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Marketing Week Royal Mail to include 'delivered by..' mark from JuneMarketing WeekRoyal Mail is to start including the controversial “delivered by…” mark on direct mail from next month, part of a strategy to increase the visibility of the mail service's brand in the face of increased competition from rivals.New 'Delivered …

A new "Delivered By Royal Mail" postmark is to be stamped on letters and other items to distinguish post delivered by the group and its competitors. More: continued here

Scotland Courier 'It's so irritating' — residents claim 'rude' postman leaves them to deliver …Scotland CourierResidents in Dundee's Foggyley area have blasted a ''rude'' postman who ignored a request to take back mail he had wrongly delivered. Dianne is fed up of having to finish the postie's job. By Alan …

Team GB Gold Medallists To Star On Next Day Olympic StampsLondonistFor the first time in Olympic history, next-day stamps will be issued by Royal Mail to celebrate each Team GB Gold Medal win during London 2012. You don't need to be a lifelong philatelist to realise this is pretty special. …

Marketing Week Q&A: Ben Rhodes, Royal MailMarketing WeekRuth Mortimer talks to Royal Mail's head of marketing and commercial strategy Ben Rhodes about his strategy for the deregulated delivery brand. RM: Can you explain why you are introducing the new 'Delivered by Royal Mail' mark on your products?New 'Delivered By Royal …

'Royal' mail for HannahCarrickfergus TimesA SUNNYLANDS Primary School student has an extra special reason to celebrate this year's Jubilee after the arrival of a letter from the Queen. Primary four pupil Hannah Emerson received the special delivery two weeks ago after corresponding with … More: continued here

shropshirestar.com Amazon criticised over delivery timesBirmingham Mail (blog)It noted that Amazon used couriers including Royal Mail's first class service for one-day deliveries which, according to the Royal Mail website, would take between one and two days. The ASA said: "Because we understood that Amazon used non-guaranteed …Amazon has knuckles rapped …

Royal Mail launches tracked delivery service to AustraliaPost and ParcelRoyal Mail has extended its Airsure international tracked service to Australia to help consumers to purchase more products online from British retailers. The UK postal operator said yesterday that Australia was the “international export hotspot” with … More: continued here

Tips from the pressInvestors ChronicleUK Mail , which claims to be the biggest independent delivery service, currently provides a yield of 7.7 per cent but faces concerns over competition from TNT – which is trialling a "final mile" service to rival UK Mail's partner Royal Mail.and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail van attacked by yobsThe Advertiser SeriesA ROYAL Mail worker was left shaken up but uninjured after his van was attacked by yobs. The 7.5tonne vehicle had a brick thrown at its windscreen in Stanhope Road, in Darlington, at about 11pm, last night. Eyewitnesses said the glass in the …