Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

Manish Shah, MD, Magnum Cargo., wins FedEx Ship2Drive

Posted by | Aug 2, 2007 | |

FedEx awarded Mr. Manish Shah, Managing Director, Magnum Cargo Pvt. Ltd. with a Maruti Suzuki Car for winning the unique Ship2Drive programme run for Freight Forwarders by FedEx from 1st March 2007 to 30th April 2007.

The FedEx Ship2Drive programme was devised to reward & acknowledge Freight Forwarders as they form an important part of the FedEx customer network and to encourage long standing relationships with the company. During the FedEx Ship2Drive programme Freight Forwarders could earn points for every shipment that was shipped with FedEx during the programme period.

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Catalogers turn to postcards

Posted by | Aug 2, 2007 | |

In the wake of the postal increases, catalog mailers are increasingly turning to creative solutions to keep the volume and integrity of their marketing messages intact, while keeping costs down.

One solution is postcards. Women’s clothing catalog Lady Venus went to Clearwater, FL firm PostcardMania in a bid to increase the number of its qualified leads, cost-effectively. The company wanted to get sales from the leads as well.

Many catalog mailers are now using postcards ahead of a full catalog mailing, inviting prospects to request a catalog.

“Mailing a catalog can be outrageously expensive,” said Karla Jo Helms, vice president of PR for PostCardMania. Sending a prospect a postcard costs much less money and if that person requests a catalog, they are much more likely to buy. For Lady Venus, the results were strong. “My ROI is very good,” said John Sauer, owner of the Lady Venus catalog. In fact, Sauer received immediate orders for the item advertised on his postcard.

“An important tip is getting a clear, defined list before you even start planning the postcard; analyze the database,” Helm said. “Pick one product that sells a lot and feature it with a clear headline so that when people see it, they are motivated to buy.”

In designing a postcard mailing, clear bold headlines, eye-catching color, clearly stated benefits from a product or service and an offer with a reason to “call now” should be clearly displayed.

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India Post: pay traffic fine to postman at your doorstep

Posted by | Aug 2, 2007 | |

Long queues for depositing traffic “challans” at collection centers will soon be a thing of the past in the Capital, thanks to a novel initiative by the Delhi traffic police that will send the postman to your doorstep to collect the fine.

Joining hands with the Indian Postal Department, the traffic police have introduced a system under which the postman, who earlier just delivered traffic violation notices, has been authorized to collect the “challan” amount as well.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Qamar Ahmed said all that a violator has to do is to pay the fine amount along with an additional Rs.5 as service charge through a money-order.

The violator will have to paste the counterfoil of the notice on the money-order form and retain the original copy and a receipt issued by the postman. In turn, the postman will be given some incentive for this additional task.

The initiative will also help the traffic police — which issue 12,000 to 15,000 notices every day — cut down substantially on manpower, which could be deployed for more important activities like traffic regulation.

The latest system ensures almost no interaction between violators and the traffic police. The traffic violation details are gathered from various sources – like red-speed camera, traffic monitoring system, e-mail, SMS, complaint cards and helpline — and are processed online in the traffic server installed at Teen Murti Traffic Police Lines. The processing is carried out through an indigenously developed software application that accesses ownership details from the master database, interfaces them with violation details and then prints out the notices. The traffic police also developed a software that will enable payment of “challans” at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). It is learnt the UTI Bank and the Oriental Bank of Commerce have already given their initial consent for providing such a facility through their ATMs.

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Geodis plans French express acquisition

Posted by | Aug 2, 2007 | |

Geodis has signed a letter of intent to buy a French courier company called “46 Express” to strengthen its domestic express business. The deal was signed in July, according to the company’s half-year report.

“In July, Geodis signed a letter of intend to acquire the 46 Express group before the end of the year. This acquisition will deepen our express delivery network in France,” the company wrote. No further information about the company to be acquired was immediately available.

Meanwhile, Geodis has announced half-year results, with strong revenue growth following the February acquisition of freight forwarder Wilson (formerly TNT Freight Management). Consolidated revenue, including Wilson, rose by 22.1% to over €2,300 million, including 4.1% growth based on a comparable scope of consolidation and at constant exchange rates.

Revenue in France expanded by 5.9% to €1,394 million, led by steady growth in Groupage (LTL) and Freight Forwarding volumes, the company announced. Express revenues grew by 12% in the first half of 2007, boosted by the launch of pick-up and delivery operations for FedEx, Geodis said.

Express operating profit was stable with the positive effects of higher volumes and “ effective pricing policies” offset by higher operating costs and the start of a major new express contract, Geodis said in its H1 report. The company does not release express revenue or volume figures.

The company’s overall H1 consolidated operating profit fell to EUR 44.5 million, including EUR 14.1 million worth of Wilson integration costs, from EUR 53.1 million in first-half 2006. Net profit declined to EUR 14.2 million versus EUR 21.6 million in H1, 2006.

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Postcomm – enforcement guidance

Posted by | Aug 2, 2007 | |

Postcomm has published its first stand-alone document setting out enforcement procedures relating to possible license contraventions. The guidance explains procedures likely to be followed by the postal regulator when it:

– considers complaints
– investigates licensed operators
– takes enforcement action
– imposes financial penalties.

Until now, these procedures have been set out in several Postcomm documents. The aim of bringing them together is to provide greater transparency, by setting out the general principles and approach involved in taking these actions in relation to possible license contraventions.

Some of the procedures set out in the Enforcement Guidance are required by statute, some are not. Where Postcomm is not bound to follow certain procedures, it will aim to apply the approach set out in the Enforcement Guidance on a consistent basis and, in the event that Postcomm decides to depart from the Enforcement Guidance, it will explain its reasons for doing so.

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