Federal Times--The U.S. Postal Service will announce later this month a downsizing of approximately 7,500 supervisory, managerial and postmaster positions. Most of those positions are filled, but many... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer--In addition to declining volumes, the Postal Service now faces another stumbling block to self sufficiency, rising fuel prices. Increases in fuel prices used by the... View More
Dead Tree Edition--Recent widespread press reports and public outcry about supposed plans to close 3,000 post offices were a misunderstanding, U.S. Postal Service officials said today. The trouble started... View More
Business Wire--RSVP Publications (http://rsvppublications.com), a direct marketing and direct mail company specializing in reaching affluent homeowners, has breathed new life into direct mail by adding... View More
St. Paul Pioneer Press--In August 2009, Alan and Rayleen Hansen bought a Lakeville home from Wade and Carol Hanson. For 18 months, the U.S. Postal Service has mistakenly forwarded virtually all the Hansens'... View More
From PIWorld.com, as posted on Presort.com WASHINGTON, DC-Deep and aggressive cost-cutting steps just aren't enough for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to survive as an ongoing entity, Postmaster... View More
On the Postal Explorer® website, we posted an advance copy of the Origin Entry Separation and Containerization Standards Federal Register proposed rule. The new standards - designed in collaboration... View More
Post&Parcel--Regulators in the US are set to provide an advisory opinion to Congress "shortly" concerning proposals by the US Postal Service to move to a five-day delivery week. The chairman of the... View More
WASHINGTON - On March 1, the U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended acceptance of international mail service to Libya due to the lack of transportation service to Libya. Additional information and... View More
The following three Federal Register notices have been posted on the Postal Explorer® website at pe.usps.com. Combined Mailings of Standard Mail and Periodicals Flats - This final rule adopts revised... View More
WASHINGTON - The Postmaster General told a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that despite taking aggressive steps to reduce costs, the U.S. Postal Service will not survive as a self-financing entity... View More
Presort.com--Segmenting customers into different groups based on certain characteristics has long been a popular strategy for many companies. When it comes to prospecting, however, many campaigns still... View More
The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 705.14 and 708.1.1 to provide a new option for mailers to combine Standard Mail flats and... View More
Direct Marketing News--The postal rate increase coming this spring is not expected to have a significant effect on direct mail marketing plans this year, thanks to its size and timing. #169; However, the... View More
AMES, Iowa - BlueMailCentral, a Dutch-based Web-to-print network with an international presence in 32 countries, has selected Sigler Companies as its exclusive service provider in the United States. BlueMailCentral... View More
Rochester, NY - BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company and a leading developer of postal and data quality technology solutions that optimize client communications, will be on hand at booth 422... View More
North Fort Myers Neighbor -- The U.S. Postal Service has made it even easier to use direct mail by offering Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) on any delivery route nationwide! You can target a location without... View More
Effective June 6, 2011, the Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 602.3.2.1 to extend the option to use a simplified address... View More