Postal rates are supposed to be tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which today is running at one to two percent. Although the overall increase may be in this range, we found that certain ra... View More
Nearly all organizations create informational content. Content marketing experts define informational content as material that has value on its own. No one has to buy a product or sign up for an... View More
Durham, N.C., Jan. 3, 2017 – Bell and Howell announced today it is acquiring the assets of Sensible Technologies, LLC of Livonia, Michigan. The deal closed on January 1, 2017. Terms of the tra... View More
PC Postage is one of the fastest growth segments in the mailing industry and is something every type of organization may want to consider to handle at least some or all of their volumes. With ad... View More
In January 2017, Standard Mail® will undergo a name change and be rebranded as USPS Marketing Mail™. It is expected that this name change will better communicate to mailers how this mail class... View More
Do you want both you and your team to rise to new levels of achievement and success? Embracing goal setting may be the tool you need. Goal setting is the process of developing outcomes (goals) t... View More
In a previous article, we discussed the importance of building a business case to get approval from senior management for a major expense or transformation. In many situations, managers may be a... View More
A few weeks back, I was signing a couple of hundred letters to Congress urging members to review and enact legislation that would allow the United States Postal Service to improve efficiency, ma... View More
If I had a dime for every small business owner I’ve seen try direct mail, only to quickly throw up their hands and declare that it didn’t work, I’d have a mountain of dimes. I’m... View More
MILFORD, CT, December 7, 2016 – Neopost USA, a provider of hardware and software solutions to mailers and shippers of all sizes, has some good news for postage meter users. New United States P... View More
In October, USPS released the price and structure changes for both market dominant and competitive products. If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the changes will go into effec... View More
At the 2016 National Postal Forum, Harris Diamond, the Chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup, shared that Americans spend an average of 25 minutes a day with mail. This “mail moment” is an... View More
In every business, customer communications are key to success. Getting it right drives the revenue stream and increases customer engagement. Customer communications are also an important way org... View More
During the holidays, shipping volumes increase for everyone — not just high-volume e-commerce shippers fulfilling an avalanche of gift orders. Office shippers also see volume increases due to business... View More
HBP, Inc., a high-quality commercial printing company, offers many value-added services such as design, digital printing, bindery, e-commerce solutions, wide-format printing, mailing, fulfillmen... View More
A change included in the next year’s US Postal Service rates extends the “2nd Ounce Free” program to all Commercial First-Class Mail Presort letters weighing up to 3.5 ounces. Once the... View More
Durham, N.C., Nov. 30, 2016 – Respondents to a survey of print and mail professionals on operational downtime reported that idle employees was their biggest concern, followed by customer satis... View More
Cambridge, MA company, Window Book, Inc. introduces two new tools to help mailers avoid fees and save precious time. USPS Mailer Scorecard assessments have begun. Once fees are deducted... View More
Rochester, NY – November 29, 2016: Today BCC Software™, a leader in postal preparation and address quality solutions, announced it is releasing the second module for the Integratec™... View More
