Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/18/2011 -- The direct mail experts at Postcard Services have made creating a small business direct mail campaign so simple it is almost magic!

"Postcard marketing has never been easier, or ever produced a better result," says Newell White, Postcard Services President. "We provide stunning artwork, our clients provide their information, and our patent-pending software combines them automatically in seconds. www.postcardservices.com eliminates cut and paste editing, the ordinary back and forth emails, and conversations required by other vendors. It really is like magic."

When clients visit the http://www.postcardservices.com website, they can immediately view hundreds of free professionally designed postcards. They choose from dozens of different small business categories ranging from accounting to wedding services. Moreover, each category includes many different postcard designs, created by one of 10 professional graphic designers. With one click, the magic begins and in a few seconds all designs are customized with the client's information. Clients can view and compare many beautifully designed and finished postcards; then just pick the one they like the most. The best part is all their information is saved in the system. The next time they visit, all they have to do is view completed designs.

"This project has been terrifically rewarding," says Adam White, Postcard Services CTO. "Our programming and professional graphic designers exceeded our goals in every way. What sets this tool apart from other print and direct mail ordering websites is not only the truly beautiful designs, but the fact that you can browse them all with your information already on them. Combining the new design tool with our ordering and mailing list tools is like having your own staff for design, printing and mailing services, and simply telling them to do the job for you."

There are no extra charges for the free designs; two sided four color printing, UV coating, and even 48 hour service is included in one basic price. No direct mail campaign is complete without the perfect mailing list, so Postcard Services also developed an easy to use, Google-based map tool on http://www.postcardservices.com. Just click and pick states, zip codes, and even neighborhoods for your campaign. It's fast, accurate and easy.

About Postcard Services
Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating cloud-based tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. The company's "retail" business serves over 35,000 small business customers nationwide via its web sites http://www.postcardservices.com and http://www.realtypostcard.com. The corporate division provides an array of bespoke, automated private label and other solutions for franchises, contact / call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

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Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/19/2011 -- More than 160 developers applied to participate in the 2011 QuickBooks National App Showcase – a forum to allow developers to craft business solutions that build upon the power of QuickBooks. 30 finalists were chosen to present live in San Francisco, and Postcard Services of Tampa, Florida was one of them.

"As I watched the other presentations, I knew we were facing stiff competition from some talented developers and businesses," said Jonathan Kremner, C.E.O. of Postcard Services.

"But I also knew that our App, called "Postcard Services For Use with QuickBooks," is a well constructed, easy to use, powerful tool that businesses of all shapes and sizes really need."

The free Postcard Services App - http://appcenter.intuit.com/postcard-services allows users to drive customized, digitally printed direct mail postcard marketing campaigns by unleashing (without being limited to) the powerful data already resident within their QuickBooks. The App also contains analytic tools that integrate with QuickBooks to demonstrate campaign R.O.I. (Return on Investment). This enables businesses to answer the question "Did my direct mail campaign make me money?"

The panel of 6 judges comprised a team of seasoned venture capitalists specializing in the technology arena. They scrutinized every presentation and asked searching questions. "Our App is awesome and I knew that no one else at the Showcase serviced our market space of web to print direct mail … but could we get our message over to the judges effectively enough to win?" asked C.E.O. Jonathan Kremner, who actually gave the presentation - backed by Chief Technology Officer, Adam White. The answer was a resounding "yes." Described by Intuit as a "Nice, high energy presentation," the panel also referred to the Postcard Services presentation as "a real crowd pleaser" and as "proving that software can still look beautiful". The judges picked Postcard Services as the first of the 4 winners, as did the voters participating in Intuit's real-time online voting forum. The other 3 winners were Corelytics, Bill.com and Profitability. Each of the winners received a $25,000 check from Intuit for a total of $100,000 in prize money.

C.T.O. White said, "Our system has thousands of industry-specific, free templates on line for users to choose from. So it was gratifying to have our graphics described as "beautiful". They obviously felt we are doing it right."

C.E.O. Kremner said, "We are now part of the QuickBooks ecosystem. And this win underscores our position as a "best of breed," national level business. I'm proud of my team's accomplishment and I hope this gives our customers a real sense of confidence in choosing to do business with us."

Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating cloud-based tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. The company's "retail" business serves over 35,000 small business customers nationwide via its web sites http://www.postcardservices.com and http://www.realtypostcard.com. The corporate division provides an array of bespoke, automated private label and other solutions for franchises, contact / call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

Contact:
Jonathan Kremner, CEO
866-571-3111
jonathan@postcardservices.com
9216 Palm River Rd
# 202
Tampa, FL 33619
Or on LinkedIn

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Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/01/2011 -- Postcard Services ( http://www.postcardservices.com ) has launched a new free App for the popular QuickBooks accounting platform.

The Postcard Services App ( http://appcenter.intuit.com/postcard-services ) provides QuickBooks users with the ability to quickly and easily generate direct mail postcard campaigns from within their QuickBooks platform.

"This free App unleashes the marketing power of data inherent within a user's QuickBooks system," said Postcard Services C.E.O. Jonathan Kremner. "QuickBooks data can now be selectively used to drive a business's direct mail postcard marketing campaigns. For example, in addition to targeting everyone in your database, the App could create a campaign targeting just customers who bought product "X" or service "Y" in the last 30 days – or 60 days or 90 days with a relevant cross-sell, up-sell or perhaps a special offer." He added, "The App also contains valuable reporting features that enable users to track the return on investment (ROI) associated with each direct mail campaign. And that's critical in today's economy."

The App generates easy-to-use, profile driven, on-demand printing from a library of professionally designed postcards covering hundreds of industry sectors. This patent-pending technology means the minimum order size is very low. "Although we regularly handle campaigns that number in the tens of thousands, the minimum order is just 100 postcards. This is ideal for small to medium sized businesses that don't want to tie up capital in large marketing inventory, spread out over months of campaigning," said Newell White, President of Postcard Services. He added, "The App is free to access. Users just pay for what they use when they use it." The App provides a variety of tools that allow users to create broad or very specific campaigns. Users can also create campaigns that go beyond their QuickBooks data. For example, demographically specific mailing lists can be purchased via the App to supplement the QuickBooks- generated recipient list. After users have generated their campaign in the Cloud, Postcard Services then provides 48-hour turnaround on high quality, environmentally friendly, digitally printed postcards that are then shipped or bulk-mailed to recipients with free certification.

By leveraging the core technologies of both QuickBooks and Postcard Services, the App provides efficient and inexpensive direct mail campaigns - of any size - with both speed and simplicity, making it an ideal tool for very small to very large businesses.

Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating cloud-based tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. "It's the unique combination of vision, talent and technology that distinguishes Postcard Services from its competitors," said Jonathan Kremner. The company's "retail" business serves over 40,000 small business customers nationwide via its web sites http://www.postcardservices.com and http://www.realtypostcard.com. It can also be found on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Postcard-Services/217729801571226) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/1336024?trk=tyah). Moreover, the corporate division provides an array of bespoke, automated private label and other solutions for franchises, contact / call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

Contact:
Jonathan Kremner, CEO
866-571-3111
jonathan@postcardservices.com
9216 Palm River Rd
# 202
Tampa, FL 33619
Or on LinkedIn

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Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/27/2011 -- Postcard Services, a technology and marketing business that drives direct mail marketing with digital printing solutions, announces a powerful tool specifically designed to boost response rates for direct mail marketing campaigns.

Meet CustomerScan - an easy-to-use service that has but one task: to statistically profile a business's best or ideal customer. "The CustomerScan tool helps anyone seeking to "turbo-charge" their direct mail campaign," said Jonathan Kremner, C.E.O. of Postcard Services. "It does this by focusing on the characteristics of the ideal target profile that the direct mail campaign needs to reach." Identifying the precise audience for a marketing campaign ultimately means less cost and more success via improved response rates. Mr. Kremner added, "And best of all, no advanced degree in statistics is required because the system does it all for you!"

The system's engine matches the user's database against a comprehensive database of U.S. businesses and/or consumers information to create a customized market penetration analysis.

