By Pat McGrew, EDP, Kodak, on outputlinks.com Last time around, the discussion revolved around what it takes to prepare for a communication strategy that involves both print and pixel components, such... View More
Courier, Express and Postal Observer--Last week the Postal Regulatory Commission announced on its website that it has funded six studies examining the social value of mail. The Commission's studies provide... View More
WASHINGTON - Embracing electronic technology to promote the use of direct mail, the U.S. Postal Service recently revamped the companion website to Deliver, its magazine for marketers. The new "how-to"... View More
Postcom.org notes that in a contribution to AmericaPost, Lyle Ryter, a long-time veteran of Capitol Hill and student of things postal, offered the following: "At the inception of every new Congress, public... View More
Dead Tree Edition--Because the Postal Service is seeking a ruling on how to calculate its rate cap, mailers will probably have to wait a few weeks before learning what rate increases are in store for next... View More
Larson & Associates Marketing Blog--A saturation mailing can be a valuable tool when you are looking to reach a broad based audience in a local area. "Carrier route saturation" is a class of Standard... View More
Dead Tree Edition--I need to clarify my statement from yesterday (See USPS's Action Delays Announcement of New Postal Rates) about how quickly the U.S. Postal Service can implement rate increases that... View More
Dennis J. Toner was welcomed to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, meeting in open session, in Washington today. He was appointed a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service by President Barack Obama... View More
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service today reported its 2010 financial results, showing a net loss of $8.5 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Excluding charges to income primarily resulting from... View More
Postal Affairs Blog--Industry sources are reporting difficulties with USPS Performance Based Verification, specifically MERLIN profiles. This seems to be a ripple effect from the PostalOne! Release 25... View More
The Associated Press has reported that "Sticking stamps on all those holiday or birthday cards could become a thing of the past. The Postal Service wants to test the idea of letting greeting card companies... View More
Presort.com--Charities need to consider the cost of not cleaning their data following a campaign as it is often greater than that incurred by doing so, according to Macmillan Cancer Support's head of supporter... View More
Postcom.org posted the following DMM Advisory Update: Upcoming DMM Change: Attachments on Letter-size Mail. An upcoming change in the December 6 update of the Domestic Mail Manual will allow attachments... View More
Ruth Goldway, chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, speaks with Direct Marketing News' news editor Frank Washkuch about how the US Postal Service can improve its financial situation as well as... View More
EUS Marketing Blog--The U.S. Postal Service has developed two options for the use of the Intelligent Mail barcode (IMB): full-service and basic. The basic option is very similar to the current POSTNET... View More
Mark Haslan at overnightprints.com, as posted on Presort.com--The United States Postal Service is looking to introduce a series of discounts for companies that send high volumes of direct mail to consumers,... View More
Postal News Blog--Embracing electronic technology to promote the use of direct mail, the Postal Service has revamped the companion website to Deliver magazine, its publication for marketers. The new "how-to"... View More
According to Post & Parcel, "Another company has joined the queue of technology specialists seeking the chance to switch part or all of the United States Postal Service delivery fleet to electric vehicles.... View More
Postal News Blog--According to a copy of the order posted at Postcom.org, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the USPS request for expedited consideration of its appeal against the Postal Regulatory... View More