Sunday, October 14, 2012

U.S. Postal Service Turns to Ad Industry for Help

It's about time! At the annual Association of National Advertisers conference, USPS has announced that they hope mail will be a platform to launch digital campaigns. The USPS is hoping to link itself to the rising popularity of high-tech ventures by offering discounts to marketers that integrate digital marketing, such as quick-response codes, in direct-mail pieces. USPS also recently launched a branded stamps program in which marketers can use corporate images in the place of traditional stamps. Chrysler has recently tested the program, and I would be curious to know what their feedback is! This is an interesting first step in potentially getting the USPS out of their budget deficits. 

Read the full article here: http://adage.com/article/special-report-ana-annual-meeting-2012/beleaguered-postal-service-ad-industry/237757/

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