What the new First-Class™ Package Service Competitive Product shipping services mean
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I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer.
Along with the changing colors of trees and cooler weather (at least here in WI), Fall brings a few changes to First-Class Mail® parcels. Effective October 3, 2011, First-Class Mail commercial Base and commercial Plus parcels will be removed from the Market Dominant (Mailing Services) product offering [...]
Posted on 13. Sep, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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Loading ...CASS™ CYCLE N – Functionalities for Improved Address Quality
Mailers often say, “I have to CASS my list.” What they mean is that as part of meeting the requirements for an automation-price mailing, they must process their address data base through a CASS-certified software solution. Regulations state that for automation-price mailings, addresses must be matched using a CASS (or MASS) certified process within 180 days [...]
Posted on 18. Jul, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Which Priority Mail and Express Mail packaging qualifies for Commercial Base pricing?
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Thank you to those of you that have sent me questions via the Customer Connections “Ask the Expert” feature. There have been a lot of interesting questions, some of them so good that I thought I should address them in front of a broader audience!
One frequent question and answer that I’d like to share is [...]
Posted on 20. Jun, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...USPS Mobile Barcode Promotion
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If you haven’t heard, the Postal Regulatory Commission did indeed approve the Postal Service’s Mobile Barcode Promotion! This promotion is pretty exciting because unlike other incentive programs that provide rebates, this promotion essentially rewards mailers launching campaigns incorporating two-dimensional, smartphone-friendly barcodes with an upfront 3 percent postage discount on qualifying Standard and First-Class Mail letters, [...]
Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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TIP #3: Use your Pitney Bowes Mailing System or Shipping Solution to Gain Delivery Information and Help You Save Money!
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Posted on 11. May, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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Leverage the Benefits of Flat-Rate and Regional Rate Packaging and Your PB Postage Solution!
In January of this year, the Postal Service introduced a number [...]
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Tip of the week (April 28, 2011)
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TIP #1: Use your Pitney Bowes Mailing to save up to 10% on shipping
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Posted on 27. Apr, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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(6) Loading ...Best Practice Mailing Strategies To Help You Gain The Most From The New USPS® Rates
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On April 17th, new pricing takes effect for USPS® Mailing Services products. To set the record straight, as I seem to get a lot of questions from mailers on this, it was new pricing for USPS® Shipping Services that took place last January. So this isn’t a second price increase for the same postal [...]
Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.
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