What you need to know about the USPS® mail slowdown and how to avoid the delays...

On Oct 1, 2021, the U.S. Postal Service announced that the delivery standard for First-Class Mail® would get longer, not shorter. In the past, First-Class Mail took between one to three days depending on...

Attention Mailers: The USPS® Plans to Raise Postage Rates Beginning August 29

Late last week, the USPS applied for postage rate increases for first-class letters, postcards, newspapers, Certified Mail and a few other important services with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). If...

MYTH #1: Certified Mail™ is just for legal documents.

Debunked! Certified Mail is a USPS^® Extra Service that can be used for any critical mailing that needs proof of delivery. Certified Mail requires a recipient signature, but this signature record is maintained for two years by the USPS. If...

Pat Mango is a 20-year veteran of the mailing industry. He was the Manager of Postal Relations at Quadient USA, responsible for creating and implementing postal initiative programs in support of Quadient's Postal Relations team. Now Pat works at the USPS® , but he still provides us essential...

Attention Mailers: The USPS officially filed its proposed price changes with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on October 9. The changes are scheduled to take effect on January 24, 2021.

If approved, the new prices would mean a rate increase on some mail products, but no increase in the...

Mailroom efficiencies that can pay for themselves!

For small businesses that rely on the mailroom to distribute statements and invoices or send out marketing materials, it is crucial that your mailroom be a super-efficient communication center. That is why successful small business owners and...

The UPS^® Access Point™ Details

Package pick-up locations are popping up everywhere. These parcel lockers and storefront locations cut down on waiting around for home delivery and ensure that your package is somewhere secure. And now UPS^® and NeoShip want in on the action. NeoShip now supports...

Have you ever “addressed” an envelope?

What about “dropped a letter” in the mail?

How about “mailed a package”?

And what should you do with a potato? Actually, there’s a perfectly good answer, but we’ll get to that later.

Why are we asking so many questions? Well at some point, you’ve...