Mailing Services
Whether you need direct mail with your own list, or targeting a certain audience, Knock Out print and design is here to take you from start to finish. We offer mailing services with a variety of printed material. Our fast services and exceptional products will guarantee your mailing will be taken care of.
Newsletters - Letters - Forms - Postcards - Invitations - Greeting Cards - Holiday Cards
Direct Mail
What is Direct Mailing Services?
"Direct Mail" is a form of marketing that involves sending a physical piece of promotional material through the U.S. Postal Service to a home or business. “Direct Mailing” services is designed for businesses or individuals that want to pinpoint specific addresses, as opposed to blanketing the neighborhood. You tell us who to mail to, and we’ll do the rest.
Submitting a successful targeted mailing can be a complicated process for most people and that’s why Knock Out Print and Design is here to help.
Mailing Service will add 3-5 additional days to turnaround time. Orders over 25k may add up to 14 days to turnaround time. When the order is given to USPS, they assume responsibility for delivery to mailing list.
Benefits of Direct Mail
Direct Marketing can deliver messages, sales and promotions directly into the hand of your target consumers at home, business, or any other address you choose.
Direct Marketing enables promoting products or services that might not have a strong brand.
Direct Marketing is less dependent on the brand strength because it relies on proposition, offer, communication, choice of channel, and the target customers as opposed to to other channels of distribution (say retailing).
Direct Marketing is attractive to many marketers because its positive results can be measured directly. For example, if a marketer sends out 1,000 solicitations by mail and 100 respond to the promotion, the marketer can say with confidence that campaign led directly to 10% direct responses.
Popular Uses & Ideas
Retail
Restaurants
Auto Dealerships
Business Services
Medical Professionals
Dry Cleaners
Contractors and Home Services
Attorneys
Realtors
Political Campaigns
Health & Beauty
Product Promotions
Sales Flyers
Information Bulletins
Newsletters
EDDM Services
What is EDDM?
EDDM stands for “Every Door Direct Mail.” Designed to help businesses deploy promotions and advertisements to a targeted area, this U.S. Postal Service program allows the customer to have their mailer hand delivered to every mailbox along chosen routes. EDDM is a cost effective alternative to traditional direct mail that allows you to saturate the market and promote to every household or business in a desired geography.
Benefits of EDDM
Reach customers at home. Get messages, sales and promotions directly into the hands of your target consumer.
No more mailing lists. Let the USPS do the work of creating precise lists to saturate specific areas, saving you the hassle and cost of generating your own.
Flexible size ranges. Choose from our diverse selection of size and finishing options that fit into the USPS’s EDDM restrictions for virtually endless marketing possibilities.
Full service solution. We even take care of the bundling, paperwork and delivery to the USPS.
Let EDDM work for you so you can always stay two steps ahead of the competition.
MAILING FAQs
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Completed Non-Profit 3623 Form
Include the Non-Profit organization name and address as the return address on the mail piece artwork. Organization name and address must match the name and address on 3623 Form.
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First Class - minimum of 1 piece
Presorted Standard - minimum 200 pieces
Presorted First Class - minimum 500 pieces
Non-Presort First Class - minimum 200 pieces
Non-Profit (Standard) - minimum 200 pieces
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We can ink jet on paper that does not have UV coating on postage side and address block.
100lb book
100lb cover
4/1 14 or 16pt
4/4 Spot UV or UV Front
Matte 14pt or 16pt
70lb bright white
80lb Cover
Aqueous Coating
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You must have: 4w x 2.5h inches of blank space at the bottom right hand corner for addressing and barcode. 1w x 1h inches of blank space at the top right hand corner for the indicia/permit. (see figure)
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-Data process of one mailing list ($35 for each additional list)
-N.C.O.A (National Change of Address)
-Pre-sorting
-Ink-jet setup and addressing
-Post Office delivery
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The mailing service charge is based on the quantity of your mailing order.
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Once Knock Out hands mailing order off to USPS, USPS assumes all responsibility for delivery to mailing list.
Any delay, damage or loss occurring after delivery of your order to USPS is the responsibility of the USPS.
Reprints, delays in proof approval or payment, or holidays will add additional days to your turnaround time.
Here are the turnaround times for data processing (this is an additional time to the printing):
200 - 25,000 about 1 - 5 business days
30,000 - 60,000 about 5 - 14 business days
70,000 - 100,000 about 14 - 30 business days
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Actual postage costs will be determined once we process your provided mailing list and is determined by the size, weight and how your mailing will be processed.
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No, postage is a separate charge.
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Mailing services charges will be calculated at the time of your print Order.
This charge will be included in your sub-total at the end of your order process.
Postage is NOT included in your subtotal and will be either payed by check made out to the US Post Office or added to the ticket for prepayment.
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Postage can be payed by check made out to the US Post Office or added to your invoice for prepayment. Mailings are not dropped until postage is payed.
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Once the mailing department returns the extras, we will hold them for 14 days for pick up. You must request to be notified when the extras are available for pick up. After 14 days any material remaining will be recycled for you.
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For Direct mail, you most certainly can! Just let us know how you would like them processed and your active permit number and we will handle the processing.
Once your list is processed, we will notify you with the amount. It will be your responsibility to make sure there is enough funding in your account for the mailing by the drop date.
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Yes, if you have a Non-Profit account with USPS
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Our standard pricing includes a maximum 5 lines. Additional lines may require an extra setup and setup charge. Please call for details.
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Sure, most of the time. Bring in a sample of the product being mailed out and we will verify that we can.
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We accept the following formats: .xls (Excel [recommended]), and .csv (Comma delimited).
Below is a sample of what the mailing list excel sheet should look like.
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Please see the indica samples on this page.
First Class Postage is also offered. Both Stamped and metered.
Direct Mail Indicia layout.
Sample of what the mailing list excel sheet should look like.
Class of Mailing
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Presorted Standard
200 pieces required to qualify for Presort Standard.
Post office delivery time is estimated two weeks.
Cheapest postage rate but longest delivery time.
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Presorted First Class
500 pieces required to qualify for Presort First Class.
Post office delivery time is estimated 1 - 3 business days.
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Non-Presort First Class
200 pieces to qualify for Non-Presort First Class.
Post office delivery time is estimated 1- 3 business days.
Non-Presort First Class is the same as placing a stamp on an envelope (no discount).
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Non-Profit (Standard)
200 pieces to qualify for Non-Profit mail.
Customer needs to provide proper documentation to qualify for Non-Profit rate. *(PS Form 3623)
Post office delivery time is estimated two weeks (Same as Presort Standard).
Uses customer's Non-Profit account with Knock Out's permit number.
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Fist Class - Metered
1 piece to qualify for First Class Metered mail.
Post office delivery time is estimated 1-3 business days.
First Class Metered is the same as placing a stamp on an envelope (no discount)
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First Class Stamp
1 piece to qualify for First Class Stamp
Mail processing may cost more to use a stamp.
Post Office delivery time is estimated 1-3 business days.
When you stick a stamp on an envelope and place it in a mailbox, you are sending something First-Class. In other words, First-Class Mail is “regular” mail.
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Postcard Stamp
1 piece to qualify for post card stamp.
Size of card can be no bigger then 4.25” x 6”
and no smaller than 4.25” x 5.5”Mail Processing may cost more to use a stamp.
Post Office delivery time is estimated 1-3 business days.
