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Exposing the Hidden Costs of Marketing Materials

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Most providers of web-to-print solutions know that online collateral management systems can help many companies save money.  By automating the procurement, production, and distribution of marketing collateral materials, and by producing materials on an as-needed basis, collateral management systems can enable companies to reduce obsolescence and streamline collateral management operations. But ...

USPS Seeks Industry Input on 5 Day Delivery

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

The Postal Service has released an industry survey regarding a reduction of mail delivery to five days: Despite very aggressive cost cutting, the Postal Service is projecting financial losses for this and the next several years. This is due to a significant decline in mail volume and a major requirement to ...

Kindle Publishing for Blogs

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Amazon has opened up its Kindle platform to blog publishers allowing them to sell subscriptions in the Amazon Kindle Store. The Kindle Blogs service auto-delivers updates throughout the day via Kindle's Whispernet (the Sprint EVDO network). The cost of a subscription currently costs between .99 cents and $1.99 per month with ...

To be, or not to be, an MSP

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Should a printing company attempt to become a "marketing services provider?"  Recent posts, both here at PrintCEO and at the Digital Nirvana blog, have triggered a lively discussion about this question.  Cary Sherburne's interview of Sugarbush Media Solutions' CEO Mark Parent at WhatTheyThink provides another interesting perspective on this issue. There is ...

The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the U.S. Postal Service

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

"I reluctantly request that Congress remove the annual appropriation bill rider, first added in 1983, that requires the Postal Service to deliver mail six days each week." stated Postmaster General John E. Potter said in testimony before congress today. The request comes as the Postal Service is looking at another loss ...

Postal Update on Intelligent Mail Barcodes

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

The USPS announced yesterday that they will be ready for Intelligent Mail Barcodes in May 2009. Speaking to the Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee here today, Tom Day, Senior Vice President, Intelligent Mail and Address Quality, said the Postal Service will be ready for mail bearing Intelligent Mail barcodes next May as ...

Trucking Shutdown and its Effect on Print

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

There has been a lot of coverage in the press of an independent trucker strike. It appears that if a strike is taking place its not well-organized and limited to certain areas of the US. Many truckers also appear to be undecided on if a strike is an effective route ...