Increasing the value of mail in an era of digital transformation - and avoiding its layoff. By Bernie Gracy, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Pitney Bowes Inc. ... View More
The challenge of doing the right thing for the environment and your pocketbook. By Maynard H. Benjamin, CAE, President and CEO, Envelope Manufacturers Association ... View More
DMM News--The US Postal Service needs to play in the digital world, major postal customers told the organization's executives August 11 at the USPS' Innovation Symposium, Kate Muth reported. Attendees... View More
"America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday," APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers... View More
Intelisent--At MTAC at USPS HQ this week, it was announced by the USPS that the Full Service IMb Assessments (Penalty, Loss of Discount in other words) would be postponed to have an effective date of January... View More
Postcom once again is presenting a running summary of testimony at today's PRC hearing on the USPS's exigency rate request. Today's first witness was Frank Neri, who discussed the USPS "Flats Strategy".... View More
Printing Industries of America's members from across the country are gathering on Capitol Hill next month to oppose an emergency postal rate hike proposal that would dramatically bust caps on postal rate... View More
House postal subcommittee chairman Stephen Lynch told Wicked Local that "he's opposed to the Postmaster General's plan to save money by eliminating Saturday delivery. He favored closing some post offices... View More
The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that it is changing its policy that effectively banned cigarettes from being mailed to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. The policy, which took effect at the end... View More
From Postal News Blog: The National League of Postmasters has posted the following statement on its web site: The recession has had a devastating impact on the finances of the Postal Service. The Postal... View More
USPS CFO Joseph Corbett has testifed before the Postal Regulatory Commission that, even if the Postal Service receives the billions of relief it is seeking from Congress, the Postal Service says it still... View More
At the Postal Regulatory Commission: (focus: testimony of Stephen J. Masse, V.P. Finance and Planning, USPS): The Postal Regulatory Commissioners started the day by acknowledging the contributions of the... View More
According to D. Eadward Tree, "Most of what's wrong with the Postal Service is the fault of Congress. Congress has been bleeding billions of dollars annually from the supposedly independent and self-sustaining... View More
Media Daily News has reported that "U.S. media and communications spending is poised for big growth from 2009-2014, according to a new forecast from Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a private-equity firm in the... View More
Postal News Blog--The Postal Regulatory will hear from three USPS finance executives this week as it considers the postal service's request for an exigent' rate increase. All hearings will be broadcast... View More
The US Postal Service reported a 4.2% year-over-year increase in Standard Mail for the third quarter of its fiscal year, indicating advertising mail has rebounded for the second straight quarter. Read... View More
Dramatic changes are being proposed for the United States Postal Service, including dropping Saturday delivery and substantially boosting rates. In most news articles about the Postal Service's financial... View More
Intelisent has highlighted some important quotes from a recent OIG audit of the PostalOne!, including: "While we recognize the need to schedule interruptions in system availability for maintenance and... View More
According to one writer for DM News, "Direct mail will be dead for many companies and dying for many more - if postal rates rise in 2011. Many, including Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), favor abolishing... View More