When: Thursday, April 29, 2010: 5:30 PM Where: Pitney Bowes Presort Plant – 19 Chapin Rd – Pine Brook 07058

The Tour – Tour a state of the art facility in Pine Brook, NJ.

Pitney Bowes Presort is the leading provider of mail presorting services [...]]]> Pitney Bowes Presort Services Plant tour and
An Introduction to the Marketing Services Provider Concept

When: Thursday, April 29, 2010: 5:30 PM
Where: Pitney Bowes Presort Plant – 19 Chapin Rd – Pine Brook 07058

The Tour – Tour a state of the art facility in Pine Brook, NJ.

Pitney Bowes Presort is the leading provider of mail presorting services for First Class and Standard Mail in the United States. This plant is responsible for handling mail from companies from Trenton north and all the way east to New York City. They utilize high speed equipment and hardware and software in managing all
aspects of the mail automation process that gives their clients the opportunity to gain signifi cant
postal discounts from pick-up, presort, barcoding and induction into the USPS system .

The Presentation – MFSA, DMA and NAPL have just released a Whitepaper of a joint research
study done by the Winterberry Group. It centers on what do production companies have
to provide to meet the various challenges of the economy, social media, processing costs, the
environment. Ken Garner, President & CEO of MFSA will take us through the highlights and
give us some guidance on meeting these challenges.

Our Panelists Are:

Ken Garner, President and CEO, MFSA – Ken joined the Mailing & Fulfi llment Service Association in
November 2008 as its President and CEO after a 33 year career in the printing industry – all with the
same company. He joined United Litho, a heatset web magazine printing company, after receiving his undergraduate degree. Working his way up the corporate latter from janitor/delivery driver he held a varietyof jobs including V.P of Operations and V.P. of Sales and Marketing. He spent the last 12 years of his printing career as United Litho’s president. In 1994, he engineered the sale of the company to the Sheridan Group and became a member of its Leadership Team. Ken has an extensive background as a volunteer leader serving as a Director on the Boards of the Printing Industry of Virginia, the National Association for Printing Leadership, and the Graphic Arts Show Corporation. He served as chairman of the Environmental Conservation Board, PIA’s Executive Development Program, the Graphic Arts Education & Research Foundation, and NAPL. He is a member of NAPL’s Walter E. Soderstrom Society. In 2002, he received the Walter E. Soderstrom Award. He lives with his wife Mary in Fairfax Station, Virginia and spends much of his free time following his daughter’s collegiate basketball career.

Herb Eroh, Vice-President/General Manager, Pitney Bowes Presort Services - 21 years in the presort
mailing business. Our facility here has 155 employees and we mail an average of approximately 2.5
million pieces per day for over 125 clients in New Jersey – ranging from all types of industries – fi nancial,
colleges, hospital, insurance companies, collection agencies, etc.

Robby Heinz, Vice President, Label Source, Ltd. – Our sponsor company was founded in June 2000 as a
limited partnership. The three founding partners have over 65 years in the mailing industry. The company
has a Newark warehouse stocking tabs, wafer seals, oversize tabs, bag & tray tags, ink jet supplies,
barcode repair labels, pressure sensitive labels.

Meeting Sponsor: Label Source

Networking starts with cocktails at 5:30 with a walk-through of  the plant, followed by a buffet dinner and the program.

Register with Jim Prendergast online by clicking on the paypal logo in the upper right corner of this webpage, or by email to jwpgroup@rcn.com, or by telephone or fax at 212-217-6824.

The cost for this event is $65. Hurry – space limited and filling fast!

An open forum with demonstrations of equipment for the Digital Printing Future.

When: Thursday, March 11, 2010: 5:30pm Where: Konica Minolta, 534 Broadhollow Road Melville, NY

Here’s your Opportunity to be part of the demos, the comparisons and the expansion into other areas our member panel is involved with [...]]]> Digital Printing . . . New Again!

An open forum with demonstrations of equipment for the Digital Printing Future.

When: Thursday, March 11, 2010: 5:30pm
Where: Konica Minolta, 534 Broadhollow Road Melville, NY

Here’s your Opportunity to be part of the demos, the comparisons and the expansion into other areas our member panel is involved with every day. You’ll hear them discuss types of programs now being used, the software being used and the new ones now available, cost effectiveness on short or volume runs and comparisons with other manufacturers.

Our panelists are:

Steve Muraco, President – MVS Mailers of Bohemia NY
Michael Kellogg, President – Century Direct, Long Island City NY
Richard Ostrowski, Sr. Director of Production Print – Eastern Region, Konica Minolta, Melville NY

Networking starts with cocktails at 5:30 with a walk-through of digital printing equipment, followed by a buffet dinner and the program.

Register with Jim Prendergast online by clicking on the paypal logo in the upper right corner of this webpage, or by email to jwpgroup@rcn.com, or by telephone or fax at 212-217-6824.

The cost for this event is $50. Hurry – space limited – we are limited to 45 people.

On Thursday, December 10, over 50 members, their friends, and the good people from McVicker- Higginbotham reveled in the Holiday spirit.  Tim Kennon hosted the party for MFSANY and its members at his plant in LIC.  All enjoyed the food, the drink,  the donated cookies, cakes, and the Raffle Prizes [...]]]> HOLIDAY PARTY A LIVELY MERRY SUCCESS

On Thursday, December 10, over 50 members, their friends, and the good people from McVicker- Higginbotham reveled in the Holiday spirit.  Tim Kennon hosted the party for MFSANY and its members at his plant in LIC.  All enjoyed the food, the drink,  the donated cookies, cakes, and the Raffle Prizes donated by MFSANY members.  There were Choral – like singings of Carols, the 12 Days  of Christmas, and Jingle Bells.

