Postcom.org reports that, "The U.S. Postal Service has filed for a review before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia regarding the Postal Regulatory Commission decision in Docket No.... View More
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo, Deliver Magazine Digital technologies have tempted some marketers to take their business online. But a new type of marketing integration appears to be flipping the trend on its... View More
The following perspective by postal commentator Gene Del Polito for AmericaPost. The views expressed are solely the author's. Okay, the battle is now over between the U.S. Postal Service and its customers... View More
The Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) elected Industry Leadership provides the Postal Service Leadership each calendar quarter with input referred to as the "Pulse of the Industry." Postal Service... View More
Intelisent has quoted from one of the USPS' electronic documentation rules: "Contingency: In the event of a USPS system or telecommunications network failure preventing Participant from transmitting (as... View More
Dead Tree Edition--In an attempt to hold down next year's increase in postage rates, an alliance of mailers today challenged as "nonsensical" an informal ruling issued by a Postal Regulatory Commission... View More
Presort.com--NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Consumers want more than a movie or videogame disc in their mailboxes. According to a recently released research study produced in cooperation with... View More
By David King, CEO, Fulcrum, DMNews.com, as posted on Presort.com--Relational databases - matching data by using common characteristics to better understand them - won the hearts and budgets of marketing... View More
DeliverMagazine.com--There comes a time in every business when the marketing campaigns that have worked reliably month after month begin to return disappointing results. You can't put your finger on what... View More
Office of the Inspector General--PostalOne!® is a web-based system designed to facilitate business mail processing and allows the Postal Service to electronically collaborate with business mail customers.... View More
PIWorld has reported that "IWCO Direct, a leading national provider of direct marketing solutions, demonstrated its commitment to creating value for direct mail customers in the area of postage optimization... View More
Business Wire reports that Pitney Bowes Inc. is hosting a series of U.S. Customer Summits at its mail services facilities from October 12 through December 14. The "Customer Appreciation and Mail Innovation... View More
The Postal Service has received additional questions on the flats deflection standards that went into effect Oct. 3. Here are the questions and answers: Have the changes been widely communicated? For... View More
ZDNet--The [USPS Summer Postage] sale (which is running again this summer) gave large mailers a 30% credit for additional volume mailed over a specific threshold. I was really rooting for the USPS and... View More
A second airline has "paid up" as part of an anti-trust investigation into a price-fixing scheme involving rates and surcharges air cargo carriers were charging their customers. Most recently, Northwest... View More
WASHINGTON - As it continues to make progress to achieve aggressive energy reduction goals, the Postal Service today marked National Energy Awareness Month, with postal officials highlighting savings and... View More
According to Government Executive, "Several proposals could bring the Postal Service's obligations to employee benefits back in line, however, and give the agency some additional flexibility with its cash... View More
Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) is your source for up-to-date mailing standards. The Domestic Mail Manual is fully searchable on Postal Explorer and features fly-out menus, cross-reference links, and... View More
In a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Postmaster General John Potter said that "Gaining greater business model flexibility is the ultimate key to ensuring that the Postal Service meets... View More
