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Delivery Point   20 Years V2

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Volume 20, Issue 4 

Also In This Issue
Flat-Out a Great Deal
Last Chance for Blue-Gold Game Tix
Service Anniversaries
Don't File It...Scan It!
Call Before Renewing Postage Meter
New iMailConnect Features
BOGO Offer on Men's LAX Tix
Scholarship Winner
Half-Penny Ticket Offer
A Flat-Out Great Deal for Self-Metering Customers
Premier Post Automated Flats

We are pleased to announce that Premier Post� Automated Flats Daily Mail Service is now available to all self-metering customers without a daily volume requirement.  

Premier Post� Automated Flats is a value based program designed to eliminate the need for metering equipment, equipment maintenance agreements, ink and tape supplies, and the skilled personnel time required to weigh each piece, and apply postage to flats.  Using this option, Lake Michigan Mailers picks up all non-posted, outbound flats, weighs, applies the appropriate barcode, manifests at discounted postage rates, sorts, and submits the flats to the Postal Service for final delivery.
 
Postage savings are guaranteed.
 
Premier Post� Automated Flats handles all flats including, First-Class, Bound Printed Matter, and Library Rate.  If you would like to try Premier Post� Automated Flats for your organization, please contact us.

Last Chance to Get Tickets to
Notre Dame 
Blue-Gold Spring Football Festival
Football

This is your last chance to buy tickets to the 87th annual University of Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Festival Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. EDT at our discounted price.

The Blue-Gold football game at Notre Dame Stadium is a great opportunity to get a sneak peek at the 2016 Fighting Irish football squad and its dynamic recruiting class.

You can order tickets through our secure website and save $7.00 off the game day ticket price.

Best of all, we will donate $1.00 for every ticket to the 2016 Blue-Gold Spring Festival sold through our special website to the Center for the Homeless in South Bend, Indiana.  The Center for the Homeless is one of our 2016 Charity Partners.Center for Homeless

To order tickets, please click the "Buy Tickets Now!"
Buy Tickets Now
Payment can be made by credit card or PayPal.

Service
Anniversaries
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Here is a nod to the men and women of our company that make it all happen every day!

We would not be the company we are today without each and every one of you.  Congratulations!

April Anniversaries

Ann Hopkins
Production Specialist I
9 years

Michelle Kelley
Data Specialist II
3 years

Mary Shafer
Production Specialist I
15 years
 

 

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Postal Service Price Change Effective April 11th

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As presented in the March issue of Delivery Point, the Postal Service will REDUCE its prices for its market-dominant services (i.e. those services that no other organization can provide) on April 10th.
 
Self-metering customers will need to apply the newly adjusted rates to mail on Monday, April 11, 2016.  New wall charts and service requirements will be posted to iMailConnect.com after the close of business on April 8, 2016.  

All self-metering customers will receive reminders about the Postal Service price change via our Service Alert Notification System (SANS) on April 7th, 8th, and 11th.  Please contact us if you have questions about what rates to apply on April 11th. 

Don't File It...Scan It!

Don't file your document in hardcopy form; scan them into digital documents with RIPDocs Secure ECM�.  

RIPDocs Secure ECM� is a service designed to provide our customers with comprehensive, secure and robust enterprise content management.  RIPDocs Secure ECM� goes beyond simply presenting e-statements or archiving computer files.  RIPDocs Secure ECM� allows our customers, regardless of size or industry, to capture, store, search, retrieve, share, and manage critical business documents and other digital content, making it easier for authorized personnel to access them from any location at any time. RIPDocs Secure ECM� allows our customers to post both electronic documents and existing hard copy documents.
 
As a cloud-based solution, RIPDocs Secure ECM� does not require software installation or regular maintenance. As with all services offered by Lake Michigan Mailers, RIPDocs Secure ECM� is modular and can work as a stand-alone solution or in conjunction with our other popular services such as RIPDocs�.  RIPDocs Secure ECM� allows our customers to maintain compliance with recordkeeping requirements while providing complete, secure, any-time access to critical content.
 
