Marketing & Publicity

Publicizing Your Organization and Events:

Guidelines For Relatively Inexpensive Or Free Publicity

University Bulk Mail Service

To use University Bulk Mail Services, your group must be registered with the Student Organization Office. Registered Student Organizations may send mailings through the UW-Extension Building Mail Center, Room 116, 432 N. Lake Street, 608/263-3377. Either the student organization or sponsoring department will receive an invoice for the bulk mail service. Bulk mail regulations and prices are subject to change. Contact Extension Bulk Mail to obtain the most recent information on prices.

Requirements:

You must have at least 200 pieces.
Zip Code 53706 should not be included in the 200 count; those should be sent campus mail.
Foreign mail cannot go bulk.
Identical materials must be sent to all individuals.
The weight of each piece of mail must be identical.
Return address must be a campus address including UW-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.
A street or building address is required.

When preparing to send bulk mail, student organizations must follow the procedures specified by Bulk Mail Services. All bulk mailing addresses must be presented to the Bulk Mail Center (BMC) in an electronic format (i.e., disk, tape, FTP, etc.). Detailed information on converting your information into electronic form and how to transfer it to BMC is available on the bulk mail web page http://bulk.uwex.edu.

Go to the BMC web page http://bulk.uwex.edu and carefully read the instructions on sending bulk mail.
Upload your file by accessing the uploading form on-line http://bulk.uwex.edu/orders.php. The uploading form will explain how to upload your file electronically. Fill out the form and send the file.