Vice President, Area Operations, Great Lakes Area

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The Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, Megan J. Brennan, announced on January 4,  Erica Brix as Vice President, Area Operations, Great Lakes Area. 

Excerpts from Megan’s statement are included below.

For the past year, Erica has served in this role on an acting basis and demonstrated excellent leadership, a commitment to customers and employees, and delivered strong results.  She led major safety initiatives that resulted in an 8.5 percent reduction in total accidents. 

Erica will lead a workforce of more than 77,000 employees, with responsibility for all aspects of operations, marketing, and customer engagement.  The Great Lakes Area serves more than 36 million customers across five states and has an operating budget of more than $7 billion.

She was previously the Western Area Manager, Operations Support, and oversaw mail processing and distribution, customer service, and administrative operations.  A postal manager for over 30 years, she has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility including Senior Plant Manager, Northland District, with a responsibility for 11 plant facilities and Acting District Manager in Portland, Oregon.

A graduate of the Postal Service's Advanced Leadership Program, she is also Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.  Erica holds a bachelor of science degree in business management from Metropolitan University.

USPS proposes biggest stamp price hike since 1991

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The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to increase the price of its first-class mail forever stamp in the biggest price hike since 1991. 

The USPS board of governors requested a 5 cent increase to the forever stamp, up to 55 cents. Before recalculating the cost of sending those wedding invitations, USPS said the change would also reduce the additional ounce price of letters. So, a 2-ounce stamped letter would decrease from 71 cents to 70 cents, according to a statement.

Priority Mail flat rate prices could also increase by an average of 5.9 percent. For example, a medium flat rate box that now goes for $13.65 would increase to $14.35. 

The Postal Regulatory Commission must approve the changes before they could go into effect. 

Incentive Programs Are Back!

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2019 USPS Mailing Promotions

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The Postal Service™ designed the 2019 Mailing Promotions to encourage mailers to incorporate innovative technology and print techniques into their mailpieces, which would enable them to continue using mail as part of their multi-channel marketing mix. Through their participation, mailers can drive higher response rates and increase their overall return on investment in mail. 

The Postal Service expects to increase the value of direct mail and retain the volumes of transactional mail by encouraging the use of technologies integrated in mail to ensure long-term product growth. Our 2019 Mailing Promotions include the following programs:

• 2019 Tactile, Sensory, and Interactive Mailpiece Engagement promotion;
• 2019 Emerging and Advanced Technology promotion;
• 2019 Earned Value promotion;
• 2019 Personalized Color Transpromo promotion;
• 2019 Mobile Shopping promotion; and
• 2019 Informed Delivery promotion.

For more information about the 2019 Mailing Promotions, visit postalpro.usps.com/promotions.