About Go-Mail™
How GoMail™ fits in the mail delivery cycle
GoMail™ setup and operation is easy and efficient. A store clerk creates a GoMail™ account for the customer and assigns it a unique address sensor. The sensor corresponds to the customer’s in-store Mailbox number.
Once the daily in-store mail is sorted and mail is delivered to the customer’s mailbox, the clerk simply presses the wireless mailbox Notification Sensor as illustrated in Figure 1. Within 15 minutes, the subscriber is notified of the mail delivery by their pre-selected service delivery option (e.g. e-mail, text message, pager or phone).
Benefits : GoMail™ Rental Subscriber
- GoMail™ stimulates new streams of revenue for the subscriber by providing a system for satisfying previously untapped customer needs.
- GoMail™ offers an effective method of distinguishing existing subscriber services from those of subscriber's competitors.
- GoMail™ provides a value-added service in-synch with customers’ needs and expectations. It communicates awareness and sensitivity on the part of the subscriber that customers’ time is valuable.
- GoMail™ allows subscribers to include electronic coupons and advertising in their communications to customers as a means of further promoting in-store traffic.
- Most importantly, GoMail™ is a profit-generating resource. Figure 2 portrays the comparative profit outcomes of three different GoMail subscription scenarios. As shown below, the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for the examples yields in the robust 78% to 126% IRR. (See Appendix A for further details)
GoMail™ Customer
- GoMail™ furnishes customers with simple and reliable information so that they can truly “know before they go,” eliminating wasted trips and saving valuable time.
- GoMail™ creates positive, productive and profitable visits to the mailbox.
- GoMail™ delivers a dynamic and convenient menu of notification options that cater directly to customers’ busy schedules and lifestyles.
- Future GoMail™ features will allow customers to customize their account to receive notification only when certain types of mail are delivered.
- Most importantly, GoMail™ saves customers’ money. Table 1 illustrates the savings for three typical GoMail™ customers, based on hourly pay. As shown, the customer GoMail™ fee more than pays for itself by eliminating wasted trips in a given month.
The table below are scenarios for unique users of GoMail™:
| Student | Professional | Small Business Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trips to mailbox/month: | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Time estimated for round trip to mailbox: | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Cost per hour of going to the mailbox: | $17.00 | $35.00 | $50.00 |
| Weekly cost of going to the mailbox: | $38.25 | $78.75 | $112.50 |
| Weekly parking, fuel & misc. cost: | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Monthly cost of going to the mailbox: | $174.28 | $252.22 | $349.65 |
| GoMail™ subscription: | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Avg. Wasted trips/month to mailbox: | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| GoMail™ Savings: | $59.00 | $83.00 | $113.00 |
| Cost after savings: | $122.28 | $176.22 | $243.65 |
System Overview
The GoMail™ system employs employs 3 durable and economical components as its pipeline for operation:
- Go-Mail Communicator™
- Go-Mail Messenger™
- Go-Mail Manager™
Go-Mail Communicator™
The GoMail™ Communicator is an easy-to-use and reliable means of bridging snail mail and e-mail. Housed at the subscriber’s place of business, it relays messages of customer mail delivery directly to the GoMail Messenger at the press of a button. All it requires for operation is a shared phone line. A typical transaction between Communicator and Messenger takes less than 60 seconds. Built-in battery back up and remote accessibility ensure complete reliability. All maintenance and trouble-shooting is inclusive to GoMail subscription service costs.
Go-Mail Messenger™
The GoMail™ Messenger serves as the go-between for the GoMail™ Communicator and GoMail™ Manager. It receives delivery information from the Communicator and accesses the customer database housed in the Manager at Amia Solutions. As figure 4 illustrates, once the information is matched with the appropriate customer, the Messenger sends word via the customer’s preferred method of notification.
Go-Mail Manager™
The GoMail Manager oversees the entire GoMail™ service package. It allows subscribers to administer all aspects of customer accounts by way of a user-friendly web browser. The Manager also receives and allows for rapid response to any problems with the system as a whole, whether they be hardware or software related. Software updates and system upkeep is accomplished through the Manager.
Summary
GoMail™ is primed to revolutionize the mailbox rental industry. As an innovative web-based notification service, the benefits to subscribers and their customers are abundant. The statement "time is money" may be cliché, but GoMail recognizes and responds to the adage. Customers SAVE TIME AND MONEY. Subscribers gain previously elusive access to their customers’ time through GoMail™ one-to-one messaging service. New recurring revenue streams and increased store traffic follow through customizable marketing content geared to a receptive audience.