Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:48:41 -0400 From: Susan VandeWeghe <vanpuppet-AT-citcom.net> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Marketing on the internet To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org There is no bulk rate discount for 4 x 6 postcards. Since I am not a not-for-profit organization I can't get the not for profit rate. I do have a first class imprint so at least I don't have to put stamps on all those postcards. For regular size bulk rate there is a $150 charge per year so I would need to send out about 1,500 before it makes any difference. Of course, if I sent this out from a mail service there would be no $150 charge for me. But I am not sure that bulk rate material gets there in a timely manner. Asheville Puppetry Alliance (which is a not-for-profit) does use a mail service and I always send a couple of test pieces when we send out a mailing. Sometime the test pieces take a couple of weeks to get there. Ask Kurt Hunter about his last mailing to the membership about the festival. Some of the members got it in August - after the festival was over. The postmistress at my little post office is always suggesting that I use the post office printing/postage/mailing service. Has anyone used it? Is it cost effective? Of course then I wouldn't have the extra postcards to hand out when I am doing shows. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kronenberg" <pak-AT-carouselpuppets.com> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Marketing on the internet > At 9/25/2005 Sunday 02:03 PM, you wrote: > > > Postage is > >just eating up my marketing budget. I just spent $275 on 5,000 postcards > >and $1,000 to mail them. > > Looks like you paid full price. Are you using a mailing service that > handles bulk mail? With 5000 postcards, you should be able to mail > them for far less than 20 cents each. > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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