USPS’ December – Better But Still on the Precipice
USPS finances marked steady improvement on a month-by-month basis in its first fiscal quarter. These improvements allowed it to earn a small operating profit in the December and a smaller than...
View ArticleUSPS: February Financial Results, Still Not Good Enough
In February, the Postal Service continued to show financial results that were significantly better than plan and slightly better than last year. Its results reflect a more robust advertising...
View ArticleRate Increase Coming in 2011
In a letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Postal Service asked for clarification regarding the total increase in rates under the cap. The Postal Service stated that it wanted the...
View ArticleThe Incredible Shrinking Postal Serivce
In its letter to Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins. the GAO illustrated the seriousness of the Postal Service’s financial problems and the need for a solution that will make most stakeholders...
View ArticleWhy Mail Matters: Santorum’s Rise Came Too Late for Direct Mail Attacks
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum experienced a unique bit of luck in his last minute rise in the polls. It came too late for opponents to direct a direct mail campaign against him like the one...
View ArticleUSPS 1st Quarter Volumes and Revenues Better than Forecast
With its filing of its 1st Quarter 2012 10-Q, the Postal Service reported another quarter of substantial losses. While the report clearly indicated that the Postal Service’s financial position is...
View ArticleS.1789 Is Unlikely To Save Overnight First Class Mail As We Know It
Section 201 of S.1789, The 21st Century Postal Reform Act, purports to save overnight delivery. However, a closer look at the language of this section of the bill shows that an overnight delivery...
View ArticleIs Poor Service Causing the USPS to lose Standard Mail Customers?
For the First six months of the Postal Service’s fiscal year Standard Mail volume revenue is down 5.1% on a 6.2% in volume. While it is easy to blame the decline on a shift in advertising expenditures...
View ArticleMail’s Higher Response Rates Make it Cost Competive with Internet Advertising
The Direct Marketing Association has just published its 2012 Response Rate Trends Report that indicates that direct mail is as cost effective as web based direct marketing. Cost per order or lead for...
View ArticleUnderstanding Why Service Quality Affects The Future of the Postal Service
The New York Times yesterday reported on the problems that mailers are having with service the Postal Service provides to business mailers using First, Standard and Periodical Mail offerings. The...
View ArticleMoody’s Projects the Future of Transaction and Advertising Mail
In assigning a rating on new debt issued by Harland Clarke to cover the purchase of Valassis, Moody’s made an assessment of a business that is primarily dependent on check printing and mail...
View ArticleUSPS: February Financial Results, Still Not Good Enough
In February, the Postal Service continued to show financial results that were significantly better than plan and slightly better than last year. Its results reflect a more robust advertising...
View ArticleRate Increase Coming in 2011
In a letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Postal Service asked for clarification regarding the total increase in rates under the cap. The Postal Service stated that it wanted the...
View ArticleThe Incredible Shrinking Postal Serivce
In its letter to Senators Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins. the GAO illustrated the seriousness of the Postal Service’s financial problems and the need for a solution that will make most stakeholders...
View ArticleWhy Mail Matters: Santorum’s Rise Came Too Late for Direct Mail Attacks
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum experienced a unique bit of luck in his last minute rise in the polls. It came too late for opponents to direct a direct mail campaign against him like the one...
View ArticleUSPS 1st Quarter Volumes and Revenues Better than Forecast
With its filing of its 1st Quarter 2012 10-Q, the Postal Service reported another quarter of substantial losses. While the report clearly indicated that the Postal Service’s financial position is...
View ArticleS.1789 Is Unlikely To Save Overnight First Class Mail As We Know It
Section 201 of S.1789, The 21st Century Postal Reform Act, purports to save overnight delivery. However, a closer look at the language of this section of the bill shows that an overnight delivery...
View ArticleIs Poor Service Causing the USPS to lose Standard Mail Customers?
For the First six months of the Postal Service’s fiscal year Standard Mail volume revenue is down 5.1% on a 6.2% in volume. While it is easy to blame the decline on a shift in advertising expenditures...
View ArticleMail’s Higher Response Rates Make it Cost Competive with Internet Advertising
The Direct Marketing Association has just published its 2012 Response Rate Trends Report that indicates that direct mail is as cost effective as web based direct marketing. Cost per order or lead for...
View ArticleUnderstanding Why Service Quality Affects The Future of the Postal Service
The New York Times yesterday reported on the problems that mailers are having with service the Postal Service provides to business mailers using First, Standard and Periodical Mail offerings. The...
View Article
