Everything You Should Know About Bulk Mailing Services

If you operate a business or an organization, chances are good that you will find yourself needing to enlist in the help of bulk mailing services from time to time. After all, if you plan to send out hundreds of even thousands of mailers, using bulk mailing services makes it easier for you to take advantage of bulk mail rates, which will reduce the overall cost of your mailer campaign. Whether you are trying to spread the word about a new product or service, attempting to promote a special sale, or soliciting donations for a worthy cause, keeping costs to a minimum is certain to be one of your top priorities. But, what exactly is a bulk mail service and what do you need to know in order to get the most from the bulk mailing services you work with?

What are Bulk Mailing Services?

Put simply, bulk mailing services, are companies that offer a wide range of services that help make it easy for you to send out multiple mailings. In fact, high-quality bulk mailing services will be able to do everything for you, ranging from printing your letters or postcards to address your envelopes and shrink-wrapping the items if necessary. At the most basic level, however, bulk mailing services will make certain your mailers meet the postal regulations that are necessary to get bulk mail rates and will complete the bulk mail permit on your behalf so you can obtain these lower rates.

How Do I Select a Bulk Mail Service?

As with any business decision that you must make, selecting a bulk mail service requires completing a competitive analysis of what the various bulk mailing services have to offer. In addition to considering the cost of the service, you should also take a closer look at the quality of the service as well as the reputation of the bulk mailing services company. Reading testimonials, checking on references and performing an Internet search on the companies you are considering are all great ways to determine whether or not the company is one that you can trust with your bulk mail needs.

It is also a good idea to select a company that offers a full range of bulk mailing services. Even if you currently are not in need of a company to print letters for your mailing campaign, you may need this additional service in the future and you will be glad to know that you have already formed a relationship with a company that is able to provide you with this service.

What Types of Services are Provided by Bulk Mail Companies?

The exact services provided by bulk mail companies may vary slightly depending upon the company. In general, however, you should expect your bulk mailing services company to provide the following services:

• Lettershop Services - includes Ink Jet Addressing, Cheshire Labeling, Wafer Sealing, Stamp Affixing, Automatic Inserting, Metering, Folding, Bursting and Match Mail Services  
   
• Fulfillment Services - includes Kitting, Assembly, Automatic High-Speed Shrink-Wrapping, Automatic High-Speed Poly-Bagging, Collating, Spot Gluing and Product/Literature Fulfillment Services  
   
• Data Services - includes National Change of Address (NCOA), CASS Certification, Data Entry, Database Management, BRC Retrieval, Laser Printing, High-Speed Copying, Personal Letters, Presorting for Intelligent Barcode, Mailing Lists and Merge/Purge Services

By selecting a NJ direct mail company that provides this full range of bulk mailing services, you can be certain the company will be able to help you with your entire mailing campaign from start to finish. At Jarvis Direct Mail, Inc., we are proud to be able to offer all of these services to our NJ and NY clients within our 23,300 square foot facility. Combine this with our 32 years of experience and our dedication to customer service and you can be certain you will get only the best when you trust your bulk mail needs to Jarvis Direct Mail, Inc.!