Category: Alliance Report

Are Changes to Standard Mail on the Horizon? By Leo Raymond–Republished with permission by the author. October 9, 2018 An unfortunate yet chronic criticism of the Postal Service is that it seems to not understand its commercial customers’ businesses. What they do, why they do it, what their business objectives are – all that seems too…

How the USPS’s Proposed Changes to Marketing Mail Hurts Customers By Phil Thompson–Republished with permission by the author. October 2, 2018 On August 23, the United States Postal Service filed a Federal Register with proposed changes to the definition of Marketing Mail Contents. This proposal has mailers at all levels very concerned, regardless of industry. Members…

October 10, 2018 By Deborah Damore Informed Delivery is a service offered by the United States Postal Service whereby residential consumers can view online images of physical mail that is expected to be delivered that day.  Users can view greyscale images of the exterior, address side of incoming letter-sized mail pieces (not the inside contents)…

September 12, 2018 On August 23, 2018, the U.S. Postal Service said this to its customers in a Federal Register Notice: This proposed change would limit all USPS Marketing Mail, regular and nonprofit, letter-size and flat-size, to content that is only paper-based/printed matter; no merchandise or goods will be allowed of any type regardless of…

August 29, 2018 Two more expected Two USPS Governors were confirmed by the Senate: Robert M. Duncan of Kentucky to fill the term expiring December 8, 2018, and David C. Williams of Illinois to fill the term expiring December 8, 2019.  This follows a period of 20 months in which the U.S. Postal Service operated…

August 29, 2018 Many have been disappointed by the fact that the Administration has not released to the public the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System.  There have been many conflicting reports about its status.  And many became very distracted by a separate report released well before the Task Force deadline of…

August 29, 2018 The Postal Service shocked the nonprofit mailing world, and many other mailers, when it posted a surprise Federal Register Notice on August 23.  Everyone should read the actual notice here.  Although postal staffers have tried to soften the blow by characterizing the Notice as a “trial balloon,” “market research,” and “just gathering…