EDDM Presort Kit

Zimapper.com is proud to introduce their latest innovation - the ZipMapper.com EDDM Postal Presort Kit.

Now you can have your saved ZipMapper.com counts prepared into an entire Every Door Direct Mail campaign.
The ZipMapper.com EDDM Kit contains all of the following:

Complete Postal Paperwork - Form 3602 BMEU or 3587 Retail filled out with piece count, sack/tray count, total weight, total cost with section breakdowns also completed,. Just date and sign and your done.
Qualification Bundling Report - Breaks down each carrier route into numbered bundles. Shows totals for each bundle and for each zip and route. Use with the facing slips to set up your physical mailing. Facing Slips - All needed facing slips, (2 per page) for each bundle for each carrier route. Completely formatted to show City, State and Zip as well as carrier route, bundle number, total pieces in the bundle. Two-up format takes 1/2 the number of pages of the USPS form. Shows Delivery type (Residential or Res/Bus. too.
Tray/Sack Tags - One Barcoded and formatted Tray/Sack tag for each set of bundles and carrier routes in your mailing. If you have a MailersID and provide a sequence number your tags will be Intelligent Mail formatted. Drop Ship form - All PS Form 8602's completely filled out with shipment weight, container count and drop ship entry and destination addresses. Choose NDC, SCF or DDU delivery and your mail and forms will be generated accordingly. The ZipMapper.com EDDM kit will save you hours in mail preparation - The ZipMapper.com EDDM Kit's forms are completely ready to be signed and taken to the post office.  The forms provided on the USPS EDDM site are incomplete to say the least.  With the USPS site's forms you have to photocopy each facing slip for every bundle and fill them out by hand.  All postal forms need to be completed by hand including the postage statement and the drop forms.  There are no tags to label your boxes, sacks or trays and there is no bundling report showing how to bundle your mail.  GOTO http://www.mmdirect.com/EDDMForm.htm to download a sample EDDM Kit and to see all the information we use to prepare you mailing.  Each completed EDDM Kit is only $45 regardless of how big your mailing is. AND  - - - thats not all.  The ZipMapper.com EDDM Kit can process both Retail and Bulk Mail Entry mailings for drops to NDC, SCF or DDU.  The ZipMapper.com EDDM Kit can also sort government agency or rural simplified address mailings at letter rates so you can prepare simplified address jobs for any qualified mailing. Question?  call us at 866-697-6245 and ask for Neil Rubin.

EDDM - Every Door Direct Mail - with Zipmapper

Every Door Direct Mail is a new service from the USPS which allows small businesses to mail to individual carrier routes (up to 5000 addresses per day). As a Zipmapper.com user, you have the perfect tool to target your carrier routes. You can zoom into the street level and select carrier route boundaries and then select indivdual routes to build a target area. Once you have your area defined - run a report by Carrier Route level detail and you will have your quantities. Remember you can only mail up to 5000 pieces in a day.

Here's the specifications on the EDDM program

• Mailpiece Limitations:
  Applies to Standard mail flats only - see size specs below
  Mailing must be destined for the local delivery area only
  Per piece weight up to 3.3 oz
  5,000 maximum, per mailer, per day
  Pieces must be bundled in groups of 50 - A facing slip goes on top of each bundle. See link below.
  
• Special New indicia
  Postage payment in full by Cash, check or PIN debit card
  
• Documentation:
  New Retail mailing statement which will have CR documentation on back - see postage statement link below.
  A sample mailpiece
  Facing slip or carrier route information line on each bundle of 50
  
• Flats Specs: EDDM must be flat-sized
  Maximum 15" long, or 12" high, or .75" thick
  Minimums: 11.5" long, or 6.125" high, or .25" thick

Indicia to print on each mail piece - (above and to the right of the addressing area)
PRESORTED STD
ECRWSS
US POSTAGE PAID
EDDM RETAIL

Addressing on each piece must read:
*********ECRWSS*********
Local
Postal Customer

Postal Statement Form - http://about.usps.com/forms/psform3587_012212.pdf

Facing slip pdf link - http://uspseverydoor.com/assets/media/pdf/BMEU_Facing_Slip.pdf

You can get Mail Tubs at the post office to put your bundles into. Use one mail tub for each carrier route. So for example if you are mailing a route that has 320 pieces you will make 6 bundles of 50 pieces and one bundle of 20 pieces. You will need 7 facing slips. Mark each slip with the carrier route number and number the slips 1 of 7, 2 of 7, 3 of 7, etc and with the number of pieces in each bundle. Then put all the bundles in the tub for that carrier route.

