Dead Tree Edition--A Congressional panel heard the blunt truth today about how Congress' budget games have put the U.S. Postal Service on track to run out of money in September. "Burdensome and flawed... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed yesterday a number of ways it is working to improve the flow of parcels and packages into the United States. Security measures put... View More
The 2011 NPF Workshop Matrix is now available to view and download at www.npf.org. This matrix provides a complete day-by-day, hour-by-hour listing of the workshop schedule. There are over 130 workshops... View More
Postal News Blog--In a letter to President Obama, five of the nation's largest mailing industry trade groups have asked the President to direct his Office of Personnel Management to "recalculate the Postal... View More
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010) with a net loss of $329 million, compared to a net loss of $297 million for the same period... View More
Post&Parcel--Royal Mail has chosen Neopost as a partner for two of its new solutions to aid SMEs. Neopost has been selected by the operator to be a development partner for Royal Mail Tracked and Royal... View More
As the situation in Egypt continues to evolve, our acceptance policy for mail destined to that country also is evolving. Effective immediately, all Post Office and other mail acceptance locations cannot... View More
AuctionBytes.com--Some postal employees have been incorrectly telling online sellers that they must use SCAN Forms when dropping off packages with prepaid online postage. SCAN Form (PS Form 5630) is a... View More
Courier, Express and Postal Observer--The Postal Journal has just posted three recent studies looking at the changing ways that consumers and businesses receive and pay bills. The articles as a group suggest... View More
Postal News Blog--On Jan. 7, PMG Pat Donahoe announced the beginning of an organizational redesign that will help streamline the Postal Service. The announcement included a 16-percent reduction in the... View More
Currently most postal customers have their rates set as a discount from a base rate for the class of the product being mailed. The discount is based on an analysis of the savings generated from reductions... View More
RealtorMag--Real estate professionals have long understood how personalization in mailings helps boost response. A well-crafted mail piece can help you develop new relationships and reinforce your connections... View More
Target Marketing Mag--Every mailer wants to save on postage, and there are a few ways to do that. Adjusting mail piece design and optimizing mail volume through list analysis are effective ways to reduce... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service has launched a new line-up of products tailored for lawyers, finance, real estate and other professionals to mail legal-sized documents. The new Express and Priority... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: "In order for mail to remain a viable options for communications and advertising, every part of the mail supply chain has to eliminate every penny of unnecessary... View More
DM News--Direct mail. Nobody talks about it. It's not cool. It's the Rodney Dangerfield of direct marketing. When marketers talk about it, it's usually in the context of the drop in mail volume to the... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service has extended its partnership with the producer of its Mover's Guide, which helps US residents change address when moving house. The USPS has put pen to paper on a 10-year... View More
Post&Parcel--Pitney Bowes has launched a new series of free white papers on the theme of customer communications management (CCM). The four white papers focus on research conducted by Pitney Bowes... View More
PostalOne!® Release 26.0 Final Release Notes: PostalOne! Release 26.0 final release and patch notes have been posted to the RIBBS website at ribbs.usps.gov. Additionally, release content and notes... View More