The Federal Register has published our proposed rule modifying the time for filing claims for domestic Express Mail® refunds from 90 days to 30 days after the date of mailing and changing the Express... View More
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The Federal Register advance notice of federal rule making, highlighted in an earlier communication from Susan LaChance, USPS® Vice President Consumer & Industry Affairs, would revise service standards,... View More
Chief Marketer--Welcome to Broker Roundtable, where each week we ask list brokers to give their opinions on issues that matter to the marketing community. This week's question: What impact will the USPS'... View More
WASHINGTON - The Postal Service today marked National Energy Awareness Month as postal officials highlighted energy savings and cost avoidance - credited in large part to postal employees' actions - and... View More
Post&Parcel--Deutsche Post has had its digital postal mail service certified by German standards agency TÜV NORD. The verification provides the E-Postbrief platform with a "Trusted Site Privacy"... View More
The Ballantine Corporation--We've identified 4 ways to make your direct mail campaigns more environmentally friendly and we've packaged them into this free 5-page PDF. Get the PDF!... View More
Collins Ink Corporation has terminated the supply agreement with Kodak (formerly Scitex) that has been in place between the two companies for the past 10 years. Effective immediately, customers with high-speed... View More
E-Commerce Times--If there were ever a time when an overhaul of a business model was urgently needed, it is now. It's obvious that we can't let the USPS fall by the wayside in light of electronic communications.... View More
MyBankTracker: The United States Postal Service is looking towards entering the digital currency market, in an effort to raise revenues and stay relevant, according to a new report by the Office of the... View More
Post&Parcel--US digital mailbox provider Zumbox has signed up two new utilities to switch their transactional mail to the digital channel. Georgia-based Cobb Electric Membership Corporation and Gas... View More
MultiChannel Merchant--The prospect of the U.S. Postal Service moving to five-day delivery is looking more like a reality, now that President Obama has endorsed it and a House panel has approved legislation... View More
Courier, Express & Postal Observer--The Postal Service faces significant problems that threaten its survival. The financial problems are well known but solvable. However, solving the financial problems... View More
Multichannel Merchant--WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT the U.S. Postal Service was launching a summer program offering mailers a discount for using QR codes, I was more than a little skeptical. Why would the USPS... View More
DMM Advisory: 2011 Holiday Shipping Dates for APOs/FPOs/DPOs. With the holiday season fast approaching, we are reminding friends and families to mail early to ensure delivery of their holiday cards and... View More
Business Customer Gateway - Customers accessing the Business Customer Gateway may experience intermittent service disruption during the maintenance window Sunday, October 2, 2011, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT.... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Is it possible that Congress will enact a bill this year that would eliminate Saturday mail delivery? According to several postal experts, there are two chances for that occurring... View More
Post&Parcel--Mailing equipment provider Kern has signed a deal to distribute a new materials handling vehicle that can operate around a mailroom without an operator. The iCart has been developed by... View More
Today the Federal Register published the final rule which requires the use of an Intelligent Mail® unique tracking barcode on all commercial parcels (except Standard Mail® parcels) claiming presort... View More
Durham, N.C., Sept. 27, 2011 - Bell and Howell, a leader in address quality and document messaging innovations, will be exhibiting at the Direct Marketing Association's largest event of the year: DMA2011,... View More