Bryan Yurcan

UPS Inc. said it will be conducting a global ad agency review. Its incumbent US agency, The Martin Agency, is invited to participate, said Karen Cole, UPS spokesperson. The review will cover global advertising, media buying, relationship marketing and digital services, she said.

The second annual National Catalog Advocacy & Strategy Forum is slated for May 20-21, with the postage rate increase and the proposed "summer sale" among the topics of discussion.

Online video game rental company Gamefly has filed a complaint against the US Postal Service claiming discriminatory practices against it. The complaint, filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission, alleges that the Postal Service unduly discriminated against Gamefly.

EBay Inc. reported a first quarter revenue of $2.02 billion, a $171.6 million year-over-year loss.

UPS Inc. today reported first quarter revenue of $10.9 billion, down 13.7% from the same quarter last year, and saw its earnings fall nearly 56% to $401 million, compared to profit of $906 million a year ago.

The United States Postal Service launched a campaign today to increase awareness and create results for energy conservation at a "Turning Over a Green Leaf" event in celebration of Earth Day. The agency, which says it wants to reduce energy use 30% by 2015, exhibited "green" initiatives at the event, including the USPS' green Web site, a carbon and lifestyle calculator, an office supplies swap Web site, energy-saving tips, and Cradle to Cradle-certified "green" packaging and shipping supplies.

The United States Postal Service has issued further specifics on its proposed "summer sale." The sale will run from July 1 through September 30 and will be open to mailers who mailed more than one million Standard letters and/or flats from October 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008.

Despite continued consumer unease about the financial services sector, online banks have increased their customer acquisition, according to ComScore.

Maponics LLC, a provider of hyper-local geographic data, announced the launch of Maponics International Neighborhood Boundaries today. First released in beta earlier this year, this dataset will include neighborhoods for approximately 100 cities in more than 15 European Union countries by the end of 2009.