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Best Practice Mailing Strategies To Help You Gain The Most From The New USPS® Rates

Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Elizabeth Lombard.

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Hello everyone!
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 [...]

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Santa’s Secret—A Tale of Holiday Logistics

Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Scott Bounty.

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For children who grow up believing in Santa Claus, there comes a time when a hurdle is thrown into the path of faith. I’m talking about the Christmas when a child gets an inkling of what a tremendous feat it is to deliver packages to all the boys and girls of the world in a [...]

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Getting to the Root of the Problem – For Efficiency and Savings

Posted on 22. Nov, 2010 by Cynthia Williams.

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Pitney Bowes Business Insight has posted a new webinar series on Enterprise Address Management and getting the most from the intelligence in your data. You’ll want to check it out. Here’s why….
Issues with address accuracy are costly. More often than not, they represent opportunities lost, compliance requirements missed, and strains on customer relations.  Yet, data [...]

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Health Insurers: You’re either in or you’re out…

Posted on 19. Oct, 2010 by Andy Roussel.

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You’re either in or you’re out ….. of the mail!  I’ve had the opportunity to speak with many health insurers and plan administrators over the past several months, and there are a number of common themes.  One of them is a desire to move out of the “high cost” print and mail channel for communicating [...]

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The 4 Stages of Address Quality Concern

Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Cynthia Williams.

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When I discuss address quality with mailers, the level of discourse varies significantly depending on the roles and responsibilities of the person to whom I am speaking.
Where do you fit in the 4 stages of address quality concern?
1. Postal Compliance. At the most basic level, some organizations tackle address quality strictly as it relates to [...]

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Print and Mail – Make It One

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Ian Davidson.

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Is anybody still looking at print and mail as two separate business functions?  I see integration as critical to businesses’ continued communications success.  It’s critical for three reasons – to optimize, to economize, and to outperform.
Only through intelligent integration of print and mail can organizations truly be said to be achieving maximum efficiency, maximum quality [...]

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5-Day Delivery Under Review at PRC

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Elizabeth Lombard.

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On March 2, Postmaster General Jack Potter made public his updated plans for change for the USPS® in response to continuing declines in mail volumes.  This month, the Postal Regulatory Commission is holding public hearings to analyze and cross-examine the Postal Service’s “five-day” proposal and supporting evidence. The nationwide elimination of Saturday mail delivery service [...]

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Color Makes a Noticeable Difference

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by Scott Bounty.

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A recent study by Leflein Associates comparing consumer attitudes toward receiving printed mail vs. e-mail, provided a number of interesting insights.  Among them, we learn that, by clear majorities, people prefer physical mail to e-mail for bills, invoices and financial statements as well as for most catalogs and promotions.
The survey also reveals that by a [...]

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