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Database Marketing (13)
- Database : Data Prep by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:26
  Are you ready to support personalized marketing? By Renan Levy - Target Marketing Magazine While 94 percent of surveyed marketers agree that personalized ma…
- Direct Marketing Industry taboo – Know Your Dos and Don'ts by: presort
  February 24, 2010, 20:07
  from advertisingdirectmail.doodig.com First, let me explain what I worry about the problems that Christian pastors, ministers, and others who know the clergy…
- Turn Your Next Mailing Into A Tote Bag! by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:48
  from promomarketingexpert.com We had a vendor present us some brand new items for 2010 today. I had to take a picture of it with my camera phone because thes…
- Revised USPS five-day delivery plan keeps branches open, some Saturday processing by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:47
  by Kate Muth, DMNews Under its revised plan to cut mail delivery to five days a week, theUS Postal Service would eliminate delivery to street addresses and s…
- A 12-Step Program for Marketing Failure by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 10:14
  We rarely hear about the fourth law of thermodynamics. In brief, it states that whenever a server says, “Careful, this plate is extremely hot,” an invisibl…
- Postal Service Updates Consolidation Initiative by: presort
  February 2, 2010, 20:54
  No final decisions have been made WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service today filed an update with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) indicating that 162 …
- 3 Ways to Get the Right Amount of Data on the Mailing by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:48
  In the world of database marketing, there's no such thing as too much data. However, on the mail piece, there certainly is—as prospects can suddenly turn unre…
- Interim DMA Chief Will Be Insider: DMA Chair by: presort
  January 21, 2010, 21:16
  With Direct Marketing Association president and CEO John A. Greco having departed the organization more than five months before the end of his contract, the…
- USADATA Special Report: Top 5 Direct Mailing List Trends for 2010 by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:19
  During a time when some marketers are zipping Tweets across cyberspace and gathering followers for Facebook fan pages, direct mail can seem decidedly "old schoo…
- 5 Insider Tips on Automated Marketing Programs by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:17
  Trigger-based marketing uses individual customer behaviors and profile data to better time communications via the most appropriate channel, all within an automa…
- Creative Uses For Priority Mail Open and Distribute by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 17:38
  from Windowbook Postal Concierge Service Many mailers assume that Priority Mail® is used only for shipping small packages, but there is a service in Priorit…
- Survey Reveals Untapped Business Opportunities in Mailing Process Automation by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 14:20
  Organizations Investing in Improved Mailing Accuracy Stand to Benefit from Upcoming Changes to Postal Rate Structures LANHAM, Md., January 04, 2010 - Pitney B…
- Data-Driven Marketing… It Requires a Desire to Act! by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 14:16
  By Barb Pellow, InfoTrends Data-driven marketing is about leveraging information, continuous optimization and iterative improvement. It is the deployment of a…
Direct Mail (91)
- The check is NOT in the mail by: presort
  March 11, 2010, 17:29
  by Brett Knobloch blog.jgsullivan.com I attended a Direct Marketing Association conference last year that felt more like the “Online Marketing Associ…
- Getting into Mailing: What Printers Need to Know by: presort
  March 7, 2010, 20:17
  from printbe.smartgeneration.net by Ted Seward - Originally posted in 2005, some information may be out of date. Many printers, frustrated with minim…
- Database : Data Prep by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:26
  Are you ready to support personalized marketing? By Renan Levy - Target Marketing Magazine While 94 percent of surveyed marketers agree that personalized ma…
- Smart Finish Mail Services by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:18
  Technology automates production and amplifies impact of complex, targeted multipart direct mail programs. By Trish Witkowski, Finishing Editor What level …
- Basic Principles For Direct Mailing Lists by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 14:07
  from advertisingdirectmail.doodig.com There are three key elements to every direct marketing campaign: the list, the offer, and the creative. Experts seem t…
- The New Direct Mail List Frontier: Online-Generated Leads by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 13:54
  By Gary Hennerberg - Target Marketing As the number of rented names sourced from direct mail has dwindled during the recession, one source of growing list vo…
- Summer Mail Sale Returns by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 13:52
  Customer Loyalty to Be Rewarded Again in 2010 # # # Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS…
- Mailing Bungled: Six Ways to Avoid Embarrassing Mistakes by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 14:02
  By Mike Porter - Mailing Systems Technology I've read several stories recently that made me wince. These are accounts of printing or mailing errors that hit …
- Three Techniques the Pitney Bowes Mailstation 2 Postage Meter System Can Support... by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 09:49
  from directmailcompanies.net The Pitney Bowes Mailstation 2 postage meter system can help businesses in many different ways. Postage and the charges that are…
- 65% said they would prefer to have samples mailed to their home by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 18:29
  from puttingdotsonpaper.com Recently, I have been engaged in a lot of conversations that center around the distribuion portion of my sales approach (I help c…
- 4 Keys for Successful Direct Mail to the C-Suite by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 18:26
  Over 85% of the executives in the study said they would be more likely to open an item if it was especially large, odd-sized, or appeared to have come by a deli…
- Potter: Future mail totals 'very sobering' by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:39
  by Frank Washkuch - DMNews.com The US Postal Service's management is releasing more details about the organization's future business plan. In a video messag…
- The secret of a rich direct response marketing has little to do with your technical skills to Do! by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:37
  from advertisingdirectmail.doodig.com Did you know that lawyers, accountants, and surgeons … , Route, penniless and living on crumbs of life? In fact, is w…
- New Mailing Education Certification Program from the Mailing Training Institute by: Mary Ann Bennett
  March 1, 2010, 11:46
  The Bennett Group, Inc. announced their Barcode to Bottomline® Certification program developed for the direct mail / marketing industries. “Many participa…
- Drop Shipment Checklist by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 20:23
  A Message for Our Business Mail Customers from USPS Thank you for choosing USPS® for your communications needs. At USPS, customer service has been — an…
- USPS Pitches Summer Sale 2010 by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:57
  By Jim Tierney - Direct Merchant The U.S. Postal Service is planning a “Summer Sale” on postage for any increased Standard Mail volume for some catalog M…
- Concerns Regarding Postal Inspection for Move Update by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:55
  Complexities associated with compliance with the Move Update process By Mary Ann Bennett My firm has been representing clients who have had some dealin…
- Insurance-related direct mail steady in 2009: Mintel by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:46
  by Frank Washkuch - DMNews.com Despite budget cuts and the growing use of social media, insurance companies maintained their use of direct mail throughout la…
- Streamlining Postage Statement Processing by: presort
  February 26, 2010, 18:14
  The Postal Service recently published a Federal Register porposed rule on streamlining the processing of hard-copy postage statements. What will change? …
- Are You In The Know About Return Addresing? by: presort
  February 26, 2010, 16:12
  It's Critical Information On A Mailpiece The return address is an important element on the face of a mailpiece. This is especially true in this technological a…
- Eligibility for Commercial Flats Failing Deflection by: presort
  February 26, 2010, 11:53
  from WindowBook Postal Concierge The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) is publishing a Federal Register notice with the final ruling on the price elig…
- USPS To Run Summer Postage Sale Again by: presort
  February 23, 2010, 13:25
  The U.S. Postal Service is planning to run a summer sale on standard mail letters and flats postage just as it did last year. The sale will run between July …
- Ten Reasons Why Mailers Should Delay Implementing the Full Service Intelligent Mail® barcode by: Mary Ann Bennett
  February 23, 2010, 07:30
  1. Mailers will need to spend money to participate in the Full Service Intelligent Mail program and it provides them with no ROI benefit. The cu…
- There’s good news from DMA’s study on Direct Mail by: presort
  February 22, 2010, 17:07
  from pkscribe.com The Direct Marketing Association released the “DMA 2010 Statistical Fact Book: The Definitive Source for Direct Marketing Benchmarks.”�…
- Direct Mail – A powerful tool for advertising cash Gifting Program by: presort
  February 22, 2010, 13:16
  from advertisingdirectmail.doodig.com Cash Gifting Postcard mailings can be one of the most cost-effective weapons in your arsenal of advertising. The bes…
- 3 Reasons Why Direct Marketing Should Be Better in 2010 by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 12:58
  from Target Marketing Magazine - By Ethan Boldt According to the recent white paper Direct Marketing Trends for 2010 from The Ballantine Corp., a Wayne, N.J…
- Turn Your Next Mailing Into A Tote Bag! by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:48
  from promomarketingexpert.com We had a vendor present us some brand new items for 2010 today. I had to take a picture of it with my camera phone because thes…
- Revised USPS five-day delivery plan keeps branches open, some Saturday processing by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:47
  by Kate Muth, DMNews Under its revised plan to cut mail delivery to five days a week, theUS Postal Service would eliminate delivery to street addresses and s…
- Dimensional Mail Most Effective Direct Response Strategy For B-to-B Sales – Part 1 by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:44
  from advertisingdirectmail.doodig.com Want to boost response in your B-to-B mailings? Need to break into new markets, find a new application for an existing …
- How to Make Direct Mail Work For Your Small Business by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:43
  from advertisingdirectmail.doodig.com Is your small business thinking about using direct mail? Is it the right tactic? Perhaps. There are two broad areas yo…
- Do It Yourselves Advertising Tips by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:41
  from advertisingdirectmail.doodig.com by Rita Anderson Easy Ways to Advertise with Little or No Money. The Importance of Repetition in Advertising. You ma…
- Think Inside the Box by: presort
  February 16, 2010, 12:56
  By Steve Cuno - DELIVER Magazine As one who is all for instant gratification, I love the Internet. I can preview anything, on the spot. If I like the preview…
- What’s Gained in Integrated Customer Communication? by: presort
  February 16, 2010, 12:49
  Can you really make 1 + 1 = 3? With Integrated Customer Communication, Yes! Last month, I made the case that paper suppression has a number of drawbacks. Sur…
- Getting into Mailing: What Printers Need to Know by: presort
  February 15, 2010, 14:54
  Many printers, frustrated with minimal revenue gains, look to mailing services to drive incremental profits. Adding mailing services can offer synergy with ex…
- Nonprofit Premium Mailings Get More Expensive by: presort
  February 15, 2010, 14:45
  USPS Smacks Nonprofit Mailers Again Charities that use premiums to fundraise have again taken it on the chin from the United States Postal Service. Nonprofit…
- Eight reasons why direct mail still works by: presort
  February 11, 2010, 21:14
  Eight points that show why this old-school strategy still works Multichannel marketers today tend to get caught up in the frenzy of the next greatest trend. …