This analysis includes frequency bar charts and penetration index tables depicting the results. Such insight is beneficial for businesses focusing on customer acquisition or exploring new market segments. Newell White, President of Postcard Services said, "The real innovation behind CustomerScan lies in its use of up to 25 demographic overlays. Each overlay reveals more information about one's customers, so one can market to them – and new prospects – much more specifically, and therefore more effectively." Moreover, CustomerScan enables segmenting a campaign to existing clients so the marketer can develop effective cross-sell campaigns, up-sell promotions, loyalty programs and other customer-focused strategies. This in turn, reduces marketing costs and improves response rates and campaign efficiency, as the campaign bypasses unproductive customers, while marketing to a business's best prospects.

Mr. Kremner added, "CustomerScan is an efficient tool for maximizing database marketing and analytics without having to invest large blocks of time and money in an otherwise technical area. It's simple to use, so anyone can benefit from it. It's the perfect add-on to a direct mail postcard campaign." For more information, sample reports, and to order, visit CustomerScan.com.

Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating online tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. It serves over 35,000 small business clients nationwide. Additionally, Postcard Services provides an array of private label solutions for franchises, call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

Contact:
Jonathan Kremner
866-571-3111
jonathan@postcardservices.com
9216 Palm River Rd
# 202
Tampa, FL 33619

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Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) --06/02/2011 -- Postcard Services, a Tampa-based direct mail marketing company, has recently hired several new employees to support sustained business growth.

"By increasing staff in the key areas of customer service, sales, graphic design, and production, Postcard Services continues to pave the way for recovery from the economic recession," said Jonathan Kremner, C.E.O. "The expansion of Postcard Services allows more businesses to market themselves better because of the cloud based tools Postcard Services has to offer," added company President, Newell White.

Brian Doyle and Donna Leggio are new senior direct mail consultants, and Kevin Young and Kristine Steffano are the newest direct mail data coordinators. Marianne Aluotto is the new marketing coordinator, and Darci Warren, previously a data coordinator, is now production manager. In addition, Postcard Services has over ten graphic designers who are constantly building new postcard templates for hundreds of industries to use in marketing campaigns.

Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating cloud-based tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. The company's "retail" business serves over 35,000 small business customers nationwide via its websites. The corporate division provides an array of bespoke, automated private label and other solutions for franchises, contact / call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

Contact:
Jonathan Kremner, CEO
866-571-3111
jonathan@postcardservices.com
http://postcardservices.com
9216 Palm River Rd
# 202
Tampa, FL 33619
Or on LinkedIn

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Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) -05/27/2011 -- Postcard Services, a technology and direct mail provider, continues to lower its environmental impact with 3 initiatives - its green digital press, its new warehouse lighting, and its oil and paper recycling practices. Integrating these three initiatives renders it a responsible corporate citizen.

1. With over 35,000 customers, Postcard Services prints a lot of direct mail postcards. So its choice of paper really does have an impact. "All paper we purchase conforms to the highest level of forestry certification," said Postcard Services President, Newell White. Certification is a voluntary means of auditing conformance to a standard set forth by an independent organization. When it comes to sourcing wood fiber used to make paper and packaging products, certification of forestry-related operations represents the highest standard of stewardship and traceability that a company can provide to its customers. Mr White added, "Furthermore, all waste paper in the shop is recycled using a nationally recognized recycling firm. We are committed to recycling wherever and whenever possible."

2. After moving into its new Tampa premises, the production facility was audited for its environmental impact. C.E.O. Jonathan Kremner said, "Not only did we want to improve conditions for our work force, but we wanted to use the audit to become as environmentally friendly as possible. By changing our lighting we were able to significantly reduce energy consumption and reduce wastage. "

