WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JULY 18, 2022
July 18, 2022   Dave Lewis
A SLOW WEEK FOR USPS, AND A NEW WAY TO DISPLY The week beginning July 11, 2022, was one of those rare weeks when performance was worse in every category we measure.  For the week, First-Class letters were delivered on time just 88.1% of the...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JULY 11, 2022
July 11, 2022   Dave Lewis
A LITTLE UP, A LITTLE DOWN…MUST BE SUMMER Another solid, if uneventful, week in mail delivery.  All categories were a touch better than the same week in 2021, even adjusting standards. For the week beginning July 4, 2022, First-Class...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JULY 5, 2022
July 5, 2022   Dave Lewis
THE IMPACT OF A CHANGE OF STANDARDS IN ONE CHART A solid, if uneventful, week in mail delivery.  First-Class letters were good not great with on-time performance of almost 92%.  Other categories were better than the previous week, and our...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JUNE 27, 2022
June 27, 2022   Dave Lewis
A VERY GOOD WEEK WITH ONE STATISTICAL ANOMALY!      Another solid week for delivery, improved or steady in virtually every category.  The one notable exception was First-Class flats, which were so bad we’re calling...

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Turn your campaign mailers into votes | SnailWorks
June 21, 2022   Karen Bartram
Design Strategies for Optimizing Your Campaign Mailers What’s the best way to get your campaign mailers noticed? Good question! Political direct mail is one of the best and most widely used methods to reach your target audience, and your competition...

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A Few Final Thoughts as the Informed Delivery Promotion Approaches
June 17, 2022   Dave Lewis
Registration for the 2022 Informed Delivery promotion has opened, even though the actual discounts aren’t available until August 1.  We have written, talked and webinared on it for months now, so, as the actual event approaches here are a few...

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Closing the Circle on Seamless Acceptance with Informed Visibility
June 16, 2022   Dave Lewis
When the Postal Service designed Seamless Acceptance, they left something out – something critical to mail service providers and mail owners.  They left out providing documentation of when mailings were actually accepted at the post office,...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JUNE 13, 2022
June 13, 2022   Dave Lewis
YEAR OVER YEAR TRENDING FINALLY AVAILABLE IN THE TRAFFIC REPORT!      This is a big day for us here at the Mail Traffic Control Center – We’ve been at this for more than a year now, and we can start comparisons...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JUNE 6, 2022
June 6, 2022   Dave Lewis
WHEW!  TREND?  WHAT TREND?  USPS HAS A PRETTY GOOD WEEK      I must admit – I’m a little nervous some Monday mornings when I get my first glimpse of the performance reports for the prior week. ...

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WEEKLY US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – May 30, 2022
May 31, 2022   Dave Lewis
A PRETTY BAD WEEK FOR FIRST-CLASS MAIL – MAYBE A TREND?     Remember how great April was?  USPS issued a press release – it was pretty great.  Almost 97% First-Class letters delivered on time in the week of...

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