USPS Training

September 21, 2011
Carol Beddingfield
Executive Director

Chamber Chatter

All businesses, large and small, are constantly looking for ways to save money.

On Tuesday, September 27th, the Post Masters of Fort Payne and Centre will present a program on cost savings for businesses. Every Door Direct Mail seminar will be held at the Chamber Office at 11:00 AM.

Direct Mail continues to be one of the most effective ways to reach customers. With this new service, it will be easier and more cost effective for businesses to promote their products to an even larger target.

You can target areas that you to saturate with a mailing. The routes can be chosen by neighborhood, zip code, or city.

Every mailbox along the chosen routes will be delivered by the USPS Letter Carrier with the day’s mail. The cost is as little as 14.2 cents per piece for the postage.

There are 4 easy steps to the process: 1) Apply for a permit through the Post Office; 2) Define who you want to reach; 3) Create your mailpieces; and 4) The Post Office will take it from there.

You will definitely want to attend the seminar for one on one counseling about the new mail service. Mary Jo Crabtree, Fort Payne Post Master and Pricilla Cantrell, Centre Post Master, will be available to answer all questions to get you started.

On September 29th, the Chamber and the Greater Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will host a joint meeting to update everyone on workforce training. The event will be held at Northeast Alabama Community College from 1:30 -3:30PM.

Information will be provided by Mary Scott Hunter, District 8 Representative on the Alabama Board of Education. The public is invited to attend.

Call the Chamber at 256-845-2741 for more information on these events.