Big news: Today we’re announcing our $50M Series C funding, led by our partners at
@ycombinator
. Read more on where Lob is headed next via
@techcrunch
:
Here
@Lob
, we believe the tech industry will better serve the world if the people leading, shaping and funding the future better reflect the world. As
@AllRaise
#FoundersForChange
, we challenge you to
#AskTheQuestion
:
Lob is thrilled to announce that we are joining 10 other companies in
@SlackHQ
’s Next Chapter program.
Full announcement can be found here:
#ReinventWork
#Lob
We are proud to announce that Lob was named in Deloitte's Fast 500 list of the fastest growing tech companies in North America for the 3rd year in a row!
We are honored to be among
@Inc
Magazine Best Workplaces 2018! Thank you to our amazing team for this honor! Interested in joining the Lob? Take a look at our careers page
In today's article, we compare three popular headless e-commerce solutions,
@commercejs
,
@getnacelle
, and
@getsaleor
, highlighting the benefits and challenges that
#developers
face when working with each.
In this step-by-step tutorial by
@anthonygore
learn to add an address autocomplete form using
#VueJS
and the Composition API so address suggestions appear as users type
Join us in sending letters to your elected officials to end hate crimes against Asian Americans. Sign the petition through our customer
@resistbot
by texting PJUZVM to 50409.
Petition can be found here:
ZIP Codes were introduced in 1963, to expedite how mail gets sorted. Today, the
#PostalService
processes (on average) 20.2 million mailpieces each hour, 336,649 each minute and 5,611 each second.
With the cancelation of San Francisco’s
#PrideMarch
, Lob got creative to draw the blueprint of allegiance across the city.
Read our latest blog to learn more:
Collecting bank routing information for ACH payments can be a challenge - with payee address details and Lob's API you are ready to create and send physical checks. Today's hands-on tutorial shows you how with
#javascript
.
In today's article, we walk through creating a
#nodejs
application and explore how to use Lob's webhooks to track print emails sent via Lob API. You'll leverage
#ngrok
to receive webhooks on your local machine.
After making
@ycombinator
's Top Companies list, our co-founders
@harryzhang
&
@bavidar
shared the broader story of starting Lob, complete with milestones and mistakes. Check out their Q&A here:
Do you love dogs, coffee, and meeting awesome people outdoors? 🐶
Lob is hosting a special event for the engineering community at Channel Street Dog Park in Mission Bay. *Dogs not required for humans to attend.*
Secure your spot:
Today,
@ycombinator
released its list of top YC startups by
#valuation
. Together, these companies have a combined valuation of $100 Billion, and
@lob
is proud to be 61 on that list (and hiring!).
Watch our on-demand webinar, Winning Multichannel Marketing: Strategic Offline Engagement for Modern Retention, to learn how to leverage effective and timely trigger-based
#DirectMail
in your
#omnichannel
campaigns.
Big news: Lob is now available on 's AppExchange!
Our direct mail platform natively integrates with , providing customers the ability to send personalized letters, postcards, and checks at scale.
Learn more:
Developers working with
@react
and interested in auditing apps for
#accessibility
, should checkout this course
Instructor
@SunshinyDoyle
joined Lob as an advocate and resource for web accessibility within the company
Curious what
#dataforgood
&
#techforgood
initiatives exist & how to get in touch w/ them? Look no further! Alongside our peers at the Tech for Good Symposium, we present the Data & Tech for Good landscape- a “yellow pages” of supports from for-profit orgs:
Our customer
@teamameelio
was featured in
@TechCrunch
: Ameelio wants to take on for-profit, prison-calling rackets after starting with free letters to inmates.
.
@current
uses Lob
#AddressVerification
API to identify fraudulent activity, improve their customer experience, and reduce their compliance spend.
Learn how they do it in our case study.
Headless CMS solutions help deliver content to digital form factors like smartphones, tablets, televisions and watches. We explore using print as a presentation layer in this post with Lob and
@contentful
Developers are innovating on the shopping experience through 'headless commerce' tools like
@swellcommerce
@commercetoolsIO
@fabric_commerce
driven by APIs. We share some thoughts on what makes a great checkout experience?
Get insights into what’s new and next in
#directmail
. Join us for a free live event in San Francisco featuring an all-star panel of direct marketing leaders from Betabrand, Ethos, and GoGo Grandparent. Reserve your seat:
Get this eBook to learn more how
@Verizon
was able to:
✔️ Build out attribution models that show clear program ROI
✔️ Experiment with
#DirectMail
to elevate omnichannel engagement strategy
✔️ Execute efficiently to save time & cut costs
Upcoming Webinar: Join Lob and
@Iterable
on Feb 6 for an interactive discussion on how you can effectively leverage
#directmail
throughout your customer journeys.
Reserve your seat >
Have you heard of
#Prism
?
Like
#Spectral
, it's an open-source
@stoplightio
product that can be used to mock a server for testing purposes. It's ridiculously easy to use, and ridiculously effective to boot.
Read our latest blog post to learn more.
Lob's CEO
@bavidar
joins
@HarryStebbings
on
@twentyminutevc
podcast to discuss how to have the upper hand in fundraising at all times, how to implement "sustainable growth" and more!
Listen on iTunes:
Tip: When segmenting customers, you can place them in cohorts according to factors such as:
✔️ Purchase type
✔️ Purchase frequency
✔️ Purchase value
Find more
#DirectMail
CTA best practices 👇
Do you know how to send the right message at the right time using trigger-based direct mail campaigns?
In this blog post, you'll find our top ideas (with examples) for using marketing automation triggers to send your
#directmail
.
Honeydue gives couples one less to argue about: finances. Lob gives
@gethoneydue
one less thing to worry about: bad data.
Read how Honeydue strengthens their
#KYC
regulatory compliance with Lob Address Verification API.
#knowyourcustomer
#fintech
#api
Engineering teams are keenly aware of the need to manage data privacy - engineering intern Jesus Martinez shares his work on automating user data redaction at Lob
Did you know that direct mail has response rates that are 130% higher than email? Join us on 2/12 to hear how companies use the channel to drive product adoption, build customer loyalty, and delivers results.
#DigitalTransformation
#directmail
#api
In 2022, businesses will increasingly focus on tracking direct mail ROI, and cost factors as they work to offset rising costs in a leaner economy.
Read this article to uncover 21 more
#DirectMail
predictions 🔮
I just discovered I can send my quarterly federal tax reports as PDFs with
@lob
instead of doing a little arts and crafts project every time I'm trying to not get arrested for tax evasion.
I feel unreasonably happy.
A solution for
#VueJS
developers to clean up both domestic and international addresses with Lob's Vue Address Autocomplete component.
For more from our developers follow
@lob_dev
Concern for the environment is no longer a nice addition to a direct mail campaign strategy. It's a necessity—your customers and the planet demand action.
Read our latest blog post to learn how to be environmentally conscious with your
#DirectMail
.