Articles by Kurt Ruppel Blog Archive Mailing Industry Meets to Address Increasing the Value and Volume of Mail info Posted April 23, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates Last week the combined Envelope Manufacturers Association (EMA) Spring Meeting and Global Envelope Alliance’s (GEA) 6th Global Envelope Conference was held in Orlando, FL. When my colleague Steve Myrvold and I attended, we came away with new insight on technical innovations, sustainability initiatives and postal affairs. Two recent studies sponsored by the EMA Foundation […] + Read More Final Thoughts from The National Postal Forum info Posted March 20, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates It feels like we just arrived here in San Francisco for the National Postal Forum, but it’s already time to say our goodbyes and look forward to next year. Before we get on a plane back to the cold and snow in Minnesota, there was one final keynote presentation worth sharing. Ellis Burgoyne, CIO […] + Read More Postmaster General Keynote – Mail Is Your Only Friend in a World of Spam info Posted March 18, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates It has been another exciting day at the National Postal Forum. Earlier today I sat in packed room to listen to Postmaster General Donahoe’s keynote presentation which featured the powerful theme, “Mail: Your only friend in a world of spam.” That’s a pretty bold statement, but he made his case that the experience of mail […] + Read More National Postal Forum Kicks Off info Posted March 17, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates It’s March 17th, one of the most exciting days of the year. No, not because it’s St. Patrick’s Day. And no, not because it’s Selection Sunday in college basketball. It’s exciting because it’s the first day of the National Postal Forum, the biggest event of the year for those involved with the […] + Read More The 2013 National Postal Forum is Around the Corner – Will We See You There? info Posted March 1, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s time to get your postal nerd on! The National Postal Forum (NPF) is coming up in only a couple weeks (March 17 – 20) at Moscone Center West in San Francisco. This is the premier show for those of us in the mailing industry. It’s our opportunity to interact with senior U.S. Postal Service […] + Read More Breaking News: How Will No Saturday Delivery Impact Your Direct Mail Efforts? info Posted February 6, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates As we mentioned earlier today, the Postmaster General (PMG) made a major announcement this morning. Beginning the week of August 5, the Postal Service plans to halt Saturday mail delivery (letters and flats of all classes). Post Offices will continue to be open on Saturdays (including delivery of mail to P.O. Boxes) and facilities […] + Read More Not All Doom and Gloom with Postal Reform info Posted February 6, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates Despite what you may be hearing in the news, all is not doom and gloom with the U.S. Postal Service. While it is true that the need for Congressional support in postal reform is beyond urgent, the agency has a number of initiatives underway to control costs, increase revenues, and make mail more relevant. I […] + Read More Postal Service Changes for 2013 info Posted December 7, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The mailing industry gathered at Postal Service headquarters in Washington, DC last week for the quarterly meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee and the accompanying USPS Leadership Forum for Stakeholders. As the “Technical” in the name of the group suggests, much of our discussion focused on the nuts and bolts of ensuring predictable, timely […] + Read More It’s Time for Congress to Act to Put the Postal Service on the Road to Financial Stability info Posted November 14, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The time has come for Congress to step up and put the Postal Service back on the road to financial stability. Although the Senate passed a comprehensive postal reform measure in April of this year, the House has not yet voted on a postal reform package. Our senators and representatives will meet in “lame duck” […] + Read More Envelope Manufacturers Association Celebrates 100 Years info Posted October 30, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Announcements Congratulations to our friends at the Envelope Manufacturers Association (EMA) who marked their 100th anniversary as an association at their Fall Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia this past weekend. This is the same location where a small group of envelope manufacturers held the first meeting of the association 100 years ago. […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112131415Last PageLoad More Articles
Mailing Industry Meets to Address Increasing the Value and Volume of Mail info Posted April 23, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates Last week the combined Envelope Manufacturers Association (EMA) Spring Meeting and Global Envelope Alliance’s (GEA) 6th Global Envelope Conference was held in Orlando, FL. When my colleague Steve Myrvold and I attended, we came away with new insight on technical innovations, sustainability initiatives and postal affairs. Two recent studies sponsored by the EMA Foundation […] + Read More
Final Thoughts from The National Postal Forum info Posted March 20, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates It feels like we just arrived here in San Francisco for the National Postal Forum, but it’s already time to say our goodbyes and look forward to next year. Before we get on a plane back to the cold and snow in Minnesota, there was one final keynote presentation worth sharing. Ellis Burgoyne, CIO […] + Read More
Postmaster General Keynote – Mail Is Your Only Friend in a World of Spam info Posted March 18, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates It has been another exciting day at the National Postal Forum. Earlier today I sat in packed room to listen to Postmaster General Donahoe’s keynote presentation which featured the powerful theme, “Mail: Your only friend in a world of spam.” That’s a pretty bold statement, but he made his case that the experience of mail […] + Read More
National Postal Forum Kicks Off info Posted March 17, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates It’s March 17th, one of the most exciting days of the year. No, not because it’s St. Patrick’s Day. And no, not because it’s Selection Sunday in college basketball. It’s exciting because it’s the first day of the National Postal Forum, the biggest event of the year for those involved with the […] + Read More
The 2013 National Postal Forum is Around the Corner – Will We See You There? info Posted March 1, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s time to get your postal nerd on! The National Postal Forum (NPF) is coming up in only a couple weeks (March 17 – 20) at Moscone Center West in San Francisco. This is the premier show for those of us in the mailing industry. It’s our opportunity to interact with senior U.S. Postal Service […] + Read More
Breaking News: How Will No Saturday Delivery Impact Your Direct Mail Efforts? info Posted February 6, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates As we mentioned earlier today, the Postmaster General (PMG) made a major announcement this morning. Beginning the week of August 5, the Postal Service plans to halt Saturday mail delivery (letters and flats of all classes). Post Offices will continue to be open on Saturdays (including delivery of mail to P.O. Boxes) and facilities […] + Read More
Not All Doom and Gloom with Postal Reform info Posted February 6, 2013 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates Despite what you may be hearing in the news, all is not doom and gloom with the U.S. Postal Service. While it is true that the need for Congressional support in postal reform is beyond urgent, the agency has a number of initiatives underway to control costs, increase revenues, and make mail more relevant. I […] + Read More
Postal Service Changes for 2013 info Posted December 7, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The mailing industry gathered at Postal Service headquarters in Washington, DC last week for the quarterly meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee and the accompanying USPS Leadership Forum for Stakeholders. As the “Technical” in the name of the group suggests, much of our discussion focused on the nuts and bolts of ensuring predictable, timely […] + Read More
It’s Time for Congress to Act to Put the Postal Service on the Road to Financial Stability info Posted November 14, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The time has come for Congress to step up and put the Postal Service back on the road to financial stability. Although the Senate passed a comprehensive postal reform measure in April of this year, the House has not yet voted on a postal reform package. Our senators and representatives will meet in “lame duck” […] + Read More
Envelope Manufacturers Association Celebrates 100 Years info Posted October 30, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Announcements Congratulations to our friends at the Envelope Manufacturers Association (EMA) who marked their 100th anniversary as an association at their Fall Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia this past weekend. This is the same location where a small group of envelope manufacturers held the first meeting of the association 100 years ago. […] + Read More
