Author: Steve Kearney

  • Four USPS Myths–Mailers Hub News, April 1, 2019

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  • Four USPS Myths–PostCom Bulletin, March 28, 2019

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    PostCom Bulletin 13-19 March 28 2019

  • Four USPS Myths

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    March 21, 2019 (c) 2019 Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers–May be republished with permission and attribution. Recently, we listened to a podcast of one of our favorite NPR shows, “Hidden Brain.”  It is called, “How Science Spreads: Smallpox, Stomach Ulcers, And ‘The Vegetable Lamb Of Tartary’.”  What has this to do with nonprofit mailers and the…

  • Alliance Notes

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    March 21, 2019 Alliance Notes March 4, 2019—Inside Philanthropy–You Think Fundraising is Hard Now? Well, it’s Going to Get Harder, Say Experts March 4, 2019—eCommerceBytes–Stamps.com Reassures Customers about USPS Relationship March 4, 2019—Publishing Executive–New Privacy Regulations Coming Your Way: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) March 7, 2019—Printing Impressions–Authors Groups Try to Block Quad-LSC Communications Merger…

  • USPS Loses Sight of Who is the Customer

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    USPS Loses Sight of Who is the Customer March 5, 2019 Being able to pay conveniently the way you want is a universal right of any customer in today’s economy.  Any business that does not match or exceed the payment options offered by competitors ceases to be in business.  Most commerce is moving away from…

  • USPS Management Optimistic About Marketing Mail Merchandise Solution

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    USPS Management Optimistic About Marketing Mail Merchandise Solution March 5, 2019 We received briefings from the Postmaster General and her leadership team at two meetings last week—mailer associations and MTAC.   Six months after the infamous August 23, 2018 Federal Register Notice that contemplated rule changes to ban all merchandise from Marketing Mail, postal management seems…

  • PRC Proposes New USPS Reporting on Flats

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    PRC Proposes New USPS Reporting on Flats March 5, 2019 The Alliance on February 14 provided comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission on the need for stronger oversight of the long-term downtrend in USPS flats productivity.  Partnering with MPA-The Association of Magazine Media, we voiced the concerns of the many nonprofits that mail magazines and…

  • PRC Staffer Nominated as Commissioner

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    Long-Time PRC Staffer Nominated as Commissioner March 5, 2019 On March 1, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Ann C. Fisher to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission.  The official White House announcement: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his…

  • Informed Delivery

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    Alliance to Offer Nonprofit Informed Delivery Webinar as USPS Adds Phone Verification March 5, 2019 Very soon we will be sending an invitation to our nonprofit members and corporate sponsors to join us in a very targeted webinar on how nonprofit mailers can capitalize on the USPS Informed Delivery service to improve the results of…

  • Alliance Notes

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    Alliance Notes—Follow us on Twitter @NonprofitMailer February 5, 2019—Ecommerce Bytes— USPS Closer to Making Small Packets from Overseas Pricier February 7, 2019—The Straits Times— SingPost fined $100k for failing to meet local mail delivery standards in 2017 February 8, 2019—Bloomberg— Trump Aide Warns of Going It Alone on International Postal Rates February 11, 2019—NPR— Facing…