As of Sunday, January 28, 2024, the USPS is discontinuing hard-copy postage statements. The proposal to discontinue hard-copy postage statements was published on February 13, 2023 (88 FR 9218-... View More
When you hear about mail in the media, you will be told desolate stories about how it is becoming a forgotten system, with huge volume declines, obliterated by the online replacement technologies. In... View More
With the Universal Postal Union (UPU) recently holding its 4th Extraordinary Congress the first week of October, the third such Congress in the last five years, assessing the overall worldwide... View More
The environment for direct mail today is a challenging one. Marketers are looking to optimize their spend in the direct mail channel, and improving ROI performance is top of mind. To do that... View More
The year is not yet over, but already it has brought significant changes in the postal and shipping industry, and 2024 promises more of the same. While many of the changes are well-known and u... View More
Looking to reduce the Postal Service’s use of air transportation, and make feasible slower service for First-Class Mail, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has moved significant quantities of ma... View More
What is the most important thing we can do in our leadership and management roles? Perhaps it’s to create a culture where our team members can thrive and add maximum value to our key stakeho... View More
In the print and mail industry, continuous growth is essential for long-term success. Fortunately, print/mail service providers can execute many strategies to optimize the bottom line. •&n... View More
Organizational consultant and author Warren Bennis said, "The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there... View More
USPS Ground Advantage continues to offer a simple, reliable, and more affordable way to ship packages in just 2-5 business days across the continental United States, with $100 insurance and f... View More
Certified Mail from the USPS is used when you need to prove that something was mailed and then received by the end user. It is for items like insurance policy cancellations or important medica... View More
The art of using analog media for communication has become increasingly scarce in an era where digital technology predominates. Technologies like email, instant messaging, and social media hav... View More
When pondering the costs of poor address quality, conventional wisdom steers us first towards wasted money spent on production and postage. However, a myriad of hidden costs and operational... View More
Are you looking for a valuable touchpoint for your business to make its mailing and shipping concerns known? We have just the group for you. Postal Customer Councils (PCC) are Postal Service-s... View More
As we continue to return to a sense of normalcy in a post-pandemic environment, many organizations and conference attendees are realizing the value of face-to-face communication and learning. An... View More
As you walk around your company's offices and worksites today, do you see lots of empty desks? Notice that people you used to greet every day aren't around so much anymore? Hear an echo? &n... View More
The EU The next — and final — deadline for the EU’s Advance Electronic Data (AED) requirements in ICS2 Release 2 is October, when postal operators sending packages to the EU will... View More
Collaboration in business refers to the process of working together with others to achieve a common goal or objective. It is a key component of teamwork and involves sharing knowledge, skills... View More
Anyone familiar with the Postmaster General’s 10-Year Plan knows that part of the strategy to balance the agency’s books includes not only price increases but cost reductions from improved
New prices scheduled to take effect Jan. 21, 2024Postal Service prices remain among the most affordable in the worldFirst-Class Forever stamp will be 68 cents... View More
