The holiday shopping season is upon us and millions of Americans are preparing to do a lot of shopping this year! In fact, the National Retail Federation is estimating that Americans will spend over $630 billion on gifts, food and other holiday items for Christmas, Hanukah and/or Kwanzaa. With that said, you can expect to see higher than usual shipping and mail rates but you should ask yourself is your business is ready to handle the surge? If not, it is time to prepare! Check out these mailing and shipping solutions to accommodate the upcoming holiday season!
Brush Up On Intelligent Barcode Technology
The United States Postal Service upgraded their package barcode technology and if you don't know what that means, you need to brush yourself up on the changes because it could affect shipping and mailing. Their Intelligent Mail® system is the postal service's next generation of barcode tracking for parcels and extra services. It became mandatory in January 2014 and postage meter customers need to fully comply with the new requirements. You should check out the intelligent barcode webinar to see what the changes are so you can be ready!
Send Mail Faster
It is time you maximize your mail processing efficiency with postage meters that can improve your digital mailing system. Whether you need small, medium or large scale mail processing, postage meters can cut time to prepare outgoing mail. Some models can process up to 20 envelopes or labels per minute and you can imagine how fast you will be able to get mail out!
Enhance Your Printing
To keep up with consumer demand and to increase your brand awareness, upgrade your business with a digital printer than can print high amounts of paper fliers, promotions and more. Some digital printers can print as many as 60 pages per minute and when you pair that with a postage meter, you could send out all your printed material in no time at all!
Track Shipping
According to the National Retail Federation, consumers will do half of their holiday shopping online and you may need to keep track of your online shipping needs. With that said, you should look into shipment tracking software that can give you a detail shipping history, operator shipment information and transaction reports.
Is your office ready to use these suggestions to keep up this holiday season?
Brush Up On Intelligent Barcode Technology
The United States Postal Service upgraded their package barcode technology and if you don't know what that means, you need to brush yourself up on the changes because it could affect shipping and mailing. Their Intelligent Mail® system is the postal service's next generation of barcode tracking for parcels and extra services. It became mandatory in January 2014 and postage meter customers need to fully comply with the new requirements. You should check out the intelligent barcode webinar to see what the changes are so you can be ready!
Send Mail Faster
It is time you maximize your mail processing efficiency with postage meters that can improve your digital mailing system. Whether you need small, medium or large scale mail processing, postage meters can cut time to prepare outgoing mail. Some models can process up to 20 envelopes or labels per minute and you can imagine how fast you will be able to get mail out!
Enhance Your Printing
To keep up with consumer demand and to increase your brand awareness, upgrade your business with a digital printer than can print high amounts of paper fliers, promotions and more. Some digital printers can print as many as 60 pages per minute and when you pair that with a postage meter, you could send out all your printed material in no time at all!
Track Shipping
According to the National Retail Federation, consumers will do half of their holiday shopping online and you may need to keep track of your online shipping needs. With that said, you should look into shipment tracking software that can give you a detail shipping history, operator shipment information and transaction reports.
Is your office ready to use these suggestions to keep up this holiday season?