by Rob Reed on January 4, 2010
A Fox News feature story about Zumbox originally aired on Saturday, January 2nd, and is now being syndicated to Fox affiliates across the U.S.
(MYFOX NATIONAL) – You say can goodbye to snail mail for good thanks to a new paperless postal service called “Zumbox.”
To cut down on his mail, Ryan Mickle of San Francisco has been paying his bills and keeping in touch with friends and family online. Now he is also using Zumbox , a new Web-based postal system that uses his street address for e-delivery.
“With just one click, say I want this [letter] paperless in the future please,” said Mickle. “And I’ll never see a paper copy ever again.”
Rob Reed, vice president of marketing at Zumbox, explained, “We’ve created a digital mailbox for every street address in the U.S., so now all mail can be sent online the same way it’s sent on paper.”
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by admin on December 23, 2009
Great deals can be found in every registered Zumbox
As paperless mail starts to come online, we’ll keep you posted about select, non-confidential pieces being sent from our partners and how it’s unique and relevant to the Zumbox experience.
Below are two promotions that were sent for the holiday season. You had to have a registered Zumbox to get them, so register your Zumbox if you haven’t already and tell your friends and family about Zumbox so they, too, can be eligible for great deals.
GNC: Our most recent special offer is from GNC. Save on stocking stuffers and other in-store-only deals. Where is the closest GNC to you? Each mail piece includes a dynamic Google maps mashup to show you the way.
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by admin on December 23, 2009
We recently released a substantial system upgrade that enables more than one Zumbox to be registered at each address. In other words, people can now register personal Zumbox digital mailboxes based on their name and street address. Allow us to explain…
Previously, as you may have noticed, there could only be one Zumbox for each U.S. street address. Any mail sent to that street address via Zumbox would go there, regardless of the actual name to which it was addressed. This mimicked the physical world, where all paper mail is received in one USPS mailbox and then hand-sorted by recipient if necessary. With Zumbox, paperless mail is now pre-sorted by name and delivered exclusively and securely to the actual recipient. With a Zumbox personal mailbox, your roommates, kids, parents, or tenants will no longer be able to see who is sending you mail, let alone giving them the option to open it. This significantly enhances the security, privacy and functionality of the Zumbox paperless postal system.
Registering a personal Zumbox is simple. First, note that your current Zumbox has already been “personalized” according to the name you have on the account. To register additional Zumboxes, go to Zumbox.com and enter a new name with the same street address. You’ll be immediately notified that a Zumbox is already registered at this address (see photo), and a new security code will be mailed to that person via the USPS. This code has to then be entered at Zumbox.com to secure that mailbox and create a new account. The original Zumbox user at that address will be notified each time a new Zumbox is registered for that address.
One of the major benefits of Zumbox, in particular with this system upgrade, is that you only deal with your mail. A significant part of the so-called junk mail problem is the overwhelming nature of it. You go to your USPS mailbox each day, and it’s a physical chore to sort through everything. This is magnified several times when you have multiple people at the same address receiving mail. It’s very 19th century. In the 21st century, when you open your Zumbox, the only mail you’ll see is your mail. Whether it’s a bill, statement, newsletter, public notice, or special offer, 100% of that mail is intended for you. We see this as a significant improvement on the overall postal mail experience. It is truly Mail 2.0.
by Rob Reed on November 16, 2009
Top green-living magazine sends renewal notices via Zumbox
If you’ve ever subscribed to a print magazine, then you’ve received renewal notices in the mail. If you miss or ignore these notices, you’ll get additional notices. Wouldn’t it be great if these could be sent paperless? We’re happy to report that Mother Earth News is the first magazine to send paperless renewal notices via Zumbox.
If you’re a Mother Earth News subscriber, then you now have the option to receive renewal notices in your Zumbox and ultimately choose to go paperless. This is the official press release:
Zumbox today announced that Mother Earth News, the nation’s largest sustainable lifestyle magazine, became the first magazine to deliver paperless renewal notices to its subscribers via Zumbox. Ogden Publications, parent company of Mother Earth News, is thereby giving subscribers the ability to go paperless with their renewal notices and renew subscriptions directly from their Zumbox.
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