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2021 Promises to be an Active Year in Postal Affairs
When I last wrote about what was happening with the Postal Service, the agency was in the midst of an overwhelming holiday peak season, during which a COVID-driven drop in employee availability combined with record parcel volume had resulted in extreme delivery challenges in several parts of the country.
2020 Year-End Postal Issues Update
As one of the most challenging years in recent memory draws to a close, we wanted our final postal issues update of the year to reflect on what has been a bumpy year for the U.S. Postal Service and take a look at what may be ahead in the coming year.
Postal Service Announces 2021 Postage Rates and Promotions
The postal team at IWCO Direct has been fielding lots of questions about what’s happening with the U.S. Postal Service. As we discuss below, the Postal Service continues to deliver for the American public despite the challenges we all have been facing this year. One of the most frequent questions we receive in the fall […]
Direct Mail Advice for Marketers Planning Fall Mailings
On Wednesday, we took a high-level look at concerns about operational changes that are happening at the U.S. Postal Service and have been a prominent part of recent news cycles. Today, we’re offering direct mail advice to marketers on what they need to understand about working with the Postal Service while planning their fall direct […]
Advice for the New Postmaster General
On Monday, Louis DeJoy became the 75th Postmaster General (PMG), succeeding Megan Brennan. We thank Ms. Brennan for her leadership and many years of service to the broader postal community as she makes her transition into a well-deserved retirement. Mr. DeJoy is the first PMG in nearly 20 years to come from outside the […]
Optimism for the U.S. Postal Service in the Age of COVID-19
If you’ve been paying attention to postal headlines in the past week or two, no one would blame you for thinking the U.S. Postal Service is on life support. Many customers and business partners have been asking us about the health and well-being of the Postal Service. (Even my millennial colleagues are reporting seeing the […]
Postage Rates and Promotions Come Into Focus for 2020 Budget Planning
It’s that time of year when the budgeting process shifts into high gear, and mailers start asking about what may change in the coming year’s postage rates. The 2020 rate proposal, filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) last week, was mostly in line with what letter mailers had expected […]
What Keeps Clients Awake at Night (and How We Cure Their Insomnia)
Cost, cycle time, and response. It’s interesting that these three topics are always brought up, and always in this order, when we ask our clients what keeps them up at night. We would expect them to be listed in the reverse order. Here’s how it usually breaks down for marketers.
Congratulating Bob Rosser on MTAC Industry Vice Chair Election
We hope you saw the exciting news we shared earlier today that Bob Rosser, director of postal affairs at IWCO Direct, has been elected as Industry Vice Chair of MTAC. Bob will serve in that role until the end of next year, at which point he will transition to Industry Chair through the end of 2023 [...]
A Mid-Year Look at the Postal News and Issues We are Tracking
June was a popular month for postal meetings. It started with the Association for Postal Commerce’s (PostCom) Study Day review of postal policy, followed by the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) spring meeting, during which members of the mailing industry discussed issues of concern with USPS executives, and wrapped up with the Idealliance Postal Operations & Technologies Council (POTC) (hosted by IWCO Direct), which addressed the operational side of industry/USPS interactions [...]
