Enhance Communication via USPS Confirm™ Service
Posted by Norine Butte on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 @ 09:01 AM
Enhance Communication via USPS® CONFIRMTM Service
By Jeffery Peoples, CEO & Founder, Window Book, Inc.
One of the services available for participating in U.S. Postal Intelligent Mail® Full Service is OneCodeTM Confirm to track your mailings. Mailers who are currently using PLANET Code® for encoding tracking information for Confirm® service can now take advantage of this new service which is supported by Intelligent Mail®. This means you will be including the OneCodeTM Confirm barcode imbedded in the Intelligent Mail® barcode instead of posting an additional PLANET barcode on your mail pieces. OneCodeTM Confirm service enables mailers to follow the progress of their jobs from start to delivery and track exactly when your mail was dropped off, processed, and delivered. This information will help business mailers to better manage their operation, reduce marketing expenses, improve customer service and call center scheduling.
OneCodeTM Confirm service is designed to add value for the mailers and their customers by enhancing visibility in the USPS mail stream. This service provides you with the data which you can use to track mail electronically, and it will give you information in advance about the path and delivery of outbound mail and inbound business reply mail; destination OneCodeTM Confirm will transmit an electronic notification to the mailers when mail pieces are inducted at the U.S. Postal Service® facility; origin Confirm lets mailers know when their customers have mailed back business reply mail such as checks and orders.
In today's world where mail owners and mail providers need to better manage in-house resources to lower operational expenses, OneCodeTM Confirm service will help you to continue to reduce costs as you implement new Postal Service tools to maintain a competitive edge. Mailers will be able to gain more control over their mailings by being able to access near real-time tracking information of where their mail is and when it will be delivered. They can benefit from major ROI savings on marketing campaigns by tracking all the important and time-sensitive mailings, enhance customer service by monitoring the progress of mailings, and improve cash management by tracking incoming checks and statements.
In order to fully benefit from OneCodeTM Confirm and USPS automation discounts, you need to make sure that your software is compatible with the USPS Intelligent Mail® system, and are able to produce certified barcodes which supports PostalOne!®. Depending on class of mail your software should be able to print 3600's, 3602's, 8125's, 3152-A's, and the files that describe the contents of each statement. Ideally, it should be able to automatically populate Electronic Mailing Data (EMD) from Mail.dat® files and flexible enough to participate with additional real-time tracking programs. By using USPS OneCodeTM Confirm, you will be able to participate in Intelligent Mail, which will no longer be an option but a necessity in the future to benefit from postage discounts. Start inspecting your current operation now since implementing new programs requires time, money, and training.