Tag: Budgets

January 2012 Postage Increase

Posted on November 8, 2011 in
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On October 18th the USPS announced that it will increase postage rates an average of 2.1 percent effective January 22, 2012.  In short, it will cost a penny more ($0.44 to $0.45) to mail letter sized pieces weighing 1 oz or under via First Class to any location in the United States and postcards will [...]

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Permit Indicia Imprint Changes for Twin Cities

Posted on June 8, 2011 in
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Due to the closing of the Twin Cities Metro Hub and the Business Mail Entry Unit moving, you will need to change the city name on your Indicia permit from either Minneapolis or St Paul to Twin Cities.  The Post Office is giving mailers until November 1st, 2011 to make the city update to permit [...]

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Chief Marketing Officers: 2011 Survey Results Are In

Posted on April 11, 2011 in
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February 2011 saw the release of the Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) Survey, an online survey conducted January 11-28th of this year with 76% of respondents in a Director level or above marketing position. The first of two surveys per year, had an 11% response rate and in a 43 page report contained information on Marketplace [...]

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Make-Up Rate Stamps Still Available

Posted on April 11, 2011 in
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With all of the changes at the United States Postal Service to rules, postage pricing and even the introduction of the new Forever Stamps, it can be confusing to know what exactly works for making sure your mail reaches its destination. One particular area of question is the continued use of Make-Up Stamps. These are [...]

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Survey Reports Marketing Exec’s Optimism & Budget Increases

Posted on October 17, 2010 in
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The August 2010 CMO Council Survey of over 500 marketing executives in the US, based online over three weeks this summer, details an optimistic outlook from marketing executive’s about their respective companies revenue prospects. When asked how optimistic they were about their own company’s revenue prospects compared with the previous quarter, 63.9% of marketing executives [...]

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Marketing ROI is Number 1

Posted on April 17, 2010 in

The Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) and Anderson Analytics have just released their third annual survey of top marketing trends. They surveyed senior marketing professionals that are members of MENG and focused on the top marketing concepts and buzzwords. Some key findings include: 66% of marketers surveyed are more optimistic about business opportunities in 2010 [...]

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