Free Up Finances - Fold Your Letters

Author: Isla Campbell

Source: ezinearticles.com



Saving time and money without sacrificing quality is a factor that many businesses aim to achieve. But cutting costs doesn't necessarily mean, quality control, quality standards have to decrease as well, in fact the opposite is true. Indeed, cost cutting and quality control are considerations relevant to all departments, from production and operations to business administration.

When it comes to the administration side of things, one of the most practical ways to save money is by assessing how your mail is packaged and posted.

As such, if you already use a franking machine then it is good to know that there are further ways in which you can cut the cost of your postage, whilst improving customer communication at the same time. Cost cutting doesn't mean you should stop using mail altogether - this is actually one of the best means of communicating, quality control, with customers and is crucial in achieving repeat business. What's more, it is also an extremely effective means of attracting and sustaining a new customer base.

You may or may not be familiar with the different sizes of envelopes that you can post your letters in. But the smallest size used for business post is usually, quality control, DL; C5 is the next size up, whilst the larger C4 holds an unfolded A4 sheet.

It is important to understand that Royal Mail charge postage depending on the weight of items, as well as the size of the envelope used; smaller envelopes benefit from lower postage costs. An easy cost cutting tip is to simply fold your letters, enabling them to fit into, quality control, smaller envelopes and thus reducing overall costs. Folding down from large letter format mail can result in Royal Mail charging 15p less per item of postage, quality control, - if you consider the quantity of mail you may send, this may mean large savings.

Of course, this is all very well if you don't send large volumes of letters and have enough time to fold what you do send, but any more than a few letters every day and, quality, quality control, control, you could find the task time consuming and tedious. For this very reason you can use products such as folder inserters, quality control, to, quality control, improve the efficiency of your mail preparation.

Common documents such as bills, invoices or statements can be easily handled. In addition, you can use advanced options for customised communications which in turn boosts customer loyalty and improves overall communication, quality control, .

There are several different models of folding inserting systems that you can choose from depending on your requirements. There are models compact enough to fit in a home or small office, and machines large enough to cope with large mailings every day. Smaller machines can generally cope with around 4,000 pieces of mail per month, whilst larger machines are capable of handling much larger quantities.

When you have diverse products such as folder inserters available for your business needs, there really is no reason for communication not to be improved, whilst freeing up your finances at the same time.

Isla Campbell writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content

NEW ADDRESSING SYSTEM WITH WINDOWS CONTROLLER

Author: Anonymous

Source: free-articles



November 26 2003--Up to now, binary systems, quality control, have been the choice for high quality addressing and graphics, but are very expensive both to purchase and to run. The Imaje Mailjet Advantage continuous inkjet system provides an alternative that has a high printing resolution of 120 dpi. This is ideal for printing addresses, complex logos and PPI's (post print impressions) on envelopes, paper and poly.



The system provides maximum installation flexibility for, quality control, the end user. Using a compact eight-nozzle printhead makes it possible to integrate two printheads in parallel. Users can therefore use one printhead to print the address information. The second printhead can, quality control, simultaneously print additional, quality control, graphics such as PPI's, complex logos and return to sender address that previously required pre-printed films or envelopes. This gives, quality control, mail houses the option to use generic stock, simplifying inventory with substantial savings in film, storage and set up times.



There are additional environmental benefits. The solvent use on the new Mailjet Advantage can be as low as one litre per week, compared to usage of up to one litre per hour on some competitor machines. This results in substantial cost savings, environmental gains, rapid payback and higher margins on mail pieces.



The Messajer 520 is another major, quality control, advance. This Windows based device controls both print graphics and other line functions. It enables the full print potential of the Mailjet Advantage printhead to be realised by providing access to the whole range of graphics tools available through Windows programs. Graphic data is displayed on screen in true WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) format for verification before printing.



As the current job is printing, the composition screen is open for the operator to set up the next run. This enables lines to run with minimal downtime, a major boost for printshops with multiple short runs.



The Messager 520 is also a line controller. This enables it to control upstream inserting operations so that, within the same mail run, variable inserts can be selected to reflect, quality control, different reader profiles. At a time when the direct mail industry is sometimes criticised for sending inappropriate information,, quality control, this facility can help rebuild reputations by eliminating unwanted print.



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