Print CEO has reported that "J.C. Penney continues its shift to electronic media with plans to quit is traditional catalog business in favor of e-commerce and retail store sales. The Dallas Morning News... View More
Federal Eye--We've said it before, but we'll say it again: The U.S. Postal Service is teetering on the brink of financial collapse and is very close to running out of money. It's fate appeared sealed on... View More
From postcom.org--DMM Advisory: IMb Services Update. PostalOne!® Release 25.0: On November 7, 2010, PostalOne! Release 25.0 will introduce the Full-Service eDoc Verification process. The Full-Service... View More
Office of the Inspector General--UPS and FedEx frequently attempt residential deliveries when customers are not home. After a series of failed delivery attempts, these companies return the packages to... View More
The Washington Post has reported that "The Internal Revenue Service plans to stop mailing instructions and paper forms for annual income tax returns, saving the agency about $10 million a year as more... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer--Senator Tom Carper introduced a new postal bill, the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act of 2010'' (The POST Act of 2010), to modify the Postal Service's... View More
Postal News Blog--The US Postal Service quietly submitted its August financial estimates to the PRC late Friday afternoon. The service reported a loss of $1.6 billion in August, bringing its fiscal year... View More
Presort.com--There is a financial truism that every American family knows instinctively and every economist knows by rote: When goods are priced too high or services lose value, people cut back on spending.... View More
The Washington Post--If a key Senate Democrat has his way, the U.S. Postal Service could soon end Saturday mail deliveries, close thousands of post offices and open new ones in grocery stores. The agency... View More
Postal Employee Network--As national deployment of flats sequencing system (FSS) equipment continues, DPMG and COO Pat Donahoe emphasizes that communication is key to successful implementation. This means... View More
Direct Marketing News has a story on "Valpak, the deliverer of the Blue Envelope of coupons to millions of households each month, will reveal a daily deals e-mail newsletter and website in November. Kim... View More
Although eliminating Saturday delivery has been heavily debated, reducing delivery to 5 days a week may not be enough. There has been some discussion of whether the viable model for the U.S. Postal Service... View More
Presort.com--Rochester, NY - BCC Software, a leading developer of postal and data quality technology solutions that optimize client communications, will be partnering with its parent company, BÖWE... View More
Presort.com--PostalOne!® Release 24.1.3 (September 19, 2010): PostalOne! Release 24.1.3 will bedeployed to production on September 19 during the scheduled maintenance window of 4:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.... View More
The Courier, Express and Postal Observer reports, FedEx's earnings announcement and conference provided some insights into the parcel market and the increasing integration of the Postal Services delivery... View More
So while I won't hit you with chart after chart and stat after stat as to why Direct Mail is very much alive and kicking, I will share with you two recent articles I read that speak directly and fly squarely... View More
QuickPrinting.com--Contrary to conventional wisdom among customers and even some printers that direct mail is "junk" mail, or "old" technology, or incompatible with environmental stewardship, print and... View More
From CityMail's Blog--10. Vertical rules on the address side of postcards that crimp address space. (Talk about a good way to ensure your piece won't be delivered!) 9. Use of incorrect wording on the mailing... View More