Speaking this week at National Postal Forum in Nashville, Vice President of Expedited Shipping Gary Reblin told mailers the Postal Service is in the shipping business and that shipping is key to its future. “We want USPS to be known as much for shipping as it is for mailing,” said Reblin. “With the boom in […]
Some workshare discounts exceeded the savings to USPS Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued its Annual Compliance Determination (ACD) assessing the financial and service performance of the Postal Service in fiscal year (FY) 2009. The Commission reported that 14 separate Postal Service products or services failed to cover their direct costs. Shortfalls […]
Readability Threshold to Be Raised, As Planned WASHINGTON — According to verifications performed by the U.S. Postal Service since January 2009, 95 percent of mailings with the Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) are quality, readable barcodes, enabling the commercial mailers who print them to receive the benefits that Intelligent Mail Full Service has to offer: mail […]
Joint Statement from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and the American Catalog Mailers Association Boston, MA, March 11, 2010 — The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and the American Catalog Mailers Association (ACMA) have come to an understanding of their common goals in protecting the catalog segment from legislative and regulatory threats. We pledge to work […]
Customer Loyalty to Be Rewarded Again in 2010 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service did something for the first time last year, and it was so successful, they’re planning to do it again: launch a summer sale. The 2010 Summer Sale is scheduled to run July 1 through Sept. 30 and will provide a 30 […]
CARLSBAD, CA — 02/22/10 — In today’s challenging economy, businesses are looking for an advantage to help them pull out of the recession and avoid losses, layoffs, or worse. Companies are focusing on a single task — increasing sales. To help businesses in Texas learn how to quickly implement powerhouse direct mail marketing campaigns proven […]