- Jackson Hewitt Tax Service is looking to garner response rates as high as 65% to a five million piece direct mail campaign by: presort
  February 11, 2010, 21:03
  In a departure from past practices, the Parsippany, NJ firm broke out its customer base into about 30 different segments, each of which received a different ver…
- Delivering Success by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 16:01
  2010 National Postal Forum Set for April 11-14 in Nashville WASHINGTON — Connect. Learn. Deliver. This April, more than 4,000 mailing industry professiona…
- Computer system problem hampering bulk mail accounts at post office by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 15:59
  The mail is still getting through but it's a little hard for companies to track their accounts, thanks to computer problems at the U.S. Postal Service. Post…
- A 12-Step Program for Marketing Failure by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 10:14
  We rarely hear about the fourth law of thermodynamics. In brief, it states that whenever a server says, “Careful, this plate is extremely hot,” an invisibl…
- Postal Service Updates Consolidation Initiative by: presort
  February 2, 2010, 20:54
  No final decisions have been made WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service today filed an update with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) indicating that 162 …
- “Do Not Obliterate”, Routing, and ACS Questions-Loop Mail? by: presort
  February 2, 2010, 20:53
  from www.intelisent.com Interesting to read the comments at many of the USPS employee sites regarding the “Do Not Obliterate” push, where USPS folks are …
- The Specter of Unintended Consequences by: presort
  February 2, 2010, 20:52
  Here in Seattle the local City Council is pushing for support of a Do Not Mail list that they hope will become a nationwide initiative. Apparently the effort is…
- March Postage Statement Changes by: presort
  February 2, 2010, 10:15
  The United States Postal Service ® (USPS ® ) recently announced changes to the format and handling of postage statements, effective in March 2010. The form…
- The Bennett Group Goes “Social” by: presort
  February 2, 2010, 09:59
  The Bennett Group team has been working hard at increasing its communication channels with those in the high volume transaction output industry via social media…
- Editor’s Notes : Enough Mail-Bashing! by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:47
  The other day, I reached into my fridge to grab a single-serving container of Stonyfield Farm peach yogurt and came face-to-lid with the following message: "Jun…
- Seattle council talks about junk mail, but what for? by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:54
  The Seattle City Council heard more than an hour of testimony Monday on the most controversial item on its agenda: junk mail, and whether to get rid of it. O…
- A New View of Production Mail by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:45
  By Mark Van Gorp, Böwe Bell + Howell The equipment used in the production of mail hasn’t radically changed since the first inserting system was patented in…
- Former NH Direct Mail Printer Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge by: presort
  January 21, 2010, 21:17
  A former owner of a New Hampshire printing company specializing in direct mail advertisements has agreed to plead guilty to a charge relating to his role in a t…
- Interim DMA Chief Will Be Insider: DMA Chair by: presort
  January 21, 2010, 21:16
  With Direct Marketing Association president and CEO John A. Greco having departed the organization more than five months before the end of his contract, the…
- Digital, direct marketing hiring trends showing rebound by: presort
  January 20, 2010, 02:56
  from BtoBOnline Owatonna, Minn.—Digital and direct marketers are planning a ramp-up in hiring this winter, according to Bernhart Associates' latest “Quar…
- The Top DM Stories of 2009 by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 22:01
  It was, to paraphrase Queen Elizabeth, an “annus horibilus.” If you thought things were bad in the fall of 2008, they got even worse during the early mon…
- Power in the Mailbox by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 21:58
  By Steve Cuno - DeliverMagazine.com The publisher of a respected advertising magazine called recently. It seems that the president of her bank sent her a per…
- Leaving the Mailstream (Follow-up) by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 21:56
  The previous post, Leaving the Mailstream One Customer at a Time, discussed Netflix's plan to switch from a DVD distribution company to a content streaming com…
- Basic b-to-b segmentation by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 21:47
  Every direct marketer's career begins with a lesson in the power of recency, frequency and monetary. We are told these simple tools will help you select the nam…
- Understanding Customer/Supplier Agreements by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 21:45
  With the implementation of Intelligent Mail comes the addition of new postal acronyms. One of the most widely used is "CSA", which is the abbreviation fo…
- USADATA Special Report: Top 5 Direct Mailing List Trends for 2010 by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:19
  During a time when some marketers are zipping Tweets across cyberspace and gathering followers for Facebook fan pages, direct mail can seem decidedly "old schoo…
- Royal Mail Advertising Mail Customer Briefing by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:15
  Welcome to the first Customer briefing that provides you with information on our new Advertising Mail service which is currently planned to be launched in April…
- Leaving The Mailstream One Customer At A Time by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:12
  from courierexpressandpostal.blogspot.com In an interview with All Things Digital, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings stated that its DVD by mail business will conti…
- Creative Uses For Priority Mail Open and Distribute by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 17:38
  from Windowbook Postal Concierge Service Many mailers assume that Priority Mail® is used only for shipping small packages, but there is a service in Priorit…
- Survey Reveals Untapped Business Opportunities in Mailing Process Automation by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 14:20
  Organizations Investing in Improved Mailing Accuracy Stand to Benefit from Upcoming Changes to Postal Rate Structures LANHAM, Md., January 04, 2010 - Pitney B…
- Database : Take the Right Trails by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 01:02
  Marketers using traditional customer reactivation strategies are struggling to deliver the results they once did. Drastic cutbacks in consumer spending and chan…
- “Do not mail” registry? Seattle City Council vote tomorrow by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 00:57
  During the Seattle City Council’s first regular meeting of the New Year tomorrow, councilmembers are expected to vote on a resolution asking the state to cre…
- PRC report values one-day-per-week Postal Service delivery cut in billions by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 00:53
  If it had implemented a five-day-per-week delivery schedule years ago, the US Postal Service would have saved more than $2 billion during the its 2008 fiscal y…
- OIG: Status Report on USPS Network Rationalization Initiatives by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:58
  This report presents the results of our audit of Network Rationalization Initiatives (Project Number 09XR001EN000). This review is part of a series to evaluate …
- OIG: Status Report on USPS Network Rationalization Initiatives by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:55
  This report presents the results of our audit of Network Rationalization Initiatives (Project Number 09XR001EN000). This review is part of a series to evaluate …
- Use rate freeze as a time to test new strategies and technologies by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:46
  All of us direct mail junkies received an early holiday gift when USPS Postmaster General John Potter announced a postage rate freeze for 2010. According to a s…
- Re-Regulating The Postal Service? by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:39
  Yesterday the Postal Regulatory Commission established Docket No. ACR2009, "to consider matters raised by the Postal Service's FY 2009 Annual Compliance Report…
- The Digital Whiners by: presort
  January 6, 2010, 22:21
  Why do some digital marketing purveyors continually attack direct mail marketing? Is it because direct marketing makes them feel inferior? I saw an article f…
- Direct Mail – Essential tips for the average Small Business by: presort
  January 5, 2010, 22:23
  Chances are, you have about the concept of direct marketing for your small business needs are advertising. This is a kind of marketing technique, sent the marke…
- Consolidate Mailpieces and Save by: presort
  January 5, 2010, 15:48
  By Ken Renko, Product Marketing Manager, Pitney Bowes Emtex Software As gas prices soared, carpooling became increasingly popular as people shared rides rat…
- Make the most of stable postal rates by: presort
  January 1, 2010, 23:36
  John Campo, VP of postal relations, Pitney Bowes The "great recession" has dealt its share of challenges to the mailing industry, and mailers are hard-presse…
- Does Your B-to-B Direct Mail Have Stopping Power? by: presort
  December 31, 2009, 20:33
  How to get your B-to-B message into the hands of the top decision makers Getting past the gatekeepers... Protective secretaries, mailroom…
- Tips for Writing Direct Mail Marketing Letters by: presort
  December 31, 2009, 20:29
  When writing direct mail it is vital that you understand what direct mail is and how is intended to work. I have provided the following top 15 tips for how to w…
- 7 Direct Real Estate Marketing Options to Stretch Your Budget by: presort
  December 31, 2009, 20:27
  Finally! Proof that optimizing real estate marketing lead generation pays off How do you grab people's attention, arouse their interest and motivate them to ta…
- Nine Ways to Reduce Costs by: presort
  December 29, 2009, 18:30
  A penny here, a penny there: it adds up fast! By George Linkletter When times are good managers tend to focus on getting product out the door quickly. I…
- Keeping Up with Intelligent Mail Issues by: presort
  December 28, 2009, 17:42
  Whether you are deep into your Intelligent Mail (IM) integration or have not yet started, the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) offers a variety of method…
- Using Postcards as a New Medium for Advertisers by: presort
  December 24, 2009, 01:34
  WHAT IS IT: Can postcards be a new medium for advertising? In a marriage between old and new media, Canadian startup Hippopost offers a digital service that let…
- A Baker's Dozen of tips for writing winning direct mail copy by: presort
  December 22, 2009, 02:08
  from ChiefMarketer.com Direct mail is a copy-driven medium. Sure, lists and offers are paramount, but copy is the final part of the mailer's holy trinity. Ye…
- Looking back: The top 5 mistakes of 2009 by: presort
  December 22, 2009, 02:01
  As a philosopher once said, those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Looking back at 2009, marketers made many mistakes. Some made more than…
- Fulfillment of Value-Added Promise by: presort
  December 22, 2009, 01:54
  MFSA Fulfillment Conference listens to, and visits, printers profiting from mailing. By Clint Bolte -- Graphic Arts Online There appear to be few firms unconv…
- 4 Building Blocks to Direct Mail Done Right by: presort
  December 17, 2009, 02:58
  The linchpin to direct mail success is having a solid strategy in place. You can’t just come up with a design and send it out blindly. You have to think about…
- Direct mail groups launch forum on Postal Service’s future by: presort
  December 14, 2009, 23:32
  Alexandria, Va.—A consortium of direct marketing organizations has introduced a new online forum to encourage an exchange of ideas on how the U.S. Postal Serv…
- Software (11)
  - BCC Software to Attend National Postal Forum, April 11-14 by: presort
    March 8, 2010, 14:59
    Company representatives will discuss industry initiatives and product offerings at Booth 132 of the annual postal industry event Rochester, NY — BCC Software…
  - Getting into Mailing: What Printers Need to Know by: presort
    March 7, 2010, 20:17
    from printbe.smartgeneration.net by Ted Seward - Originally posted in 2005, some information may be out of date. Many printers, frustrated with minim…
  - March Postage Statement Changes by: presort
    March 4, 2010, 14:06
    From Windowbook The United States Postal Service recently announced changes to the format and handling of postage statements, effective in March 2010. The fo…
