Post&Parcel--US Postal Service retail technology partner IGI has called on courts in Colorado to dismiss a class action suit brought by contracted postal counter operators, challenging restrictions... View More
Dead Tree Edition--Perhaps we can finally say goodbye to those simplistic "Go green, go paperless" promotional campaigns. There's nothing particularly green about the massive data centers that store the... View More
Postal News Blog--WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Mobile barcodes and direct mail will drive retail sales this holiday season, so marketers looking to boost revenue while saving money... View More
Express Association of America: PostCom has joined with 27 other business associations to support S. 3597, introduced September 20 by Senators John Thune and Ron Wyden to raise the de minimis value, the... View More
Window Book Postal Concierge--The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) is replacing the Confirmation Services barcode with the Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IM®pb) for tracking of... View More
New York Times--WASHINGTON - Customers might complain about the flood of unsolicited credit card applications, supermarket fliers and shopping catalogs in their mail, but the Postal Service is hoping to... View More
Postal News Blog-ATLANTA , Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - In his annual state of the business address to the mailing industry, Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe today emphasized that the... View More
Courier, Express & Postal Observer--In its 1st quarter 2013 earnings report FedEx reported that it handled over 108 million FedEx SmartPost parcels delivered by the Postal Service. FedEx SmartPost volume... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service could close more than 40% of its delivery units and still meet the needs of its customers, according to analysis from its Inspector General. A study issued by the... View More
Media Bistro--It looks like a 10-year partnership will soon be coming to an end as we've received confirmation that the U.S. Postal Service will not be renewing its contract with Campbell-Ewald once it... View More
The effective date for the Folded Self-Mailers (FSM) revised standards is drawing near-January 5, 2013. The final rule Federal Register was published on December 1, 2011. Additional FSM reference materials... View More
As a reminder, registration for the Holiday Mobile Shopping Promotion opens tomorrow, September 15, 2012. Participants from the Mobile Commerce and Personalization Promotion who are interested in participating... View More
Window Book Postal Concierge--The United States Postal Service® (USPS)® is offering new mail preparation options for pallets, trays and sacks of First-Class and Standard Mail. These new mail preparation... View More
From The National Association of Letter Carriers: Six-day delivery preserved for now: The House of Representatives is expected soon to pass a six-month continuing resolution to keep the government in... View More
Dead Tree Edition--The U.S. Postal Service could save about $1 billion annually by closing nearly 10,000 postal facilities that house both retail and carrier functions, according to a study released today.... View More
Postal News Blog--WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - In today's economy, companies are always searching for new ways to stretch their marketing dollars. This has created a receptive climate... View More
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Zumbox and Computershare Communication Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Computershare Limited (asx:CPU), today announced the availability... View More
GMC Software Technology, a leader in customer communications and output management solutions, today announced that the company is showcasing Inspire HybridMail, a next-generation, mail management and automation... View More
In this age of on the internet advertising and marketing, PPC, e-mail advertising and marketing and the like, you may be forgiven for imagining that direct mail promoting no longer has a location in your... View More