Here we are again. Amid the anxiety and uncertainty as the UK once again goes into a national lockdown, there is also a feeling of déjà vu. When the first lockdown was announced in March, we all had to adjust to new sets of rules and...
Fifty per cent of the SMP board appear in the top 50 of a prestigious industry ‘who’s who’. Printweek’s 2021 Top 500 list rates nine of the 14-strong SMP board in the top 100. These include Paragon Customer Communications, who finished in the top spot, closely followed...
The annual SMP Summit returns to London on September 30th where members can meet to swap news and advice and also hear from Royal Mail on how together we can shape the future of mail. The keynote speaker will be Simon Thompson, the new CEO of...
Royal Mail has launched a new postal apprenticeship scheme for would-be postmen and postwomen. Successful apprentices will achieve a Level 2 qualification. The scheme is designed to provide participants not only with the required skills for a successful career within Royal Mail, but with a broad...
The Strategic Mailing Partnership today launches its first ever mail performance awards, to recognise the contribution mailing houses make to the success of client campaigns. The awards are open to all SMP mail producers, irrespective of size of business and can be entered for any...
SMP members can keep up to date with the latest news and insight from JICMAIL with a free webinar next week. The session will take members through the latest data and observations on mail effectiveness during the most recent lockdown. The webinar is on June 15th at...
JICMAIL, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released the latest results from its panel-based mail planning system, which reveal that mail volumes captured on the media measurement panel have recorded year on year growth for the first time since the start of the...
Royal Mail’s annual results were announced on May 20th 2021 for the financial year 20/21. The company announced an adjusted operating profit of £344m for the period, with parcel revenue growth more than offsetting the decline in letter revenue. The impact of COVID-19 saw a significant reduction...
Introduction Royal Mail does not currently operate a system where every letter item in its network is uniquely identified, meaning it does not have full visibility of volumes and attributes for every mail item in its network at any specified time. The introduction of the Mailmark...
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