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Proposed 2015 Promotions and Innovations
Gary Reblin, VP New Products & Innovation
February 17, 2015
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Drive the usage and integration of new technology to evolve mail
• Encourage mailers to infuse direct mail with mobile technology, to increase engagement and to drive ROI
• Encourage use of first class mail for advertising and reward continued usage
• Show value of direct mail to eCommerce merchants
• Promote the value of mail to the digital community and build customer awareness of new uses for mail
Promotion Strategy
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2014 Promotions Results
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Promotions by the numbers…
FY 2014 Promotions (7 promotions) generated:
■ 7.8B mailpieces
■ $1.8B in revenue
■ 1,487 participating customers
■ Over $48M in discounts received by participating customers
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■ PRC filing on 1/15/2015■ Proposed four promotions from May 1 –
December 2015 Earned Value Color Transpromo Emerging and Advanced Technology Mail Drives Mobile Engagement
■ Took feedback Promotions will run for longer period Focused on most popular areas Ran multi-year color promotion to help off-set
investment
Overview
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Earned Value
Encourages FCM mailers to keep using Business Reply Mail (BRM) and Courtesy Reply Mail (CRM)
• Customers may use their Earned Value credit to pay postage for First-Class and Standard Mail mailings
• No changes to the requirements for proposed 2015 promotion
2015 Proposed Promotions
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Color Transpromo
Encourages FCM mailers to invest inand use color transpromotional messaging on bills and statements
• Leverages color and open-and-read rates of transactional documents for promotional and informational purposes
• Increases the value of transactional mail by fostering enhanced customer engagement
• No changes to the requirements for proposed 2015 promotion
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Emerging and Advanced Technology
Encourage Direct Mailers to incorporate interactive technology to drive interest in mail as a marketing channel
2015 Proposed Promotions
New features proposed for 2015
• Eligible Mail: Standard Mail, Nonprofit Standard Mail and First Class Mail letters, flats and cards.
• Mailpiece must integrate specified technologies
• Advanced Augmented Reality
• NFC NFC
Augmented Reality
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Emerging and Advanced TechnologyNew Entrants
2015 Proposed Promotions
• Advances in Inks• Change color based on variations in temperature, pressure, exposure to liquid or light
• Conductive inks can print a “circuit” which can be used to activate other components (light, sound)
• Advances in Paper characteristics – provide new levels of sensory engagement to help drive increased customer response
• Must still be automation compatible
• Textural, Scented, Sound, Visual
• Interactive mailpieces• 3-Dimensional, pop-ups, infinite folding, etc.
Use innovative new technologies in paper and inks; and include
interactive mailpieces
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Mail Drives Mobile Engagement
Utilize state of the art mobile purchasing technology with direct mail to facilitate purchases and eCommerce
Eligible mailpieces must include print/mobile technology that can be read or scanned by a mobile device that allows the recipient to make a product purchase.
This must:• Include best practices like directional copy on the mailpiece• Link to mobile-optimized sites
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