Experts Say Risk Of Catching Virus From Mail Is Low
Public health experts continue to say the risk of contacting COVID-19 virus from mail is low … (click to read [...]
CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
This interim guidance is based on what is currently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will update this [...]
USPS Reports $3.9 Billion Loss In 2018
PMG: Urgent need to advance legislative and regulatory reforms, along with continued aggressive postal management actions to generate new revenue and control costs [...]
2019 Rate Cuts For First-Class Mail, Effective January 27
WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Service is cutting First-Class Mail rates for additional ounces and raising the metered mail discount rate a nickel, as part of a pricing [...]
DPI Portable Inkjet Fits Flexo Printing System
DPI has a new video showing its Hawk M6k UV inkjet system on web printing systems, demonstrating its perfect fit with Press, Rewinder or Cutsheet Transport. Flexo printing [...]
Using Mail To Build Brands
The OIG reports ads designed to elicit an emotional response or that used metaphorical symbols of the brand’s value were generally more effective for branding than ads that [...]
Enterprise Payment System Update 9/23/18
On Sunday, September 23, 2018, the United States Postal Service will implement software changes to the Enterprise Payment System … (click for release [...]
Postal Workers Protest Privatization
Thousands of members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) rallied in downtown Pittsburgh to protest USPS privatization ahead of release of the Presidential Task Force [...]
Experts Show How To Manage Mail, Document & Distribution Operations At MAILCOM Vegas
Do you manage mail, document, and distribution operations? Are you using the latest technology and strategies? Are you ready for upcoming postal regulation changes? If yes, [...]
Census Bureau Tests USPS Informed Delivery
The U.S. Census Bureau recently tested Informed Delivery’s ability to raise awareness of the agency’s questionnaires. Informed Delivery allows users to receive digital [...]
New Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting User Guide
This guide provides information about the United States Postal Service (USPS) Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application, which allows mailers to [...]
In-Plant Standardizes Incoming Print Stream Formats
A state’s in-plant operation that provides print and mailing services for multiple agencies needed to consolidate and automate processes. With virtually no [...]
BMC/SCF and DDU’s: Postal Drop Shipping Logistics with Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®)
The U.S. Postal Service’s Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST®) system allows mailers to provide advanced notification of drop shipment and origin entered [...]
Ten Reasons Direct Mail Is Thriving
List Giant points out the ten reasons direct mail continues to succeed, including the fact that young people prefer mail over digital … (click to read [...]
Industry Groups File Opposition To PRC Ratesetting Plan
Mail industry trade groups filed a reply comment with the PRC, opposing its Ratesetting Plan. “The initial comments reveal a striking industry consensus that the [...]
Consumers Prefer Print Over Digital Coupons
Forty-eight percent of consumers prefer getting coupons in the mail, according to Valassis, a figure that has grown over the last two years … (click to read [...]
Data Shows Direct Mail Marketing is Anything But Dead
From Cornell University: In the age of the internet and social media, it’s easy to assume that digital marketing is the only way to reach consumers. However, the digital [...]
ZIPLINE Launches Fastest Delivery Drone In The World
Zipline unveiled the fastest commercial delivery drone on earth. Zipline’s mission is to bring life-saving medicine to the most difficult to reach places on the planet. The [...]
Russian Mail Delivery Drone Crashes On Inaugural Flight (Video)
The inaugural flight of the Russian Postal Service’s delivery drone crashed into a wall, with damages set at $21,000 … (click to read [...]
Move Update Changes Begin In March: Everything You Need To Know
The Postal Service has released a PDF presentation on Move Update Compliance and the changes which will be implemented in March … (click to [...]