  - Concerns Regarding Postal Inspection for Move Update by: presort
    February 28, 2010, 18:55
    Complexities associated with compliance with the Move Update process By Mary Ann Bennett My firm has been representing clients who have had some dealin…
  - Streamlining Postage Statement Processing by: presort
    February 26, 2010, 18:14
    The Postal Service recently published a Federal Register porposed rule on streamlining the processing of hard-copy postage statements. What will change? …
  - GMC Software Technology One of Xplor’s 2010 Award Winners by: presort
    February 16, 2010, 12:51
    Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, named the recipients of its annual 2010 awards. The two annual Xplor Awards recogniz…
  - Satori Software Firm Bundles Presort Add-On by: presort
    February 10, 2010, 20:15
    Now Available for Bulk Mailer and MailRoom ToolKit SEATTLE, WA — February 1, 2010 — Satori Software today announced the immediate availability of a Firm Bu…
  - GMC Software Technology Establishes a Strong Speaking Presence at Xplor's Global Conference and Vendor Forum by: presort
    February 2, 2010, 10:03
    Educational Session Include TransPromo, Multi-Channel and Social Media Communications as well as Database Marketing February 2, 2010-Boston, Massachusetts and …
  - Océ’s New Software Solutions Improve Document Workflow and Create Personalized Output by: presort
    January 26, 2010, 09:49
    A partnership between Océ North America and Prism Software enables Océ customers to easily create workflows and utilize variable data TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSIN…
  - PAVE Software by: presort
    January 21, 2010, 21:25
    Your business needs PAVE Software solutions because it is a powerful tool to maximize your company’s profitability and maintain accuracy with your data and cu…
  - Unica Acquires Pivotal Veracity by: presort
    January 18, 2010, 21:43
    Marketing software firm Unica announced earlier this week it has acquired e-mail optimization and deliverability firm Pivotal Veracity for $17.8 million in cash…
Industry News (77)
- Stop Delivering Mail: Build USPS 2.0 by: presort
  March 11, 2010, 18:20
  Photo by: Ed Siasoco at samuelbranchjr.com Last week the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced it is considering cutting Saturday delivery. It’s abou…
- Print/Mail Consultants Announces PMC Writing Services by: presort
  March 9, 2010, 14:29
  ARLINGTON, TX – Tue. March 9--Print/Mail Consultants, a consulting firm serving the document industry, has announced the launch a new division. PMC Writing Se…
- Canon’s Acquisition of Océ is a Done Deal by: presort
  March 9, 2010, 12:45
  Quest for synergies begins in printer market By Marc Hijink, NRC Handelsblad - OutputLinks.com Now that Canon has declared its bid for Océ unconditional, …
- Junk mail deluge feared as postal union and Royal Mail reach deal to end strikes by: presort
  March 8, 2010, 15:16
  by Tim Webb - www.guardian.co.uk Price of averting postal strikes could be rise in junk mail as small print of deal to end dispute removes delivery restriction…
- OKI Printing Solutions Announces Short-Run Digital Printing Solutions by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:04
  Innovative product line includes color cut-sheet printers, digital envelope press and digital web press, all delivering supreme print quality, color accuracy an…
- Allow the Postal Service to End Saturday Delivery by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 14:05
  By Tony Conway - Mailing Systems Technology It's time to let the Postal Service get on with the elimination of Saturday mail delivery. Polls show that a vast…
- MCOM Professional Certification Offered At MAILCOM 2010 by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 10:41
  UPDATE: Professionals who participate in the MAILCOM Certificate Program are eligible to receive MCOM credentials if they meet the certification requiremen…
- Sasha Issenberg’s profile of Swiss Post by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 10:00
  from yglesias.thinkprogress.org If you’ve been following the US Postal Service’s various travails, you’ll be interested in Sasha Issenberg’s profil…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Announces Two New Patent Applications by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 09:45
  New Patent-Pending Technologies Will Provide Mailers Even Greater Cost Savings and Productivity Improvements Wheeling, Ill., March 3, 2010 – BÖWE BELL + H…
- Neopost USA Introduces DS-75/M5500 Folder/Inserters - Productivity Made Easy by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:34
  Versatile DS-75 & M5500 create business opportunities by processing a wide variety of mail pieces MILFORD, CT, March 1, 2010 – Neopost USA announced t…
- InfoPrint Solutions Company Continues Participation at Xplor Global Conference and Exhibition by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:33
  from OutputLinks.com BOULDER, Colo. – February 26, 2010 – InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM andRicoh, today announced its partic…
- BBH Appoints Mike Maselli to VP of Marketing and Product Management by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:23
  New Corporate Alignment to Drive Cohesive, Market-Driven Solutions from BBH Wheeling, Ill., March 2, 2010 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) has promoted Mike Mas…
- New Mailing Education Certification Program from the Mailing Training Institute by: Mary Ann Bennett
  March 1, 2010, 11:46
  The Bennett Group, Inc. announced their Barcode to Bottomline® Certification program developed for the direct mail / marketing industries. “Many participa…
- USPS Pitches Summer Sale 2010 by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:57
  By Jim Tierney - Direct Merchant The U.S. Postal Service is planning a “Summer Sale” on postage for any increased Standard Mail volume for some catalog M…
- USPS Is Accelerating Flats Sequencing Installations by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:52
  from deadtreeedition.blogspot.com The U.S. Postal Service is installing Flats Sequencing System machines at a rapid pace but is still overhauling the schedul…
- An agency going down in a blaze of optimism by: presort
  February 24, 2010, 20:13
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- RR Donnelley To Acquire Browne & Co. by: presort
  February 24, 2010, 20:09
  RR Donnelley will acquire Bowne & Co., Inc., a provider of shareholder and marketing communications services. The all cash deal is valued at approximately $…
- Ten Reasons Why Mailers Should Delay Implementing the Full Service Intelligent Mail® barcode by: Mary Ann Bennett
  February 23, 2010, 07:30
  1. Mailers will need to spend money to participate in the Full Service Intelligent Mail program and it provides them with no ROI benefit. The cu…
- SG Print & Mail owner, ex-postmaster indicted in $2.9M scheme by: presort
  February 22, 2010, 13:18
  from St Louis Business Journal The owner of a direct mail company and two Postal employees have been indicted on fraud and bribery charges in a $2.9 millio…
- Bob Schimek Elected to PostCom Board of Directors by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:34
  BCC Vice President of Software Engineering Chosen to Help Lead Association of Postal Commerce Rochester, NY, February 18, 2010 — BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL and Cenveo Announce Exclusive Distribution Agreement by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:33
  Roll-Fed Windowed Material Creates New Opportunities for Users of BBH MAILStream Inveloper Wheeling, Ill., Feb. 18, 2010 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) and Ce…
- Posting Profits by: presort
  February 16, 2010, 12:50
  The introduction of mail sorting technology from Pitney Bowes has enabled PHD Mail to deliver significant savings for its customers – and to boost its own pro…
- Subprime Offers Pace Credit Card Mail Rise: Report by: presort
  February 14, 2010, 19:30
  Credit card issuers have begun increasing their direct mail credit card offers, largely because of increased mailings to the subprime market, according to marke…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Miami Systems Corporation by: presort
  February 14, 2010, 19:26
  Business Forms Manufacturer to Supply “Invelope” Materials for the BBH® MAILStream Inveloper™ Wheeling, Ill., Feb. 12, 2010 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL, …
- Hundreds of pieces of mail undelivered in Temple by: presort
  February 11, 2010, 21:06
  TEMPLE, Texas — A federal investigation found that nearly 700 pieces of mail sat undelivered in the Temple post office last July, more than half of it first c…
- IWCO Direct to acquire Transcontinental Direct's US locations by: presort
  February 11, 2010, 21:05
  IWCO Direct, a Chanhassen, MN-based company specializing in direct mail, has acquired the US direct mail operations ofTranscontinental, a Montreal-based printer…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL and InfoSeal Announce Distribution Agreement by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:28
  BBH to Now Offer InfoSeal Pressure Seal Forms Wheeling, Ill., Feb. 10, 2010 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) and InfoSeal, a leading manufacturer of pressure se…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Announces Expanded Support Agreement with GBR Systems by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:18
  BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) today announced an expanded production support agreement with GBR Systems to include the company’s autoSET line of inserting systems…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL, CapStone Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:17
  BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) and CapStone Technologies today announced an expanded strategic partnership to co-market their respective consulting services and prod…
- Delivering Success by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 16:01
  2010 National Postal Forum Set for April 11-14 in Nashville WASHINGTON — Connect. Learn. Deliver. This April, more than 4,000 mailing industry professiona…
- Circulation at US magazines falls 2.2 percent in second half; newsstand sales slip 9.1 percent by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 15:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — Purchases of U.S. magazines at newsstands and other retail outlets fell 9 percent in the second half of 2009, a slight improvement from the 12…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Board Appoints John Tarascio as Chief Operating Officer by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 15:56
  Veteran BBH executive to now lead Product Engineering, Manufacturing and Services The board of directors of BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) announced the appointme…
- BCC Software’s Chris Lien Elected to MFSA Board of Directors by: presort
  February 5, 2010, 17:04
  Executive Vice President is first mailing software vendor named to MFSA Board Rochester, NY, February, 5 2010 — BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company…
- Neopost Introduces Industry’s Most Technologically Advanced Tabletop Tabbing System by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 17:46
  Unique Multiple-Side Tabbers Offer Unparalleled Productivity MILFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The new Neopost TA-25 and Hasler HT25 tabletop tabbing syste…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Board Appoints John Tarascio as Chief Operating Officer by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 17:37
  Veteran BBH Executive to Now Lead Product Engineering, Manufacturing and Services Wheeling, Ill., Feb. 4, 2010 – The board of directors of BÖWE BELL + HOW…
- The 2010 National Postal Forum in Nashville, TN is fast approaching! by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 10:12
  April 11 – 14, 2010 Once again, we’ve gathered the brightest minds in the field to give you the know-how you need to help your organization thrive! This…
- Budco acquires Direct Group divisions by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:38
  Budco, a Highland Park, MI-based marketing firm, announced its acquisition of two divisions of Direct Group on February 1. Direct Group's Piscataway, NJ data…
- ResourceOne will combine three offices at the north Tulsa site by: presort
  January 29, 2010, 09:31
  Tenant takes old Penloyd building The former home of defunct cabinet-maker Penloyd has a new tenant, ResourceOne Corp., which will bring more than 400 emplo…
- Hawthorne Direct opens Salt Lake City office by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 19:06
