US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JANUARY 9, 2023
January 9, 2023   Dave Lewis
	MAIL DELIVERY RETURNS TO THE MEAN, SHOWING STRONG RECOVERY After a troubling performance in the last week of December, service performance in all measured categories showed marked improvement in the first week of 2023.  Most categories were running... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JANUARY 2, 2023
January 3, 2023   Dave Lewis
	WE EXPECTED IMPROVED SERVICE THIS FIRST WEEK AFTER PEAK SEASON – DIDN’T GET IT Ummm…the holiday rush is over.  We expect to see a rebound in performance after an expectedly bumpy December.  Didn’t see it yet. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – DECEMBER 26, 2022
December 27, 2022   Dave Lewis
	OH, THE WEATHER OUTSIDE WAS FRIGHTFUL… We’re not going to sugar-coat it – on-time performance was rough last week.  The last week before Christmas is traditionally slow, and a “one-in-a-generation” weather emergency... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – DECEMBER 12, 2022
December 19, 2022   Dave Lewis
	Well, this is nice to see.  Delivery broke a troubling downward trend and turned in a week that was pretty good.  Better than last week, and WAY better than last year. First-Class letters were delivered on time 89.7% of the time, much better... Continue Reading 🠢
Learn how to reduce your business’s direct mail cost with these simple and wise tips from SnailWorks
December 13, 2022   Karen Bartram
	Simple Ways to Reduce Your Direct Mail Cost Direct mail has the reputation of being expensive, and while it can be, it doesn’t have to be. There are several simple ways to make direct mail marketing far more cost-effective for both small and... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – DECEMBER 12, 2022
December 12, 2022   Dave Lewis
	USPS FIRST-CLASS MAIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE AMONG THE WORST WE’VE SEEN THIS YEAR Service continued to deteriorate among most letter and flat mail.   Only 84.4% of First-Class letters were delivered on time – the worst number we’ve... Continue Reading 🠢
Election Mail – A New Opportunity for Mail Service Providers
November 30, 2022   Dave Lewis
	It’s hard to get excited about anything happening in Congress these days, but there is a bill moving through right now that should have mailers excited:  H.R. 1307, the Vote by Mail Tracking Act.  Obviously, a bill with “Mail Tracking”... Continue Reading 🠢
Enhancing Your Services for 2023
November 30, 2022   Dave Lewis
	With the 2022 election in the rear-view mirror (mostly), and year-end projects wrapping up, it is time to begin thinking about 2023.  Here are some thoughts on how mail service providers can look to add value for their customers and profits for the... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – NOVEMBER 28, 2022
November 28, 2022   Dave Lewis
	YUCK WITH ASTERISKS - A ROUGH WEEK FOR FLATS Thanksgiving week is a weird one.  There is one holiday and one sort-of holiday.  That’s one asterisk.  We also had a very small sample of First-Class flats – only about 27,000... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – NOVEMBER 14, 2022
November 14, 2022   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS MAIL MAKES SOME SLIGHT GAINS, STILL LOW ON TIME PERFORMANCE First-Class letters ticked up some percentage points, with flats at a high, as the final election mail pushes through the system.  These numbers, especially for letters, are... Continue Reading 🠢