Eleven years ago, I wrote an article for this magazine about the document industry's environmental efforts. The article pointed out that during a recession, economic strategies were likely to... View More
On August 29, 2021, the USPS had the largest rate increase in over 10 years, and it is the second increase of 2021! It also impacts the largest mailers the most due to higher percentage increases for... View More
On-premise mailrooms are slow, error prone, require too much labor and valuable real estate—not to mention they simply cannot support today’s transition to a hybrid or remote world of work
Beyond postage discounts, there are many reasons tracking your mail can help your company. Ask yourself these 10 questions to determine how your company can benefit from securing a mail tracki... View More
Fairfax, Va. — PRINTING United, scheduled to take place Oct. 6-8, 2021 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., has been cancelled. The PRINTING United Alliance board of directors... View More
More changes in international mail are coming as I write this in early June, continuing what mailers experienced earlier this year and in 2020. The COVID pandemic was—is—responsible for... View More
I have been a member on many merger and acquisition teams where my primary responsibility was to audit a company’s security practices and give my assessment of the security risk identified i... View More
While many print service providers (PSPs) focus on producing and mailing high-volume transactional documents like billing statements, a new revenue stream is opening up for them due in part to... View More
Every time I think USPS mail is mundane, something comes up. How can a thing so simple be so complex? It’s just mail. Paper stuffed in an envelope, right? But boy oh boy, it is a complicated... View More
Almost all business units in today's corporations are looking to automate their processes as much as possible. COVID-19 taught us that relying on human-dependent manual tasks made it difficult to car... View More
Danvers, MA (August 16, 2021) TECHKON – the innovation leader in high-precision color measurement solutions for the global print and packaging communities – today reported on the success
Whether your high-volume mailing operation is an in-house department or a print service provider (PSP), you’re facing increasingly fierce competition across the industry, and this is leading... View More
MOBILE, AL (August 10, 2021) -- With lockdowns ending and Print once again accelerating, Xante’ is excited to begin a coast-to-coast schedule of events. This year marks the return of man... View More
WASHINGTON - The United States Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a temporary price adjustment for key package products for the 2021 peak h... View More
ID Mail Systems will now be known as ID Parcel & Mail Solutions. The new identity includes a refreshed company website, new color scheme, new logo and new brand messaging. One of... View More
EXTON, Pa., July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh USA, Inc. today announced that Sepire, a marketing services and communications distribution company, has grown its... View More
The Postmaster General announced the following changes to Postal Service leadership: Effective immediately, Angela Curtis has been appointed Vice President, Delivery Operations, replacing Dr... View More
You may describe the company for which you work as being in the printing business, or the mailing business. “Marketing services provider” might describe your employer, or perhaps simply... View More
We all need hope, don’t we? Both as individuals and as leaders of teams, hope is critical to our present and future success. What is hope? Dr. Shane Lopez is a university professor, Gallup s... View More
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service reported fourth-quarter service delivery performance data through the first half of July that showed ongoing improvement across all First-Class, Marketing... View More
