FRIDAY MAY 15, 2009
POSTAL FORUM TO FEATURE
THREE MAIN THEMES
The 2009 Postal Forum to be held Thursday, June 11at the
Intercontinental Hotel, Toronto, will feature keynotes and
presentations on three main themes from an industry and Canada Post
perspective: Postal economics; the challenge to achieve 100 per cent
deliverable mail; and the Value Add Mailer (VAM) potential to
increase mail volumes. The added bonus of: What’s on Your Wish List?
concurrent round tables covering Transaction Mail; Direct Mail;
Publications Mail; Address Management; VAM Priorities, deliver an
additional opportunity for delegates to prioritize issues for
follow-through by NAMMU Councils.
Speakers confirmed to date
include: Tony Cioffi, President and CEO, The
Reader’s Digest Association (Canada); Jacques Cote,
Chief Operating Officer, Canada Post Corporation; Patrick
Bartlett, General Manager, MSP Sales Channel Management;
Laura Artibello, President, Mailennium; Shirley
Neil (Manitoba Hydro) CGA representative; Ross
McKenzie, Mailing Innovations; Jim Wiseman,
Transcontinental Printing (RBW); Alexis Zamkow,
General Manager, Direct Marketing Data and Services; Eleanor
Rafter, Director Partner Relationship Management.
Event sponsors confirmed to date
include: The Canadian Gas Association (CGA); Mailennium; TCP
Integrated Marketing; The KMR Group. Information on sponsorship and
table displays:
sponsorship@nammu.org
This Postal Forum delivers real
value. Don’t miss out – there is a huge return on investment for
your time at this conference!
Registration: click here
R.R. DONNELLY BIDS FOR
QUEBECOR WORLD
R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company announced this week a written
indication of interest to acquire all or substantially all of the
assets and properties of Quebecor World Inc. Chicago-based Donnelly
further indicated it was prepared to move expediently to a legally
binding purchase agreement, pending the completion of due diligence.
The company noted it believed the non-binding proposal offered
Quebecor World debtors and their creditors superior terms to the
current draft amended reorganization plans recently proposed. The
bid rests on the Donnelly vision of a “strong strategic fit” and at
Quebecor Inc.’s general meeting this week, no comment was offered on
the bid, except that it was a proposition for the Quebecor World
directors to consider. If the bid is successful, reportedly 3,500
employees in Canadian plants would become part of Donnelly.
Learn more:
www.rrdonnelly.com
OUTSOURCING BOOM BOOSTS
CGI BOTTOM LINE
According to a report in the Financial Post (FP6, May 7)
the global economic crisis continues to be a boon to CGI Group Inc.
as more companies outsource their technology operations. While the
recession has boosted outsourcing contracts, CGI is feeling a drop
in systems integration and consulting, its other business units. The
company expects this impact to continue to be offset by growth in
outsourcing. Canadian operations revenue fell due to non-renewal of
contracts, but U.S. business was up, helped by changes in the
exchange rate. During this quarter, CGI booked $1.68-billion in new
contracts, almost twice its quarterly revenue. Learn more:
www.cgi.com
ONTARIO HARMONIZED SALES
TAX
The NAMMU Board has circulated information and potential
applications of the HST for specific sectors of the mailing
industry. All members are being solicited for input and this week,
one member forwarded an email demanding action from a consumer as
well as a business perspective, providing an email address for
consumer complaints:
http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/feedback.asp As noted at
the recent Toronto Chapter meeting, more specific information beyond
what has already been circulated will only be available in October.
Because there has been so little industry feedback on this tax,
NAMMU will dedicate a round table at The 2009 Postal Conference to
surface any questions/issues from business and consumer perspectives
that have yet to be put forward. Questions:
executive@nammu.org
CANADIAN ENVIRO CHOICES
RANK LOW
According to an annual National Geographic Report,
Canadians rank second to last overall in their environmental
choices, amongst the 17 countries surveyed (The Gazette,
May 14, A11.) The Greendex global poll measures consumers’
environmental impact in the areas of housing, transportation, food,
and consumer goods. Canadians reportedly favour bigger houses,
bigger cars, and excessive home heating, which drag down Canada’s
score. Canadians are the least likely to take public transit, but
the report found Canadians are notably good recyclers and drink less
bottled water than other countries. Learn more and take the
abbreviated survey and find out where you rank on the Greendex
scale:
www.nationalgeographic.com/greendex
