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Address quality is critical in today’s mailing environment. Anything that can be done to reduce wasted printing and postage while improving targeting can be a significant boost to a direct mail effort.
Today, the United States Postal Service announced that it filed new mailing services prices with the Postal Regulatory Commission that would be effective April 17, and that they're delaying the Intelligent Mail barcode requirement for automation discounts.
At a recent FAST® User Group meeting, the USPS® shared some interesting statistics regarding the number of FAST messages their systems are processing on a weekly basis.
The USPS is in the process of implementing its plan to improve revenue, with the hope that Congress will enact changes that will provide the USPS with the capacity to realize strategic growth and make the necessary responses to current challenges.
Remember last year, when the Postal Service announced there would be no rate increases in 2010? The USPS has been as good as its word, but come January 2, 2011, rates will go up again – and how.
Move Update: The Law of the Land (and Just Common Sense)
As virtually anyone reading this blog must now realize, this week marks the commencement of strict enforcement of United States Postal Service Move Update regulations on First-Class and Standard Mail jobs alike.