Courier, Express and Postal Observer--The Postal Journal has just posted three recent studies looking at the changing ways that consumers and businesses receive and pay bills. The articles as a group suggest... View More
Overnight Prints has reported that "Direct mail is a robust marketing medium, with formats ranging from postcards to brochures, each with its own benefits. Now, the United States Postal Service is focusing... View More
So what are the changing economics of the postal stamp increases? Turns out, the answer is pretty complicated, according to Maura Robinson, the Postal Service's vice president of pricing. Read the full... View More
From Federal News Radio: For more than 30 years, the Postal Service has offered worksharing to its customers. It's a form of outsourcing where mailers perform specific activities in exchange for reduced... View More
HATFIELD, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides innovative products and solutions to power commerce, has won a decade-long... View More
Presort.com--If you rely on direct mail to bring in business, you've probably had a bumpy ride the last couple of years. There are signs the economy is starting to rebound, but it's still a little scary... View More
As Promotion World has noted, "Even with sky high postage costs, a properly executed direct mail campaign still provides a solid ROI. What? You've bought into the myth that direct mail is dead? You're... View More
According to the Marietta Times, "The reality is that e-mail, UPS, FedEx and other services, as well as the slow economy, have hit the postal service hard, and it is strapped by the ongoing mandate to... View More
From USPS Sr. V.P. Customer Relations Stephen Kearney: "With the exception of some minor modifications, the mailing standards governing contents of a publication eligible for periodicals pricing have not... View More
DM News has reported that "Marketers and catalogers that rely on the mail to reach consumers decried the US Postal Service's proposed "exigent price increases," saying the rate hikes would have drastic... View More
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that "Nearly 200 Pitney Bowes employees in Atlanta will lose their jobs, the mail processing and information technology firm announced Monday, apparent victims... View More
According to the Lansing State Journal, "the real problems with the Postal Service are actually concentrated on Capitol Hill. Congress, after all, tells the service to provide six days of mail delivery,... View More
Minonline has reported that "Despite organized resistance to the U.S. Postal Service's proposed 8% rate increase for periodical postage, the magazine industry may need to adjust to the new reality of pricing,... View More
According to the Huffington Post, "Rather than raising prices at a time when its customers are just beginning to recover from the recession, the Postal Service should be emulating its closest competitors,... View More
Editor & Publisher has reported that "For newspapers, the proposed changes in postal rates are either a very bad thing or not so bad at all, depending almost entirely on what kind of newspaper is looking... View More
Rochester, New York, November 9, 2009 - - The Bennett Group, Inc. is announcing the 2010 schedule for the nationally acclaimed Mailing Industry Executive Business Administration program (MIEBA). The six... View More
From postcom.org: "The U.S. Postal Service has filed an exigency rate increase request with the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the Postal Service's customers are not amused. In fact, an historic coalition... View More
Quad/Graphics, Inc. ("Quad/Graphics") and World Color Press Inc. ("Worldcolor") are pleased to announce that their respective shareholders have approved the previously-announced plan of arrangement, pursuant... View More
Federal News Radio has noted that "The Postal Service's employee unions are speaking out against a USPS proposal to cut Saturday service. They are asking to instead focus on the Postal Service's mandatory... View More