Postal Affairs Blog--Yesterday Dead Tree Edition published this post on Barriers to Intelligent Mail, identified by the Office of Inspector General here. I am referencing the same OIG doc below, but focusing... View More

PHOENIX, Nov. 30, 2010 - UPS Mail Innovations, the business mail services unit of UPS (NYSE: UPS), has opened a new processing center near Phoenix to improve service to companies in Arizona and New Mexico... View More

By Mike Porter, President, Print/Mail Consultants ... View More

Directmag.com--The U.S. Postal Service has filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the next step in its appeal of the Postal Regulatory Commission's order denying... View More

Postal Affairs Blog--a call for unity from Gene Del Polito, President, Association for Postal Commerce This is a subject we can all agree on and rally around. Take action "Well, the Thanksgiving Day holiday... View More

Postal News Blog--A survey of Chief Marketing Officers shows that most companies are spending about the same on holiday advertising in 2010 as they did last year, but they're shifting their mix of ads.... View More

Postal News Blog--Contract negotiations between the APWU and the Postal Service resumed Nov. 29, with a Dec. 1 deadline fast approaching. Talks will continue on Nov. 30. The union and management discussed... View More

By Todd Butler, Butler Mailing Services ... View More

By Tony Conway, Executive Director, Alliance for Non-Profit Mailers ... View More

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By Lisa Bowes, Manager, Account Services, Intelisent ... View More

Postcom.org--e USPS on November 23, 2010, held a webinar with PostCom and others to air its draft proposals for folded self-mailer designs [slides] based on the results of its testing. The proposed formats... View More

The Memphis Commercial Appeal has noted that "The United States Postal Service is routinely castigated for losing money, but in a series of internal audits it has identified $94 million in unnecessary... View More

Federal Times reports, "Myths about the U.S. Postal Service fly fast and far these days. For instance, you have may have heard that there are 36,000 post offices in the U.S., which is more retail outlets... View More

Presort.com--It is estimated that 5.2 million pieces of direct mail will be sent to the deceased this December, according to suppression service Millennium, causing damage to a brand's reputation. The... View More

Rochester, NY - BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company and a leading developer of high-performance postal and data quality technology solutions that optimize client communications, announces the... View More

According to the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer, "The Board of Governors and Congress requires an Integrated Financial Plan that illustrates the financial course necessary for the Postal Service... View More

The U.S. Postal Service today filed its brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the next step in its appeal of the Postal Regulatory Commission's order denying... View More

PRLog reports that, "According to sources present at the Postal Service's Innovation Symposium, there was apparent dissatisfaction with the postal service's overall customer service and the inability of... View More

Sam Pulcrano's presentation to MTAC on "Five-Day Delivery Transition Management Status" has been posted here... View More