Wilton, NH - PEP Direct, the Wilton N.H.-based direct marketing company, recently began offering a commingling mail service to all of its direct mail clients.  Through this offering, clients will experience significant postage cost decreases, as well as faster in-home dates.  Many of PEP Direct's clients, including Paralyzed Veterans of America, March of Dimes and Guideposts, have opted to take advantage of the savings in the eight months the service has been offered.

"PEP Direct is constantly looking for new ways to add value to our clients' direct mail programs," said Mike Elithorpe, Vice President, Sales and Marketing.  "One of the most significant ways to do this is to pass on postal savings, which is why we looked into commingling as an additional service offering."

Commingling is the process of integrating dissimilar mail into the same mail stream.  The increased volume to the intended zip codes results in an average cost reduction of $0.03 per piece for nonprofit letter rate mailings.

PEP Direct partnered with PSI Group, utilizing its commingling center for its clients.  Because the mail is sent to PSI, it bypasses the local post office, origin Sectional Center Facility (SCF) and origin Bulk Mail Center (BMC).  The average delivery time, therefore, is reduced from 12 days to eight days.

About PEP Direct:  Based in Wilton, NH, the direct mail and marketing firm mails out more than 150 million direct mail pieces every year, totaling more that three billion since it began in 1973.  By using the latest technology to provide full mailhouse services from its modern 150,000 sq. ft. facility, the company is able to complete direct mail programs for numerous nonprofit organizations nationwide.