It’s Here Again! The 2024 Informed Delivery Promotion
June 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
It’s summertime, and two critical postal events lie just over the horizon – a semi-annual postage rate increase and the Informed Delivery promotion. Rates increase about 7% on average on July 14, 2024. A couple of weeks later, on August 1,...

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What’s Your 2025 USPS Promotions Strategy? You’re Going to Need One.
June 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
The Postal Service has proposed some of the most significant changes to their promotions in 2025 that we have seen since promotions began. Change is always a pain, but there are real opportunities for mail service providers in the new promotions –...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUNE 24, 2024
June 24, 2024   Dave Lewis
A PECULIAR WEEK FOR SERVICE PERFORMANCE.  OVERALL, SERVICE STAYS ABOUT THE SAME. Nothing changed much in First-Class letters, with 84.2% delivered on time, vs 83.4% last week.  Average delivery days of 3.50 is better than YTD, so that’s...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUNE 17, 2024
June 17, 2024   Dave Lewis
SO MUCH FOR AN IMPROVING SERVICE TREND. A RETURN TO THE MEAN. The past couple of weeks had shown some promise that the Postal Service could shake off a couple of problem areas (I’m looking at you, Atlanta) and get into a better summer pattern. ...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUNE 10, 2024
June 10, 2024   Dave Lewis
THIS WEEK WAS EVEN BETTER THAN THE ONE BEFORE.  WE’RE CAUTIOUSLY SMILING. Those who are following along at home will remember that last week was a pretty good week for USPS service.  This week is even better, with First-Class letters...

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