Articles by Kurt Ruppel Blog Archive 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 MTAC Meetings Highlight Postal Trends info Posted August 22, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates Last week we attended the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meetings at Postal Service headquarters in Washington D.C. These meetings provide an opportunity for the mailing industry and the Postal Service to share concerns and discuss future plans. While the conversation at the meetings can sometimes get a little wonkish, there were a few broad […] + Read More Will the USPS Default? Should We Care? info Posted July 25, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates As you have likely heard by now, the House of Representatives has postponed consideration of its postal reform bill (H.R. 2309) until after its August recess. This is a great disappointment to those of us who had hoped to see legislative assistance for the struggling Postal Service pass before the end of the year. Although […] + Read More Postal Update Part 3: More Definition to USPS Network Changes info Posted May 18, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates In Part 1 of this week’s Postal Update we mentioned it was anticipated the Postal Service would announce more details this week on the planned changes to its network. Thursday morning the Postal Service held a briefing to bring more clarity to the issue. As promised, here is an update. Postal Service Begins Network Rationalization […] + Read More Postal Update Part 2: USPS Announces IMb Requirement, Previews Mail Promotions for 2013 info Posted May 17, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates Yesterday we looked at the urgency of passing postal reform legislation as well as upcoming changes to the USPS processing network. Today we’ll examine the recent rule change surrounding automation discounts and preview upcoming promotions being considered for 2013. Intelligent Mail Barcodes Required for Automation Discounts The Postal Service has published its final rule […] + Read More Postal Update Part 1: Legislative Reform and Network Changes Loom info Posted May 16, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s been a busy month in the postal world as the USPS works to address a variety of unique challenges. With so much going on, we decided to break our recap into two parts, so make sure to look for Part 2 tomorrow morning. Here are just some of the issues we are tracking: Continuing […] + Read More Postal Update: Senate Passes Postal Reform! info Posted April 26, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates In yesterday’s article recapping the EMA Spring Conference, I mentioned the Senate was debating postal reform legislation and promised to post an update as soon as possible. Yesterday afternoon the Senate passed its bipartisan postal reform measure S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, by a vote of 62-37. The provisions of […] + Read More Pages: 12345678910111213141516Load More Articles
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
MTAC Meetings Highlight Postal Trends info Posted August 22, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Marketing Trends, Postal Issues Updates Last week we attended the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meetings at Postal Service headquarters in Washington D.C. These meetings provide an opportunity for the mailing industry and the Postal Service to share concerns and discuss future plans. While the conversation at the meetings can sometimes get a little wonkish, there were a few broad […] + Read More
Will the USPS Default? Should We Care? info Posted July 25, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates As you have likely heard by now, the House of Representatives has postponed consideration of its postal reform bill (H.R. 2309) until after its August recess. This is a great disappointment to those of us who had hoped to see legislative assistance for the struggling Postal Service pass before the end of the year. Although […] + Read More
Postal Update Part 3: More Definition to USPS Network Changes info Posted May 18, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates In Part 1 of this week’s Postal Update we mentioned it was anticipated the Postal Service would announce more details this week on the planned changes to its network. Thursday morning the Postal Service held a briefing to bring more clarity to the issue. As promised, here is an update. Postal Service Begins Network Rationalization […] + Read More
Postal Update Part 2: USPS Announces IMb Requirement, Previews Mail Promotions for 2013 info Posted May 17, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates Yesterday we looked at the urgency of passing postal reform legislation as well as upcoming changes to the USPS processing network. Today we’ll examine the recent rule change surrounding automation discounts and preview upcoming promotions being considered for 2013. Intelligent Mail Barcodes Required for Automation Discounts The Postal Service has published its final rule […] + Read More
Postal Update Part 1: Legislative Reform and Network Changes Loom info Posted May 16, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s been a busy month in the postal world as the USPS works to address a variety of unique challenges. With so much going on, we decided to break our recap into two parts, so make sure to look for Part 2 tomorrow morning. Here are just some of the issues we are tracking: Continuing […] + Read More
Postal Update: Senate Passes Postal Reform! info Posted April 26, 2012 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates In yesterday’s article recapping the EMA Spring Conference, I mentioned the Senate was debating postal reform legislation and promised to post an update as soon as possible. Yesterday afternoon the Senate passed its bipartisan postal reform measure S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, by a vote of 62-37. The provisions of […] + Read More
