6 big ways the USPS® rate change affects you Making cents out of the details

1. 6 big ways the USPS® rate change affects you
Making cents out of the details

2. The shipping and mailing price
changes scheduled by the USPS®
to take effect January 22, 2017
focus on increases in multiple
areas in both mailing and shipping.
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3. Don’t lose sight of the savings
the new rate structure offers.
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4. With decades of experience
in the mailing and shipping
environment, and several
rate changes behind us,
Pitney Bowes can help you
pinpoint sending solutions that
offer the best rates available.

5. Postage meters increase savings
The cost of retail stamps is rising from
47to 49cents.
The postage meter saves 3 cents per piece for 1-2-3
ounce envelopes, up to 3.5 ounces.
Cost of metered mail is lowered
46.5to46cents.
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The USPS provides business mailers a significant
discount on packages with Commercial Base Pricing
(CBP).
While many rates are increasing in January 2017, the
discounts available make qualifying for CBP even
more valuable.
CBP qualifications require a shipping label produced
by online software or a shipping solution such as the
new SendPro™ family of products from Pitney
Bowes.
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7. Example:
A 5-pound package sent locally can
save 27 percent in 2017 over retail
rates.
That savings was only 25 percent in
2016.
It’s a discount worth leveraging.

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The USPS® Certified Mail® with Return Receipt
Electronic (E-RR) offers mailers both proof of delivery
and evidence of delivery.
With the 2017 rate change, rates for most extra services
change.
While rates slightly increase, E-RR offers a significant
savings opportunity. Instead of using the traditional
green card Return Receipt, the USPS offers an E-RR
option that saves $1.30 per piece.
When using your Pitney Bowes mailing system, you
can process Certified Mail with E-RR, with signature
files securely accessible on the web.
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9. Extra inserts don’t bump the price
Want to add a little extra weight to your mailings, such
as promotional material with a statement?
With the 2017 rate change, the USPS® is expanding
to one price, per sortation level, for Commercial
First-Class Mail® letters from 2 ounces to 3.5 ounces.
Intelligent systems will selectively add the inserts,
eliminating the worry about additional postage costs.
A nice plus for businesses who want to increase
their promotional impact.
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Presort Services generate deeper postal discounts
and enhance delivery time:
•Induct mail closer to its final destination
•Use Pitney Bowes Mail Exchange program to
process your First-Class Mail® to the ultimate sort
•Leverage our five dedicated Direct Mail Operating
Centers that process Marketing Mail to commingle
your mail with other clients
•Enable you to enjoy optimized postage discounts
•Ensure marketing campaigns arrive on-time, at the
right place
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11. The USPS® Standard Mail® offering
will, as of January 22, 2017, be known
as Marketing Mail to clearly identify it
as an option to promote your products
through this less expensive alternative.
07 Marketing Mail earns recognition

12. For more information on
how the postal rate
changes can translate to
cost savings for your
shipping and mailing
needs, visit Pitney Bowes.
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