We must push for the USPS to fully implement its plan without any watered down legislation. If we—as a nation and as an industry—want the USPS to maintain itself as a self-sustaining enterprise in the face of declining demand for its most lucrative monopoly—first-class mail—it must shed personnel, streamline infrastructure, cut outmoded services and create new products and services that respond to an increasingly connected and, yes, digital world.
I would not like to be in the shoes of the Postmaster General, for no matter what track he takes, he faces an uphill political battle. Let’s hope, like Kramer, he can “TCB.” What’s that? You know, taking care of business. Our businesses are riding on it.
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A third-generation printer, Dustin LeFebvre delivers his vision for Specialty Print Communications as EVP, Marketing through strategy, planning and new product development. With a rich background ranging from sales and marketing to operations, quality control and procurement, Dustin takes a wide-angle approach to SPC