Jan. 12 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 12, 2012 -- Members of the expedited delivery industry are enthusiastically signing up for their industry's Lobby Day on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Over 30 companies have already... View More
Jan. 12 2012
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new mobile application for iPhone users that allows them to use the device's camera to scan barcodes on shipping labels for quick, easy and convenient... View More
Jan. 11 2012
New postage statements associated with the January 2012 price change are available on Postal Explorer®. The Postage Statement link is in the left column under *NEW* Jan. 22, 2012 Price Change Info.... View More
Jan. 10 2012
GoErie.com--particularly in Erie -- Scott Lee pays attention. He must. This means business. As president of Thomas Lee Printing & Mailing Inc., 3721 W. 12th St., Lee's company produces sales fliers,... View More
Jan. 10 2012
Verizon press release: ASHBURN, Va., Jan. 10, 2012 - Every day, the United States Postal Service delivers 584 million pieces of mail to more than 150 million addresses and receives more than a million... View More
Jan. 9 2012
Direct Marketing News--The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been granted permission by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to allow direct mailers to pay postage via credit rather than requiring prepayment,... View More
Jan. 9 2012
PostalOne!® Release 29 successfully deployed to production on January 8, 2012. Identified known issues, with business workarounds as applicable, are posted on RIBBS® under the Major/Minor Release... View More
Jan. 8 2012
San Francisco Chronicle--$1.4 billion. That's how much money the U.S. Postal Service paid FedEx to deliver mail via cargo jets in fiscal 2010. FedEx carries express, priority and first-class mail on its... View More
Jan. 8 2012
REMINDER: PostalOne!® Release 29.0 Deployment will require an extended maintenance window from 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, January 7, 2012, through 10 a.m. CST Sunday, January 8, 2012. During this maintenance... View More
Jan. 8 2012
Post & Parcel--The US Postal Service has been given the green light to allow its major direct mail customers new ways to pay for their mailings. The US Postal Service has been given the green light... View More
Jan. 5 2012
CTPost.com--Mr. Obama, are you ready to be the president who oversaw the dismantling of the U.S. Postal Service? Because that is what the Postmaster General Pat Donohoe and his executives are doing. Reducing... View More
Jan. 4 2012
REMINDER: PostalOne!® Release 29.0 Deployment will require an extended maintenance window from 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, January 7, 2012, through 10 a.m. CST Sunday, January 8, 2012. During this maintenance... View More
Jan. 4 2012
MIAMI & LONDON, January 4, 2012 - The U.S. Postal Service's recent decision to eliminate next-day delivery of first-class mail could cost typical large U.S. companies up to $100 million each year by... View More
Jan. 3 2012
PostalOne!® Release 29.0 Deployment will require an extended maintenance window from 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, January 7, 2012, through 10 a.m. CST Sunday, January 8, 2012. During this maintenance window,... View More
Jan. 3 2012
When it comes to mailing, there are two essential types of software: presort software and post-presort software. Mailers who use presort software alone often do not realize the benefits and the tremendous... View More
Jan. 2 2012
Courier, Express & Postal Observer--The Postal Service has put up a placeholder for the GoPost log-in page. This is what the body of the page now looks like. It looks like their marketing campaign... View More
Jan. 2 2012
Mailers who wish to request a refund for an overpayment of postage should contact their local Post Office®, unless the refund request is for a mailing presented under a Special Postage Payment System... View More
Dec. 21 2011
In the month of December, four price change-related Federal Register Notices were published. All four final rules are available on the Postal Explorer® website at pe.usps.com. The effective date of... View More
Dec. 21 2011
EUS Marketing Blog--The rapid adoption of smartphones has led to an explosion of QR codes as a convenient way to link the physical world of print to the virtual world of immediate information. A recent... View More
Dec. 21 2011
Postal News Blog--Late last month, the USPS told mailers it would no longer honor "In-Home Delivery Dates" on bulk mailings. According to Postcom, though, it's changed its mind: Been usin' "In-Home Date"... View More