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Volume 10, Issue 3 March 2016 - Long Island
LI PCC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
FRANK CALABRESE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Postal Co-Chair [email protected]
MICHAEL VIGNOLA CENTURY DIRECT Industry Co-Chair
AMY FESTA-KEALEY BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLTUIONS, INC.
ADAM AVRICK DESIGN DISTRIBUTORS, INC. [email protected]
ROCCO POZZULO LAZARUS DIRECT [email protected]
CHRISTOPHER NAGY
VERIZON [email protected]
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Executive Officer Meetings: 9:30 am - 10:00 am
All General Meetings: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Long Island PCC Mid Island P&DC 160 Duryea Road
Melville NY 11747-3825 (631) 755-2850
www.longislandpcc.com
Long Island Postal and Industry Co-Chair Corner Our third “Mail Design Professional” MDP Program was held on February 10th and 11th 2016. It was the usual success! The instructor, Kyle Moore from the National Center for Employee Development (NCED) for the U.S. Postal Service, shared his expertise with a packed room. All those who attended gave rave reviews of the class. The Mail Design Professional (MDP) program teaches mailing industry personnel how to design mail to enhance its compatibility with U.S. Postal Service® automated equipment. It also coaches mailers on how to achieve lower postage prices through automation. At the end of the class, those who wanted were treated to an impromptu detailed tour of the Mail Processing Facility. It was an excellent end to the class, as the students got to see firsthand the equipment Kyle discussed during the class. The PCC extends its gratitude to Mid-Island In Plant Support for providing the tour. Thanks again to Kyle for making another trip from the 60 degree weather in Oklahoma to the typical February Long Island weather. Our next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The topic of our March meeting is 2016 Postal Promotions & Every Door Direct Mail® (EDDM). In what has now become a tradition, USPS Senior Sales Executive Louis Figurito will speak to us about upcoming Postal Promotions and incentives planned for 2016. Lou’s presentations are always informative and entertaining. Come to the meeting to see how your company can benefit from these promotions. Friendly reminder: All meetings will be hosted at the Mid Island P&DC at 160 Duryea Rd in Melville. You should enter at the gates marked “Employee’s parking lot” and enter the building at the entrance nearest the flag pole. As always, there is no cost to attend our monthly meetings, however, Space is Limited - so it is important that you pre-register for each event. REGISTER online at the LI PCC website at http://www.LongIslandPCC.com.
Frank Calabrese Michael Vignola Postal Co-Chair Industry Co-Chair
Volume 10, Issue 3
March 2016 - Long Island
LI PCC BOARD MEMBERS
A To Z Printing & Mailing
Access Direct Systems Inc
Action Addressing & Mailing Services
Advertising Distributors of America Inc
Alpha Omega Group Of NY Inc
Bell and Howell
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc
Brokers Worldwide
Century Direct
Cherry Lane Printing and Mailing
Command Business Products Inc
CompuMail Business Services
Conformer Products Inc
D P Murphy
Datumeg Inc
Design Distributors Inc
DiditDM
Dix Hills Water District
DML Envelope
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
e-Bay Enterprises
Envelopes.com / Action Envelope
Fulfillment Plus Inc
Hofstra University
Gannet/USA Today
Lazarus Direct
Lorraine Gregory Corp
Mailtech Mailing Systems Inc
MVS Mailers Inc.
Nassau BOCES
National Grid
Neopost NY/NJ Metro
Newsday Media Group
PCI Group Inc
Pitney Bowes Inc
Pitney Bowes Presort Services
POLITICAL MAIL & ELECTION MAIL Political Mail is an easy and cost-effective way to create material promoting political candidates, referenda, or campaigns. Political Mail may be sent from a political candidate, federal, state or local campaign committee, or political party. The Postal Service® is committed to providing you with the tools necessary to implement a successful political mail campaign. Direct Mail is one of the most powerful tools to get your message to voters. Your mailings will be:
Cost–effective by mailing to specific areas or addresses, and the format can be as inexpensive as a postcard.
Targetable by things such as household income, gender, and geographic location with Every Door Direct Mail®.
Personalized with messages and graphics to tell the story of your candidate or message.
Explore all the ways mail can get your message to voters. Visit the USPS website http://www.deliverthewin.com/
Election Mail is any item mailed to or from authorized election officials so people can vote. States and localities are increasingly using mail in the election process. Election Mail is any item mailed to or from authorized elections officials that enables citizens to vote, such as: Ballot materials Voter registration cards Absentee applications Polling place notifications
Mailers have the ability to identify their Political and Election mailings by: Applying tag 57 (Political Mail) or tag 191 (Election Mail) Indicating the type of mailing in their electronic documentation or the
hardcopy postage statement
SPRING 2016 ROLLBACK PRICING FILES Absent Congressional or Court action to make the existing exigent surcharge for Market Dominant products and services part of the rate base or to otherwise extend it, the Postal Service will be providing notice to the Postal Regulatory Commission of the adjusted prices that are contained in the pricing files on Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com. The Postal Service™ intends to provide such notice of the adjusted prices to the Commission 45 days before it is anticipated that the exigent surcharge revenue target will be reached.
Volume 10, Issue 3 March 2016 - Long Island
LI PCC BOARD MEMBERS Cont.
Proforma Executive Business Services
Richner Communications Inc
Ricoh InfoPrint Solutions
Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services
Suffolk County Government (DPW)
The CPW Group
Times Review Newspapers
Town of Hempstead
United States Postal Service
Verizon
William Charles Printing Company
William Lea
LI PCC Membership Eligibility The LI PCC has a three (3) tier membership based on customer participation and involvement with the PCC. NOTE: The LI PCC does not collect any fees or dues to become any type of member. General: General membership is open to all business mailers who use the services of the Postal Service.
