LETTER PRINTING &
MAILING SERVICES

Considering these details before the piece is designed can help avoid unnecessary production or postage costs later.

You can also provide preprinted materials if you only need fulfillment and mailing services.

We can also match personalized letters with corresponding envelopes or inserts when a campaign requires multiple variable components.

Depending on the campaign, Mellady Direct can provide NCOA, CASS, DPV, duplicate removal, address standardization, postal presorting, and other data-processing services.

A letter package can be as simple as a single letter in an envelope or include multiple components such as additional pages, brochures, reply cards, remittance envelopes, business reply envelopes, forms, or other inserts.

The number, size, weight, and thickness of those components can affect production and postage, so it is helpful to determine the complete package before finalizing the design.

It depends on what you’re sending and the experience you want to create. A standard window envelope can work well for recurring or informational communications, while a printed or closed-face envelope may be better suited for marketing, fundraising, or relationship-building campaigns.

We can recommend an envelope based on the contents, addressing method, branding, budget, and postal requirements.

Consider postage and production requirements before designing the package. Paper stock, number of pages, envelope size, inserts, personalization, weight, mailing class, quantity, and postal preparation can all influence the final cost.

Sometimes simplifying the package saves money. In other cases, an additional component may be worth the cost because it supports the campaign goal. We can help evaluate those tradeoffs before production.

No. You can provide your existing customer, member, donor, patient, or prospect database, or Mellady Direct can help identify targeted mailing-list options for prospecting campaigns.

The right list should be determined by who you actually need to reach, rather than simply trying to mail to the largest audience possible.

Letter mailing can support marketing campaigns, fundraising appeals, customer and member communications, notifications, surveys, real estate outreach, holiday communications, recurring mailings, and other business or organizational needs.

If you’re unsure whether a letter is the right format, tell us what you’re trying to communicate and we’ll help evaluate the best approach.

Work backward from when you want recipients to receive the letter. Your schedule may need to account for data processing, creative development, proofing, printing, personalization, folding and inserting, postal preparation, and USPS delivery.

For deadline-driven communications, events, or offers, involving our team earlier gives us more flexibility to recommend the appropriate production and mailing schedule.