ON-DEMAND TRAINING: MMI Data Hygiene Training: The Basics

May 16, 2021
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Direct mail data accuracy is vital, now more than ever. Find out how a thorough, customized and ongoing data hygiene program can provide you with the clean and accurate data you need to improve mail deliverability, get your mail delivered faster, reduce your postage rates, and more! Marvin Dawson is your instructor in this fun[...]
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Say Hello to Zakk Becker

January 14, 2021
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Got a question about data processing? Zakk Becker probably has the answer! Zakk has joined our MMI Direct family as the new Senior Account Manager Data Specialist and will be processing data for our clients and their mailings. Zakk has lived in the data world for some time. He’s been in the mail industry for[...]
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USPS Introduces New Business Reply Mail Tool

October 16, 2020
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Faster Delivery, Lower Costs and Better Tracking Are Available with the New Intelligent Mail barcode Accounting (IMbA™) for Qualified Business Reply Mail (QBRM) MMI Direct uses Business Reply Mail® (BRM) campaigns with our wide range of clients to help boost response since donors don’t have to find and use a stamp to mail back their[...]
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Prepare Your 2021 Postage Budget Now

October 9, 2020
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Here’s what we know so far about the impending 2021 postage increases: The U.S. Postal Service is expected to file its proposed postage rate increases at the Postal Regulatory Commission before October 13, which is the release date for the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. The current CPI price cap is 1.458 percent, and[...]
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Expert Panel Hosted by DMAW Reports on Mail Deliverability Trends & Tips for Fall Fundraising

August 28, 2020
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Our colleague Debbie Sylvester of MailSmart Logistics was one of five expert panelists reporting on mail tracking data and sharing insights during this week’s DMAW “USPS Status: What is Fact and What is Fiction” webinar. The key findings conveyed by all the panelists: Mail tracking data across hundreds of mailers and hundreds of millions of mail pieces indicates that average[...]
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USPS: Fact and Fiction, Register for the Webinar

August 25, 2020
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What is fact and what is fiction when it comes to reports about the USPS? The USPS has been featured by the media quite a bit in recent weeks. As a mailer, it’s hard to know what is factual and what’s, well, not. Debbie Sylvester, Vice President of Sales for MailSmart Logistics will serve as a panelist on a[...]
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We’re Determined to Make Things Better

June 10, 2020
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As we’ve observed the heart-wrenching events unfolding in our country these last few weeks, we wanted to take time to reflect on how we can have the greatest impact on being a force for good in our community and beyond. As a member of the PMG Family, we’re proud to share how we’re helping to[...]
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We’ve Added a New Data Pro to the MMI Direct Team

May 29, 2020
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A sunny Florida welcome to Carolyn Hoehn who recently joined MMI Direct. She will be converting lists and completing other data analysis work for our clients from Largo, Florida where she lives. We’ve known Carolyn for quite some time as she previously did contract work with one of our clients. When we found out she[...]
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Mail Service Continues – USPS Operational Plan

March 28, 2020
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Mail Delivery Continues During Covid-19 Crisis MMI Direct, the entire PMG family of companies, our partnering printers and lettershops, and the USPS remain committed to delivering mail to the American public during the Covid-19 crisis. The USPS recently shared their operational plans during the Covid-19 outbreak. You can read the full Postmaster General’s Letter to the[...]
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Coronavirus: Your Data Processing and Direct Marketing

March 9, 2020
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With coronavirus so much in the news, we want to assure you that MMI Direct and the PMG Family is taking every possible step to ensure continued and uninterrupted support for your critical direct marketing and fundraising programs: We are fully capable of operating in a 100% remote way; both local and remote staff are[...]
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