  Fairfield, Iowa—Direct response agency Hawthorne Direct announced the opening of an office here, which will be dedicated to digital services. The new offic…
- Direct Media Millard launches BI consultancy by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 20:25
  Greenwich, Conn.—List management company Direct Media Millard has created a new business intelligence consultancy focused on research and analytics. The co…
- BCC Software to Present at Northern Illinois PCC and MFSA Mid-Winter Conference by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 18:44
  BCC will participate in discussions of major postal issues at leading industry events in January Rochester, New York — BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL …
- OIG: Status Report on USPS Network Rationalization Initiatives by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:58
  This report presents the results of our audit of Network Rationalization Initiatives (Project Number 09XR001EN000). This review is part of a series to evaluate …
- UPS to cut 1,800 jobs by April by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:50
  UPS disclosed on January 8 that it will cut about 1,800 management and administrative positions in an effort to streamline its US management structure. The ship…
- Greener Practices Spreading by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:49
  Wal-Mart introduced a packaging scorecard for its more than 150,000 products to determine whether the company and its suppliers can conserve natural resources b…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Business Continuity Production Services Achieves Compliance with Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard by: presort
  January 6, 2010, 22:20
  Becomes One of the Few Print-to-Mail Service Providers to Achieve Rigorous Tier 1 Level Certification from Visa/MasterCard’s Cardholder Information Security …
- Direct Mail Business Directory by: presort
  January 6, 2010, 18:37
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- DMA's 'Power of Direct Marketing' Report Finds Direct Marketing Ad Expenditures Climb to Over 54% by: presort
  December 29, 2009, 05:03
  Digital Media to Have Greater Impact on the Rebounding US Economy The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has released The Power of Direct Marketing, an annua…
- Presort Solutions of Naperville, Ill., Achieves Full Service USPS Approval Using BÖWE BELL + HOWELL’s NetSort by: presort
  December 22, 2009, 01:58
  Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 21, 2009 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) today announced that Presort Solutions (Naperville, Ill.), one of the largest presort companies in t…
- BCC Software Launches Intelligent Mail® Website by: presort
  December 21, 2009, 18:38
  New online resource provides essential overview of next-generation Intelligent Mail programRochester, NY — BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company and a l…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL University Announces Program Discounts through Jan. 15, 2010 by: presort
  December 17, 2009, 02:07
  Durham, N.C., Dec. 16, 2009 – BBH® University, BÖWE BELL + HOWELL’s award-winning training and development organization, today announced a limited-time, 2…
- SimpleCertifiedMail.com becomes profit center for small and medium-sized mail shops by: presort
  December 16, 2009, 21:53
  Cary, NC, Dec. 15 / -- ADS, the technology company behind Docutrail – a three year-old service that saves companies time and money managing Certified Mail –…
- Taradel’s New Direct Mail Division Serves Restaurants by: presort
  December 14, 2009, 23:26
  Taradel.com, an online printing firm, has expanded its direct mail service offerings aimed at the pizza and takeout food industry. “There is a high demand …
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Achieves Leadership Position for Training and Development for Eighth Year by: presort
  December 14, 2009, 20:38
  Named to Top 125 by Training Magazine Durham, N.C., Dec. 14, 2009 – Training magazine, the primary business publication for learning and development profes…
- A Checklist for My Checklists by: presort
  December 10, 2009, 02:36
  By Melinda Bozak - MailingSystemsTechnology I don’t know about the rest of you data processors, but I have come to the conclusion that I need a checklist…
- Anthony Aruldoss Joins Anchor Software as Director, Postal Product Management & USPS® Affairs by: presort
  December 9, 2009, 16:55
  Plano, TX - December 9, 2009 - Anchor Software, LLC, a leading provider of data processing software for the direct marketing industry, today announced t…
- Wallace Vingelis Joins Window Book as Director, Postal Industry Practice by: presort
  December 8, 2009, 15:57
  Window Book is pleased to announce that Wallace Vingelis has joined Window Book as Director, Postal Industry Practice. Wallace brings to our clients an addition…
- Lake Image Systems launches Lake Image Web Technologies Ltd by: presort
  December 8, 2009, 15:56
  Lake Image Systems, leaders in data integrity, verification and inspection systems, today announced that it is launching a new subsidiary, Lake Image Web Techno…
- Pitney Bowes to Offer Digital Color Printing Capability by: presort
  December 8, 2009, 15:55
  BRS facility also to become official customer demo site and innovation center for IntelliJet™ Printing System STAMFORD, Conn., December 7, 2009 – Pitney …
- Pitney Bowes Launches Dynamic Customer Innovation Center for Print Production Solutions by: presort
  December 8, 2009, 15:54
  Pitney Bowes Inc. executives officially opened the Pitney Bowes Customer Innovation Center in Shelton, Conn., providing a test environment for customers runnin…
- Dillard's Inc. Selects Anchor Software's Mainframe MaxCASS and MaxMover Solutions by: presort
  December 8, 2009, 03:18
  Exceptional Level of Customer Service and Multi-Platform Solutions Cited for Selecting Anchor Plano, Texas - ANCHOR SOFTWARE, LLC, a leading provider of data p…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL’s NetSort Enables Presort America Full Service USPS Discounts by: presort
  December 8, 2009, 03:13
  Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 7, 2009 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) today announced that Presort America of Groveport, Ohio, achieved USPS® Full Service IMB mailing app…
- BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Announces Green, “Lean” Mailpiece Production Innovation by: presort
  December 1, 2009, 03:56
  Process Provides Significant Cost Savings and Efficiencies Wheeling, Ill., Nov. 30, 2009 – BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) today announced the filing of a patent a…
- "Mr. Magazine" Explains the Power of Custom Publishing by: presort
  November 23, 2009, 02:08
  from DELIVER Magazine Want to sell more products and services through your print pieces? Maybe you should stop trying so hard to simply sell. That’s the…
- Anthem National Accounts' Kelly Colbert on the Use of High-Impact Direct Mail by: presort
  November 19, 2009, 05:13
  By Ethan Boldt, Editor-in-chief, Inside Direct Mail In the B-to-B world, especially when targeting benefits managers and human resource managers from corpor…
- Canon and Océ to create global leader in printing industry by: presort
  November 17, 2009, 00:17
  Canon intends to acquire all ordinary shares of Océ through an all cash public offer This is a joint press release by Canon Inc. (trading symbol CAJ) ("Ca…
- KODAK NEXPRESS Presses Help Contac Services Expand Digital Print Capabilities and Increase ROI by: presort
  November 17, 2009, 00:08
  ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 03 —Canada’s largest direct marketing, print and fulfillment company, Contac Services, is better meeting the needs of its clients with…
- Pitney Bowes Launches High Integrity Tabletop Inserter for High Volume Mailers by: presort
  November 17, 2009, 00:08
  STAMFORD, Conn.-- Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) announced today the launch of its new Pitney Bowes® Companion™ high integrity tabletop inserter, which integr…
- Big Science In Color Toner by: presort
  November 16, 2009, 00:07
  As digital printing platforms take on larger shares of commercial printing, toner production gets serious. By Noel Ward, Digital Printing Editor -- Graphic Art…
- Driving the Customer Away by: presort
  November 11, 2009, 00:40
  from CourierExpressandPostal The Postal Service has many problems not of its own making. What it doesn't need are postal employees creating new ones that cou…
- Job Cuts or Wage Cuts by: presort
  November 11, 2009, 00:35
  from CourierExpressandPostal.com According to Hellmail, TNT, the Netherlands postal operator, and its unions are expected to agree to a new offer for its con…
- Direct Mail Basics by: presort
  November 10, 2009, 04:12
  When used properly, direct mail marketing can be a high-profit, low-cost advertising medium. Increase your direct mail success with these tips from the pros! …
- Reader's Digest Consolidates Marketing Operations by: presort
  November 10, 2009, 04:06
  from DIRECT The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. has launched a new global marketing organization. The new unit brings the company’s digital teams and con…
- These Times Demand Marketing That Pays Its Way by: presort
  November 10, 2009, 03:59
  By Steve Cuno - Deliver Magazine Not long ago, a company could launch an advertising campaign solely because an entity known as “Corporate” had set aside…
- Daily Inspiration by: presort
  November 10, 2009, 02:49
  This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images from the biggest galleries on the web presented throughout the day.
- Daily Inspiration by: presort
  November 9, 2009, 04:18
  This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images from the biggest galleries on the web presented throughout the day.
- 7 Tips on Keeping Customers For Life by: presort
  November 8, 2009, 18:11
  By Jeff Wuorio, veteran freelance writer & author - from Melissa Data It's the frozen heart of winter and the pipes in your home are as icy as the arctic…
- How to Use “Intelligent Redundancy” to Improve Your DM Results by: presort
  November 8, 2009, 18:10
  By Dean Rieck, direct mail copywriter - from Melissa Data Intelligent redundancy is an idea that will make some writers cringe and most writing teachers fain…
Printing/Imaging (22)
- Getting into Mailing: What Printers Need to Know by: presort
  March 7, 2010, 20:17
  from printbe.smartgeneration.net by Ted Seward - Originally posted in 2005, some information may be out of date. Many printers, frustrated with minim…
- Houston: We Have a Problem by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:22
  It's tempting to hide in a dark a bar when jobs go awry. But it's better to face the music. By Bill Farquharson -- Graphic Arts Online It's every sales rep's …
- Smart Finish Mail Services by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:18
  Technology automates production and amplifies impact of complex, targeted multipart direct mail programs. By Trish Witkowski, Finishing Editor What level …
- USPS Pension Plan Pains Printers by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:12
  A $75 billion postal retirement fund overcharge caused rate hikes, and mail cutbacks. By Chantal Tode -- Graphic Arts Online The US Postal Service was overcha…
- InfoPrint Solutions Company Continues Participation at Xplor Global Conference and Exhibition by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:33
  from OutputLinks.com BOULDER, Colo. – February 26, 2010 – InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM andRicoh, today announced its partic…
- 2010 North American Managed Print Service Conference by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:32
  Case Studies, Techniques, Plans for Moving to the Next Stage of MPS Following the successful and highly acclaimed inaugural Managed Print Services Conference…
- New Mailing Education Certification Program from the Mailing Training Institute by: Mary Ann Bennett
  March 1, 2010, 11:46
  The Bennett Group, Inc. announced their Barcode to Bottomline® Certification program developed for the direct mail / marketing industries. “Many participa…
- Ten Reasons Why Mailers Should Delay Implementing the Full Service Intelligent Mail® barcode by: Mary Ann Bennett
  February 23, 2010, 07:30
  1. Mailers will need to spend money to participate in the Full Service Intelligent Mail program and it provides them with no ROI benefit. The cu…
- Getting into Mailing: What Printers Need to Know by: presort
  February 15, 2010, 14:54
  Many printers, frustrated with minimal revenue gains, look to mailing services to drive incremental profits. Adding mailing services can offer synergy with ex…
- Xerox to Extend Digital Leadership at IPEX 2010 by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:14
