Planning on mailing a catalog to your customers? Look no further, because you've found your one-stop shop for both printing and mailing. Whether you have a pre-existing list of mail recipients or if you plan on using Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) to reach your target audiences, we have the experience and resources needed to drastically increase the effectiveness and speed of your mailed campaigns.
Mailing Basics
"Bulk mail" is the term used by the USPS for large mailings that can qualify for reduced postage costs. This applies to commercial First Class Mail and Marketing Mail (also know as Standard Mail). Reduced prices are available for other classes of mail, too. You should know that the USPS often uses the terms "bulk" and "presorted" interchangeably.
Bulk mail costs are lower than single piece prices. A regular stamp on a letter is a single piece postage. Many mailers pay this postage rate even though they have a large mailing. This is typically because they don’t want to do the extra preparation work. So how do you decide if your own mail should take this approach or if commercial prices are better for you? And are all commercial prices the same and how much are they? The Postal Service prices are lower for bulk mailings because part of what they would do is done by someone else (for example, sorting the mail by Zip Code or transporting the mail to a destination postal facility). The benefits from "work-sharing" are realized in cost and sometimes by expediency. We are able to provide many of these services to help get your total cost as low as possible.
In order to mail at commercial prices, you need to get a mailing permit (permission to mail) and pay an annual mailing fee for each class of mail; First-Class Mail or Standard Mail. (Conquest customers, in many cases, are allowed to use Conquests’ mailing permits, which are held at multiple postal locations. Ask us how.) You can pay your USPS permit via postage by pre-canceled stamps, postage meter, or permit imprint. You also need to choose the size, shape and weight of your mail pieces, and make sure your address list is correct. Then, presort the mail pieces by Zip Code. With that done, you can take your mailings to the Post Office where you have your mailing permit.
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Mailing Experience
We have years of experience managing complex mailing projects. Whether your project is large or small, we have the knowledge and experience to ensure your mailing project is handled professionally, hassle-free, on-time, and on-budget!
Knowledge
Postal regulations can be complicated, ever-changing, and difficult to understand. Our on-site mail centers work with the USPS every day, and our intimate understanding of the postal regulations helps guarantee the success of your mailing project. We can analyze your direct mail pieces in the design stage to determine the best possible delivery and postage savings.
Send us an email of your design to customerservice@conquestgraphics.com, with the subject line "Analyze My Mail", and we will provide a free mail design consultation!
Mail Center
Our Mail Center can help identify the best way to deliver your materials. And, with multiple Mail Centers we can split your jobs so that they get there fast no matter where you want to mail.
Let Conquest Graphics eliminate the hassle for you. Our full-service Mail Centers provide fast delivery across the country and have everything you need to mail your projects, no matter how large or small.
We offer:
- Mailing list cleansing and de-duping
- Presorting, CASS certification, and Intelligent Mail Barcoding for the lowest possible postage rates
- NCOA processing
- Complete ink-jetting and addressing capabilities
- Digitally-printed projects can be addressed as they are printed, resulting in fewer handling steps
- Automatic envelope insertion
Save Time and Money by Mailing Directly to your Prospects and Customers with Conquest Graphics' in-house mailing operation
Please refer to our Mailing Services FAQ page for more details.