WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – March 21, 2022
March 21, 2022   Dave Lewis
Consistent performance.       Very little change adds value to direct mail. First-Class letters were delivered on time 94.61% of the time using current standards, virtually unchanged from last week .  Same deal for...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022   Dave Lewis
Consistent performance continues.       Boring for us is good for the mail.  Another consistent week. First-Class letters were delivered on time 94.95% of the time using current standards, virtually unchanged from last...

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Political Direct Mail 101: The Campaign Basics | SnailWorks
March 11, 2022   Karen Bartram
The Fundamentals of Political Direct Mail in 2022 Direct mail is still used for political campaigns for many reasons: it works, it’s cost-effective, and according to a survey conducted by the USPS, it’s the most credible form of political...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – March 7, 2022
March 7, 2022   Dave Lewis
Continued good performance.       Another solid, boring week in mail traffic land.  Performance inched around a little here and there.  Nothing to get worked up about one way or the other. First-Class letters were...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – February 28, 2022
February 28, 2022   Dave Lewis
Very solid performance – Improved a lot in every category     When we see a week this good, I dig into the stats to make sure they are valid.  Did we have enough mail to measure? Were the dates set right?  We did, and...

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Mail Tracking: The Secret Sauce to Save Fulfillment Dollars
February 24, 2022   Dave Lewis
Fulfillment providers are shifting their packaging to flats where possible and saving 30% + on shipping. SnailWorks Informed Visibility tracking is making it possible. Have you ever bought anything online?  I’m going to go out on a limb...

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The Perspective from the Postmaster General
February 24, 2022   Dave Lewis
Wow!  It was nice to sit in a room with more than 200 other people!  It was my first -in-person postal event in about 2 years, and the Tampa PCC meeting was worth the trip. The big draw, of course, was a speech by the Postmaster General, Louis...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – February 21, 2022
February 22, 2022   Dave Lewis
Happily Boring Performance Week      USPS delivery performance bounced back to “OK” after a kind of terrible weather-driven performance the week before.  It’s a holiday report, so we’re grateful for...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – February 14, 2022
February 14, 2022   Dave Lewis
Blame it on a rainy day?  Terrible First-Class service      Depending on how your count, last week the US Postal Service suffered either their third-worst or worst First-Class service performance in the last year.  And...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – February 7, 2022
February 7, 2022   Dave Lewis
What’s Going on with Marketing Mail?       OKOKOK!  The weather sucked.  We get that.  But we’re still not happy with Marketing Mail performance across the country.  It was worse for the 5th...

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