  New Customer Deals, Breakthrough Technology Cement Command Position Feb. 8, 2010 - Today at the IPEX Media Summit, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) demonstrated i…
- Print Meets Mobile by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:12
  By Barb Pellow, InfoTrends Mobile phones are the one electronic device that most of us carry at all times. These devices are with their owners for more hour…
- Quad/Graphics to Acquire Worldcolor by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:53
  Quad/Graphics CEO Joel Quadracci to Lead Expanded Company as Chairman, President and CEO Worldcolor CEO Mark Angelson to Join Quad/Graphics’ Board as Chair…
- Océ’s New Software Solutions Improve Document Workflow and Create Personalized Output by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:49
  A partnership between Océ North America and Prism Software enables Océ customers to easily create workflows and utilize variable data TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSIN…
- Kodak Brings Digital Printing and Campaign Management Solutions, Expertise to PODi AppForum 2010 by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:48
  ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 21- As a Gold Sponsor of PODi's 8th Annual AppForum, Jan. 25-27 in Las Vegas, Kodak will demonstrate some of its latest products and solut…
- Quality Assurance in Print? by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:43
  Wouldn’t You Say the Time Has Come? By Scott Gerschwer, OutputLinks I have had the pleasure of a series of meetings lately with Michael Lambert, VP of s…
- Traditional Printer Creates High-Value Digital Color Applications with Xerox Technology by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 14:12
  Wins New Business by Partnering With Creative Agencies By Gina Testa, Xerox Corporation Like many print providers, Lithexcel discovered that developing h…
- The Redefining Recession: From Printing to Cloud Printing Services by: presort
  January 5, 2010, 15:45
  By Pete Basiliere, Gartner 2009 could not have ended soon enough for any of us, from a business perspective at the very least. The numbers were not good to b…
- 150 Million Mailings Get 21st Century Transformation by: presort
  December 29, 2009, 18:27
  German company migrates to full-color digital transpromo with Océ Overview: FIDUCIA --- an IT service provider that regularly produces about 150 million mai…
- Is it Time for a Really Big Show? by: presort
  December 17, 2009, 02:05
  by Noel Ward There has been some discussion on another industry site about the state of print industry trade shows in North America. It was spawned by my col…
- New Online Directory Helps Agencies and Marketers Find a Digital Print Service Provider by: presort
  December 15, 2009, 18:20
  “PSP Network” makes it easy for agencies and enterprise marketers to leverage the benefits of digital printing BARCELONA, Spain, 10 December 2009 – HP to…
- Latest Océ PRISMAaccess Print Management Software Helps Print Providers Attract More Business Through Online Workflow by: presort
  December 15, 2009, 18:15
  Print shops and customers benefit from easier job submission, control and communication Trumbull, CT–Océ, an international leader in digital document mana…
- Match Full Color Output Capacity to Actual Demand at $995 per Month by: presort
  December 15, 2009, 18:13
  By David Murphy, RISO All good business managers try maximize their efficiencies and lower their operating costs. One way for transactional print providers …
Seminars & Webinars (8)
- PVDS Webinar — Learn About Bulk Mail and Drop-Ship Acceptance for 2010 by: presort
  March 1, 2010, 16:13
  The Postal Service™ continues to look at all areas of its business with an eye to becoming more efficient and cost effective. At the same time, our commitment…
- New Mailing Education Certification Program from the Mailing Training Institute by: Mary Ann Bennett
  March 1, 2010, 11:46
  The Bennett Group, Inc. announced their Barcode to Bottomline® Certification program developed for the direct mail / marketing industries. “Many participa…
- The Sacramento Marketing Strategies Direct Mail Crash Course by USPS and Modern Postcard by: presort
  February 26, 2010, 16:21
  In the course of a difficult economy, The Direct Mail Crash Course discusses tools and Sacramento Marketing Strategies in order to start direct mail campaigns …
- The San Francisco Niche Marketing Direct Mail Crash Course by USPS and Modern Postcard by: presort
  February 26, 2010, 16:16
  San Francisco California companies can go to the Direct Mail Crash Course in order to discover the equipment and approaches used by business leaders in San Fra…
- PVDS Webinar — Learn About Bulk Mail and Drop-Ship Acceptance for 2010 by: presort
  February 17, 2010, 09:59
  The Postal Service™ continues to look at all areas of its business with an eye to becoming more efficient and cost effective. At the same time, our commitment…
- Save $ and Gain Efficiency with Full-Service Intelligent Mail The Whys and Hows for Mailers by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:20
  Tuesday, February 23, 2010 | 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT If you do direct mail, are you with the program? The Intelligent Mail program? Sign up for this webin…
- Saving $ in the Mail: A Roundup of Postal Saving Formats by: presort
  December 14, 2009, 23:34
  The writing is on the wall: Spend less money in the mail! But your company or client needs to get the same level of response and, even more important, bring in …
- BCC Software Showcases Address Quality Capabilities in Free Web Event by: presort
  December 8, 2009, 03:07
  Online session—set for 3pm ET Wednesday, December 9—explains how BCC File Processing and ZIPFOURce can help businesses keep lists complete, correct and curr…
USPS (166)
- P.O. Boxes Seek Competitive Edge — 13 Million Strong and Growing by: presort
  March 12, 2010, 16:22
  Today we filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to change the designation of approximately 32,000 Post Office™ boxes at 49 Post Office lo…
- USPS Commercial Discount by: presort
  March 11, 2010, 17:32
  by Original Source at www.theoriginalsource.com veryone knows that the United States Postal Service has the largest delivery network located in the USA. If…
- PostalOne! Release 24.0 and Mail Quality Reports Webinars by: presort
  March 11, 2010, 16:51
  Three webinars are scheduled to provide mailers and mail preparers information on the changes effective with the deployment of PostalOne!® Release 24.0, and ma…
- Direct Marketers, Catalog Companies: We Can Adjust to Five-Day Postal Week by: presort
  March 8, 2010, 15:28
  by Rich Thomaselli - Advertising Age Still, Many Would Like to See Postal Costs Lowered NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The United States Postal Service's plan to…
- Delivering Trust, Delivering Justice by: presort
  March 8, 2010, 15:24
  USPS and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Mark National Consumer Protection Week March 7-13 WASHINGTON— Today, the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Postal Ins…
- Top U.S. Postal Service Contractors for FY 2009 by: presort
  March 8, 2010, 15:21
  by Lu - www.postalreporternews.net Top U.S. Postal Service Contractors for FY 2009 Washington, D.C. – Husch Blackwell Sanders’ Government Contracts Pr…
- The U.S. Postal Service is Officially in a Panic by: presort
  March 8, 2010, 15:19
  by Alan Robinson - courierexpressandpostal.blogspot.com In the lead sentence of his article on the Postal Service's proposed changes, Federal Times reporter …
- Analysis: Postal rescue plan faces impossible odds by: presort
  March 8, 2010, 15:09
  By GREGG CARLSTROM | FederalTimes.com The U.S. Postal Service is officially in a panic. Two outside consultants delivered reports to the agency last m…
- USPS Pension Plan Pains Printers by: presort
  March 6, 2010, 11:12
  A $75 billion postal retirement fund overcharge caused rate hikes, and mail cutbacks. By Chantal Tode -- Graphic Arts Online The US Postal Service was overcha…
- Why the Mail Should Come Every Other Day by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 14:08
  By RICK NEWMAN - USNews & World Report AT&T used to make phones and run the nation's telephone infrastructure. Now it's largely a wireless company. I…
- Feeding America taps Merkle for response management by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 14:05
  by Kevin McKeefery - DMNews.com Hunger relief nonprofit Feeding America has chosen Merkle'sResponse Management Group to handle replies to its direct mail ca…
- MFSA CEO Ken Garner Comments During Congressional Briefing by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 14:04
  from Mailing Systems Technology Speaking before House Congressional staffers yesterday, Ken Garner, President and CEO of the Mailing and Fulfillment Service …
- End Saturday mail: U.S. Postal Service can save billions, join the 21st century by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 14:02
  by TheChicagoTribune The postmaster general of the United States floated the idea of eliminating the delivery of mail on Saturdays to help boost our nation's…
- Senator Collins: USPS Slow In Taking Advantage of Tools In Postal Reform Act by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 13:58
  from postalreporternews.net WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Postal Service today announced that it will propose cutting Saturday mail delivery as a way to trim…
- Summer Mail Sale Returns by: presort
  March 5, 2010, 13:52
  Customer Loyalty to Be Rewarded Again in 2010 # # # Please Note: For broadcast quality video and audio, photo stills and other media resources, visit the USPS…
- U.S. Postal Service: Time to Free the Mail by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 17:53
  By Bob Adelmann - thenewamerican.com When U.S. Postmaster General John Potter recommended eliminating Saturday delivery service in order to save money, he w…
- USPS reveals financial stabilization plan, including exigent price increase by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 10:02
  from DMNews.com by Kate Muth The US Postal Service unveiled a 10-year plan to return to profitability on March 2. The initiative focuses on aggressive cost-…
- The Difference A Day Makes by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 09:57
  from Editor's Blog - soundviewsummary.wordpress.com I received an e-mail from my son yesterday, and the subject line read: “Epic Fail for U.S. Mail.” Aft…
- Losing Money Isn't the U.S. Postal Service's Only Problem by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 09:54
  By BRUCE WATSON - DailyFinance.com While your mailman may brave rain, snow and dark of night to deliver your mail during the week, it's looking like he'll sp…
- USPS delivers for you…but not on weekends? by: presort
  March 4, 2010, 09:47
  By Eric Vessels - PrintCEO The Postal Service, facing what they called “unprecedented volume declines” and a projected $238 billion shortfall over the …
- USPS plan would make dramatic changes by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 21:52
  By Dorothy Ramienski - Federal News Radio As Federal News Radio has been telling you, big changes are coming to the Postal Service. Postmaster General J…
- Letter carriers union opposes cutback in mail service by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 21:50
  Urges Congress to give USPS ‘financial breathing room’ ORLANDO, FL—The president of the 300,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) t…
- The Postal Service's grim route forward by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:45
  from The Washington Post The U.S. Postal Service issued a worst-case scenario cry for help on Tuesday, anticipating $238 billion in losses in the next 10 ye…
- Postal Service Outlines 10-Year Plan to Address Declining Revenue, Volume by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:42
  Seeks Flexibility on Operations, Delivery; Possible 2011 Price Increase WASHINGTON — Facing unprecedented volume declines and a projected, cumulative $238 bi…
- Potter: Future mail totals 'very sobering' by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 11:39
  by Frank Washkuch - DMNews.com The US Postal Service's management is releasing more details about the organization's future business plan. In a video messag…
- Previewing The Postal Service's Proposal by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 07:58
  from Courier, Express and Postal Observer The Washington Post has a preview of the Postal Service's proposal for changes in its business model that it is an…
- Building For The 21st Century - PMG Releases Message To Employees by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 07:55
  from liteblue.usps.gov Stating that the challenges facing USPS demand multi-faceted solutions that involve the cooperation and support of all employees, PMG …
- Postal Service expected to announce 'significant changes' by: presort
