USPS Inspector General says agency was overcharged $75B for pension fund
The current system of funding the US Postal Service‘s Civil Service Retirement System pension responsibility has resulted in…
DM job market to improve this quarter: survey
Direct marketing professionals are facing a more favorable job market this year than in 2009, according to a…
Worldcolor to eliminate 200 jobs in plant consolidation
Direct mail product manufacturer Worldcolor will cut about 200 positions by the end of March in an effort…
MasterCard, DMM open data-driven divisions
MasterCard Worldwide has launched a data analytics and marketing service for its clients, a sign that validates marketers’…
Unica buys e-mail deliverability firm Pivotal Veracity for $18M
Marketing software firm Unica acquired Pivotal Veracity, an e-mail deliverability and optimization firm, this week for about $17.8…
R/GA names Charnock chief strategy officer
R/GA hired William Charnock as chief strategy officer, a newly created position, effective January 25. Reporting to Bob…
Super Bowl ad prices down as major brands pull out
In last week’s issue, DMNews detailed PepsiCo’s decision to pull Super Bowl advertising for its flagship soft-drink brand…
PRC report values one-day-per-week Postal Service delivery cut in billions
If it had implemented a five-day-per-week delivery schedule years ago, the US Postal Service would have saved more…
UPS to cut 1,800 jobs by April
UPS disclosed on January 8 that it will cut about 1,800 management and administrative positions in an effort…
Pitney Bowes: Many mailers not taking advantage of Postal Service mandate changes
One-third of the respondents to a Pitney Bowes Business Insight survey said they use manual updating procedures when…