Kay Wilt

As we make our way through January and winter, the annual postal rate increase just took place on January 24, 2021. If there is a positive – for mailers this increase is less than the one in 2020 with Marketing … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Data Safe with HIPAA and SOC 2

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Kay Wilt

Security Is a Top Priority at Johnson & Quin             Security and privacy are top concerns for all types of businesses due to security breaches at major companies in the United States and around the … Continue reading →

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Save on Postage with an Informed Delivery® Promotion

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Kay Wilt

Informed Delivery is a Postal Service program that provides a digital preview to consumers of their household’s incoming mail. Grayscale images are displayed of letter sized packages that have been processed and scanned through USPS automated sorting equipment. The images … Continue reading →

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Update from J&Q May 2020

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Kay Wilt

      Lettershop staff make sure mailings and postage stay on track.   It has been about 2 months since Covid-19 hit and the resulting pandemic disrupted our lives and businesses. We would like to share how Johnson & … Continue reading →

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J&Q’s Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Kay Wilt

As the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to race across the nation and throughout our cities and states, the management of Johnson & Quin is continually reviewing the situation and making adjustments to keep our employees safe and to continue … Continue reading →

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