Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

The courier, express, and postal industry is the largest segment of the transportation marketplace worldwide. This blog will provide a personal perspective on the challenges faced by firms in the industry as they serve an increasingly competitive market.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Marketing Mail in a Competitive Market

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Third Sector reported the results of a TNT Post announced the results of a survey that it conducted in Great Britain on the effectiveness o...
Monday, August 30, 2010

The Future of Print: Oxford English Dictionary

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Anyone who has been to a public or college library, has seen the Oxford English Dictionary right in the middle of the reference section.   O...

The Recovery and the Post

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The GDP numbers released last week were disappointing.   Yet, the numbers for the Postal Service and advertising in general were not that ...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

USPS July Preliminary Financials: Oh the Questions They Raise

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The Postal Service filed their July 2010 preliminary financials with the Postal Regulatory Commission and the results raise more questions a...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Are the Postal Service's Earnings Forecast Too Optimistic?

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Readers that are expecting an answer to the question in the title will be disappointed.   The truth is I do not know.   However, I do know t...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Leaving the Mailstream: Verizon

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Today, Verizon launched a campaign to convince more residential phone customers to both receive their bills electronically and pay electron...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

Why Extending the Tax Cuts for High Earners Makes Little Sense for Mailers

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Currently there is a major argument over whether the Bush tax cuts should be extended for those  earning high incomes.  The argument is bein...
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Alan Robinson
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Alan Robinson is the President of the Direct Communications Group and an associate of Analytic Business Services (AnaBus). He has over twenty years experience helping firms and government officials deal with the regulatory, policy, marketing, and management issues associated with changes in competition within transportation, parcel delivery and postal markets. He can be reached at alan.robinson@directcomgroup.com
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