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Q: Looking for one-stop shop to perform direct mailings each week ( Answered,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Looking for one-stop shop to perform direct mailings each week
Category: Business and Money > Advertising and Marketing
Asked by: dustonio1-ga
List Price: $25.00
Posted: 09 Nov 2004 14:47 PST
Expires: 09 Dec 2004 14:47 PST
Question ID: 426824
I would like to create a direct mail marketing campaign and use an
online business which can print postcards, address, frank, and mail
them to my potential customers once a week in the U.S.  Each week's
mailing would go out to 20 - 80 different addresses.

Specifications of business:
(1) Ability to send out postcard-sized mailings (4" x 6").  One-sided
design full color, backside would have customer mailing address and
return address and does not need to be in full color.
(2) Allows me to upload the artwork for the campaign.  I have the
ability to supply the artwork in a variety of format: PDF, Photoshop
PSD, TIFF, JPG, etc...
(3) Ability to upload the potential customer list as a CSV file.

Print volume:
I would have the mailings sent out once a week and have an approximate
total of 150 - 300 addresses a month.  Because of this small volume,
and the fact that I have new potential leads each week, I cannot do a
one-time direct mailing campaign of 1000+ postcards.

Cost of printing and mailing my own campaign:
If I were to do my own direct mailing campaign and use my own
equipment, I would pay the current postcard mailing rate ($0.37/each),
plus the cost of the postcard stock paper (~$0.05), plus the cost of
one-sided color printing (~$0.02), plus the cost of each label
(~$0.01), plus the cost of my time to affix the labels and stamps, and
drop them off at the post office.  This easily costs me
$0.50+/postcard.

Research that I have already done:
While performing my own research, I found a company called NetPost
Mailing Online through the USPS.com website.  After registering for an
account with them, I found that it may be the exact type of business
that I am looking for.  I really like how simple it is to create a
direct mailing campaign.  Plus, when I uploaded a CSV list of
potential customers to test it, several of the addresses (20%) would
qualify for a presorted, bulk rate, which can save approx $0.02 each.

Question:
Can you please list other one-stop shop businesses, which can do what
NetPost Mailing Online can do?  Any business solution which could
offer me a cost savings of everything (printing, addressing, franking,
and mailing) would be wonderful, especially if were convenient and
would save me time.
Answer  
Subject: Re: Looking for one-stop shop to perform direct mailings each week
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 09 Nov 2004 16:06 PST
 
Below you will find a number of services similar to NetPost Mailing Online.


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Modern Postcard
http://www.modernpostcard.com/

Preparing Materials
http://www.modernpostcard.com/getting_started/preparing_materials/


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Direct Mail with Zairmail Express Direct 
?You can compose and upload your direct mail piece, upload your
mailing list (or get one from us), view and approve your proof online,
and then submit your direct mail for rapid production and delivery.?
http://www.zairmail.com/default.asp?affil=7836

Price Calculator
http://www.zairmail.com/costcalc.asp


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Mailers Club
http://www.mailersclub.com/

How it works
http://www.mailersclub.com/marketing/mailersclub_how_it_works.html

Pricing
http://www.mailersclub.com/mailersclub_postcards.asp


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Cactus Mailing Company
http://www.postcardmailings.com/main.cfm

Pricing Calculator
http://www.postcardmailings.com/postcardorder.cfm


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Amazing Mail
http://www.amazingmail.com/help.php?grid=3c0777e60c15af3d


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Postcard Mania
http://www.postcardmania.com/

If you need a quantity or size not listed please call your sales
representative or submit your quote request via e-mail
http://www.postcardmania.com/master_pricing.asp

Mailing
http://www.postcardmania.com/mailing.asp

How to submit artwork
http://www.postcardmania.com/howtosubmit.as


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Search terms used:
Postcard direct mailing service
Online postcard online direct mailing service

I hope this is helpful. 


Best regards,
Bobbie7
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