Article: 10 Things to Consider if You’re Not Using a Mail Tracking Service
GrayHair’s Director of Client Operations, Moira Mach along with Samantha Ewald, Client Success Manager had their article, “Are You Missing Out? 10 Things to Consider if You’re Not Using a Mail Tracking Service.” on Mailing Systems Technology’s site. This article provides a series of questions that mailers can ask themselves to identify issues that can be solved with visibility into their performance. You can read the article on MST's site.
COVID Impact on Mail Volume report – 8/20/2021
GrayHair's weekly chart on the impact of COVID on USPS Mail Volumes. How this chart works: The black line shows the total mail volume comparison to 2019 (for all three types). The percentage along the left-hand axis shows the percentage to the prior year’s volume with 100% being the same as the prior year. For the week ending on August 20, 2021, you can see that marketing mail is holding steady. Packages are holding steady after a sharp drop in April and early May. First-Class continues its decline at its normal pace, for now. With the price change that
COVID Impact on Mail Volume report – 8/13/2021
Here is a chart that our VP of Postal Affairs, Angelo Anagnostopoulos, creates on a weekly basis. This chart shows the impact of COVID on USPS Mail Volumes for First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail, and Packages. The black line shows the total mail volume comparison to 2019 (for all three types). The percentage along the left-hand axis shows the percentage to the prior year’s volume with 100% being the same as the prior year. For the week ending on August 13, 2021, you can see that marketing mail is trending down but still is maintaining a strong return. Packages are
Great Recap of the Provisions in the Postal Service Reform Act
FEDweek, a resource that focuses on providing information about the federal government, published a great article providing a recap of the provisions that are currently in the Postal Service Reform Act. The bill is currently being considered in the House and the Senate. Read the FEDweek article on their site
USPS Announces Temporary Rate for 2021 Holiday Season
With millions of mailed ballots already pouring in, early holiday shopping and mega retail events like Amazon’s Prime Day threaten to expose vulnerabilities inside the nation’s mail service, which already is dragging from skyrocketing package volumes.
USPS Rate Increase and Service standards Status Report
With millions of mailed ballots already pouring in, early holiday shopping and mega retail events like Amazon’s Prime Day threaten to expose vulnerabilities inside the nation’s mail service, which already is dragging from skyrocketing package volumes.
Postal Regulatory Commission issues its decision on the USPS’ proposed price changes
With millions of mailed ballots already pouring in, early holiday shopping and mega retail events like Amazon’s Prime Day threaten to expose vulnerabilities inside the nation’s mail service, which already is dragging from skyrocketing package volumes.
USPS Slowdown
USPS® slowdown demands greater visibility to manage delivery uncertainty.
