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Bulgaria and Romania – DPD Masterlink opened new road connections from Poland

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

In order to satisfy new market demands, DPD Masterlink opened daily road connections to Bulgaria and Romania. DPD Masterlinks customers as well as clients of partner subsidiaries belonging to the GeoPost Group, show great interest in sending parcels to these countries. The free circulation of goods within the European Union has resulted in the creation of a new international road transportation market for parcel delivery.

This market did not exist before, because of the prohibitive costs of customs clearance. The cost was the same for a single parcel and a whole grouping of parcels. Import and export volumes will fully benefit from the disappearance of customs barriers. It is predicted, similarly to when Poland joined the European Union, that volumes from Bulgaria and Romania will rise to 4 times the amount within the very first year of EU membership.

The new transport network set up by DPD gives our clients additional proof of our commitment to following them in emerging markets but also towards destinations beyond the European Community area, farther afield towards Central and Eastern Europe. We are once again showing our willingness to increase our quality of service to these countries by our capacity for adapting our organisation, explains Paul-Marie Chavanne, CEO of GeoPost.

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Updated proposed mailing standards available at usps.com

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

The U.S. Postal Service has updated its proposed mailing standards to accompany the price change proposal currently before the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The revised standards, published at usps.com/ratecase, respond to the comments USPS received on the previous versions.

In addition to the updated proposal, the website highlights the earlier proposals and provides side-by-side comparisons of today’s prices and those that are currently under review by the PRC. The website also provides helpful information for mailers, including frequently asked questions, press releases, and Mailers Companion and MailPro articles related to the pricing change.

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Correos’ urgent post delivery workers are now using PDAs

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

Correos has successfully completed the incorporation of PDA terminals in its 100 Special Service Units (USEs) distributed throughout Spain. This will not only make the work easier for the over 2,000 delivery personnel in these units who have received this technological tool, but it will also make the delivery service more efficient and dynamic.

Incorporating the PDAs in the Urgent Delivery Units has taken an investment of euro 2 million, though Correos ‘ overall project is to extend the use of PDAs to all of its 30,000 workers who deliver mail every day. Through this ambitious plan, the post office aims to increase the quality of its delivery service. By using the PDAs, the postal workers will be able to dedicate more time to deliveries and less time to administrative tasks at the unit. In addition, the PDAs will make quality control easier and will provide more and better information on deliveries, allowing Correos to give its users and clients comprehensive information on their deliveries. Additionally, using these digital assistants, the post office will be able to offer new added value services, such as tracking urgent deliveries by time bands, digital acknowledgement of receipt, etc.

There are three stages to this mobility plan. In the first, a pilot study was conducted at two Special Service Units in Madrid and one in Toledo. The second stage has just been completed, with the deployment of the PDAs in the 100 USEs, following training of their 2,000 users. The third and final stage will be the gradual deployment of this technology to all other delivery centres, giving PDAs to the whole network, which comprises 2,000 main units and over 8,000 rural postal delivery workers.

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UPS wants credit card company CFO on board

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

United Parcel Service Inc.’s board has nominated American Express Co. Chief Financial Officer Gary L. Crittenden to serve as a director, as UPS’ most senior board member prepares to retire.
Crittenden will stand for election at the UPS annual shareholders meeting on May 10.
Crittenden became American Express CFO in June 2000. Prior, he was the CFO of Monsanto Co. and Sears Roebuck Co. He began his career in consulting with Bain & Co., where he worked on a range of strategic projects in the United States and Germany. He currently serves on Staples Inc.’s board of directors.
Atlanta-based UPS also reported long-time independent director Gary MacDougal will not stand for re-election due to the company’s age guidelines for board members. MacDougal joined the UPS board in 1973 and is now the senior member of the board.
MacDougal served as the chairman and CEO of Mark Controls from 1969 to 1987. Prior, he was a partner at McKinsey & Co., an international management consulting firm. In 1989, MacDougal was appointed by President George H.W. Bush as a delegate and alternate representative in the U.S. delegation to the United Nations.

