{"id":6055,"date":"2018-11-01T12:19:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T12:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/?page_id=6055"},"modified":"2019-04-23T18:59:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:59:03","slug":"mailing-dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/mailing-dos-and-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"MAILING DO&#8217;S &#038; DON&#8217;TS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6055\" class=\"elementor elementor-6055\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29b8fa9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29b8fa9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-349699cd\" data-id=\"349699cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256a6654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"256a6654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAILING DO&#8217;S &#038; DON&#8217;TS<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287a70e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"287a70e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mailing-dos-and-donts-1024x356.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8899\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mailing-dos-and-donts-1024x356.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mailing-dos-and-donts-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mailing-dos-and-donts-768x267.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mailing-dos-and-donts.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9f30b8 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"7f9f30b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2141\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2141\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Speaking From Experience...<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Speaking From Experience...<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2141\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2141\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>At The Mail Group, we make it our mission to contribute to our customers\u2019 success in every way possible!\u00a0 One way we do this is by sharing insider and industry tips which save our customers time and money and improve the deliverability of anything they mail!\u00a0 We offer the following tips in that spirit! As always, feel free to reach out to one of our professionals who can discuss in more details any project you have coming up by clicking <strong><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>General<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>If possible, call us\u00a0<em>before <\/em>the design of your mailing piece! Small differences in size, color and more can have a big impact on deliverability and cost for delivery!<\/li><li>When sending a data file, simple formats (such as comma delimited with a header row) are best. Please don\u2019t use label format files.<\/li><li>USPS requires that the final line of any address be the country of destination.\u00a0 Abbreviations are not allowed and country must be in all capital letters. While not all your mail may be delivered via USPS, it\u2019s safer to always follow this requirement for any international mailings which are not 100% direct destination-country injection.<\/li><li>When sending a publication with a Tip-on, Wrap, or Outsert, please allow for a minimum print area of 3 inches by 4 inches.<\/li><li>Avoid printing permits on the piece as those will normally need to be covered prior to sending.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0For your Canadian Mailings<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>For advertising mail into Canada, a return address is not required.\u00a0 However, if there is a return address on the piece, it MUST be a Canadian address.<\/li><li>Make sure to include a space in the middle of a Canadian postal code (e.g. K1A\u00a0 0B1).\u00a0 Failing to doing so, can result in delayed delivery or non-delivery!<\/li><li>Did you know that you could save big if you could qualify your mailings into Canada as Machinable versus Pre-sorted (Special Handling)? Call us today to find out what it takes for your piece to qualify as Machinable!<\/li><li>To avoid the time and cost of putting your Canada-Destination Publications into a polybag or polywrap for the purpose of containing a carrier sheet, just place a white, rectangular box on the face of the Publication. We will then print the recipients\u2019 addresses directly on the piece!<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong>For your International Mailings<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Print your mail pieces in both country and postal code order.\u00a0 This can result in faster mail processing and better rates!<\/li><li>Do Not include a domestic permit number on your piece. Domestic permits can cause confusion and could lead to non-delivery!\u00a0 If this is unavoidable, there are solutions but they often come at\u00a0 a higher price!<\/li><li>For international, direct (country) entry mailings, Do Not include a US domestic return address. In-country addresses are required for international direct-entry mailings.<\/li><li>For international printed matter material, use only transparent packaging for all items weighing over 1.1 lbs. This could eliminate the need to provide customs data when shipping internationally!<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong>For your Domestic U.S. Mailings<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Always use the proper format for all U.S. mail as follows:<\/li><\/ul><p>Line 1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Name<\/em><\/p><p>Line 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Suite or Apt #<\/em><\/p><p>Line 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Street<\/em><\/p><p>Line 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>City, State, Zip Code<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Don\u2019t include any punctuation in your address and use all appropriate street designators (e.g. BLVD or DR) and directional (e.g. NE or SW).<\/li><li>When using Zip+4, always use a hyphen (e.g. 98765-4321).<\/li><li>Make your address (label) legible, with a font big enough to read! Overlapping address lines or more than a few blank spaces between words on your label will cause delivery failure! USPS also recommends a minimum of an 8-point type font. (Exception: If your piece contains a POSTNET or Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB), a 6-point type font IN ALL CAPITAL letters is fine.) Finally, the address placement on your piece MUST be in the top half of envelop\/package.<\/li><li>Make sure to avoid slick (think shiny!), coated pieces when the address is to be applied using Ink Jet printers! These pieces routinely have the addressed smudged to the point of being illegible.<\/li><li>Be sure to leave a white rectangle where we can inkjet the address for any piece which is dark or red in color. Printing addresses directly onto dark surfaces are often unreadable and will cause delivery failure!<\/li><li>Make sure your addresses are complete and valid! You will be charged full postal rates for any mail piece that contains an address which does not exist in the US Postal Service database.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking From Experience&#8230; Speaking From Experience&#8230; At The Mail Group, we make it our mission to contribute to our customers\u2019 success in every way possible!\u00a0 One way we do this is by sharing insider and industry tips which save our customers time and money and improve the deliverability of anything they mail!\u00a0 We offer the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6055"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6055\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mail-inc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}