As background, the Postal Service developed a process (model) to estimate the deferred revenue for prepaid postage (PIHOP) at the end of a reporting period. This audit found that changes in consumer purchase... View More
Many mailers assume that Priority Mail is used only for shipping small packages, but there is a service in Priority Mail that can be used by mailers of letters and flats. It is called Priority Mail Open... View More
Presort.com--The US Postal Service ended the first month of fiscal year 2011 with a profit according to an unaudited financial statement filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission yesterday. The statement... 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
TheDirectMailman.com--Is it any surprise that that the U.S. Post Office is feeling the pressure just like the rest of us? On the heels of the recent failure of a requested postage rate increase, the USPS... 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
Dead Tree Edition--The U.S. Postal Service's decision, announced today, to appeal the Postal Regulatory Commission's exigency-rate ruling could backfire, and yet in a way the Postal Service can't lose.... View More
Post&Parcel--Next year looks set to be a more favourable year for the US Postal Service, according to federal regulators - with the exception of its retiree health benefits problem. In its end-of-year... View More
Presort.com--A recent TNT survey reveals a third of donors give after receiving direct mail. Cathy Pharoah, director of the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy, says direct mail remains "hugely... View More
DeliverMagazine.com--There comes a time in every business when the marketing campaigns that have worked reliably month after month begin to return disappointing results. You can't put your finger on what... View More
The Postal Regulatory Commission is conducting the first five-year review of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). Section 701 of the Act requires the Commission, at least every five years,... 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
WASHINGTON - After nearly 10 years as U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, John E. Potter today announced that he will retire on Dec. 3, after 32 years of service. The Governors... View More
As Intelisent notes, "Full Service requirements are both expensive and hard to handle. Managing the sequence numbers on the mailpieces is not all that difficult. However, Full Service also requires unique... View More
Post&Parcel--Democrats in the US House of Representatives have put forward legislation to relieve the US Postal Service from a multi-billion dollar financial burden. Massachusetts governor Stephen... View More
From the USPS co-chair: "The Five-Day Delivery website has been updated with information about the effect our five-day proposal would have on delivery times by product for single piece and commercial or... 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
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
(OVERLAND PARK, KS) Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH, nearing its 100th year anniversary in 2013, returns to drupa with new corporate colors, a new W+D logo and the promise of demonstrating several game changing... View More
Postal News Blog--WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - In today's economy, companies are always searching for new ways to stretch their marketing dollars. This has created a receptive climate... View More