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Letter Mailing Services: The Difference Between Regular and Transactional Communications

Mail to your customers falls into two main categories—regular and transactional. There are key differences in these types of letter mailing services. With transactional communications, you must meet security and compliance requirements or risk financial and reputational harm. As these two segments vary so greatly, it’s important to understand why and what that means [...]

How to Choose the Right Document Printing Services for Your Business Needs

Customer communications deliver critical information every month. From statements to letters to notices, these documents have specific requirements when sending. This specialized area of document printing services must have security, compliance, accuracy, and quality in mind. If you’re evaluating options for outsourcing the production of these materials, making the right choice is imperative. In [...]

Reduce Your Auto Insurance Communications Costs with these Strategies

Is cost-cutting on your list of company goals? As your budget lines swell because of increases across many lines, you can get a quick win by reducing your auto insurance communications expenses. Let’s review how you’ll cut spending without compromising quality, compliance, accuracy, or security. Eliminate All Costs Associated with Materials Print and mail [...]

What Is Presort Mail, and How Does It Reduce Postage Rates?

Postage can be a considerable cost center in transactional print and mail. Reducing the rate is possible with postage optimization, which includes presorting. But what is presort mail, and how does using it deliver a better rate? What Is Presort Mail? Presort mail refers to sorting letters by ZIP code and grouping them prior [...]

2025-06-30T14:13:36-05:00June 30th, 2025|Categories: Advanced Technologies, Blogs, Postal News, Vertical Markets|Tags: |

How to Avoid the Rising Tide of Postage Costs

Are postage cost increases unavoidable? The USPS typically makes rate changes twice annually, with the next one scheduled forn July 13, 2025. Overall, costs surged by 7.4%. Companies managing their own print and mail shops will face a hit to budgets, as more money will be necessary to cover these. It can be even [...]

2025-06-24T07:30:19-05:00June 3rd, 2025|Categories: Advanced Technologies, Blogs, Postal News, Vertical Markets|Tags: |

Outsourcing Healthcare Printing: Compliance, Security, and Accuracy Requirements

Many different stakeholders in healthcare produce and mail communications to patients. From billing statements to explanations of benefits (EOBs), these documents contain sensitive information. As a result, healthcare printing has many requirements. When companies choose to outsource these, they need a compliance- and accuracy-focused partner. If you’re considering transitioning to this model, follow these [...]

Business Mail Services for Transactional Communications: Benefits, Compliance, and Cost Savings

If you’re not in the print and mail business, managing transactional communications is complicated and expensive. Many rules guide these documents, requiring special care in handling confidential data. Because of the complexity and risk, business mail services have become an effective solution for any industry. Learn about the benefits of transitioning to this model [...]

2025 USPS Postage Rate Increases: What You Need to Know

2025 USPS Postage Rate Increases Overview The USPS has been on a bi-annual cost review for several years. The organization published proposed 2025 post rate increases. The governors of the Postal Service must still approve the proposed new prices. If approved, the changes will become effective on July 13, 2025. Overall, the new costs [...]

2025-04-28T09:53:01-05:00April 2nd, 2025|Categories: Advanced Technologies, Blogs, Postal News, Vertical Markets|Tags: |

Patient Statement Printing and Mail Services

The healthcare industry produces and mails billions of communications annually. Because of the PHI (protected healthcare information) typically included, these documents must abide by regulatory requirements, including HIPAA. Many companies outsource this with patient statement printing and mail services to ensure compliance, optimize processes, and reduce costs. In this guide, you’ll learn what those [...]

HIPAA-Compliant Mailing Services Guide

Healthcare communications from providers, insurers, or other organizations have unique requirements. When they contain PHI (protected health information), the rules of HIPAA apply. For those who outsource these tasks, you must evaluate options for HIPAA-compliant mailing services. How should this assessment occur? Best practices from stakeholders and laws provide guideposts. This step-by-step guide will [...]