Many, Many Thanks to Tim Kennon and the wonderful staff at McVicker and Higginbotham for hosting and to John and Debbie LaGreca for organizing the wonderful raffle prizes!

Thursday, February 4, 2010, 5;30 PM at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue, NY at 40th St

Where:    Club 101 – Park Avenue at 39th Street, NYC

The advent of the internet gave marketers a new galaxy of media and selling opportunities.   Direct mail has [...]]]> An Open Forum on the Opportunities for Direct Mail with E & Social Media

Thursday, February 4, 2010, 5;30 PM at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue, NY at 40^th St

Where:    Club 101 – Park Avenue at 39th Street, NYC

The advent of the internet gave marketers a new galaxy of media and selling opportunities.   Direct mail has suffered from this and other reasons, but in recent months, the Industry has shown a major slowing of the decrease, and with smart strategies and innovative tactics, come up with the integration of Direct Mail with other media to improve and increase ROI.

Come and hear presenters who will give examples of how mail can work with the Web, E-Mail, Search Engine Marketing, and other social media.   You’ll find out how mail can be integrated with other media to maximize the acquisition and retention goals.  And, re-establish the “relationship marketing” concept that worked so well for decades.

Our moderator is…

Peter Milburn, Re:Direct NY, before founding RE:DIRECT, Peter was a NYC-based freelance copywriter. Peter began his creative career at Time Inc.’s Consumer Marketing Division in 1994, spending six years involved in acquisition and retention direct mail creative for its stable of mass-market consumer magazines. He currently serves on the board of the Direct Marketing Club of New York.

Our presenters are…

Peter Malamas, E-Way Direct, a company that shows you how you can profit from Email promotion. Peter Malamas works for eWayDirect, a provider of emarketing tools and services that specializes in partnering with marketing agency, direct mailing, printing, and fulfillment companies.

Mark Kolier, President, CGSM, a Direct Marketing agency working in all media. Mark founded Canterbury Graphics in 1996 as a print management company. Today as president of CGSM Mark is responsible for overseeing the strategic evolution of the company from a traditional print production agency into a full-service marketing organization that offers strategic consulting, creative services, and pURL’s, website and microsite development, email marketing and a variety of ecommerce applications primarily to the direct marketing community. CGSM takes a media neutral approach to its client’s business needs.

Networking  starts with cocktails at 5:30, followed by dinner and the program.  The 101 Club is very near all public and commuter transportation and not far from the tunnels’ entrances. 

Register with Jim Prendergast on line at MFSANY.org via PayPal,or by Email to jwpgroup@rcn.com, or by tele or fax at 212-217-6824.  It’s $65.00.

Speakers Panel - Coach Nick, John LaGreca, Dennis LaCognata and Doug Branch

Once again, a very well attended event

Executive Director, Jim Prendergast, setting [...]]]> Recap:  Breakfast – Selling Solutions For Tough Times
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Club 101 Park Avenue NYC
Moderator:    Coach Nick Papadopoulos
Panelists:   John LaGreca, Federal Direct; Doug Branch, MailTech; Dennis Lacognata, Prompt Mailers

Speakers Panel - Coach Nick, John LaGreca, Dennis LaCognata and Doug Branch

Once again, a very well attended event

Executive Director, Jim Prendergast, setting the stage for a very informative morning

Sponsor - Doug Longobardi, Worldnet Shipping Services outlines the benefits of using their services to tap the Global economy

Board President Carment Ocello of Direct Mail Depot welcomes newest board member Marty Rego of the King Organization

Board President, Carmen Ocello of Direct Mail Depot back from a brief absence - he's back and looking better than ever!

Martin Rego, President, The King Organization Em:   marty@kinglitho.com

Marty joined The King Organization full-time in 1979, starting as a sales representative, after many years of working part-time during school vacations in the maintenance, prep, press, and finishing departments.

In 1985 Marty was appointed Account Executive, in 1989 Sales Manager, in 1997 Vice President for [...]]]> MFSANY Welcomes New Board Member:

Martin Rego, President, The King Organization
Em:   marty@kinglitho.com

Marty joined The King Organization full-time in 1979, starting as a sales representative, after many years of working part-time during school vacations in the maintenance, prep, press, and finishing departments.

In 1985 Marty was appointed Account Executive, in 1989 Sales Manager, in 1997 Vice President for Sales and Marketing, and in 1999, King’s board appointed him President.

Marty holds a B.A. from Binghamton University, and an M.B.A from New York University. He is an active volunteer in many civic and charitable organizations, among them, the Mount Vernon, NY Chamber of Commerce, for which he serves as Chairman.

Marty lives in Mount Vernon with his wife and three children. In his spare time, he likes to relax playing his acoustic guitar, swimming laps, reading French, practicing yoga, skiing, and following the New York Mets.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009   5 PM TO 9 PM LOCATION:  McVicker & Higginbotham Offices 43-34 32nd Place, 1st Floor  Long Island City, NY 11101

Please reserve by email to rita@mcvh.com or call 718-937-2940 for more information. Please RSVP by December 8, 2009.

Food and Drink will be served, bring a bottle, [...]]]> PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS YEAR’S HOLIDAY GATHERING

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009   5 PM TO 9 PM
LOCATION:  McVicker & Higginbotham Offices 43-34 32nd Place, 1st Floor  Long Island City, NY 11101

Please reserve by email to rita@mcvh.com or call 718-937-2940 for more information. Please RSVP by December 8, 2009.

Food and Drink will be served, bring a bottle, dish or dessert to share $25.00 per person