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TNT Post looks to text response to bring new business

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

TNT Post, the UK postal service, has launched an advertising and mailing campaign with a text response and mobile download element.

TNT is hoping to poach customers from Royal Mail and the company wants to expand on the 60m letters a month it currently processes.
It has decided to use the mobile phone channel rather than the internet as the medium to give interested prospects more information about the company, having decided it speeds up response rates. It also allows TNT’s saleforce to make follow up calls.

The marketing materials invite people to text ‘TNT Post’ to the number 60123. They are sent back a link to the TNT Post mobile internet site, from which they can download more information including testimonial videos from current TNT clients Sky and Lloyds TSB.

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US lawmaker to introduce ‘anti-junk mail’ bill

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

US lawmakers will consider a bill aimed at putting an end to unwanted junk mail.

Representative Sara Gagliardi is expected to introduce a bill that would create a “no junk mail list.”

She talked about her proposal Sunday afternoon on the steps of the Capitol. Under the measure, consumers could opt out of receiving junk mail.

If companies send mail to a person on the list, they would be fined.

Supporters say a junk mail ban would cut down on identity theft, possible fraud and help the environment.

“Junk mail makes it easy for criminals to steal our identity, money and our most private information,” said Gagliardi (D)-Arvada. “Most of all, junk mail is annoying.”

Others are worried about the economic impact.

“We have thousands of organizations in Colorado that effectively use the mail to advertise to their constituents, to their customers to promote and make their business viable,” said Al DeSarro, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service.

DeSarro says 50 percent of the mail they handle is direct marketing mail. If that is cut in half, the 11,000 postal employees in Colorado would be affected.

“This would be a devastating bill for the Postal Service,” said DeSarro.

If the measure passes, companies that violate the “no junk mail list” would face a USD500 fine per offense – similar to the penalty for those who violate the “no call list.”

Colorado is one of six states considering similar anti-junk mail proposals.

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DHL selects Matt Daniels to drive growth in Kuwait

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

DHL has announced the appointment of Matt Daniels as the new General Manager for the company’s business in Kuwait. The move consolidates DHL’s position as market leader in the Middle East, where the company has been offering world-class express logistics services to customers for 30 years.

Daniels started his career with DHL Express back in 1997 and during his time with DHL has held a variety of Commercial and General Management positions within the Middle East including Territory Manager, Sales Manager, Country Manager, Head of Human Resources and now as General Manager. Phil Couchman, Regional Director for DHL Middle East said: “Matt has a decade of experience with DHL in the region and his market knowledge will help to drive our Kuwait operations significantly.”

Matt holds an associate Diploma in Marketing and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources. Coming from a solid commercial background, Matt had previously been fundamental in leading change management within several large organisations and is known to be an enthusiastic and dynamic leader with strong business acumen.

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Epps Retires as President of The UPS Foundation. Lisa Hamilton named successor

Posted by | Feb 14, 2007 | |

UPS announced the appointment of Lisa Hamilton, a Public Affairs manager in Washington, D.C., as the next president of The UPS Foundation, succeeding the retiring Evern Cooper Epps.

Hamilton will take the reins of The UPS Foundation in March. A native of Atlanta, she earned a BS degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan. She has been with UPS for 10 years and before her current post, served as The UPS Foundation’s program director.

Founded in 1951 and based in Atlanta, The UPS Foundation donates more than USD 45 million annually to charitable organizations worldwide. The UPS Foundation’s major initiatives include programs that support global volunteerism, literacy programs and hunger relief. In recent years, the company has focused on expanding its philanthropy and volunteer programs outside the United States in tandem with the company’s business expansion.

Epps, a native of Detroit, joined UPS 32 years ago and has served as president of The UPS Foundation since 1998. Only the fourth president in the Foundation’s 55-year history, she has guided the organization through a period of significant growth and change.

During her tenure, The UPS Foundation focused its giving into three primary areas: volunteerism, hunger and literacy.

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