Isle of Man Post Office Sponsorship Committee donated 20 Mark Cavendish stamp and coin packs for this year’s Special Olympic World Games which were held from 24 July until 2 August in Los Angeles.
A three year project to restore the antiquated Manx Electric Railway (MER) mail van no.16 is now complete, and the mail van was put back on track after 40 years in its new olive green livery at its re-launch in Laxey, following extensive restoration works.
Isle of Man Post Office (IOMPO) has been unable to reach a positive conclusion in the negotiations with Ramsey Courthouse Limited (RCL) to take over Ramsey Post Office with both parties disappointed with the outcome.
With Direct Mail, timing is crucial. In fact, according to one expert, it accounts for 20% of the key criteria for a successful campaign.
Isle of Man Post Office has had it brought to their attention by one of its collectors in Germany, that there is an error on the Europa 2015 'Old Toys' EU stamp featured on the gummed sheet of 10 stamps when compared to the identical stamp featured on the Millennium Tapestry gummed sheet of 50.
In the UK, 21.9 million people respond to Direct Mail campaigns each year. That means at least one third of the population is open to the concept, if the message is right.
There was a really interesting article on Econsultancy recently from a gentleman called Ashley Friedlein, who’s been experimenting with the concept of what he calls Multi- or Omni-Marketing.
