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Every Door Direct Mail Service!

What is EDDM®?

Looking for a custom printed mailing service?

Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM®) - service lets you reach every home, every address, every time. You simply pick the neighborhoods you want to target, and a Postal Service™ carrier delivers your printed piece to every address while delivering the day’s mail. You don’t need to know the names or street addresses. Key benefits of Every Door Direct Mail colored_mailbox
  • No postage permit required - Saves you the annual cost of buying one.
  • No names or addresses needed - Instead of printing names and street addresses, you use the approved Every Door Direct Mail® format (“Local Postal Customer”).
  • Plenty of room for your message - Every Door Direct Mail offers a flexible range of sizes, making it ideal for announcing sales, sending coupons, and much more. Three of the most popular options are postcards (6.5” x 9”), oversized postcards (8.5” x 11”), and tri-fold menus (4.25” x 14”). For additional sizes, visit usps.com/everydoordirectmail or contact your local printer regarding the approved sizes for Every Door Direct Mail Standard Mail® flats.
Nearly any business can take advantage of the marketing power of Every Door Direct Mail
  • Retailers: Automotive, restaurants and pizzerias, pharmacies, clothing stores, furniture dealers, flower shops, coffee shops, bakeries, and more.
  • Service-based businesses: Attorney’s, health-care professionals, dry cleaners, home-improvement companies, real estate firms, and more.
TO GET STARTED
  • Define who you want to reach:
  • Identify your target area by city, neighborhood, or a specified distance from your business.
  • Find mail routes that match your target area.
  • Obtain the number of addresses and estimated postage costs.
Prepare your printed mail pieces:
  • Utilize the Every Door Direct Mail format and postage indicia shown below.
  • Your local mail service provider or printer can work with you to prepare you mail pieces.
Bundle and submit your mail pieces:
  • You local mail service provider or printer can also handle bundling and submission.
Acceptable Every Door Direct Mail Addressing Example Local Postal Customer Approved Retail Postage Indicial Example
  • PRSRT STD
  • ECRWSS
  • U.S. POSTAGE
  • PAID
  • EDDM RETAIL
Call us at to make your EDDM mailing go smooth and efficiently.

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