Paul Miller

The rate shuffle

| Paul Miller

When it comes to postal rates, the news is mixed. While the odds of pushing off a rate hike until next year are improving, the complexity of postal rate

Focus group scolds USPS

| Paul Miller

The U.S. Postal Service has a lot more work ahead if it wants to become a serious rival to United Parcel Service in the residential parcel shipping market.

Outbound explosion

| Paul Miller

Many consumers don’t appreciate phone calls from the likes of aluminum siding marketers or survey groups during dinner. Business-to-business catalog buyers,

Seeking even faster growth

| Paul Miller

Based on projections for U.S. business at large, Catalog Age estimates that annual b-to-b catalog revenue growth will average at least 8%-10% through

The future of parcel shipping

| Paul Miller

For years, speculation regarding the future of parcel shipping focused on who would succeed United Parcel Service as the dominant carrier. By 2001, it

The vibes for 2001

| Paul Miller

Well-capitalized catalogers have just about every reason to look toward the future with optimism. Based on current conditions and economic projections,

Postal Prognosis: Positive

| Paul Miller

By 2001, the U.S. Postal Service’s most important customer group will likely be catalogers and other advertising mailers. While the once-dominant first