Bring all the tubs and the postage form and your payment to the post office of the town where the mail will be going.

If you have any questions please email us at zipmapper@gmail.com AND if you need printing of your EDDM job we can handle that too. We have postcards, flyers and booklets that all meet the size requirements of EDDM and we can get you great prices on all our printing and mailing services.

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Introduction Version 3 - Now LIVE!

The biggest change in the tool for this version is that the map is now "HOT". This means that if you zoom for example to the zip code level, you can click anywhere within the boundaries of a zip code and the mailing list count for that zip will load. You can then add as many different zips as you like simply by clicking on the map. You can also mix any geography from carrier routes to whole states. You can also toggle whether or not you want all possible addresses or if you want to limit to just homes, or businesses or apartments.

Building a mailing list by clicking on a map with geographic boundaries is fast and easy. Most people don't know all the zip codes and town names that are within their target area. And they certainly don't know the carrier route codes in their market. By using the map to choose your target area you don't need to know any zip codes or route numbers.

We are also improving the maps you can get with the system. There is unlimited downloads of 8 1/2 x 11 full color PDF maps with each six month subscription (subscriptions are $45 for each six months) and we now have quick links for high resolution digital maps or printed large format laminated maps that are available for sale. These high resolution maps measure 36" x 48" and show complete details including all boundaries and streets. You download a free sample map at zipmapper.com.

We will keep you posted for the release of version 3 and you will be able to do your first three searches for free once its released.

Thank you

The ZipMapper.com Team

ZipMapper.com New Features

For the first post of 2010 we are happy to announce new features for ZipMapper.com.

First, you can now order a subscription package right from the tool. Once you are logged in you will see a Subscriptions option on the top navigation bar. From the Subscriptions page, you can choose a monthly plan that gives you discounted mailing list pricing. Depending upon which plan you choose, you can get list pricing as low as 2/3 of a cent per name or just $67 for 10,000 records. The plans run on a month to month basis - so there is no annual committment. You can cancel any time.

Second, you can now order multiple saved counts into a combined mailing list. If you want to purchase a list for two or three different zips or radius' you can start with your first list and click the purchase list link, then add on using the check boxes, any other counts that you have saved. The counts are now numbered to make tracking them easier.

If you ever have any questions about any features of the ZipMapper.com tool or would like new features added, please call us at 866-697-6245 or email zipmapper@gmail.com - we want to hear all your comments.

Thank you and Happy New Year
The ZipMapper.com Team

ZipMapper.com Subscription Plans

ZipMapper.com is now offering subscription plans to the ZipMapper.com interface. With a subscription plan you will be able to get discounted pricing on your mailing list rentals.

Depending upon the plan you choose, you can get your lists for as little as 2/3 of a cent per record. Our mailing lists are "Saturation" or "Walk-Sequence Carrier Route" lists that qualify for the absolute lowest postage rates available from the post office.

These postage rates are as low as 13.9 cents per piece mailed and as low as 6.7 cents for non-profits (when drop shipped to the appropriate Postal Sectional Facility).

Please review the subscriptions plans below to choose the one that is right for you. Click the link in this email to let us know the plan you want and we will set you up right away and update your mailing list pricing. As always your searches and 8 1/2 x 11 PDF maps are free.

