Standard Group Wins Irresistible Mail Award

Posted on March 20, 2017 by mailomg in Memo 95, Uncategorized // 0 Comments

Character-Savvy Direct Mail Campaign Selected as the Third Quarterly Winner of the 2017 USPS Irresistible Mail Award

The Standard Group, an enterprise print management and marketing logistics company in central and eastern Pennsylvania, has been chosen as the third quarter winner of the esteemed 2017 USPS Irresistible Mail Award. The Standard Group’s complex yet easily fun Holiday Inkling Mystery Game direct mail campaign earned the honor … (click to read more)

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