Thursday, January 31st, 2008
The USPS said on Wednesday that mail volume has declined in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. In their announcement the Postal Service said preliminary financial results indicate mail volume was down 3.0 percent, or 1.7 billion pieces. First-Class Mail volume decreased 3.9 percent and Standard Mail decreased 2.6 percent ...Thursday, January 31st, 2008
A story of dissatisfaction with a Staples printing department: We received a call from a rather flustered client who (despite our recommendations) had taken their brand new business card artwork to the local Staples store to be printed. A couple of hours later, our client takes a phone call from the ...Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Jim Lyons, an analyst at Lyra Research is live blogging the 2008 Lyra Imaging Symposium on his Jim Lyons Observations blog: Live from the Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage, CA -- The 2008 Lyra Imaging Symposium has officially kicked off with Monday's opening evening reception. Presentations over the next two ...Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
A non-printing industry review of the Pantone Huey Pro monitor calibration tool. Designed with ease of use in mind and priced under $100, the huey was the first monitor calibration tool targeting the masses.Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
BusinessWeek.com has an article on Web-enabled print service provider VistaPrint. Highlights of the article include: Revenues jumped 64% to $105 million in VistaPrint's second quarter of its 2008 fiscal year. The firm earned 24 cents per share, up from 18 cents a year ago. Last quarter, VistaPrint signed up more than 1.1 million ...Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
It's the final week to share your insight with the CMO Council on the use of personalized marketing: Your feedback on personalized marketing is important to us. If you'd like a complimentary copy of the forthcoming CMO Council report "The Power of Personalization," we only ask for a moment of your ...Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Pat Kachura senior vice president for corporate responsibility at the Direct Marketing Association responds to an opinion piece in the Concord Monitor regarding New Hampshire movement towards establishing a do not mail registry. Kachura's response: The Direct Marketing Association and its members place a high priority on environmental stewardship. Forests and tree ...Monday, January 28th, 2008
Full-service direct mail marketer Ballantine, recently surveyed their marketing contacts regarding their 2008 direct mail campaigns asking, "What direct mail format(s) do you plan on testing in 2008 and why?" Ballantine compiled the responses into a 9-page report that is available on their website.Monday, January 28th, 2008
Minnesota printing companies looking for fresh talent and new ideas may want to circle Thursday, February 21st on their calendars. On that day, Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis is a hosting three printing industry events. The first is the annual InternExpo held by the Graphics & Printing Technologies and Graphic ...Friday, January 25th, 2008
NBC's Today Show highlighted Catalog Choice, a free service that allows people to manage the the catalogs they receive. Catalog Choice is a project of the Ecology Center, a Berkeley, California organization that "promotes environmentally and socially responsible practices through programs that educate, demonstrate, and provide direct services." The Today Show ...
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