In November, we filed a request with the Postal Regulator Commission (PRC) for two new Mailing Services Incentive programs--Reply Rides Free First-Class Mail Incentive Program and the 2011 Saturation/High... View More
Multichannel Merchant--The U.S. Postal Service has invested $1.5 billion in its flats sequencing system (FSS) to improve efficiencies and control costs by automating the sorting of flat mail. The USPS... View More
Post&Parcel--Credit union staff will be able to use address verification software to cut down on returned mail, under a new partnership between software company Experian QAS and IT company Symitar.... 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
Presort.com--FAIRFIELD, NJ-Dec. 14, 2010-Redi-Mail Direct Marketing, a company specializing in relationship marketing campaign management across a variety of media channels, announced the installation... View More
Production Solutions--These past three years have been challenging for direct marketers. We are all painfully aware that at the end of 2007 the U.S. economy entered a recession that according to government... View More
Dead Tree Edition--Postal rates for the majority of mail are likely to rise about 1.8% early next year because the Postal Regulatory Commission has sided mostly with the U.S. Postal Service in a dispute... View More
Postal News Blog--Forbes weighs in on postal finances today with a commentary by Lisa Hershman, CEO of a "business education and research firm". Lisa's article starts out promisingly enough: As troubled... View More
WASHINGTON - Business mailers across the nation will receive a special holiday gift from the U.S. Postal Service this season with the issuance of two, new, First-Class Mail Forever stamps on coils. The... View More
In this release, the PostalOne!® system will support the new Mail.dat® version 11-1 and Mail.XML® version 9.0B for electronic documentation. PostalOne! will retire support of Mail.dat version... View More
from Window Book Postal Concierge--Last week's e-tip covered some of the prevalent myths in the mailing industry surrounding Intelligent Mail. Turns out there are even more myths out there surrounding... View More
Presort.com--RICHMOND, VA-Dec. 9, 2010-B&B Printing, a leading provider of printing and print related solutions, is pleased to announce its expansion into the mail services arena by acquiring new data... View More
Dead Tree Edition--Those who are urging Congress to reform the Postal Service's pension and retiree-benefits overpayments would do well to drop the word "give" and instead learn a new one: "invest". The... View More
Post & Parcel--BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) has earned a spot on Training magazine's Top 125 list of training and development programmes for the ninth year in succession. Training magazine is the... View More
Chicago Tribune--Headlines across the country have been declaring the U.S. Postal Service in dire need of drastic reform to ensure its viability. But the most talked-about proposal - eliminating Saturday... View More
Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) is your source for up-to-date mailing standards. The Domestic Mail Manual is fully searchable on Postal Explorer and features fly-out menus, cross-reference links, and... View More
WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe today announced the top executives who will work directly with him in creating a more profitable, nimble U.S. Postal Service, able to compete aggressively... View More
Direct Marketing News--Senator Susan Collins, R-ME, introduced a new bill aimed at helping the Postal Service regain its financial footing and upped the ante that some sort of bill to fix the Postal Service's... View More
From PCC Insider--In an order issued last Thursday, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) found that the 2011 competitive product prices announced recently by the U.S. Postal Service comply with statutory... View More
Postcom.org reports that the International Mailers' Advisory Group (IMAG) has elected a new Board of Directors to guide the organization through 2012. IMAG's new Chairman is Karen Houk, Director of Postal... View More