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Read the Digital Issue: Mailing Systems Technology, March/April 2009

Feature
22 The 5 Ps of a Major Purchase
In this economy, it’s necessary to take all factors into account before purchasing

Trends
24 A Powerful Advantage
Benefitting from Output Management Software
26 Getting to Know Mail.XML
Understanding the latest specification from IDEAlliance

Operations
28 Managing Outbound Shipping
Best practices for managing costs and improving efficiency

Management
30 Save without Sacrificing Service
The how-tos of adding an expediter to your shipping program

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Something’s Got to Give

The current situation with our nation’s postal service — dwindling volumes and huge defi cits — is not likely to improve any time soon. If fact, it’s likely to get worse. The hope that dwindling volumes will cease and start to increase when (if) the economy improves is likely overly optimistic. I don’t see volumes increasing anytime soon — and First-Class Mail volumes will likely continue to decrease regardless of what the economy does. Since First-Class Mail “pays the bills,” that’s not a pretty picture.

So what do we do to ensure the nation’s postal delivery future? There is only one option — to cut costs. As postage costs rise, mailers are forced to evaluate alternative methods of communication, thereby reducing revenue and forcing more rate increases, reducing volumes, etc. Raising rates will only compound the problem. ...

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