Mailing/Fulfillment - Postal Trends

As you seek new services for your in-plant to offer, don’t forget to look outside the walls of your print shop. At The University of Texas at Austin, Document Solutions Director Richard Beto discovered a way to capitalize on his staff delivering print and mail to every building on campus on a daily basis.

Though nearly 20% of government mail will typically have a delivery issue due to address problems, the State of Colorado's Integrated Document Solutions division brought that down to just 5% by implementing an address quality program. In this video, Colorado State Printer Mike Lincoln tells IPI about improvements like this that his in-plant has brought to its mail operation, and how it is using USPS Informed Delivery to provide better service to customers.

To get a better understanding of the mailing services in-plants provide, how mail and package volumes are changing and which mailing technologies in-plants are installing, we surveyed our readers and are in the midst of writing a research report. Here are some of our initial findings.

After a long drought through all of 2018, the U.S. Postal Service is finally bringing back mailing promotions. This year includes some promotions from previous years, as well as one brand new promotion.

Mail is a major part of many in-plant operations. Our data shows that more than 60% of in-plants offer mailing services. To analyze the growth of in-house mail and the opportunities mail can bring, IPG has launched a new survey. It's open to all in-plants, even those that don't offer mail services, and participants are eligible for prizes.

When it comes to USPS Informed Delivery, there may be some threats for identity theft lurking among criminals online.

The USPS has brought back promotions for 2019. Do you have a planned strategy to not only save money on postage, but really stand out?

Overseen by Two Sides North America, the Keep Me Posted North America campaign will focus on educating and challenging corporations that are removing consumer choice and charging fees for paper.

By now you've no doubt heard of the USPS Informed Delivery program, which gives consumers a sneak peak at what's coming to their mailboxes each day. What you may not realize is that this program provides an opportunity for in-plants to add value to their customers' mailings.

The proposed price changes will take effect Jan. 27, 2019, if approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The proposed prices would raise mailing services product prices approximately 2.5%.