  March 2, 2010, 07:51
  By Ed O'Keefe - The Washington Post The U.S. Postal Service will release projections Tuesday that confirm for the first time the suspicion that mail volume …
- New Mailing Education Certification Program from the Mailing Training Institute by: Mary Ann Bennett
  March 1, 2010, 11:46
  The Bennett Group, Inc. announced their Barcode to Bottomline® Certification program developed for the direct mail / marketing industries. “Many participa…
- Five myths about the U.S. Postal Service by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 20:26
  By John E. Potter from The Washington Post For 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered your mail in snow, rain and dark of night. However, tough mar…
- Drop Shipment Checklist by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 20:23
  A Message for Our Business Mail Customers from USPS Thank you for choosing USPS® for your communications needs. At USPS, customer service has been — an…
- Man Says Dead Duck Delivered in Damaged Box from Post Office by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 19:02
  by Jerome Collins Lauren Eleaze - WLTX.com Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Imagine buying hundreds of dollars in gifts while on vacation, only to have them damaged …
- USPS Pitches Summer Sale 2010 by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:57
  By Jim Tierney - Direct Merchant The U.S. Postal Service is planning a “Summer Sale” on postage for any increased Standard Mail volume for some catalog M…
- Concerns Regarding Postal Inspection for Move Update by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:55
  Complexities associated with compliance with the Move Update process By Mary Ann Bennett My firm has been representing clients who have had some dealin…
- USPS Is Accelerating Flats Sequencing Installations by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:52
  from deadtreeedition.blogspot.com The U.S. Postal Service is installing Flats Sequencing System machines at a rapid pace but is still overhauling the schedul…
- The Crisis Is in the Mail by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:51
  The CFO of the U.S. Postal Service is lobbying Congress and the Obama Administration in order to stave off a cash shortfall at the agency. by David M. Katz - C…
- December Was Profitable for U.S. Postal Service by: presort
  February 28, 2010, 18:49
  from deadtreeedition.blogspot.com The U.S. Postal Service had something in December it hasn't seen in a long time -- a profitable month. The Postal Servic…
- Streamlining Postage Statement Processing by: presort
  February 26, 2010, 18:14
  The Postal Service recently published a Federal Register porposed rule on streamlining the processing of hard-copy postage statements. What will change? …
- An agency going down in a blaze of optimism by: presort
  February 24, 2010, 20:13
  from KeyNews.com It is beginning to appear as though the U.S. Postal Service has a death wish. Judging from the customer service policies we've seen in th…
- USPS To Run Summer Postage Sale Again by: presort
  February 23, 2010, 13:25
  The U.S. Postal Service is planning to run a summer sale on standard mail letters and flats postage just as it did last year. The sale will run between July …
- New MailPro Available by: presort
  February 23, 2010, 07:31
  The January/February MailPro | is available now on usps.com/mailpro. You’ll find informative articles on the transition of bulk mail centers (BMC) to networ…
- Ten Reasons Why Mailers Should Delay Implementing the Full Service Intelligent Mail® barcode by: Mary Ann Bennett
  February 23, 2010, 07:30
  1. Mailers will need to spend money to participate in the Full Service Intelligent Mail program and it provides them with no ROI benefit. The cu…
- Mail Groups Can Live With Delivery Cutback by: presort
  February 22, 2010, 13:21
  from directmag.com by Larry Riggs Given the dire state of U.S. Postal Service finances and the possibility of insolvency, mailer groups were open to the idea…
- Revised USPS five-day delivery plan keeps branches open, some Saturday processing by: presort
  February 20, 2010, 11:47
  by Kate Muth, DMNews Under its revised plan to cut mail delivery to five days a week, theUS Postal Service would eliminate delivery to street addresses and s…
- White House, Congress resist Postal Service goal of cutting delivery days by: presort
  February 16, 2010, 13:12
  By Joe Davidson - Washington Post Mail volume in the United States has fallen off a cliff in recent years. It has dropped so sharply that U.S. Postal Se…
- Nonprofit Premium Mailings Get More Expensive by: presort
  February 15, 2010, 14:45
  USPS Smacks Nonprofit Mailers Again Charities that use premiums to fundraise have again taken it on the chin from the United States Postal Service. Nonprofit…
- Postal Service financial woes will continue in 2011 by: presort
  February 14, 2010, 19:33
  The ailing U.S. Postal Service will experience a net loss in fiscal 2011 similar to that of 2010, according to agency estimates in President Obama's budget. …
- Important Sites, Links and Numbers by: presort
  February 14, 2010, 19:25
  Every once in a while it becomes necessary to stop, dig through emails, documents and/or stacks of paper on your desk to find a phone number, email address or w…
- Postal Service Begins 2010 with $297 Million First-Quarter Loss by: presort
  February 11, 2010, 21:11
  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009) with a net loss of $297 million, while posting…
- Mail service suspended in D.C. area by: presort
  February 11, 2010, 21:09
  The Postal Service will once again suspend deliveries across the Washington region on Wednesday and will provide limited retail service at local post offices. T…
- USPS revenue falls, loss narrows by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:53
  Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Postal Service posted operating revenue of $18.4 billion for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, down from $19.1 billion in …
- ATTENTION: Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) Customers by: presort
  February 10, 2010, 20:04
  PostalOne!® Outage Update As you are aware, the PostalOne!® system has been down since 5:50 pm ET Friday, February 5. Please be advised that PostalOne!…
- Delivering Success by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 16:01
  2010 National Postal Forum Set for April 11-14 in Nashville WASHINGTON — Connect. Learn. Deliver. This April, more than 4,000 mailing industry professiona…
- Feb. 9 Board of Governors Public Meeting Cancelled Due To Weather by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 16:00
  WASHINGTON — The public meeting of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service scheduled for Feb. 9, 2010, has been cancelled due to transportation issu…
- Computer system problem hampering bulk mail accounts at post office by: presort
  February 8, 2010, 15:59
  The mail is still getting through but it's a little hard for companies to track their accounts, thanks to computer problems at the U.S. Postal Service. Post…
- Obama Says “No” to Privatization of USPS by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 10:16
  During a recent “Good Idea, Bad Idea” question and answer session with President Obama the president was asked, “Mr. President, our deficit (national debt…
- The 2010 National Postal Forum in Nashville, TN is fast approaching! by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 10:12
  April 11 – 14, 2010 Once again, we’ve gathered the brightest minds in the field to give you the know-how you need to help your organization thrive! This…
- USPS System Maintenance by: presort
  February 4, 2010, 10:10
  USPS System Maintenance - This weekend many USPS systems will experience outages as part of a semi-annual software patching effort of all USPS midrange systems.…
- March Postage Statement Changes by: presort
  February 2, 2010, 10:15
  The United States Postal Service ® (USPS ® ) recently announced changes to the format and handling of postage statements, effective in March 2010. The form…
- Postal system much more efficient today than it was in days gone by by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:50
  Seventy years ago this past Christmas season, Burt Jones, of Pioneer Avenue in Dallas Township, mailed a Christmas card two days before the holiday to his next-…
- Editor’s Notes : Enough Mail-Bashing! by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:47
  The other day, I reached into my fridge to grab a single-serving container of Stonyfield Farm peach yogurt and came face-to-lid with the following message: "Jun…
- PRC Chair Goldway: Five-Day Mail Delivery Awaiting Advisory Opinion by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:45
  What’s the status of the much-hyped five-day mail delivery proposal raised a year ago by Postmaster General John E. Potter? The Postal Regulatory Commission i…
- Mail As Art by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:43
  It is hard to think about mail as art, but it is. The National Postal Museum has featured exhibits on the art of the stamp, probably the smallest canvas im…
- What’s Happening in the Postal Industry by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:41
  The latest issue of the PostCom Bulletin is available online. Here is our wrap-up: The USPS this week published an advanced copy of its proposed rule that …
- President Obama Announces USPS Board of Governors Nominees by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:40
  President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Paul Steven Miller, Nominee for Governor, …
- Quantum Selected by the USPS to Supply Zero Emission Postal Delivery Vehicle by: presort
  February 1, 2010, 19:39
  Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) today announced that it was selected by the US Postal Service (USPS) to produce an advanced el…
- Neither snow nor rain help the mail by: presort
  January 27, 2010, 17:05
  Despite motto, weather blamed for delays Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed…
- Taking Advantage of Regulated Rates by: presort
  January 27, 2010, 16:55
  The Globe and Mail today has an article that indicates that Canadian mailers are taking advantage of lower Postal Service rates to mail letters and parcels acro…
- Folded Self-Mailers — Changing Standards by: presort
  January 27, 2010, 15:05
  Working in collaboration with the mailing industry, the Postal Service™ conducted a three-year study of non-enveloped letter-style mailpieces processed on…
- USPS Mobile, Stick It and More by: presort
  January 27, 2010, 15:04
  One of my favorite movies is The Postman with Kevin Costner in the title role. I’m not sure why this movie never caught on, maybe people were just tired of C…
- Is the United States Postal Service Coasting on Green? by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:56
  A good friend of mine, who is very much in tune with the national sustainability scene, recently, shared his belief that many companies and organizations who he…
- Cutting the costs of postage stamps by: presort
  January 26, 2010, 09:55
  The Postal Service printed $37 billion worth of stamps in fiscal 2008 at a cost of $78 million and eventually destroyed $2.8 billion worth of them. As the mail …
- Salvation Hidden in Plain Sight by: presort
  January 25, 2010, 17:26
  Just when it looks like the U.S. Postal Service is gonna remain perpetually insolvent and people are pulling out their hair about what to do about it, the USPS …
- USPS Inspector General says agency was overcharged $75B for pension fund by: presort
  January 21, 2010, 21:23
  The current system of funding the US Postal Service's Civil Service Retirement System pension responsibility has resulted in the agency overpaying $75 billion …
- Postal Service to Test Electric Truck by: presort
  January 21, 2010, 21:21
  The U.S. Postal Service keeps chugging along in its quest to find an electric delivery truck, and it has enlisted the help of two outfits for the final part of …
- Leaving the Mailstream (Follow-up) by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 21:56
  The previous post, Leaving the Mailstream One Customer at a Time, discussed Netflix's plan to switch from a DVD distribution company to a content streaming com…
- Current PRC Chairperson Once Advocated Privatization of the Postal Service by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 21:53
  Ruth Y. Goldway (D) is the current Chairman of the Postal Rate Commission (PRC). In 2004, for a guest commentary with Citizens Against Government Waste, Ms.…
- U.S. Postal Service Delivering Green, Looking At Alternate Energy Delivery Systems by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 01:16
  The All-Electric Three-Wheeled T3 Delivery Vehicle The US Postal Service is the ideal candidate for implementing fleet-wide alternate energy vehicles. Think …
