Case Study
Recovering a Revoked Permit
A publisher bought what he thought was a turnkey newspaper - only to discover the periodical permit had been revoked months earlier. CJP navigated the reinstatement process from start to finish, saving the publication 40% on weekly mailing costs.
The Problem
When an Arkansas publisher purchased a recently defunct community newspaper, the previous owners left out a critical detail: the paper had stopped printing six months earlier, and nobody had filed the required annual Statement of Ownership. The USPS had revoked their periodical permit.
Without that permit, the publication was stuck paying standard mail rates - far more expensive than the periodical rates that make weekly print delivery economically viable. The new owner had no idea how to navigate the USPS bureaucracy to get it reinstated.
The Solution
Reinstating a revoked periodical permit is a multi-step process that trips up even experienced publishers - but CJP has been through it before. We mapped out exactly what needed to happen and in what order, turning a daunting bureaucratic maze into a clear, manageable path.
We provided the publisher with the necessary forms and a ready-to-go letter requesting a new permit from their local post office. Then we worked alongside them to compile every document the USPS required for their audit - proving that over 50% of distribution was paid circulation, the key threshold for periodical eligibility.
The publisher followed our roadmap. We handled the complexity.
The Results
The publication secured a new USPS periodical permit, unlocking rates that reduced weekly mailing costs by 40% - savings that go straight to the bottom line, every single week.