2025 Direct Mail Guide

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Integrated Technology

3% Discount

First Class Letters, Cards and Flats

Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

Nonprofit Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

Tactile, Sensory & Interactive

4% Discount

First Class Letters, Cards and Flats

Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

Nonprofit Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

Continuous Contact

3% Discount

Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

Nonprofit Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

First Class Mail Advertising

3% Discount

First Class Mail Letters, Cards and Flats

Reply Mail IMbA™

3% Discount with Static IMbA™

6% Discount with Serialized IMbA™

First Class Qualified

Business Reply Mail Letters and Cards

Informed Delivery Add-On

1% Discount

Sustainability Add-On

1% Discount

Catalog Insights (NEW)

10% Discount

Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

Marketing Parcels

Nonprofit Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

Growth Over Incentive

30% Credit

First Class Mail

Marketing Mail

Marriage Mail

10% Discount

Saturation Marketing Mail Letters and Flats

(including Every Door Direct Mail®)

Pick your start date:

6 consecutive months

within the calendar year

February 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025

Examples:

Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality,

Virtual Reality, Integration with Voice

Assistance, Video in Print Technology,

Near Field Communication, Mobile

Shopping, Artificial Intelligence.

Examples:

Specialty Inks – Metallic Inks,

Sensory – Coatings such as Soft

Touch, Spot Gloss, Grit, Embossing,

Interactive Elements – Pop Ups, Zip

Strips, Infinite Folds, Trailing Edge

Die Cut, Scratch and Sniff.

April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Mail to the same list a minimum of 2X. Discount is on the 2nd

and following mailings. Mail sequence messaging needs to

carry a single theme and cannot be exactly the same as any

previous mailing.

July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Must have a QBRM permit

October 1, 2025

to June 30, 2026

Ongoing

Create a digital experience tied to your physical

mail via USPS Informed Delivery. Add a ride-

along image and URL that shows up in users’

USPS dashboard or email.

Ongoing

Qualify by using sustainable materials and submitting documentation.

Examples: FSC-certified substrates and recycled paper.

September 1, 2025 to

December 31, 2025

Mail an advertising piece as a

stand alone or included with

a statement/invoice/notice.

To qualify, you must mail more than one million pieces in a year. You’ll earn a postage

credit only for the pieces that go above either one million or what you mailed last year

— whichever number is higher. The credit depends on the type of mail.

Pre-registration required (closed for 2025)

Each piece must include ads from at least four businesses, weigh 2 oz. or less,

and be sent via saturation mail. Discount is applied at the time of mailing.

Examples: HVAC, lawn care, roofing, and pest control companies collaborate

on a shared mailing, lowering postage costs for all participants.

Ongoing – Minimum 10 Mailings per Year

INCENTIVES

ADD-ONS

PROMOTIONS

Applies to bound mail pieces with 12+ pages (stapled, stitched,

or glued). Must include product listings, images, pricing, ordering

info—enough for someone to purchase directly.