Heather Fletcher
Heather Fletcher

Heather Fletcher

Heather Fletcher is senior content editor with Target Marketing.

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USPS Prices Go Up on Sunday

At 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, First Class stamps will cost 49 cents. USPS says it will also increase postage prices on other products, such as Standard Mail, periodicals and package services. USPS says the postage increases are happening because of the removal of an exigent surcharge…

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How Trump Won (and What It Tells Marketers)

Yesterday during his press conference, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to bring jobs to the states whose voters helped him win. Just what does that mean? Examining how Trump won the election matters—because many believe it was his campaign’s command of data that put him over the top…

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USPS Gets OK for 2017 Price Increase

USPS prices are going up in 2017. First Class mail goes from 47 to 49 cents on Jan. 22, with other products seeing varying price increases. On Tuesday, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved all postage raises USPS requested, except for special services price adjustments…

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Congressmen Ask for 2.15 Percent USPS Rate Increase

After business hours on Wednesday night, a catalog association warned its members that USPS may get half of its exigency rate hike back. First Class postage dropped from 49 to 47 cents in April when USPS lost its 4.3 percent exigent surcharge imposed as a result of its losses during the Great Recession…

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USPS Requests May 31 Rate Hike

The U.S. Postal Service may raise postage rates by as much as 2 percent on May 31. First, though, the Postal Regulatory Commission needs to approve the request USPS submitted at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday.

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An Interview With Tim Whalen, Director of External Affairs, American Conservatory Theater

At a time when for-profit theaters may be feeling the pressure to cave in to the economic pinch and roll out the revivals, nonprofit San Francisco-based American Conservatory Theater is still taking chances.

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An Interview With Jennifer Marrapese, Executive Director, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association is working to “advance the adoption of sustainable energy practices within the built environment.”

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An Interview With Fred Mednick, Founder, Teachers Without Borders

Certain ideas make so much sense that one wonders why no one thought of them sooner. Case in point: Global leaders struggled for decades to think of a way to improve education. Ten years ago, Fred Mednick, Ph.D., started his nonprofit aimed at supporting those who can best provide that education.

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An Interview With Perry Jowsey, Director of Development, Freedom Service Dogs

It’s difficult to resist petting these hard workers. But Freedom Service Dogs have a job to do. And the Englewood, Colo.-based organization that trains the canines and pairs them with people with disabilities who can benefit from these working dogs’ help ensure that they’re able to do that job.

An Interview With John ‘Gungie’ Rivera, Founder, Cristian Rivera Foundation

Cristian Rivera Foundation founder John ‘Gungie’ Rivera discusses the organization and its fundraising initiatives.

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