For customer who currently utilize cloud archiving or do not require the some of the more complex features of RIPDocs Secure ECM�, we offer a complete menu of scanning, indexing, and return solutions.
 
If you would like to receive a no-obligation quote for RIPDocs Secure ECM�  or would like to discuss your document scanning, archiving, and management options, please contact us.

 
Stop, Think, and Call Us Before Renewing Your Postage Meter Rental Agreement

If you are like most of our customers with a postage meter, you have a love-hate relationship with your meter vendor.  On the one hand you might love the convenience the postage meter provides, but on the other hand you probably hate the high cost, confusing invoices, and long-term contract.
 
If you have a postage meter, please consider the following:
 
We are receiving reports from current self-metering customers that they are being approached by their postage meter vendor to sign renewal contracts extending up to 72 months.  Moreover, customers are being asked to sign the renewal a full year before their current postage meter rental agreement expires.
 
We encourage all self-metering customers to review their current postage meter rental agreements. Historically, some agreements have a minimum notification period wherein the customer must provide notice of their intent not to renew the agreement at least 180 days prior to the agreement's termination date.  If proper notice is not provided, the customer may be billed monthly until proper notice is provided.

Many of our current self-metering customers are making the decision NOT to renew their meter lease agreement.  Instead these customers are moving to our Premier Post� Daily Mail Service.  Premier Post� is a value based program designed to eliminate the need for metering equipment, equipment maintenance agreements, ink and tape supplies, and skilled personnel time required to apply postage.  Using this option, Lake Michigan Mailers picks up all non-posted, outbound U.S. mail, weighs, seals and applies discounted postage rates, barcodes, sorts, and submits the mail to the Postal Service for final delivery.  Perhaps the best feature of Premier Post� is that it is available without a contract; you are free to start and stop the service as you see fit.  If you would like to find out more about Premier Post�, please contact us.
 
New Features Released April 11th on
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Our Application Development Team has been hard at work adding enhanced value of iMailConnect.com.  We will perform a platform upgrade to iMailConnect.com after the close of business on Friday, April 8, 2016.  The new version, 8.0 will include a number of enhancements:
  • Customers with administration rights will now be able to add additional users and set their permission levels.
  • New wall charts and service requirements for all Daily Mail Services
Perhaps the coolest of the enhancements is the presentation of the name, and photograph of the driver who will be collecting the customer's mail on that day.  When the regularly schedule driver is replaced by substitute driver due to illness or cross-training, the substitute driver's photo and name will appear on the site.

Sample screen shot.  
 
We will continue to make enhancements to iMailConnect.com in the months ahead.  If you have a suggestion for an improvement to this platform, please contact David Rhoa.

 
Great BOGO Offer on Notre Dame/Army 
Men's Lacrosse


If you have questions about this offer, contact the Notre Dame Ticket Office during normal business hours at at 574-631-7356.
 
And the Winner is...


We are proud to announce that the winner of the 2016 Lake Michigan Mailers Scholarship has been selected by the Scholarship Application Review Committee. This year's competition was opened to 240 high schools in our regional service area and resulted in the application being downloaded 1,447 times.

The Scholarship Application Review Committee implemented a new, double-blind review process so as to provide an unbiased evaluation of the considerable volume of applications. The process included the use of proprietary software created by Lake Michigan Mailers' programmers specifically for scholarship evaluation.

We would like to offer a special word of thanks to all of the high school guidance counselors for promoting the scholarship to their students and encouraging their application.

This year's winner will receive a one-time scholarship of $2,000 to pursue a major of business, business management, or entrepreneurship at any four-year college or university in the United States.

The winner of the 2016 Lake Michigan Mailers Scholarship.... will be announced officially in May of this year. Sorry for the tease. We just couldn't resist.


 
Half-Penny Ticket Offer


Tickets for this match are available at the Arlotta Stadium Box Office starting at 3:00 p.m. on April 18th.  Questions?  Call the Notre Dame Ticket Office at 574-631-7356 during normal business hours.
 
Tickets Available-Purchase for a "Half-Penny" at the Arlotta Stadium Box Office, starting at 3PM
 
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