3. Postcard Services now uses an HP Indigo 7000 Digital Press. "Switching to HP digital printing equipment not only means better quality and faster turnaround times for our customers, it also means much less environmental impact all around," says Postcard Services President, Newell White. "We spoke with all the major manufacturers and in our opinion, none of them offer the quality and the speed of the HP 7000 presses coupled with a low environmental footprint." HP's green printing presses are considered by many to be the finest in the print industry – especially when environmental issues are factored in. There are none of the traditional chemicals. With digital printing, no plates need to be prepared, no chemical processing or disposal is required, and once a simple pre-flight has been carried out on the digital files, printing can begin – with the first copy being saleable. Color and register are immediately achieved, saving potentially significant quantities of paper. Additionally, oil is recycled. The HP Indigo uses oil to mix with its ink and some of that oil evaporates during the printing process. The oil is captured and then the oil recycling system separates the oil from the water. The oil is pumped into the imaging oil tank and combined with ink additives (if needed). The recycled oil is then fed back into the press and is ready for use in the printing process, reducing imaging oil consumed by approximately 50 percent. The water generated during the separation process is normally clean enough to qualify for disposal via customers' facility drainage systems. The ink that's used is HP ElectroInk ,which is free from HAPs (14), particulate matter emissions, materials subject to California Proposition 65, lead, and lead compounds or phthalates as ingredients. Laboratory tests indicate that the inks meet most requirements of US CPSIA. HP Indigo prints are de-inkable and recyclable.

"All these great green features make Postcard Services an environmentally responsible organization in an industry where many are not," said C.E.O. Jonathan Kremner.

Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating online tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. It serves over 35,000 small business clients nationwide. Additionally, Postcard Services provides an array of private label solutions for franchises, call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

Contact:
Jonathan Kremner, CEO
866-571-3111
jonathan@postcardservices.com
9216 Palm River Rd
# 202
Tampa, FL 33619

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Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/10/2011 -- Quickbooks (Intuit) has selected Tampa-based business Postcard Services as a national finalist to develop a new app for their popular accounting platform. The Postcard Services technology team will join the other finalists in San Francisco to present the app.

The app provides Quickbooks users with the ability to easily generate a direct mail solution from within Quickbooks to target customers and potential customers both within and without of their Quickbooks database. Using its patent-pending technology, the Postcard Services app permits the generation of specific direct mail postcard campaigns for businesses of all sizes ... such as special offers to "customers who bought in the last 30 days" or "customers who have not purchased in the last 120 days" plus a variety of other useful campaign filters. The team is also working on reporting features that show users the return on investment (ROI) associated with each direct mail campaign.

Postcard Services wishes its team good luck in San Francisco this August. This high profile event should propel Tampa Bay to the forefront of technological innovation in the U.S.

Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating online tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. It serves over 35,000 small business clients nationwide. Additionally, Postcard Services provides an array of private label solutions for franchises, call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

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Postcard Services has recently launched a new website that assists small businesses with their direct mail marketing campaigns.

Tampa, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/05/2011 -- Postcard Services has gone "live" with its new website http://postcardservices.com. Using cloud-based technology, the site provides a suite of direct marketing tools for businesses of all sizes. Once users have profiled their basic business information, the new system quickly and easily drives an unlimited number of direct mail postcard campaigns. Postcard Services recently applied for a patent for this innovative yet simple design suite. "It's as easy as entering your basic business information, because once a simple profile is built, the system chooses and designs direct mail pieces from libraries of templates," said Newell White, President of Postcard Services. He added, "the system does the work so the user doesn't have to.

Anyone can produce professional direct mail campaigns in minutes." Additionally, the site permits users to upload their own artwork or they can have Postcard Services design solutions directly. Postcard Services offers live customer service via phone or via live chat on the site.

Other features offered by the suite include the creation of mailing lists, printing (within 48 hours), and bulk mail /shipping. "There are no set-up fees and you get great pricing, the highest quality (high gloss UV coating), and the greenest printing available," said Jonathan Kremner, C.E.O. of Postcard Services, who also announced, "To help stimulate growth across a broad spectrum of business, first-time customers get 10% off printing services until the end of June 2011."

Since 2003, Postcard Services has been dedicated to creating online tools that empower businesses of all sizes to create quality direct mail programs, without the expense of hiring multiple agencies. It serves over 35,000 small business clients nationwide. Additionally, Postcard Services provides an array of private label solutions for franchises, call centers, and larger businesses with repeat direct mail needs.

Contact:
Jonathan Kremner, CEO
866-571-3111
jonathan@postcardservices.com
9216 Palm River Rd
# 202
Tampa, FL 33619

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm