Year: 2003

USPS addresses small businesses

Posted by | Jun 9, 2003 | |

The U.S. Postal Service is reaching out to small-business owners this month, using the U.S. mail to promote its new “Guide to Mailing for Businesses and Organizations.”

The 94-page book, introduced in April at the National Postal Forum in New Orleans, was produced as part of the agency’s transformation plan. The book had an initial press run of between 1 million and 1.5 million copies, and about half of those are being sent to customers and prospects in a direct mail package created by Draft/Campbell-Ewald, the Postal Service’s agency of record.

Two hundred thousand packages, which include the guide and a customized cover letter, will be sent to new permit holders and new mailers with addresses on file at the USPS. Another 300,000 copies, with a different version of the cover letter, will be sent to prospective customers. The prospect names will be derived from segmentation analysis of the Postal Service’s in-house database and D&B Inc. data.

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Irish express players broaden horizons

Posted by | Jun 9, 2003 | |

New PacTrac research data into the Irish parcels and express market shows how European postal operators are increasing their share of both the international and domestic sectors. On the domestic front, of the estimated 6.9m parcels despatched annually by Irish international parcels and express shippers, the domestic post office brands (An Post & SDS) feature predictably strongly, together accounting for 47%. Internationally, of the estimated 1.8m express parcels dispatched annually, just seven brands make up 82% of the market, with DHL (26%) leading the way.

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ASTAR Air Cargo names Blanchard and Godly to accounting and finance positions

Posted by | Jun 9, 2003 | |

Following up on the recent management re-organization of the company upon John Dasburg’s arrival as Chairman and CEO, Phil Wegescheide, Vice President Finance and Controller, announced that he has hired Bob Blanchard as Director Maintenance Accounting and Accounts Payable and Martin Godly, Director Financial Planning and Analysis. Mr. Blanchard will be responsible for aircraft maintenance accounting, other fixed assets, accounts payable, and payroll. Mr. Godly will assume responsibilities for budgeting, planning, analysis and capital expenditure planning. The appointments will be effective June 9 with Mr. Blanchard’s relocation to ASTAR’s Cincinnati office and Mr. Godly to ASTAR’s newly relocated headquarters in Miami, Florida.

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Carat Czech Republic initiates cooperation with DHL

Posted by | Jun 9, 2003 | |

Carat Czech Republic, a subsidiary of the UK media agency Carat, started co-operation with the U.S. express and logistics company DHL Worldwide Express, the director of Carat Czech Republic, Petr Majerik, said on June 5, 2003.
The co-operation covers the companies’ operations throughout Europe, Majerik added. Carat Czech Republic expects a minimum of 25-pct year-on-year increase in turnover for 2003, Majerik said.

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A silver lining appears in the wild west

Posted by | Jun 9, 2003 | |

Despite a gloomy economic prognosis, one parcels company believes its niche services can see it through Parcel activity is a good indicator of a country’s economic fortunes. So if the wheels have come off the Irish economy, what does it mean for companies such as Interlink? There are conflicting messages from CEO Brendan O’Neill. The company’s traffic is up 12% this year, averaging 8,500 consignments and 16,000 parcels a night in April, but he admits that yields are under pressure. Overall, the movement of goods in and out of Ireland is static, he believes, revealing a growing disparity between gross domestic and gross national product.

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Pall-Ex moves into Spain

Posted by | Jun 9, 2003 | |

UK palletised distribution network Pall-Ex has teamed up with Trans European Transport in Spain to launch its latest European service, Pall-Ex Iberia. The service will cover Spain, Portugal and the Canary and Balearic Islands.
Santiago Vicente, deputy MD of Trans European, said: “We are the largest company to move goods between the UK and Spain, but our customer wanted additional services so we realised the need for a groupage service.”

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