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Mail delivery is getting better – a lot better!
Here’s a graph we’re happy to share – the average delivery days for First-Class Mail as reported by our mail tracking partner. It’s no secret the Postal Service has been struggling and had a rough December and early January, but this most recent update shows a solid return to pre-COVID delivery times for presorted First-Class […]
drupa 2021
Date: April 20-23, 2021 (Virtual Event) Embrace the Future. The online event of the print industry. Featuring top speakers with their future topics. Exciting short talks. Exhibitors presenting their product highlights and innovations virtually. Visitors and exhibitors can connect in the Networking Plaza. Click Here for More Information
MAIL SPOKEN HERE
Dec 2020 Important News & Information from USPS Headquarters-Industry Engagement & Outreach Team From USPS IndustryAlert Mail Spoken Here December 30, 2020 Mail Spoken Here is your source for Important News and Information. Please enjoy the attached December issue of Mail Spoken Here. This USPS Industry Engagement & Outreach newsletter summarizes recent postal news and […]
The Case for Combining Direct Mail and Influencer Marketing
From ANA.net Influencer marketing has redefined the way companies drive awareness of their business. Leveraging brand messaging, endorsements, or product placements from industry icons in direct mail campaigns can help companies further capture consumer attention when and where it matters. Here’s how brands can leverage today’s top direct mail innovations and tactics to help make […]
USPS Operation Santa
From Postal Customer Council & USPS Operation Santa Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters sent to Santa from children and families arrive at the Post Offices around the country. Most letters ask for toys and games. Some ask for basic necessities. Some ask for help for themselves and their loved ones. USPS Operation Santa […]
Market Dominant and International Competitive
From OMG Mail: The Journal of Communication Distribution Steven Phelps, Manager of Regulatory Reporting and Cost Analysis, United States Postal Service recently provided an overview of Market Dominant and International Competitive regarding upcoming Postage rate hikes. Read More
Season’s Greetings!
This holiday season will be unlike any other, capping off a year unlike any other. Throughout this season as we move into a new and hopefully better year, we at A.B. Data would like to wish you peace and joy amid the difficulties of 2020. With warm memories of holidays past, Season’s Greetings!
United States Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2021
No Increase in Forever Stamp WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes to take effect Jan. 24, 2021. Click for 2021 Proposed Postage Rates The proposed prices, approved by the Postal Service Board of Governors, would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately […]
Voting By Mail
National Postal Forum/HISTORY Voting by mail can trace its roots to soldiers voting far from home during the Civil War and World War II. By the late 1800s some states were extending absentee ballots to civilian voters under certain conditions. It wasn’t until 2000 that Oregon became the first state to move to an all-mail […]
New Content Platform
From LeadingPRINT LeadingPRINT is the new content platform from the Association for PRINT Technologies that shares entrepreneurial stories, expert advice, and strategic-based content. LeadingPrint is about looking forward. They recently sat down with A.B. Data’s very own Katherine Versteegh, Senior Vice President and Summer Gould, President at Eye/Commto to discuss the future of direct mail. […]