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Dale Park inducted into Industry’s Society of Honor

As an established veteran of the graphics communications industry for over 32 years, Dale E. Park, President of Action Graphics, was recently recognized and inducted into the Walter E. Soderstrom Society, an honor reserved only for those who have significantly...

2013 USPS Promotions

For 2013 the USPS has rolled out several new promotions that will go throughout the year.  Below is an overview of each of the promotions and how to get more details about each one. Mobile Coupon and/or Click-to-Call, March 1 - April 30, 2013 This is actually 2...

New Postal Regulations for Folded Self-Mailers

On December 1, the USPS published a final ruling in their Federal Register, changing some key regulations in regards to self-mailers that will be go into effect on January 5, 2013.  The postal definition of self-mailers is a letter-sized piece that is generally one...

2013 Postage Increase

Earlier this month, the United States Postal Service, announced their proposal for postage increases to take effect on January 27, 2013 and which has since passed the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) review.   First Class letter stamps will rise a penny to 46 cents...

USPS Picture Permit Indicia

In an effort to allow your mail to be even more marketable, the USPS recently announced a new formal picture permit indicia program.  This new program allows the mailer to send out mail with a company's logo, photos, other branded images or graphics as part of the...

2012 USPS Mobile Barcode Promotion

Due to the high success of interest the 2011 mobile barcode promotion realized, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will be doing another mobile barcode promotion in the summer of 2012. The mobile barcode promotion is meant to help spur interest...