- Senators Collins and McCaskill Calls On OIG To Review USPS Contracting Policies by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 01:07
  Cite huge annual deficit, conflict of interest concerns WASHINGTON – Citing concern about its huge annual deficits, Senators Susan Collins, R-Me., and Clai…
- Congress - let USPS run its own business by: presort
  January 18, 2010, 01:06
  Commentary - Observer-Reporter.com Once upon a time, the U.S. Postal Service delivered mail seven days a week. That ended in 1912, partly because of pressure…
- Published Federal Register Notice: USPS Revises Mailing Standards by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:38
  The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, for the disposal or treatment of books and sound rec…
- Spring Sale Option for USPS by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:36
  The Postal Service has not introduced a new sale or incentive program since October 1, 2009. Although a “winter” sale was discussed with various mailing g…
- What to do with Periodicals? by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:27
  The Postal Service, in its Annual Compliance Report (ACR) continued its usual tag line that it is working with mailers and the Postal Regulatory Commission to a…
- PRC Orders USPS to Terminate Two Nonpostal Services and Clarifies Guidelines for the Sale of Licensed and Nonlicensed CDs and DVDs by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:22
  Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today ordered the Postal Service to terminate two nonpostal services and issued guidelines for the sale of l…
- Internet Change of Address — the Best Choice by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:21
  USPS® no longer displays hardcopy change-of-address (COA) forms at its retail locations. Hardcopy COAs — part of The Mover’s Guide — are only available …
- DOL Will Recover $1.8 Million In Back Wages From USPS Mail Hauling Contractor by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:20
  The company and its principal officers also will be debarred from receiving future government contracts for a three-year period. BAY SHORE, N.Y. — The U.…
- Leaving The Mailstream One Customer At A Time by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:12
  from courierexpressandpostal.blogspot.com In an interview with All Things Digital, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings stated that its DVD by mail business will conti…
- Can Parcels Save the Postal Service? by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 02:09
  A Letter Carrier wrote to me recently in response to an Update I posted last month, praising my work on behalf of postal employees and the USPS, and offering s…
- Understanding CSA's by: presort
  January 15, 2010, 01:59
  from Windowbook Postal Concierge With the implementation of Intelligent Mail® comes the addition of new postal acronyms. One of the most widely used is "C…
- Former Postmaster sentenced to prison by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 00:59
  BECKLEY, W.Va. (Press Release) – Malcolm L. Howell, 49, of Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Irene C.…
- Changing Culture and Contracting Violations by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 00:56
  The Federal Times reported today on three sole source contracts issued by the Postal Service's Shipping Service to three consultants that had close professiona…
- PRC report values one-day-per-week Postal Service delivery cut in billions by: presort
  January 12, 2010, 00:53
  If it had implemented a five-day-per-week delivery schedule years ago, the US Postal Service would have saved more than $2 billion during the its 2008 fiscal y…
- OIG: Status Report on USPS Network Rationalization Initiatives by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:55
  This report presents the results of our audit of Network Rationalization Initiatives (Project Number 09XR001EN000). This review is part of a series to evaluate …
- Glitch leaves 20,000-plus rural mail carriers without paycheck by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:53
  Submitted by Sun Journal on Sat, 01/09/2010 - 00:09 - Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer FARMINGTON — Due to a programming error that occurred across the country…
- Did top postal exec break contracting rules? by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:52
  The U.S. Postal Service's top marketing executive directed more than $1.3 million in sole-source contracts to former business associates since July 2008, accord…
- Pitney Bowes: Many mailers not taking advantage of Postal Service mandate changes by: presort
  January 11, 2010, 01:51
  One-third of the respondents to a Pitney Bowes Business Insight survey said they use manual updating procedures when mail is returned to them from the National…
- Use rate freeze as a time to test new strategies and technologies by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:46
  All of us direct mail junkies received an early holiday gift when USPS Postmaster General John Potter announced a postage rate freeze for 2010. According to a s…
- USPS career staffing drops below 600,000 by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:45
  The US Postal Service ended the calendar year with 599,655 career employees, a drop of 57,118, or 8.7% from the same period last year. Decreases were steepest i…
- 29,000 misadressed cards shipped in Post Office snafu by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:44
  Long lines aren't the only problem with Brooklyn's post offices: Now, the U.S. Postal Service can't even get an address right. Tens of thousands of full-c…
- Would A Lottery Bail Out the Postal Service? by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:42
  Running a national lottery could help the U.S. Postal Service close its multibillion-dollar budget gap, according to a Postal Regulatory Commission official. …
- U.S. Postal Service keeping eye on scam by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:41
  COLUMBIA, S.C. – A new twist on an old scam is showing up in email boxes in South Carolina allegedly claiming to be sent by the US Postal Inspection Service i…
- Re-Regulating The Postal Service? by: presort
  January 7, 2010, 15:39
  Yesterday the Postal Regulatory Commission established Docket No. ACR2009, "to consider matters raised by the Postal Service's FY 2009 Annual Compliance Report…
- US Postal Service targets youth with iPhone app by: presort
  January 6, 2010, 03:20
  The US Postal Service has launched an iPhone and iPod Touch application to make its services more conveniently through the mobile Web and to appeal to a younger…
- Make the most of stable postal rates by: presort
  January 1, 2010, 23:36
  John Campo, VP of postal relations, Pitney Bowes The "great recession" has dealt its share of challenges to the mailing industry, and mailers are hard-presse…
- Postal Accounting Snafus Might Be Bad News for Publishers by: presort
  December 30, 2009, 23:26
  The accounting geniuses at the U.S. Postal Service calculate that the cost of delivering a publication rose 6% in the past year, despite lighter copy weights an…
- USPS Reports Loss Of $255 Million In November 2009 by: presort
  December 30, 2009, 23:19
  The US Postal Service filed its November 2009 (unaudited) preliminary financial report yesterday with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net inco…
- PostalOne! and FAST TEM Outages (January 4-5) by: presort
  December 29, 2009, 22:16
  PostalOne! Release 23.0.0 will be migrated to the PostalOne! Test Environment for Mailers (TEM) on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. The outage for PostalOne! TEM will …
- Report finds 'imprudent spending' at Postal Service by: presort
  December 28, 2009, 23:29
  from CNN.com (CNN) -- The U.S. Postal Service spent more than $792,000 "without justification" on meals and events in one five-month period even as it reported…
- Postal Service isn't perfect, but is there a better answer? by: presort
  December 28, 2009, 23:26
  by MCall.com There's been a lot of talk about a public option for health insurance. But what about the public option for mail? The U.S. Postal Service off…
- Keeping Up with Intelligent Mail Issues by: presort
  December 28, 2009, 17:42
  Whether you are deep into your Intelligent Mail (IM) integration or have not yet started, the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) offers a variety of method…
- Making sure the US Postal Service delivers by: presort
  December 24, 2009, 01:36
  The business model for the US Postal Service is broken. Some tough decisions lie ahead, including reducing labor costs and cutting service down to five days. …
- GAO: USPS National Reassessment Program For Injured Employees Needs Improvement by: presort
  December 14, 2009, 23:31
  The Program for Reassessing Work Provided to Injured Employees Is Under Way, but Actions Are Needed to Improve Program Management Highlights of GAO-10-78, a …
- Postal Service Processes Billionth Intelligent Mail Piece by: presort
  December 11, 2009, 02:51
  One Hundred and Nine Mailers Sent 11,000 Mailings With Intelligent Mail Barcode WASHINGTON — One hundred and nine commercial mailers can’t be wrong…
- FAST® Outage (December 13) by: presort
  December 10, 2009, 14:10
  FAST® Outage (December 13) – FAST maintenance has been scheduled for Sunday, December 13, 2009. A system-wide outage for FAST is planned for Sunday, December…
- The Postage Discount No Mailer Wants by: presort
  December 10, 2009, 02:38
  from DeadTreeEdition With less than a week to go before a new postage discount debuts, knowledgeable mailers want nothing to do with the new program. It�…
- The Project Manager’s Guide to Getting it Done by: presort
  December 4, 2009, 01:50
  Eliminate Project Decelerators and Remove Barriers to Speed We live in a time when everything keeps getting faster. That means your projects need to move too. …
- Postal Service Ends 2009 with $3.8 Billion Loss by: presort
  November 25, 2009, 01:22
  The Postal Service yesterday filed its 2009 fiscal year-end financial results, showing a net loss of $3.8 billion for the year — despite cost-cutting efforts …
- Mail Volumes Have Declined Faster Than The Postal Workforce, But That Might Change by: presort
  November 23, 2009, 02:05
  The U.S. Postal Service’s workforce reductions did not keep pace with declines in mail volume the past two years, but postal officials indicate that may chang…
- The End Of Mail? by: presort
  November 20, 2009, 02:44
  In its 10-k, the Postal Service honestly reported that 2009 was a terrible year. Its forecast for 2010 is not much better as it projects: a loss of an addit…
- Can the Postal Service be Saved? by: presort
  November 20, 2009, 02:37
  With Losses Mounting, Postal Service Seeks Autonomy, Pushes to Cut Saturday Service; Rep. Danny Davis Calls for a Bailout (CBS) This story was written by C…
- GrayHair: NCOA Update by: presort
  November 15, 2009, 23:59
  As you may know, the USPS’s Move Update regulations changed on November 23, 2008. All First Class and Standard mailings are now required to be processed thr…
- FAST Release Notes for Nov. 15th Software Deployment by: presort
  November 15, 2009, 23:56
  Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) Version 13.1.0 – Release Notes Scheduled Release Date – November 15, 2009 Customer Release Notes Versio…
- DMM Advisory: Unpaid and Shortpaid IBI Postage Meter and PC Postage Products by: presort
  November 15, 2009, 23:53
  Today on Postal Explorer we posted an advance copy of our proposed Federal Register notice to implement revenue assurance procedures for information-based indic…
- USPS Revised Flats Deflection Requirements by: presort
  November 13, 2009, 03:05
  from Window Book's Postal Concierge Service The United States Postal Service® (USPS) will be implementing new standards for flats deflection, currently sch…
- DMM Update: Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
  November 13, 2009, 03:01
  Submitting Postage Statements between November 15 and November 29, 2009: On November 15, the Postal Service will deploy software to support Full-Service price…
- The USPS uses Opal Kelly's FPGA USB 2.0 Modules in a Real-Time Process Control Application by: presort
  November 11, 2009, 00:39
  from ChipDesignMag.com Refurbishing old equipment with new ideas and FPGA modules saves the USPS almost $70M. In these hard economic times, everybody is t…
- Concerns Regarding Postal Inspection Services Initiative for Move Update by: presort
  November 10, 2009, 04:17
  Complexities Associated with Compliance with the Move Update Process -By Mary Ann Bennett My firm provides mailing training and consulting and we repres…
- Daily Inspiration by: presort
  November 9, 2009, 04:18
  This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images from the biggest galleries on the web presented throughout the day.
