Did You Know:

With The PLD Group
You will no longer

worry about...

•Printing, folding and inserting sheets of paper

•Fixing jammed printers

•Replenishing paper in printers

•Long-term contracts on postage machines

•Stamping and mailing envelopes

•Purchasing and managing a print inventory

•Wasted forms

•Hiring and training new mailroom employees

•Coordination of marketing inserts

CASS Certification

With The PLD Group, you can be assured your files are certified by the USPS as meeting all requirements of the Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS). CASS is the process that assures accurate carrier route, 5-Digit, ZIP+4 Codes, and Delivery Point Barcodes are placed on mail pieces by address-matching software. To receive automation-based discount rates, the USPS requires that mailings be produced from address lists that have been matched to CASS-certified software within the last 3 months.

Besides meeting all USPS standards on ZIP codes for discounts and incentives, we standardize each input address to conform to the Postal Service's requirements for format and content. The program does this by:

	•Adding missing address information
	•Standardizing city names and two-character state abbreviations
	•Correcting misspelled address elements
	•Converting addresses into a format readable by USPS automation equipment

Our program cleans codes and standardizes the address information, according to USPS standards, in a single pass of the data file.

Once your file is completed, a full report will be provided enabling your staff to update and correct your database. These electronic reports contain customer name, account number, supplied address as well as an error code. Having a timely report will ensure your organization does not continue to send your documents to your customer's old address.

The benefits to our customers are significant:

	•Accurate addresses
	•Higher response rates from your customers and prospects because mail pieces are more professional in appearance
	•Increased processing efficiency within your computerized mailing and marketing operations
	•Prompt delivery of your mail
	•An improved bottom line as a result of postal discounts and incentives

CASS Certification is a mandatory requirement for automation discounts; this process standardizes an address using standard abbreviations, correct spelling and proper format. Once certified, the zip code is extended to Zip+4 pointing that address to a known block range. Did you know? An address could certify and still not be deliverable … for example Main St has addresses from 101 to 199 as the designated USPS block. 123 Main St will then barcode even though there is no such building or house with a 123 Main St address

Postal Enhancements