Tag: UK

Freepost survey exposes Irish An Post

Posted by | Aug 8, 2004 | |

Loss making An Post has exploded with rage following Sunday Independent revelations of glaring ineptitude in the policing of its ‘Freepost’ letter system. Despite its fury at being caught out, the bloated semi-State operator has vowed to pull up its socks and try a bit harder.

In a sample test conducted by the Sunday Independent, some 13 of 15 letters posted over the last fortnight arrived at their destination. None had a stamp but all were marked Freepost. This follows revelations that similar abuses of the service are widespread in the UK.

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Amtrak service delivers online digital POD images

Posted by | Aug 7, 2004 | |

Amtrak Express Parcels has implemented a sophisticated system that makes original signed proofs of delivery (PoD) available via the Internet. Using the latest document imaging and web technology, Amtrak’s customers, depots and customer service staff can immediately view and print the original PoD document showing recipient details with signature. The docStore service, provided through Amtrak technology partner Image Integrators, also incorporates the scanning of virtually all of Amtrak’s internal documentation. Including manually-collected consignment notes and invoices, around 300,000 documents are scanned monthly. This gives everyone through the Amtrak network immediate and easy access to any document that they need to reference.

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Royal Mail UK offers employees prizes to turn up for work

Posted by | Aug 6, 2004 | |

The Royal Mail is taking desperate measures to persuade employees to turn up for work. Absenteeism is so high that staff are being offered the chance to win cars and holiday vouchers in an attempt to lure them into the workplace on a consistent basis.

Postal workers who manage to pitch up every day from last Monday until the end of next January without taking a day off sick will be entered into a prize draw and could win one of 34 Ford Focuses or 68 holiday vouchers worth GBP2,000.

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Deutsche Post Eur150m media spend up for review

Posted by | Aug 6, 2004 | |

German company Deutsche Post World Net, owner of Deutsche Post, Postbank and DHL, is reviewing its national and international EUR150m (GBP99.2m) media planning and buying accounts, currently split between Mediaedge:cia and Carat.

The incumbents will repitch for business along with Starcom MediaVest, Initiative Media and Mediaplus. The decision will be made this autumn from the company’s German headquarters.

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