A colleague of mine sent me these headlines and OK…my curiosity got the best of me…so I googled the headline and found the announcement on the USPS news site – so I guess the numbers must be real!
http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2010/pr10_0113.htm
The article goes on to say that ‘Sixty Percent More Mailers Sign On to the Full Service Program’
To save you the time of accessing the details, I have included the contents in this posting:
It took seven months to hit the 1 billion mark, but only four more weeks to hit 3 billion. That’s the number of Intelligent Mail Full Service mailpieces processed by the U.S. Postal Service since the program’s implementation last May. The milestone mailing entered the postal distribution network the week of Jan. 4, and the actual number was confirmed yesterday. The number of Intelligent Mail Full Service mailers increased to 171, a 60 percent increase from mid-December. To date, Intelligent Mail Full Service has generated $1 billion in revenue. “The month of December has been one of exceptional participation and performance,” said Tom Day, senior vice president, Intelligent Mail and Address Quality. “The PostalOne! system handled more than twice the previous peak of eDoc postage statements and did so with 98 percent being processed in 30 minutes or less. Mailers are realizing the benefits of Full Service Intelligent Mail, and are doing so in a stable operating environment.”
In Q4 we at PBBI saw a lot of activity and while many of us were expecting to hear the sounds of very unhappy mailers that weren’t getting their earned discounts, all was quiet. So, it appears as though the USPS was ready after all. Not to suggest that there weren’t challenges, but all in all; the USPS with significant support from many mailers, seems to have pulled it off.
Please share any ups and downs you may have experienced in implementing Full Service IMB within your organization ….and….let’s see if this rate of growth continues in another four weeks!!!
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