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  1. Platform / services overhead — campaign management, attribution, integration, design. “The all-in number is the sum, but only postage and production move materially with volume.” 2026 USPS postage rates

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  2. Platform / services overhead — campaign management, attribution, integration, design. “Data and platform fees tend to be fixed-per-month or low-marginal-cost-per-piece.” 2026 USPS postage rates

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  3. What’s in the per-piece cost “Direct mail unit economics break into four components:” Production — paper, printing, finishing. The biggest single line for most formats.

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  4. Direct mail unit economics break into four components: “Production — paper, printing, finishing. The biggest single line for most formats.” Postage — USPS-determined and the most optimizable line. Pre-sort Local Entry, Pre-sort Drop Ship, Co-mingle, and Informed Delivery are the levers.

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  5. Production — paper, printing, finishing. The biggest single line for most formats. “Postage — USPS-determined and the most optimizable line. Pre-sort Local Entry, Pre-sort Drop Ship, Co-mingle, and Informed Delivery are the levers.” Data + list services — NCOA, CASS, address verification, list rental if applicable.

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  6. 8-panel folded self-mailer: $0.95–$1.40 per piece “The 6-panel is the most common mid-volume format.” Dimensional and lumpy mail

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