User Subscriptions

Monthly Pricing:Free
Searches: Unlimited
List Costs: 2¢
(Per record)
with names add 1¢ per record.
Min List Cos:t $50

Monthly Pricing: $29.95
Searches: Unlimited
List Costs:1 1/2¢
(Per record)
with names add 1¢ per record.
Min List Cost $50

Monthly Pricing: $49.95
Searches Unlimited
List Costs: 1¢
(Per record)
with names add 1¢ per record.
Min List Cost $50

Monthly Pricing: $89.95
Searches Unlimited
List Costs: 2/3¢
(Per record)
with names add 1¢ per record.
Min List Cost $50

Follow this link to sign up for your subscription plan here. Or, call us to discuss your needs.

If you would like information on hosting your own version of ZIPMapper.com on your website under your own brand name please email zipmapper@gmail.com

Saturation Mail - The Least Expensive way to Mail

What is Saturation Mail (also known as an Occupant or Carrier Route List)?

Saturation mail is the least expensive way to reach a target geographic area. A Saturation or Occupant or Carrier Route mailing list is a list containing every possible delivery address within a particular letter carrier’s route. The lists available on ZIPMapper.com represent every household or business in a postal carrier’s route within the defined target area that you create on map.

Why does ZIPMapper.com rent saturation mailing lists?

Saturation mailing is the least expensive way to mail. Saturation mailings enable you to cost-effectively target entire neighborhoods within a ZIP®, radius or county. When you rent a list using ZIPMapper.com your mailing will qualify for enhanced carrier route bulk mail rates. ZIPMapper.com lists meet the following requirements of the USPS:

The mailing must follow the 90/75 Rule, which means you must mail to at least 90 percent of residential addresses, or at least 75 percent of the total number of residential and business addresses in a given carrier route.

The mailing must be sorted in “Walk Sequence” order – the actual sequence that the postal carrier walks their route.

Mailings that use saturation mailing lists save the USPS the most time, labor and money out of all the kinds of mail that can be sent. By pre-organizing your mailing in the exact order that each letter carrier delivers their mail the Postal Service can delivery your mailing faster and more cost-effectively. In return for making their job easier, the Postal Service provides dramatic discounts.

How much can I save with Saturation Mail?

Saturation Mail qualified for what are known as Enhanced Carrier Route rates. These rates can be achieved with mail pieces such as postcards, letters, booklets, brochures, catalogs ranging from 3 1/2” x 5” all the way up to pieces measuring 9” x 13”.

Saturation mailing rates beginning at $0.139 for letter-sized mailing that are brought to the local Sectional Mailing Facility for the addresses you are targeting. For mailing left at the post office where the mailing permit is the cost is $0.182 cents per piece. For non-profit organizations the cost is 7.2 cents less.

So, saturation mail is over 66% less expensive than the current 44 cent stamp!

How much are the saturation lists on ZIPMapper.com?

The lists on ZIPMapper.com start at 2 cents per address. However, if you sign up for a subscription plan, the cost can be as little as 2/3 of a cent per record. (There is a $50 minimum list order). Email us at zipmapper@gmail.com or goto
http://www.mmdirect.com/zipmapperplans.htm for more information on a subscription plan.



How does the Saturation Mailing process work?

The first step to doing a saturation mailing is to register and log-in to ZIPMapper.com. Once you log-in, you will need to input a starting address and then define your target area. Your mailing lists counts will automatically load and you can move around your center point marker and adjust your map however you choose. You can even fine tune your selection by going into the report settings and select or unselect individual carrier routes. Since our list costs are so low and the postal rates are much lower, you can buy a larger list and mail out more pieces. Or, you can target just a few neighborhoods at a time to help spread out your marketing budget over a few smaller mailings while still getting the super low postage rates. Remember the rates are based upon individual carrier routes which are only a few hundred homes each.

Can the people at ZIPMapper.com handle my whole mailing?

ZIPMapper.com is a product of Millennium Marketing Consultants, Inc. based in Fairfield, NJ. (www.mmdirect.com) Millennium Marketing is a full service direct mail marketing firm capable of producing your entire direct mail marketing campaign. Millennium Marketing can design, print, address and mail any type of direct mail piece for every class of mail. Please contact us at neil@mmdirect.com or call us toll free at 1-866-697-MAIL to discuss your mailing project.