Sept. 10 2012
Reporting Electronic Circulation This year, the Postal Service for the first time recognizes electronic fulfillment of subscriptions. PS Forms 3526, Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation... View More
Sept. 6 2012
BtoB: American Business Media is projecting that commercial mailers and marketers could face a 3.5% increase in postal rates next year. The U.S. Postal Service is allowed by law to boost postal rates based... View More
Sept. 6 2012
Direct Marketing News--USPS launched promotions that give discounts on direct mail that includes QR codes, connected to mobile websites. In November USPS will offer a 2% discount on postage for mail that... View More
Sept. 6 2012
Direct Marketing News--Today's media landscape is as complicated as it is vast. As each new channel becomes the shiny marketing object du jour, others get all but cast aside. Nearly lost to some marketers... View More
Sept. 6 2012
At Graph Expo 2012, leading mail solutions provider W+D (Booth 3601) is showcasing four solutions designed to increase the impact of envelopes for direct mail and eliminate the production inefficiencies... View More
Sept. 6 2012
Window Book Postal Concierge--One thing that never changes in the mailing industry is the speed at which things change! Two major changes coming up are the PostalOne! update on October 14, 2012, and the... View More
Sept. 6 2012
PHILADELPHIA, PA - September 6, 2012 - The United States Postal Service is revising its mailing standards to require that customs data be electronically transmitted to the USPS for any international package... View More
Sept. 4 2012
STAMFORD, Conn., September 4, 2012 - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) announced today that Direct Mail Partners of Carrollton, Texas, has agreed to join the Volly secure digital delivery service network.... View More
Aug. 29 2012
From POSTCOM--In preparation for Hurricane Isaac approaching the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana District is requesting to divert drop shipment mail for certain facilities as several postal delivery and processing... View More
Aug. 29 2012
Dead Tree Edition--Despite downsizing and other efficiency measures, the U.S. Postal Service's productivity levels have decreased in the past year. USPS delivered fewer than 139 mail pieces per work hour... View More
Aug. 28 2012
August 28, 2012, Toronto, ON - It is anticipated that billions of paperless transactional documents are set to be delivered to customers worldwide by 2015, yet today only 15% of business mail is delivered... View More
Aug. 27 2012
Postal News Blog--The Republican Party's proposed platform suggests that the US Postal Service is in need of "restructuring". Not surprisingly, the restructuring involves privatization. The brief item... View More
Aug. 27 2012
Postcom responds to Ruth Goldway's "cash cow" comment: Here's a quote: "The Postal Service has been a kind of cash cow for the federal government for the last 40 years," says Postal Regulatory Commission... View More
Aug. 24 2012
Window Book Postal Concierge--In January 2013 the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) will "sunset" the POSTNET barcode, the PLANET code barcode, and will no longer support the Intelligent Mail... View More
Aug. 23 2012
Postal News Blog--Washington, DC - The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today authorized a three-year negotiated service agreement (NSA) between the U.S. Postal Service and Valassis Direct Mail, Inc.... View More
Aug. 21 2012
PR Newswire--Augmented reality is the next big thing for direct mail. Direct mail spending rose to $21 billion in 2011. Up 2.9 percent from 2010, according to the Magna Advertising Group, direct mail is... View More

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