Geek.com Bruce Schneier sells laptop on eBay, encounters fraud twiceGeek.comA recent sale on eBay has proved that not only is he also vulnerable, he seems to be a bit unlucky too. Bruce had a brand new Sony Vaio VGN-TZ398U laptop to sell and decided to list it on eBay for $1499. Sure enough, it wasn't…
Bill To Rename Killingsworth Post Office After Martin Luther KingWillamette Week, ORis back with a bill proposing to rename the US Postal Service office at 630 NE Killingsworth Ave. the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Post Office. The measure failed to pass in the last congressional session. But Blumenauer spokeswoman Erin Allweiss says … More: continued…
Privatize the Post OfficeCato @ Liberty, DCTHE POST office may be the next too-big thing. If it continues on its present course, the US Postal Service stands to post $6 billion to $12 billion in losses by the end of the fiscal year. By the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009, it had racked…
Burglars use scaffolding pole to break into Stow Post OfficeTewkesbury ADMAG, UKBy Simon Crump ยป They used the pole to force the Sheep Street building's door just before 2am on Wednesday June 17. Shortly beforehand, they deactivated the building's security alarm by damaging its exterior bell. The police have appealed for witnesses … More: continued here
Consumers 'feel valued when firms use direct mail to reach them'Business Strata – Business News, UKGrowing businesses could benefit from using direct mail to reach consumers, an expert has claimed. In a recent interview with advice website Marketing Donut, Royal Mail's Andrew Miller has claimed that studies have shown how people tend to be very …Direct…
Wilt the Stilt on a stamp?Philadelphia Inquirer, PADown to business: Our friends at the Philly Tribune have been pushing to get Wilt Chamberlain his own stamp. After letters were sent by Ed Stefanski, Ed Snider, David Stern, Pat Riley, Mayor Nutter, Sen. Arlen Specter, Jerry West and others in support … More: continued here
Direct Mail Still Gets the Results, Says Marketing ExpertLive-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria(live-PR.com) – Bristol, UK June 23, 2009 — Email might be free and instant, but the evidence is that customers still have a big preference for the personal touch that comes with direct mail, says Andrew Miller of Royal Mail in a recent interview on ……
China Daily Wanna Have Lunch With Warren Buffett?Motley FoolAs happens every year, lunch with Buffett is being auctioned off on eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), with the proceeds going to charity. The auction started Sunday night and will continue until the end of this week. Last year, a Chinese investor ponied up $2.1 …Video: How Much Would…
Daily Mail Royal Mail staff accused over delivery 'scam'Brand Republic, UKby Staff, Brand Republic 23-Jun-09, 14:10 LONDON – Staff at Royal Mail have been accused of manipulating a mystery shopper scheme designed to monitor the efficiency of its delivery service, to ensure they hit targets and received bonuses. …Royal Mail Abandons Zonal Pricing Judicial ReviewHell MailBrickbats…
ebay backs down on paypalBusinessDay.com.au, AustraliaEBAY'S contentious plan to funnel almost all of its online auction payments through a subsidiary is over, after the company finally capitulated to pressure from its sellers and the competition regulator. The bid by the US-based auction provider to … More: continued here