Founded in October 2016, Mailers Hub began as a discussion over Sunday dinner that started with “Dad, what if you wrote a blog?”
After over 35 years in the Postal Service, Leo Raymond retired and moved on to the second stage in his career, as Director of Postal Relations at the former Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association (MFSA). In his time there, he got to know many on the “other” (non-USPS) side of the industry and became a part of that – your – community. Along the way, he met and worked with a number of postal personalities, becoming allies and friends, and serving the mailing community continued to grow as something he truly cared about.
Back to dinner. After 15 years at MFSA and all its iterations (AMSP, AMSP/NAPL, Epicomm, and the eventual conclusion with Idealliance), Leo retired — again. At dinner to celebrate shortly after, he asked his kids “what next?”. The idea of enjoying retirement was bandied about (ha), then thoughts about the blog bubbled up. After a day or two, he knew, retired or not, he still cared about this community – and could clearly see the gap left in support for mailers with the essential end of MFSA.
Ideas of a blog become a website. A website becomes the possibility of continuing to speak and offer advice. After all, who was out there now to help the industry? Offering consultation leads to phone calls and “what if?” with some of those other postal personalities. And then, and then.
And Mailers Hub was born. A new organization, but with roots going back over a century.
And today we continue with the same dedication to provide the support and resources commercial mail producers — anyone who mails — needs and deserves, for all aspects of their operations and their people. A “Hub.”
And what we do … we offer support, advice, information, training … we’re a resource for companies and institutions in the “commercial mailing” space.
We like to make this argument …
Don’t think that you or your business are “in mailing”? You don’t have to be “in” mail to need to KNOW mail. Not every business needs (or can afford) a dedicated postal staff. But almost every business that touches mail in some way needs postal and mailing expertise just about daily.
Are you a printer whose customers send you mail pieces to review for compliance with USPS standards? Addresses in the wrong location or the wrong size can make a printed piece expensive to mail — or non-mailable. Do you mail these pieces for them? Do you know everything you need to know about automation or permits or the latest postal requirements? Are you a designer who creates postcards? Brochures? Nuances in mail piece design can be the difference between staying within the budget or facing unexpected postage costs. A small mistake can even be the difference between the USPS accepting or rejecting your client’s mail piece. Are you a fundraiser? Or a college or university? Non-profit rates can be tricky and don’t often get the same visibility or support as the commercial rate classes. Mail piece design and all the other challenges of commercial mailing are the same for in-plant operations, whether at a business, educational institution, or government mail facility. Are you a marketing services provider? Well, if you are, see all of the above. Direct mail is still a VERY viable tool for marketing and communications, and if you can’t manage these details and more, you can cost both them and yourself a LOT of money.
Information. Resources. Networking. Collaboration. Training. Answers. Guidance. For a fraction of the cost of your hiring your own postal advisor, Mailers Hub can supply your business with an entire staff of postal and mailing experts to provide training, guidance, and knowledge for you and your team, when, where, and how you need it. Do the numbers, and you’ll see Mailers Hub is a worthwhile investment.
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