Final Rules Released for Informed Delivery Promotion
June 27, 2019   Dave Lewis
We read 25 pages so you don’t have to… “Psst!  Hey, buddy!  You want 2% off you postage this fall?  Here’s what you gotta do…” With little fanfare, the Postal Service released its rules for the 2019 Informed Delivery Promotion.  There are certainly...

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Webinarpalooza!
June 27, 2019   Dave Lewis
Who says there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues?   We’ve got one for you – SnailWorks webinars!  Put on your Hawaiian shirt, pour a tall glass of lemonade, and join us for the best three hours of summer.  Want to listen while you float around in...

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Listen Up! New Informed Delivery® Requirements Accompany ID Promotion
May 21, 2019   Dave Lewis
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, postal bureaucrats gotta make more rules.  Clarity is optional. We’re seeing a lot of new rules appearing, dictating how the Postal Service wants to execute ID.  (Interpret my use of the word “execute” as you wish.)...

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SnailWorks Dominates National Postal Forum
May 21, 2019   Dave Lewis
“Dominates” may be a strong word, but we surely felt like the NPF in Indianapolis was an overwhelming success for SnailWorks.  We’re grateful for all the customers (and future customers) we saw there. We kicked off on Sunday with...

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Important Changes Proposed for Informed Delivery and Promotion
April 25, 2019   Dave Lewis
As day follows night and the sun rises in the east, the Postal Service makes things more complicated.  Hot off the press, a draft proposal makes some important changes to Informed Delivery requirements.  These are just proposed at this point, but it is...

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Figuring Out the Reporting on Informed Delivery. Oy.
April 25, 2019   Dave Lewis
Everyone loves creating Informed Delivery campaigns – it’s kind of fun.  Figure out a strategy, get an image or two, and maybe even make a landing page.  Then you get to go into the Business Customer Gateway and create your campaign. ...

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We Are Pleased to Be You
April 25, 2019   Dave Lewis
Ever tuned into a SnailWorks webinar?  Ever see us speak at the National Postal Forum or at local PCC’s?  We’re pretty good at this stuff – explaining Informed this or that, discussing the benefits of mail tracking or creating campaigns.  We regularly...

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ACS is Free. How Come Nobody Uses It?
March 27, 2019   Dave Lewis
If a letter carrier attempts to deliver a piece of mail and he/she cannot do so because it is undeliverable as addressed (UAA), the Postal Service will send you an electronic notice telling you that it wasn’t delivered and why.  It’s called Address Change...

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SnailWorks Plans First User’s Conference for May 6 in Indianapolis
March 27, 2019   Dave Lewis
With a growing user base of highly engaged users, SnailWorks will be holding its first user’s conference to accompany the National Postal Forum in Indianapolis.  The Users Conference will run from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 6 and be followed by drinks...

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Participating in the USPS Informed Delivery Promotion With Direct2Digital® ID
March 27, 2019   Dave Lewis
Thursday, April 11, 2:00 p.m. EDT The Postal Service’s most anticipated promotion is coming this fall.  With a small investment, mailers can take 2% off their postage – all you need is a qualified Informed Delivery campaign for the mailing.  Not only...

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