US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 4, 2024
November 4, 2024   Dave Lewis
NOT SUCH A GREAT WEEK. YOU EXPECTED ONE? In the least surprising news of the week, Postal Service performance was pretty slow last week. Only 78.3% of First-Class letters were delivered on time. That’s the worst number we’ve seen since...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 28, 2024
October 28, 2024   Dave Lewis
POLITICAL VOLUME STARTS TO HAVE AN IMPACT Not such a good work for USPS, but there is a tremendous volume of political mail on the system along with “extraordinary measures” being taken for ballot mail.  First-Class letters on-time...

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Leveraging All of the Capabilities of Your SnailWorks Account
October 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
Mail tracking? Yeah, we do that. And I think we do it better than anyone else in the industry. I’m pretty sure most of our clients would agree. But, once you open your SnailWorks account there is so much more you can do. Over the years we have...

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Artificial Intelligence in Action at USPS
October 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
At SnailWorks we create and manage a lot of Informed Delivery campaigns – a LOT. And then, during the promotion, we submit our customers’ campaigns for approval for the promotion. In fact, according to the Postal Service, SnailWorks submits...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 21, 2024
October 21, 2024   Dave Lewis
USPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE STAYS SOLID – PERFORMS ABOVE YTD AVERAGES USPS service performance again remained largely unchanged from the prior week.  From what we are seeing, volume of political mail is very high and the Postal Service is not...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 14, 2024
October 14, 2024   Dave Lewis
USPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE IMPROVES A BIT WHILE CLEAN UP GOES ON IN THE SOUTH USPS service performance remained largely unchanged from the prior week.  Seriously damaged areas such as Asheville represent a small percentage of delivery points and...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 7, 2024
October 7, 2024   Dave Lewis
USPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE HOLDS ITS OWN IN CHALLENGING WEEK From Florida through the Carolinas a lot of the country had bigger things to worry about last week than how long their mail was taking, but the Postal Service turned in a surprisingly good...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
September 30, 2024   Dave Lewis
USPS TURNS IN A VERY GOOD WEEK AT A CRITICAL TIME Well, I must be honest:  I was not expecting this.  Just at the moment when the Postal Service begins to get hit with heavy volume, they turn in a very strong performance.  OK, 84.5%...

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Is It Really the End of the World as We Know it? For What It’s Worth, I Feel Fine
September 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
An Editorial The job I’m best known for – and don’t earn any money for doing – is evaluating overall USPS service performance based on the data we see for our customers’ mail. Every Monday, I post the performance statistics...

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Plan NOW for 2025 USPS Promotions
September 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
Promotions in 2025 are going to be a Big Deal.  Some promotions are gone, some are brand new, and the rules and discounts have changed a great deal.  More than ever, you will need a strategic approach to how you use promotions to control your...

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