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Integrated Printing Solutions Awarded the 2012 Mail Technology Award from the United Stated Postal Service

 

Centennial, CO – February 15, 2012 – Integrated Printing Solutions (“IPS”) was awarded the 2012 Mail Technology Award from the United States Postal Service (“USPS”).

The award letter from the USPS stated: “This award is a tribute to Integrated Printing Solutions for having recognized the vital importance of innovation, teamwork, communications and customer satisfaction. It is dedicated to companies like yours who have worked in concert with postal managers to enhance the value of mail and helped to make our business partnership successful.”

One client of IPS, a leading provider of prepaid products for consumers, required fast and reliable delivery of their gift cards. Additionally, this client needed to improve the overall shipping performance to their consumers from their current courier options. The USPS offered up a solution that would ensure faster delivery, tracking, and offer proof of delivery – Critical Mail.

IPS worked with the USPS Operations Integration and Technical Integrations group to research payment options, label requirements, and data integration. In turn, they made the decision to use Mail Manifest and Permit Imprint for postage. Working together, IPS and USPS technical and production teams developed a shipping label which included the IMpb for tracking, Permit Imprint and Manifesting for postage, electronic data exchange for postal documentation and tracking files, and mail acceptance with daily pick-up. The USPS team also worked with IPS to provide supplies of Critical Mail branded envelopes.

IPS wanted to have the solution in place for the high-volume holiday gift-card season. Testing was successfully completed in June, and their client began offering Critical Mail for fulfillment of gift cards. Priority Mail was added in October as another option for consumers. The overall customer experience has improved with faster delivery, full tracking, and high impact of the Critical Mail branded envelopes. Currently one of USPS’ highest volume mailers of Critical Mail, IPS in now positioned to offer Priority Mail and Critical Mail to other clients.



Contact information:



Kathy Sewell
Director of Marketing
Integrated Printing Solutions
7025 S. Fulton Street, Suite 100
Centennial, CO 80112
www.denverips.com
303-221-1110

About Integrated Printing Solutions

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, Integrated Printing Solutions (IPS) is a premier provider and innovator of print, personalization & packaging, data programming & management and specialty marketing strategies for many of the world’s largest companies. Servicing the gift card, credit, healthcare, incentive and prepaid card markets, IPS provides complete end-to-end solutions in card, card personalization services, on-demand card printing, full service commercial printing, distribution, warehousing and direct mail. Today, IPS is fully certified and is providing VISA, MasterCard, American Express, gift, debit, prepaid and healthcare products.