When organizing a print job, the normal practice is to get quotations based on the preferred stock. However, sometimes printers might offer a “better” stock at the same price. This might be an upgrade from a plain stock to a heavier and/or glossy stock and could be motivated by a printer trying to use up […]
Read MoreAs we have written before, sometimes it’s what we don’t know that sneaks up and bites us. Such was the case on a great deal that a customer encountered a few years ago on envelopes. It seems that there was an abundance of 6 1/2” X 9 1/2” envelopes available at a great price! The […]
Read MoreHaving been in the direct mail business since 1993, quite a few people have asked me about the possibility of a postal disruption and how they might be affected. While I don’t have a crystal ball, I can speak from experience regarding the disruptions in 1997 and 2011. Changes in Landscape since 1997 and 2011 […]
Read MoreAlthough we remain hopeful that there will not be a postal disruption, Canada Post is suggesting that items be mailed on or before the dates in the tables below, to ensure delivery prior to the first possible strike date of July 2.Note that deliveries of local Personalized Mail and Publications Mail will likely be delivered […]
Read MoreWe Turned Around and There They Weren’t Over the last few years the “mail prep” industry has lost business to printers that provide one stop print and mail prep services. To combat this we were actually forced to broker print for some clients, to keep that business in house. I will say that, as printers […]
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