Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service is to offer "Forever" postage to be used with its Priority Mail Flat Rate packaging from April 17. It said last week the move would allow it to offer bundles of pre-paid... View More
The March-April MailPro [HTML] [PDF] is available now on usps.com/mailpro. You'll find informative articles on the April Mailing Services price change, the financial situation of the Postal Service, First-Class... View More
Dead Tree Edition--I need to clarify my statement from yesterday (See USPS's Action Delays Announcement of New Postal Rates) about how quickly the U.S. Postal Service can implement rate increases that... View More
Dennis J. Toner was welcomed to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, meeting in open session, in Washington today. He was appointed a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service by President Barack Obama... View More
PRLog reports that, "According to sources present at the Postal Service's Innovation Symposium, there was apparent dissatisfaction with the postal service's overall customer service and the inability of... View More
STAMFORD, Conn., July 12, 2012 - Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) announced today that more than fifty of the largest mailers in the United States have now signed agreements to offer digital delivery of bills,... View More
· The first Siemens mail sorting system was commissioned in Pforzheim, Germany, in 1965 · First automated system worldwide · Equipment from Siemens has been reliably sorting the mail... View More
from Window Book Postal Concierge The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) announced changes to the Labeling List data, effective December 6, 2010, with a mandatory use date of February 17, 2011.... 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
According to the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer, "The Board of Governors and Congress requires an Integrated Financial Plan that illustrates the financial course necessary for the Postal Service... View More
WASHINGTON - Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes are set to celebrate six years of unprecedented success in the expedited shipping industry, making their mark in a crowded marketplace by delivering a unique... View More
Postal News Blog--As we told you earlier today, the report of the national debt commission falsely suggested thet the USPS had received a "bailout" from Congress in 2009. This afternoon the National Association... View More
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service is ringing in the new year with an expedited package delivery service that provides a simpler way to ship to regional destinations. Designed for commercial shippers,... View More
Durham, N.C., May 9, 2012 - Bell and Howell, a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging, will demonstrate to the international marketplace what has been considered... View More
Paul&Partners.blogspot.com--Just a few years ago, when online marketing was still a twinkle in the eyes of the marketing technocrats, those same overly ambitious techies prematurely announced, "Direct... View More
Multichannel Merchant--The Affordable Mail Alliance objects to a Dec. 10 ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission that allows the U.S. Postal Service to bank a negative CPI (Consumer Price Index) instead... View More
Direct Marketing News--American voters sent a clear message about government spending last month when they voted in a new House of Representatives class dominated by Republicans. Direct marketing industry... View More
Today, the Postal Bulletin published the upcoming DMM® standards for the optional preparation of flat-sized mailpieces in Flats Sequencing System (FSS) zones. These standards were previously provided... View More
Postal News Blog--The Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit today ruled against the US Postal Service's attempt to block mailers groups and others from intervening in its appeal of the PRC decision in the... View More