Category: Alliance Report

Case Study: Consumer Reports May 27, 2015 Consumer Reports began publication as a nonprofit with no advertising in 1936. It now publishes its flagship magazine plus three related newsletters: Shop Smart, On Health, and Money Adviser. Consumer Reports takes mailing very seriously as it spends over $30 million on postage annually, one third of which…

Troubling Pricing Signals May 27, 2015 The pricing signals that the USPS is sending to its customers are troubling and we think damaging to the future of USPS for many reasons: They are excessively large and will cause mail to leave the postal system. They greatly exceed the rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

Report from MTAC for Nonprofits May 27, 2015 By Dennis Kaylor, Alliance Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) Representative and Postal Affairs Manager at Our Sunday Visitor, dkaylor@osv.com Nonprofit Validation in eDoc With the introduction of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Full Service requirements a few years ago came the promise for a new method…

Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Notes May 27, 2015 USPS Suspends Facilities Closures Scheduled for 2015 Boston Postal Land Swap on Hold Seven Reasons to make Direct Mail Part of Your Digital Marketing PennySaver Shuts Down OIG White Paper Envisions more Revenue from Postal Financial Services Senator Carper Convenes Roundtable on Future of USPS Court Rules…

April 28, 2015 The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) often plays a critically important role in performing market research and analysis. A report issued recently titled “Modes of Delivery and Customer Engagement with Advertising Mail” is well worth reading. “Mode of delivery” refers to whether mail is…

April 28, 2015 The ranking minority member of the Senate oversight committee, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), has scheduled the second members’ roundtable on the state of the Postal Service as he gears up for a further attempt at reform legislation. The first was on USPS finances on April 17 and the second will be on…

April 28, 2015 In spite of all the digital, social media, and smartphone alternatives, Americans still love to receive postal mail. A recent Gallup poll summarized below confirms that mail still matters, a lot. For us, this type of information confirms our strongly held belief that strategies for the future of the USPS, whether legislative…

April 28, 2015 Several upcoming promotions present opportunities for nonprofit mailers to try out new applications of postal mail and earn discounts on their postage. The Postal Service has a web page dedicated to its upcoming promotions and incentives. These include an Earned Value Promotion, in which nonprofit mailers who use Business Reply Mail (BRM)…

Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers Notes USPS aims to stop theft of transport equipment. Changes in mail volume vary by region, finds the OIG. Swiss Post to test drone mail delivery. New Shyp app makes sending packages easier. USPS narrows list of new postal truck suppliers. USPS accused of abusing spy program. Being on a nonprofit…

March 30, 2015 Postal Service receives an annual $18 billion subsidy from taxpayers. Future of the Postal Service: End the Monopoly or Grow New Business? PRC Evaluates USPS Performance in 2014 Annual Compliance Determination. Opinion: Postal Partners Fighting Each Other. Postal Service requests more forever stamps. First rejection of a USPS negotiated service agreement by…