Does your mail communicate with you?
You spend thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars on each of your mailings; wouldn’t you sleep better knowing your mailed pieces can communicate with you? In a world of information, the more...
View ArticleHow Will USPS® Proposed Changes Affect Your Mailings?
Last week, the USPS® proposed drastic changes to their nationwide infrastructure. Changes include potential facility closures, reductions in work force and changes in Service Standards. See more on...
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Welcome to 2012 and the mailing challenges that come with it!
Everyone is aware of the postal issues in 2011 and the pending issues in 2012: rate increases, service standards, facility closures, 5-day delivery and a heavy dose of political mail. All of these...
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Beyond Angry Birds
Technology is for the old, the young and everyone between; we just use it differently. For Christmas 2010, my 75 year old mother bought me an iPad because she loves gadgets and thought, "These Apple...
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Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night…
"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" - Greek historian Herodotus on the Persian mounted postal couriers....
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The Holiday Rush is On!
I was in a local store over the weekend and was amazed at what I saw: Christmas decorations! A Christmas tree was standing right next to rack of discounted Halloween items! It is not even November!...
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What Does the End of Saturday Mail Delivery Mean to You?
Yesterday, the USPS made the big announcement that they are moving ahead with five day delivery. They basically said that they will no longer deliver regular mail to your home on Saturdays starting in...
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What You Need to Know About the Picture Permit Promotion
Mailpiece Mondays comes a little late this week due to the holiday, but take a peek at some helpful hints about the upcoming "Picture Permit" promotion from the USPS that can save you a good deal of...
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Mailpiece Mondays! What is a Postal Customer Council?
Today’s blog is to inform you about Postal Customer Councils (PCC®). What is a Postal Customer Council you ask? Well, glad you asked, because I'm going to tell you. PCC’s are groups of people that...
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Mailpiece Mondays - Postal Reform Bill Introduced
Late last week, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper and ranking member Tom Coburn introduced the Postal Reform Act of 2013 (S. 1486). After years of...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know about IMb Tracing
When talking with various clients over the past few years, we would sometimes discuss the idea of mail tracking, or to be specific, IMb tracing. Some clients are interested and want to learn more about...
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See you at the DMA!
This week, the Direct Marketing Association is having their annual marketing conference in Chicago, one of the largest marketing events held each year. The conference hosts a broad spectrum of...
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How you can Ensure your Postage Dollars are Accounted for
Considering the problems the USPS had last week with their security breach, it seems like a good time to answer some questions mailers have been asking us about whether the discounts and payments have...
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