Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Help show support for Reid on ATWT by sending the "I'm with McBrainy" Postcard



Sample "I'm with McBrainy" 4.25"x6" postcard

Send a Postcard (printed & mailed for you) for FREE! See below for details.

This is the latest postcard design. It was inspired by the "I'm with COCO" campaign for Conan O'Brian.

We are asking Reid fans to send these postcards with personalized messages on the back to the following four addresses.

As the World Turns
c/o JC Studios
1268 E. 14th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11230

Soap Opera Weekly
261 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Soap Opera Digest
261 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016

CBS Soaps In Depth (Speak Out!)
270 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

To make it easy I've setup instructions to use USPS partner who prints and mails the postcards quickly and easily. Just for signing up (free) they will print and mail a free 4.25"x6" for you so you don't even need to spend money or give a credit card number to participate and fans outside the U.S. can participate as well. 

So you can send one postcard to any ONE of the above addresses completely free or you can send to all four addresses for $3.75 (printed and mailed for you the next day). You can also download the image and print your own postcards and mail them in yourself.

If you do send any postcards, please post a comment and let us know. 

Instructions (your postcard might print wrong if you don't follow these instructions)

Step 1 - Download the full-sized 3.3MB image here (take note of where you save it on your computer)

Step 2 - Sign up for a free account at https://www.premiumpostcard.com (no credit card required for sign up)

Step 3 - Be sure you are signed in @ https://www.premiumpostcard.com and click Start a Postcard Mailing from the main menu.

Step 4 - Click where it says 4.25"x6" Go (You must choose this size or the image will not fit properly)

Step 5 - Select Front Border Go (This is important. The image will not work with the Full Bleed option)

Step 6 - Where it says "Upload an Image" click the choose file button and locate and choose the image you downloaded in step 1. (the file name is McBrainyPostcard.jpg) Next click the Upload button and wait for the file to finish uploading, then ignore the border option and go to step 7.

Step 7 - On the left side, skip options 2 & 3 and click on 4 Enter Back Text. Here you can enter a personalized message and format it however you like. (Example: I LOVE REID!!! in big RED Letters) When finished entering your personalized message, click on 5 Select Addresses

Step 8 - This is where you will use the addresses listed above. If you are only sending a free postcard, add only one address (ATWT studio Recommend), otherwise add all four addresses one at a time (Remember, it only costs $3.75 to send to all four) Be sure to only fill the following fields; Company, Address 1, City, State & Zip Code. (International fans can send as well, but your return address will not be printed on the postcard.)

Step 9 - Verify that your return address is correct (should be the same as what you registered with)

Step 10 - Click the PDF Proof button on the upper right. This will show you what your post card looks like(download PDF for larger view). If you are satisfied, place a check where it says "I have reviewed the PDF file and would like to send my mailing."  and click the Continue button. This will show you your total and allow you to checkout using paypal or a credit card. If you are only sending 1 post card it will use your free credit and allow you to send your postcard without having to enter you credit card number. You can then check the status of your mailing in the My Account section.

*Premium Postcards give 6 free credits when you sign up, but they are for various sizes of post cards. The only size this design will work with is the 4.25"x6". I plan on adding more designs soon that will work with the other free credits so that we can make the most of those free post cards.

*In case anyone is wondering. I'm not affiliated with Premium Postcards, they just had the best deal I could find on printing and sending postcards.

P.S. If anyone can make a properly formated CSV file with the four mailing addresses above with the Company, Address 1, City, State & Zip Code fields please contact me at luckyduck152@hotmail.com