- DMM Advisory (28)
  - PVDS Webinar — Learn About Bulk Mail and Drop-Ship Acceptance for 2010 by: presort
    March 8, 2010, 15:43
    The Postal Service™ continues to look at all areas of its business with an eye toward becoming more efficient and cost effective. At the same time, our commit…
  - New MailPro Available by: presort
    February 23, 2010, 07:31
    The January/February MailPro | is available now on usps.com/mailpro. You’ll find informative articles on the transition of bulk mail centers (BMC) to networ…
  - Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
    February 19, 2010, 16:45
    New Presentations: Three new educational presentations will be posted next week on RIBBS>Intelligent Mail Services>Education: § IMb™…
  - Deflection UPDATE by: presort
    February 19, 2010, 16:30
    The Federal Register final rule on deflection standards will be effective June 7, 2010 (see our DMM Advisory on February 17, 2010). However, the implementation…
  - Eligibility for Commercial Flats Failing by: presort
    February 17, 2010, 12:06
    Today we posted an advance copy of our Federal Register final rule, Eligibility for Commercial Flats Failing Deflection, on the Postal Explorer® website at pe.…
  - February DMM Update by: presort
    February 16, 2010, 17:36
    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-…
  - PostalOne! System Restored by: presort
    February 10, 2010, 20:05
    The PostalOne! System, which has been down since 5:50 p,m. EST, Friday, February 5, is now up and running. Mailers can now submit electronic mailing informatio…
  - Nomenclature Change Relating to the Network Distribution Center Transition by: presort
    February 9, 2010, 15:46
    We have posted an advance copy of our proposed rule Federal Register on Postal Explorer revising the DMM®, other related manuals, applicable publications, and …
  - Express Mail Open and Distribute and Priority Mail Open and Distribute Changes and Updates by: presort
    February 5, 2010, 13:50
    On January 29, 2010, we published a Federal Register proposed rule to revise standards to reflect changes and updates for Express Mail® Open and Distribute and…
  - Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
    January 27, 2010, 14:56
    PostalOne! ® Maintenance: The reporting database used for the Mail Quality/MicroStrategy reports will be upgraded to a new version of database software on Jan…
  - Streamlining Hard-copy Postage Statement Processing by: presort
    January 26, 2010, 13:22
    Today the Federal Register published our proposed rule, Streamlining Hard-copy Postage Statement Processing. This proposed rule reflects changes in the proce…
  - January DMM Update by: presort
    January 5, 2010, 17:25
    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-…
  - Intelligent Mail Update by: presort
    December 31, 2009, 20:55
    PostalOne!® Release 23.0.0 will be implemented on Sunday, January 3, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. CST through Monday, January 4, 2010 at 5:00 a.m. CST for PostalOne! …
  - Price Change Postage Statement Processing - January 4th! by: presort
    December 31, 2009, 20:41
    For the January 4, 2010 Shipping Services price change, postage statements for mailings with a mailing date on or after January 4th must not be submitted until…
  - Move Update by: presort
    December 29, 2009, 17:02
    In the Federal Register Notice published on Monday, December 28, 2009 (74 FR 68538-541) the Postal Service issued a revised version of the final rule originally…
  - New MailPro Available by: presort
    December 23, 2009, 20:07
    The November/December MailPro | is available now on usps.com/mailpro. You’ll find informative articles on new 2010 Shipping Services prices ? including high…
  - Unpaid and Shortpaid Information-Based Indicia Postage Meters and PC Postage Products by: presort
    December 15, 2009, 23:04
    We are extending the comment period on this proposed Federal Register notice. On November 18, 2009, we published a proposed rule in the Federal…
  - Eligibility for Commercial Flats Failing Deflection — Comments by: presort
    December 14, 2009, 20:43
    Today the Federal Register published our proposal ? for new mailing standards on Eligibility for Commercial Flats Failing Deflection, which we posted previous…
  - Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
    December 14, 2009, 01:11
    REMINDER: FAST® Outage (December 13): FAST maintenance is scheduled for Sunday, December 13 during the window of 02:00 AM to 08:00 AM (CST). During this outage…
  - Revised Price Eligibility for Flats Failing Deflection Standards by: presort
    December 8, 2009, 03:19
    Late yesterday on Postal Explorer® we posted an advance copy of our Federal Register proposed rule with revised price eligibility standards for commercial flat…
  - DMM Advisory: Intelligent Mail Service Update by: presort
    December 3, 2009, 19:22
    The PostalOne!® system processes 99.49% Full-Service mailings in less than two hours: With nearly 5,000 Full-Service electronic files submitted between Novembe…
  - DMM Advisory: Expanded Options – Attachments to Letters and Flats by: presort
    November 23, 2009, 00:10
    Many of you have requested this change . . . and we are happy to announce: On November 29, we will revise the DMM to allow automation and carrier route Sta…
  - DMM Advisory: Streamlining the Process for Postage Statements by: presort
    November 18, 2009, 02:39
    In an ongoing effort to streamline and improve the submission of postage statements, we encourage customers to save time and money by using an electronic postag…
  - DMM Advisory: Unpaid and Shortpaid IBI Postage Meter and PC Postage Products by: presort
    November 15, 2009, 23:53
    Today on Postal Explorer we posted an advance copy of our proposed Federal Register notice to implement revenue assurance procedures for information-based indic…
  - DMM Update: Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
    November 13, 2009, 03:01
    Submitting Postage Statements between November 15 and November 29, 2009: On November 15, the Postal Service will deploy software to support Full-Service price…
  - DMM Advisory: Shipping Services Price Change Published by: presort
    November 10, 2009, 20:27
    Today the Federal Register published our new domestic and international Shipping Services final rule. Domestic l International l We have tools a…
  - Daily Inspiration by: presort
    November 9, 2009, 04:18
    This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images from the biggest galleries on the web presented throughout the day.
  - DMM Advisory: Intelligent Mail Services Special Update by: presort
    November 8, 2009, 18:13
    New Barcode Readability Standards: Working through the Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), the Postal Service™ and the mailing industry have agr…
- Intelligent Mail (19)
  - New Mailing Education Certification Program from the Mailing Training Institute by: Mary Ann Bennett
    March 1, 2010, 11:46
    The Bennett Group, Inc. announced their Barcode to Bottomline® Certification program developed for the direct mail / marketing industries. “Many participa…
  - Ten Reasons Why Mailers Should Delay Implementing the Full Service Intelligent Mail® barcode by: Mary Ann Bennett
    February 23, 2010, 07:30
    1. Mailers will need to spend money to participate in the Full Service Intelligent Mail program and it provides them with no ROI benefit. The cu…
  - IMB Loop Mail Update by: presort
    February 11, 2010, 21:08
    This was sent to me by one of my readers regarding Loop Mail. It seems that the USPS has conflicting instructions out there to the USPS workforce on how to ha…
  - ATTENTION: Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) Customers by: presort
    February 10, 2010, 20:04
    PostalOne!® Outage Update As you are aware, the PostalOne!® system has been down since 5:50 pm ET Friday, February 5. Please be advised that PostalOne!…
  - Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
    January 31, 2010, 10:49
    ACS™ Information Response Time – Mailers who submit Full-Service mailings containing Intelligent Mail Range (IMR) records with a low number of pieces in the…
  - Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
    January 19, 2010, 16:32
    Mail.dat Client: On March 14, 2010, the Mail.dat® Client used to upload Mail.dat version 08-2 files to the PostalOne!® system will no longer be available. A n…
  - The future for intelligent mail is bright by: presort
    January 18, 2010, 21:49
    Kevin Conti, director-communications intelligence, Pitney Bowes Business Insight By now, many mailers are familiar with the basic structure and objectives of…
  - Intelligent Mail Volume Triples in Four Weeks by: presort
    January 15, 2010, 02:37
    WASHINGTON — It took seven months to hit the 1 billion mark, but only four more weeks to hit 3 billion. That’s the number of Intelligent Mail Full Service m…
  - Keeping Up with Intelligent Mail Issues by: presort
    December 29, 2009, 18:32
    Whether you are deep into your Intelligent Mail (IM) integration or have not yet started, the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) offers a variety of method…
  - Why Not Print the Intelligent Mail Barcode the Intelligent way? by: presort
    December 29, 2009, 18:31
    By David E. Stone Many of the Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB) discussions featured in OutputLinks lead one to the conclusion that this bar code (and others) s…
  - Keeping Up with Intelligent Mail Issues by: presort
    December 28, 2009, 17:42
    Whether you are deep into your Intelligent Mail (IM) integration or have not yet started, the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) offers a variety of method…
  - BCC Software Launches Intelligent Mail® Website by: presort
    December 21, 2009, 18:38
    New online resource provides essential overview of next-generation Intelligent Mail programRochester, NY — BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company and a l…
  - USPS “Spin” on Full Service Intelligent Mail by: presort
    December 15, 2009, 23:10
    by Lisa Bowes from intelisent.com “Intelligent Mail Full Service provides commercial mailers with visibility into the status of their mail so that they can…
  - DMM Advisory: Intelligent Mail Service Update by: presort
    December 3, 2009, 19:22
    The PostalOne!® system processes 99.49% Full-Service mailings in less than two hours: With nearly 5,000 Full-Service electronic files submitted between Novembe…
  - Intelligent Mail Integration by: presort
    November 20, 2009, 02:29
    The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) has issued the guidelines for submitting postage statements during the implementation period for Intelligent Mail® …
  - Intelligent Mail: Understanding MID’s and CRID’s by: presort
    November 17, 2009, 00:07
    from WindowBook Blog Anyone who works with the United States Postal Service® (USPS) knows their penchant for using acronyms, and the Intelligent Mail (IM) p…
  - DMM Update: Intelligent Mail Services Update by: presort
    November 13, 2009, 03:01
    Submitting Postage Statements between November 15 and November 29, 2009: On November 15, the Postal Service will deploy software to support Full-Service price…
  - Daily Inspiration by: presort
    November 9, 2009, 04:18
    This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images from the biggest galleries on the web presented throughout the day.
  - DMM Advisory: Intelligent Mail Services Special Update by: presort
    November 8, 2009, 18:13
    New Barcode Readability Standards: Working through the Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), the Postal Service™ and the mailing industry have agr…
- National Postal Forum (3)
  - BCC Software to Attend National Postal Forum, April 11-14 by: presort
    March 8, 2010, 14:59
    Company representatives will discuss industry initiatives and product offerings at Booth 132 of the annual postal industry event Rochester, NY — BCC Software…
  - Delivering Success at the 2010 National Postal Forum by: presort
    March 4, 2010, 14:00
    By Steve Kearney - Mailing Systems Technology Since 1968, the National Postal Forum (NPF) has provided business mailers with ongoing training and education a…
  - Earn USPS Certificates at the NPF by: presort
    February 20, 2010, 11:51
    ADVANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH THE USPS® PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS National Postal Forum Nashville, TN April 11 – 14, 2010 Advance to the…

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Keeping Up with Intelligent Mail Issues Whether you are deep into your Intelligent Mail (IM) integration or have not yet started, the United States Postal Service® ...
ResourceOne will combine three offices at the north Tulsa site Tenant takes old Penloyd building The former home of defunct cabinet-maker Penloyd has a new tenant, ResourceOne Corp., which will ...
Pitney Bowes to Offer Digital Color Printing Capability BRS facility also to become official customer demo site and innovation center for IntelliJet™ Printing System STAMFORD, Conn., December 7, 2009 ...
Editor’s Notes : Enough Mail-Bashing! The other day, I reached into my fridge to grab a single-serving container of Stonyfield Farm peach yogurt and came ...

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