Ten employees at Mailer’s Choice, Inc. have been named Certified Mailpiece Quality Control Specialists (CMQCS) by the U.S. Postal Service. The designation certifies that Mailer’s Choice prepares mailpieces in accordance with USPS standards, minimizing the cost of postage and expediting delivery times. Mailer’s Choice is the first direct mail company in Tennessee to receive these certifications.

“Mailpiece Quality is important because poor design can greatly increase postage costs and possibly delay delivery of the mail,” according to company president Terri Hedges, who is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of the Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association (MFSA). “These certifications will assure that Mailer’s Choice customers are receiving the maximum postage discounts and getting the best possible service from the USPS.”

To earn the MQC certification, Mailer’s Choice employees completed a week long program developed by the USPS and presented by George Heinrich, “The Postal Professor”, to help printers and mailers gain a better understanding of the relationship between mailpiece design, postal regulations and resulting postage costs. MQC specialists have the knowledge and experience to assist in designing mailpieces that are compatible with postal automated sorting equipment. The certification program also provides training in barcoding, addressing, reply mail, processing categories, permit imprints and hazardous materials. The Mailers Choice employees who received certification are: Carol Beckworth, Dave Hedges, Terri Hedges, Doris Lavender, Gary W. McCullough, Brad McKelvey, Katy Smiley, Jessica Smith, Angela Stewart, and Tina Wheeler.

Mailer’s Choice, located at 1504 Elm Hill Pike, specializes in business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing support services including direct mail production, variable data laser printing, and fulfillment programs. Some current clients include the Tennessee Titans, Nashville Kats, Brentwood-Benson Publishing, Second Harvest Food Bank, Nashville Rescue Mission, and Vanderbilt University.