The Intelligent Mail barcode is one of the most enabling technologies the USPS has introduced in recent history. This resource center can help you get the facts about the IM barcode, including mailer requirements to achieve basic and full-service options.
The IM barcode offers mailers benefits such as:
- Uniquely tracking every mailpiece
- Achieving postage discounts
- Taking advantage of postal services
- Minimizing UAA mail
- Better visibility into the USPS
Learn more about how BÖWE BELL + HOWELL can help you embrace the IM barcode:
White Papers & Articles
A New View of Production Mail
The equipment used in the production of mail hasn’t radically changed since the first inserting system was patented in 1936 by Albert Williams. The market is ripe for an alternative: we must radically change some assumptions we make about what constitutes a well-formed, actionable mailpiece, enabling a lower cost per piece and an aggressively increased level of transaction with the recipient.
Maximizing Postage Discounts
What mailers should know about Move Update compliance: Mailers must evaluate their operations in light of new standards for Move Update or risk significant financial impact. What can mailers do to optimize their operations and ensure the best possible rates?
The Move to Intelligent Mail
What mailers need to know: The USPS Intelligent Mail barcode initiative is finally becoming a reality. Mailers of all sizes that plan to take advantage of the substantial discounts and services provided when mail meets postal requirements need to start planning and strategizing on what this change will mean to them.
The Revitalized Demand for an Automated Document Factory
White paper describing ADF solutions, many enabled by the IMB
A “Move Update” View of Full Service IMB
Two important developments present both great risk and opportunity for mailers: the push toward the use of Intelligent Mail barcodes and evolving standards regarding Move Update.
Getting the Most from Full Service IMB
Selecting the right software and implementation strategy are important to reduce the implementation effort, as well as to maximize the benefits available through Full Service Intelligent Mail barcode.
The ABCs of Postal Software
From address cleansing to presorting, to producing the Intelligent Mail Barcode on the mailpiece, postal software is a crucial component of any mailing operation. This dependency on USPS-certified software and its underlying data is now more critical than ever for mailers who wish to achieve the essential postage discounts derived from workshare opportunities.
Moving Ahead with Move Update
Address quality all starts with using CASS-certified software, which should result in your addresses being complete and correct. But what can be done to ensure the address is current? That’s where Move Update methodologies come in. Properly utilized, they provide a crucial role to your overall address quality strategy.
Software’s Role in Intelligent Mail
The criticality of software in the mailing industry is well-established. Postage discounts are predicated on the use of CASS- and PAVE-certified software. The same can be said for the Intelligent Mail barcode.
Videos
- Click here to watch a video describing how the IMB integrates into a document lifecycle
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