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October 2025

Commingling Done Right with DMD: Smarter Mail, Greater Savings

By | Direct Mail

Save money, streamline delivery, and stay in control of your mailings with Direct Mail Depot’s (DMD) full-service commingling. Our data-driven process optimizes every piece for maximum postal savings, visibility, and speed, so that your mail gets where it needs to go, efficiently, affordably and on time.

In direct mail, efficiency is everything. DMD’s commingling and presort solutions help businesses cut costs and improve delivery performance through smart postal optimization. With real-time tracking, flexible scheduling, and complete accountability, you’ll always know where your mail is, and that it will arrive by the promised in-home delivery window.

DMD works with the most advanced presort and commingling partner in the industry. That partnership allows us to fine-tune every mailing, every day, on every job giving you unmatched precision and peace of mind. Commingling also enables file name suppression deeper in the mailing process, beyond what’s possible when mail is entered directly into the postal system.

We also provide twice-weekly pools, and even split pools when needed, to keep your mail moving quickly through the USPS network. And when exceptions arise, our expert team handles them directly with USPS so that you don’t have to worry.

Many companies hesitate to commingle because they are concerned their mail will land in the same mailbox as a competitor’s. The truth is that can happen even without commingling. USPS often delivers similar mailings from different senders on the same day. The difference is that commingling with DMD lets you benefit from the best available postage rates in the timeliest fashion.

Here’s how it works: commingling combines mail from multiple senders headed to the same areas, allowing DMD to deliver directly to key USPS processing centers. This reduces the work USPS incurs while handling, and qualifies your mail for additional postage rate discounts. Even if you’re saving a penny per piece, that can add up to thousands of dollars saved on your mailings.

At DMD, commingling isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. We analyze each mailing to find the right balance between commingling and drop-shipping for maximum efficiency. Every strategy is customized based on your mail’s volume, geography, and goals.

The results are faster delivery, lower postage, and complete transparency from start to finish.

By partnering with DMD, you’re not just outsourcing mail, you’re gaining a trusted ally with decades of USPS expertise and a commitment to world-class service. When you’re ready to save more, track better, and mail smarter, DMD is ready to deliver.

Transform Your Mail into an Experience

By | Direct Mail

Surprise and engage your customers with mail that does more than deliver a message, it creates an experience. The 2026 USPS Integrated Technology Promotion encourages businesses to use innovative digital technologies to connect print and interactive media, transforming how customers see, hear, and respond to your brand. Plus, with this promotion including the add-ons, you can qualify for postal savings of up to 7.5%.

At DMD, we make it simple. We’ll partner with you every step of the way to design and execute a campaign that stands out and qualifies for valuable USPS discounts.

You can choose your own start date anytime during the 2026 promotion period. The promotion runs for up to six consecutive months between January 1 and December 31, 2026, and is linked to your Customer Registration ID (CRID). Discounts apply during your selected six-month campaign window.

You can bring your brand to life through one of these eight exciting, discounted technologies designed to enhance customer engagement and response:

  • Augmented Reality (AR): Blend print with digital by overlaying 3D images, animations, or effects on real-world objects.
  • Mixed Reality (MR): Merge physical and virtual experiences using immersive sight, sound, and touch elements.
  • Virtual Reality (VR): Transport customers into an interactive environment that fully immerses them in your brand story.
  • Voice Assistant Integration: Connect your mail to voice-activated experiences that enhance convenience and engagement.
  • Video in Print (ViP): Embed video directly into your printed piece for a surprising, multimedia experience.
  • Near Field Communication (NFC): Enable instant digital interaction with a simple tap from an NFC-enabled smartphone.
  • Mobile Shopping: Turn mail into a direct sales channel by linking customers seamlessly to online purchases.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI): Use AI to generate unique content and creative elements that personalize each mail piece.

Earn up to 7.5% in USPS discounts by combining the TSI Promotion and both add-ons with eDoc submission. DMD makes it easy to maximize your mail savings.

DMD can help you reimagine direct mail—combining tactile impact with digital innovation to create campaigns your customers won’t forget.

Let’s turn your next mail piece into a memorable, sensory experience.

 

Mail That Moves, Shines, Surprises and Saves

By | Direct Mail

Save up to 7.5% by turning ordinary mail into a true sensory experience with the USPS Tactile, Sensory & Interactive (TSI) Promotion.  Work with DMD in 2026 to earn your largest postage savings possible.

The USPS TSI Promotion rewards mailers who incorporate innovative papers, finishes, inks, and dimensional elements that engage sight, sound, scent, touch, and even taste.

From shimmering coatings and textured papers to pop-ups, folds, and motion-driven designs, every element invites customers to see, feel, and interact with your message in unforgettable ways. These creative touches grab attention, inspire action and strengthen brand connections.

Specialty Inks
Add excitement and depth with inks that shimmer, shift color, or reveal hidden messages, captivating recipients from the first glance.

Sensory Treatments
Engage multiple senses with unique textures, scents, or finishes that make your mail stand out and stick in memory.

Interactive Elements
Encourage hands-on engagement with features like folds, pop-ups, or movement turning your mail piece into an experience your audience will remember.

USPS TSI Promotion Details:
Promotion Period: January 1 – June 30, 2026
Registration: Now through June 30, 2026
Eligible mail classes: First-Class and Marketing Mail
Discount: 7.5% postage savings when you include these add-on promotions, Informed Delivery with eDoc submission, and Sustainability.

Informed Delivery earns an additional 1% postage discount

Through Informed Delivery, business mailers can conduct a marketing campaign that reaches their target audience via email. Think full color, clickable Ride-along Images in an email message with a 64% open rate. These messages can take users directly to the target URL of your choice, straight from their inbox to action.

eDoc 0.5% incentive for Postage Statements

New for the 2026 Informed Delivery Add-On, USPS is offering eDoc Postage Statement Submitters 0.5% incentive for Postage Statements that are successfully processed.

Sustainability earns an additional 1% postage discount

Enhance your campaigns with environmentally conscious materials by demonstrating the paper used in the mailing came from a certifiable, responsible source

Combine the USPS TSI Promotion, and the two add-ons and submit by eDoc, and you can qualify for discounts of 7.5%.

DMD will help you turn your ordinary mail into a memorable sensory experience. Reach out to us today.

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