Middlesex County, NJ — To support the business community and bolster the local economy, postal officials are hosting two free Grow Your Business Day seminars at local Post Offices in Middlesex County.  The sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, October 29 at 11:30 a.m. at the Kilmer Retail Post Office at 21 Kilmer Road in Edison and Wednesday, October 30 at 11:30 a.m. at the Perth Amboy Main Post Office at 295 Jefferson Street. The one-hour sessions are designed to show local business people how to grow revenue with Every Door Direct Mail, a cost effective direct mail service for marketing products and services to local customers.

The Postal Service’s Every Door Direct Mail-Retail service lets marketers send promotional and advertising mail to their desired target audience without the need to acquire an address list or print specific names and addresses on the mail pieces. No permit fees or annual fees are required and postage is as low as 16¢ per piece. Simply identify the targeted neighborhoods, drop the mail at the Post Office retail counter, pay for the postage, and the printed piece is delivered with the day's mail.

Pizza parlors, restaurants, insurance and real estate agencies, florists, bakeries, lawn care services, auto dealerships, tax preparers, and party planners are a few examples of the many businesses that have increased revenue by using Every Door Direct Mail. 

For more information about the October 29 seminar, call the Post Office at 732-247-0146. For more information about the October 30 seminar, call the Perth Amboy Post Office at 732-826-2090. For either seminar, you can also contact the USPS Northern New Jersey Business Development Office at 732-819-3685, or send an e-mail at gybds_northern_new_jersey@usps.gov.

Extensive Every Door Direct Mail – Retail information is also available online, including a free kit on how to get started, at www.usps.com/everydoordirectmail.

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