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2023 Paper Costs Preview: What to Expect and How to Save Money on Print and Mail

Have you been watching the volatility of paper costs? While it’s a fundamental resource, it’s also one that’s availability has been contentious. With high demand and low supply, prices increase. As a result, you may have seen budgets for paper rise in 2022, especially around print and mail operations. To prepare you for what’s ahead, [...]

Statement Printing and Mailing Services: 5 Reasons to Outsource in 2023

As you consider ways to drive efficiency and reduce costs in 2023, you’ll likely be assessing components that aren’t core competencies. One of the most expensive and time-consuming of these is managing an in-plant for transactional mailings. These specialized communications require streamlining, compliance, and accuracy. They come with capital and operating expenditures and only seem [...]

What’s the Total Cost of Ownership of Your In-Plant Printing? It’s More than You Think!

For organizations still operating their own in-plant printing and transactional mail center, costs are rising. As you develop your budget for the year ahead, are you considering all the expenses? The total cost of ownership for your in-plant printing is likely much more than you think. As a result, it’s an excellent time to [...]

Reduce Mail and Envelope Print Paper Costs by Standardizing Envelopes

Paper is a key building block of print and mail operations. Using the right paper materials in today’s highly specialized, ink jet printing process, is essential to delivering highly reliable print and mail outcomes.. As a result of supply chain issues, the pandemic, and other factors, paper costs have been rising since 2020 and [...]

Print Management Services Benefits

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, [...]

Benefits of Managed Print Services

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 [...]

Will Rising Paper Costs Impact Your In-Plant Budget?

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 [...]

What Are Managed Print Services, and Why Should Your Business Consider Them?

Printing is an essential function for most companies. The way they choose to approach it is different. Many factors affect how you print and the many requirements associated with it, especially in the transactional print category. Since printing isn’t your business' core competency, you may face quality, accuracy, compliance, security, and cost challenges. It [...]

How Does Lean Manufacturing Impact Accuracy in Transactional Print and Mail?

Lean Manufacturing helps companies drive toward greater efficiency and productivity while reducing waste. It’s an essential strategy for manufacturers that decreases operational costs and improves quality. One of the areas that it supports is accuracy. Lean manufacturing accuracy is critical for transactional print and mail. That’s why PCI Group adopted it. What Is Lean Manufacturing? [...]

Why a Transactional Mail Company Should Produce Your Insurance Plan Communications

Insurance plan communications can easily cost companies millions of dollars each year. The sheer volume of production is substantial, even as some consumers switch to digital-only. These documents also have personal information, so safeguarding it is another added cost to the operation. Many insurance companies believe that keeping this in-house is the only way [...]