PDF + JDF = ADF: The Formula for Print and Mail Optimization Success
This is a guest article from Solimar Systems, a valued BCC Software partner. Workflow automation, already growing steadily in significance on print shop floors, has transcended the ‘nice to have’ bracket into the essential territory. Every print shop faces challenges where eliminating touchpoints, adjusting to decreased staffing levels and managing production remotely has become the… Read: PDF + JDF = ADF: The Formula for Print and Mail Optimization Success »
Why Integrate Your Print and Mail Optimization Software? Big Savings.
This is a guest article from Solimar Systems, a valued BCC Software partner. Frequent readers of the BCC Software eBulletin won’t be surprised that Solimar Systems and BCC Software have been working together for years. Announced as a strategic partnership in 2015, this relationship has produced compelling results for our common customers. As August marks… Read: Why Integrate Your Print and Mail Optimization Software? Big Savings. »
Top 3 Considerations For a Successful MIS and Web-to-Print Search
This is a guest article from Print Reach Software, a valued BCC Software partner. Are you spending too much on an old workflow that really isn’t up to speed? Or are you generally looking at how your business can profit from a new MIS or W2P system? Why not let us help take some weight off your… Read: Top 3 Considerations For a Successful MIS and Web-to-Print Search »
Where’s My Document?
This is a guest article from Racami, a valued BCC Software partner. Print and mail producers have been answering questions about document status forever, and now the questions extend to include digital messages. It’s no longer acceptable to answer clients an hour or two later, after physically searching through the production facility. Common client questions include: “When… Read: Where’s My Document? »
Top 3 Considerations For a Successful MIS and Web-to-Print Search
This is a guest article from Print Reach, a valued BCC Software partner. Are you spending too much on an old workflow that really isn’t up to speed? Or are you looking in general as to how your business can profit from a new MIS or W2P system? Why not let us help take some… Read: Top 3 Considerations For a Successful MIS and Web-to-Print Search »
Automation of Postal is the Trend in 2021
This is a guest article from Crawford Technologies, a valued BCC Software partner. Postal Processing is one of the most expensive and error-prone parts of a production workflow. This year, 2021, it is when you need to spend time automating! Last year, 2020, was tough for many of us and our organizations. Manual steps and… Read: Automation of Postal is the Trend in 2021 »
Getting Control of Your Postal Process
This is a guest article from Racami, a valued BCC Software partner. Not so long ago, producing a mailing meant printing addresses on labels, applying the labels, and taking the pieces to the Post Office. That was about it. Today, the requirements are far more stringent from a postal standpoint and for achieving measurable results.… Read: Getting Control of Your Postal Process »
How to Identify Good Candidates for Your W2P Storefront
This is a guest article from Print Reach, a valued BCC Software partner. What are the benefits of a W2P System? I’m sure you’ve all read an article or 10. Maybe you’ve made your own list of how it can save your staff time. If you have that list, put it in a drawer, that… Read: How to Identify Good Candidates for Your W2P Storefront »
Creating a Blueprint for Success: Challenges and Opportunities for the Print and Mail Industry in 2021
This is a guest article from Solimar Systems, a valued BCC Software partner. The Print Industry is rapidly changing. Economic pressures, new working requirements, and changes in print buyer demands are reshaping the space in which print providers operate. Here, Drew Sprague, President, Mary Ann Rowan, Chief Experience Officer, and Jonathan Malone-McGrew, Senior Director of Engagement… Read: Creating a Blueprint for Success: Challenges and Opportunities for the Print and Mail Industry in 2021 »
Why Now More Than Ever, This is the Time for a W2P Solution
This is a guest article from Print Reach, a valued BCC Software partner. Working From Home One of the biggest changes the world has seen in 2020 is the ability to work from home. This has opened the door to contactless delivery systems, at-home company meetings, and many more. Activities we usually do in person or… Read: Why Now More Than Ever, This is the Time for a W2P Solution »
The Unmistakable ROI of Leveraging Personalized Mail and Automation
By Drew Sprague, President, Solimar Systems You’re reading this article because you know how valuable personalized mail is. Although mail volumes have been declining for some time, the inherent value of personalized correspondence remains an essential element of communication between businesses and their consumers. Today, we still find many mailers feel locked into traditional, and… Read: The Unmistakable ROI of Leveraging Personalized Mail and Automation »
Political Direct Mail Wins Elections – if it Arrives in Time!
