Thirty Large-Volume Mailers and Service Bureaus Sign Agreements to
Offer Innovative Service
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2011--
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) announced today that it has signed thirty
strategic alliance agreements with large third-party mailers for the Volly™
secure digital delivery service. The signed agreements are with large
volume mailers and service bureaus that represent over 4,000 companies
and consumer brands. Together, these mailers send out nearly six billion
mail pieces annually for their customers in the automotive, banking,
brokerage, cable, credit union, consumer products, direct mail,
financial services, state and local government, gaming, healthcare,
insurance, loyalty, marketing, mutual fund, non-profit, payroll,
publishing, retail, telecommunications and utilities industries.
"Density is key – and relationships with high-volume mailers and service
bureaus will be the fastest route to achieving it,” stated said Matt
Swain, associate director, Document Outsourcing, InfoTrends.
“Pitney Bowes is doing a great job of leveraging its extensive
relationships with high-volume mailers across the United States to help
reach the density necessary to make Volly an attractive consumer
destination.”
“Building density to create an experience that consumers really use and
depend on can only be done with trust— trust not only between solution
provider and mailer, but also trust between consumer and mailer,”
explained Chuck
Cordray, president, Volly, Pitney Bowes. “The Volly™ secure digital
delivery system was purposefully designed so that it supports the
mailer’s brand while offering a new, powerful channel for customer
communications. Brands control their messaging, and consumers control
their chosen senders, creating a powerful, interactive marketplace.”
The Volly™ secure digital delivery service is a cloud-based digital mail
communications platform that will empower consumers to receive, view,
organize, and manage bills, statements, direct marketing, catalogs,
coupons and other content from multiple providers using a single
application. Volly™ is an opt-in, consumer-focused consolidation service
which also includes online bill pay, and will be made available at no
cost to U.S. consumers.
About Pitney Bowes
Delivering more than 90 years of innovation,
Pitney Bowes provides software,
hardware
and services
that integrate physical and digital communications channels. Long known
for making its customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly
helping other companies grow their business through advanced customer
communications management. Pitney Bowes is a $5.4 billion company and
employs 30,000 worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new
opportunity™. www.pb.com
Source: Pitney Bowes Inc.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Colette Cote, 203-351-6132
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