Executive Policy Board: This group is comprised of individuals from industry and postal employees. This is the planning group of the Council (also referred to as the PCC Board members or Policy Committee members). Members MUST attend a combination of five (5) LI PCC meetings or events per year and must participate in at least one of the Sub-Committees established by the Council. Executive Officers: LI PCC Executive Officers consist of a Postal Co-Chair, Industry Co-Chair, First Vice-Chairperson, Secretary & Treasurer. Executive Officers are elected to serve for a two (2) year term.
Special discounts and promotions offered to all
qualified Executive Policy Board members throughout the year.
A copy of the LI PCC financial report is available
for anyone to view if interested.
PACKAGE INTERCEPT The Postal Service’s Package Intercept service is the perfect solution for shippers who find themselves suddenly needing to make a change to a shipment’s original delivery address.
The Business Customer Gateway is the control center from which business customers can make those changes. Mailers should:
Upload a Package Intercept file and enter a USPS® Tracking number; Redirect the shipment to a new domestic address; Ask that it be returned to the sender; or Request that it be held at one of 32,000 Post Offices™ for pickup.
The Business Customer Gateway is located at https:⁄⁄gateway.usps.com⁄eAdmin⁄view⁄signin
For more information about using Package Intercept, visit: https:⁄⁄ribbs.usps.gov⁄shipproductsservices⁄documents⁄tech_guides⁄GuidePackageInterceptCommercial.pdf.
MAIL DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM The Mail Design Professional (MDP) Program, hosted by the LI PCC was a rousing success. The attendees were taught how to design mail to enhance its compatibility with the U.S. Postal Service® automated equipment. They also learned how to achieve lower postage prices through automation.
All 22 attendees that completed the two day training will receive Certification for attending and passing this course, which will be valid for two (2) years. For those who came out for the Mail Design Professional Program (MDP), thank you very much for your support. Companies Represented: Adelphi University; Broadridge Financial Solutions; Canon USA; Design Distributors; Did It DM; Lazarus Direct; NYCB; SnailWorks; Stony Brook University; Suffolk County DPW: Town of Islip; William Charles Printing.
NATIONAL POSTAL FORUM – NPF
Tune In To Success - March 20 – 23, 2016 – Nashville, TN Take advantage of the opportunity to hear top USPS executive leaders detail what’s being done to help you be more successful in today’s mailing industry during the USPS Executive Briefings. Plus, our expanded educational offering includes more than 135 workshops ranging from introductory to expert levels.
To find out more information or to register go to http://www.npf.org/
MARCH MONTHLY MEETING 2016 USPS PROMOTIONS & EVERY
DOOR DIRECT MAIL® - EDDM Wednesday, March 9, 2016
USPS Senior Sales Executive Louis Figurito will speak to us about upcoming Postal Promotions and incentives planned for 2016. Lou’s presentations are always informative and entertaining. Come to the meeting to see how your company can benefit from these promotions.
Space is Limited There is no cost to attend but you MUST pre-register
Attendees will get 1 Credit for this session in the
“Mail Technology” Track
This event will take place at the Consumer & Industry Contact / Business Service Network
Mid Island P&DC 160 Duryea Rd – Melville NY 11747-3825
REGISTER NOW! Go to the LI PCC website at http://www.longislandpcc.com/
“No endorsement by the Postal Service or the PCC is given or implied by this acknowledgement.” Please register at www.longislandpcc.com
Long Island PCC 160 Duryea Road, Melville NY 11747-3825
Phone: 631-755-2850 Fax: 631-755-2905
E-mail: [email protected] WE’RE ON THE WEB!
www.longislandpcc.com
MEMBERS CORNER:
The LI PCC’s Mission is to: Foster and maintain a close working relationship between mailers and the
United States Postal Service. Share information about new and existing Postal Service products,
programs, regulations, and procedures. Facilitate the interchange of ideas among mailers and Postal Service officials. Help members and their organizations grow and develop professionally
through focused educational programs.
Please help us by contributing news to Cosmo Infantolino at [email protected] or Laurel Stengel at [email protected]
Newsletter Printing & Mailing Donated by - Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.
UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 9, 2016 Monthly Meeting & Presentation on 2016 Promotions / EDDM 10am – 11am Mid Island P&DC - 160 Duryea Rd - Melville NY 11747 No Charge - Register at www.longislandpcc.com March 20 - 23, 2016 National Postal Forum NPF – Opryland Hotel & Convention Center Nashville, TN April 13, 2016 Monthly Meeting & Presentation on Address Quality & List Management 10am – 11am Mid Island P&DC - 160 Duryea Rd - Melville NY 11747 No Charge - Register at www.longislandpcc.com May 11, 2016 Monthly Meeting & Presentation Mail Design / DMM Interpretation 10am – 11am Mid Island P&DC - 160 Duryea Rd - Melville NY 11747 No Charge - Register at www.longislandpcc.com June 7, 2016 LI PCC 16th Annual Golf Outing Wind Watch Golf & Country Club – Hauppauge NY September 21, 2016 LI PCC National PCC Day MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW More Information to follow December 7, 2016 LI PCC Holiday Party - Milleridge Carriage House MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Let us know what presentations AND events you want:
Call Cosmo Infantolino at (631) 755-2850 or Visit www.longislandpcc.com
Thanks to our March Breakfast Sponsor
RICOH USA INC 6300 Diagonal Hwy Bolder CO 80301 (631) 388-2515
www.ricoh-usa.com
