happy thanksgiving! · 2016-08-11 · let us start by wishing you and your company a wonderful...

Welcome to the fall edition of Modern’s Quarterly Update! Let us start by wishing youand your company a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! During this time of year, we would liketo thank you for your business and continued support. As you set your focus on closing outyour year, remember Modern is here for you! We are ready to help and assist you with anyof your mail or print projects, while continuing to provide you the best customer service andexperience in the industry.

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No Price Changes: The United States Postal Servicehas officially announced that mailing and shipping priceswill not change in January 2015. This means that today’sprices on First-Class and Standard Mail Letters and Flatswill remain in place through early next year. Though noprice changes are targeted for January, the USPS may stillopt to implement regulatory or service changes at somepoint during the year in which the Postal Service willprovide customers advance notice of any price changes.

USPS Facility Closures: Over the past 2 years, theUSPS has begun closing Processing and DistributionFacilities across the Country, consolidating over 141 mailprocessing facilities. Recently they announced their plan toresume the consolidation of an additional 82 mailprocessing facilities beginning in January of 2015. It isbelieved that these closures will help establish the low-cost,technology-centric delivery platform necessary to serve themailing and shipping industry for decades to come. What does this mean to you? These closures are drasticallyaffecting delivery times across the country for both standardclass and first class mail but also postal discounts for standardclass mail that were once offered. For example, thosecustomers with a Postal Permit held at St. Pete and mail into

St. Pete, you receive a $.04 discount on your mail.However, over the course of 2015, the St. Pete facility willtotally be consolidated, which means if you want tocontinue to receive the $.04 discount, you will need tomove your Permit to Tampa which will be the new SCFdestination for St. Pete mail. It is essential for you to beaware if your Bulk Mailing Center is closing or beingconsolidated so that you can continue to achieve yourpostal discounts and also to ensure your mail gets in yourcustomer’s hands when you need it there! The list of facilities to be consolidated after January of 2015is available at http://usps.com/ourfuturenetwork. For anyadditional questions we recommend you contact mailingrequirements at 813-243-5938 and they can assist you.

USPS Service Alerts: Did you know on the USPSwebsite, they offer Service Alerts to consumers, smallbusinesses and business mailers about postal facilityservice disruptions due to weather-related and othernatural disasters or events? This is a Great tool to checkwhen planning big mailings across the country, so be sureto stay informed by logging into http://about.usps.com/news/service-alerts/welcome.htm and checking yourarea before your next mailing!

WHAT’S NEW AT MODERN?

Postal Updates

14201 58th Street North, Clearwater, FL 33760 • Office: (727) 572-6245 • Fax: (727) 573-1118 • www.modmail.com • jvigue@modmail.com

USPS ANNOUNCES NO PRICE CHANGE FOR JANUARY 2015!

With the holiday months around the corner, this is a greatopportunity to implement a campaign to stay in touch withyour current and past customers with a monthly touchpoint. Staying on their “Top of Mind” is key to receivingrepeat business. It can be a simple “Happy Holidays”message with a tasty recipe or a Holiday Special Offer fornew business! Either way, during these months, yourclients like receiving reminders that you appreciate theirbusiness and value them as customers. Remember,studies show that 80% of your new business comes from20% of your current business…current customers andword of mouth is the best marketing tool you can invest in!

So stay in touch with your customers!Interested in Monthly Holiday Mailings? Contact

John Vigue today at 727-572-6245 and startgetting in touch with your customer base!

Happy Thanksgiving!

With the Holidays around thecorner we wanted to make sureyou knew the USPS schedule,along with our own so you can be sure to plan ahead. Please keep these dates in mind while planning yourupcoming mailings during November and December.Also keep in mind the volume of first class mail that goesout during this time as it will drastically affect delivery times

for standard mail… standard class mail gets handled afterall first class mail and it can take anywhere from 3 to up to10 business days, so be sure to plan ahead!

Marketing Tips

Holiday Schedule

Need help figuring out the best way to mail your job?What paper stock would look best for your piece or howto put together a marketing campaign? Contact one ofour Customer Service Reps today at 727-572-6245and get the help you need.

Customer Service

USPS will be closed on Modern Mail & Print will be closed onThursday Nov 27th Thursday Nov 27th and Friday Nov 28th Thursday Dec 25th Thursday Dec 25th and Friday Dec 26th Thursday Jan 1st Thursday Jan 1st

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