The United States Postal Service recently announced new prices for 2023 for market-dominant mail products. These USPS postage updates will be effective on January 23, 2023. The USPS Board of Governors has approved the changes. Some of the highlights include raising First Class Mail prices. Let’s break down all the new rates and their [...]
While we live in the digital age, printing is still necessary for any business. It can be a costly one, especially if you produce and mail a large volume of documents and letters to customers. Due to its nature, you have to worry about security, accuracy, and compliance. As a result, processes are complex, [...]
Is your accounting department mired in ineffective and manual processes? If you asked them today what area they’d like to improve, many would relay check printing and mailing. It can require hours of work to ensure accuracy in this process, keeping employees away from higher-level work. To reduce this burden, many organizations decide to [...]
Managing your printing is literally a full-time job, (in fact it may be many employee’s full-time job) but it’s unlikely it’s a core competency for your business. If you continue to handle all printing and mailing through an in-plant, you’ve likely experienced increased costs, supply change woes, and may not be managing the risk [...]
What is a collection letter? A collection letter is a critical communication used by the ARM (accounts receivable management) industry. They stand as the official and formal notice to a debtor from a business regarding bills and payments due. It includes key information and must comply with compliance regulations. While all these documents are [...]
Lean Manufacturing creates efficiency by eliminating waste and optimizing processes. Its practices and principles have become a mainstay for manufacturers across the industry. While you may be aware of Lean, you might wonder why it’s important in transactional print and mail. We’ll explain what it is and why it’s critical for these communication types. [...]
How much does quality and the elimination of waste matter in producing transactional mail? The answer—a lot. Transactional print and mail focuses on mission-critical communications, typically bound by compliance regulations. To live inside such a rigid framework, print and mail providers need to employ numerous methods and procedures. Six Sigma is a quality management [...]
For organizations that produce a high volume of transactional mail, meeting SLAs (service level agreements) is imperative. Transactional mail and the SLAs behind them require sophisticated workflows and advanced technology. Without these essential components, you could risk missing SLAs, which can factor into non-compliance or other adverse consequences. So, how can you feel confident [...]
When quality and accuracy matter, companies turn to methodologies to improve on both these goals. As a transactional print and mail company, we are process-oriented, and each process must be consistent. Otherwise, we couldn’t deliver services that meet compliance regulations. We’ve adopted both Six Sigma printing and Lean printing principles. While they are similar, they [...]
Paper is one of the essential resources that most businesses need. It’s easy to take it for granted, but the last few years have presented volatility in the commercial paper industry. When a product lags in production and becomes scarce, costs go up. As a result, budgets have to adjust, which means other things get [...]