This is a guest article from Direct Logistics, a valued BCC Software partner. When you need to get political marketing mail in-home fast, anywhere in the nation, NDC / SCF drop-shipping and TruckDirectMail.com (TDM) is your best option. Despite the unpredictability of America’s political landscape, some things never change: Direct mail remains the most credible… Read: Political Direct Mail Wins Elections – if it Arrives in Time! »
Solimar Workflow Proves to Drive Over $400K in New Opportunities for BCC Software Customer
This is a guest article from Solimar Systems, a valued BCC Software partner. Whenever you develop a partnership, there should be a mutual benefit for both members—and most importantly—there should be a benefit to the end-users or customers. As a valued partner of BCC Software, Solimar has had the good fortune to build strong relationships with… Read: Solimar Workflow Proves to Drive Over $400K in New Opportunities for BCC Software Customer »
Optimizing Customer Communications: You Don’t Have to Choose Between Production Efficiency & CX
This is a guest article from Crawford Technologies, a valued BCC Software partner. There is no question that organizations understand the importance of operational efficiency when it comes to producing and delivering customer communications. Creating documents to maximize productivity, ensure compliance, and reduce costs has always been a critical priority – and it is even more… Read: Optimizing Customer Communications: You Don’t Have to Choose Between Production Efficiency & CX »
The Future of Digital Transformation in Customer Communications
This is a guest article from Racami, a valued BCC Software partner. We are only halfway through 2020 and we can say it’s been one of the most transformational years the world has experienced. The coronavirus pandemic has brought on major challenges and changes to the economy, corporations and society as a whole. This crisis… Read: The Future of Digital Transformation in Customer Communications »
Send it Here, Send it There, Send it Everywhere!
This is a guest article from Racami, a valued BCC Software partner. Nobody distributes information in a single channel anymore. Well, nobody that plans on staying in business over the next several years… For organizations historically focused on print, the transition to multi-channel output has been accomplished in steps. New channels and ways to communicate… Read: Send it Here, Send it There, Send it Everywhere! »
Drop Shipping Made Easy, Part II
This is a guest article from Direct Logistics, a valued BCC Software partner. Have you ever used or considered drop shipping mail? With the 2020 election season coming up, it’s more important than ever to understand your NDC and SCF destination entry drop shipping options. As you may already know, the two primary benefits of… Read: Drop Shipping Made Easy, Part II »
Don’t Wait! Recapture Hidden Money in Your Print and Mail Processes
This is a guest article from Solimar Systems, a valued BCC Software partner. Print and mail processes inherently have areas where money can hide. What do we really mean by that? There are costs associated with the way print processes and the resulting mailing processes happen on your shop floor, some that you might not… Read: Don’t Wait! Recapture Hidden Money in Your Print and Mail Processes »
Guest Article: Almost Perfect Isn’t Good Enough
Do you remember when 99% accuracy used to be OK? Clients and end-users accepted occasional document processing errors. “Nobody’s perfect” was a widely accepted refrain. That’s no longer the case. Customers aren’t as tolerant anymore. They’ve become accustomed to the benefits of automation and expect perfection-even from complex production systems that generate, move, and manipulate… Read: Guest Article: Almost Perfect Isn’t Good Enough »
Guest Article: Drop Shipping Made Easy
Have you ever used or considered drop shipping mail? With the 2020 election season coming up, it’s more important than ever to know how you can maximize your postal discounts. As you know, the two primary benefits of drop shipping are improved speed of delivery and additional postage discounts. However, you may not be aware… Read: Guest Article: Drop Shipping Made Easy »
Inkjet Innovators in Direct Mail: North American Communications
For a company focused on providing high-quality direct mail quickly and cost effectively, North American Communications (NAC) faced a challenge when its customers began to request more variable color on high volume direct mail. As the market evolved to include more targeted mail, NAC realized that it needed a solution that would meet its customers’… Read: Inkjet Innovators in Direct Mail: North American Communications »
Direct Mail: What Consumers Want
Despite the surging popularity of digital marketing, direct mail continues to hold a significant position in today’s industry. In fact, over 140 billion pieces of mail (first-class and marketing) were sent through the USPS mail system in 2016. It’s not just marketers who are keeping direct mail alive, though—consumers agree that direct mail remains an… Read: Direct Mail: What Consumers Want »
Print and Mail Changes You May Not Require, But Will Want—And the ROI to Boot
Today is a normal day; as you read the BCC Newsletter, and this article, processes are happening around you on the print production and mailing floor. And those processes are, hopefully…if it is a good day, happening just as they happen every day. So why look at changing it…in the immortal words of Burt Lance… Read: Print and Mail Changes You May Not Require, But Will Want—And the ROI to Boot »
Developments of Information Management
Developments of Information Management This is a guest article from Racami , a valued BCC Software partner. The problem with technology… Information technology (IT) began about five decades ago, however, the number of IT products have expanded more rapidly in the past 10 years than the 30 years prior thanks to consumer devices. By the… Read: Developments of Information Management »
Communicate the Right Way or Fail!
Communicate the Right Way or Fail! Did you miss the session Steve Luke presented at Gartner Tech Growth and Innovation Conference in early June? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered and we’re here to spread the word. One recent study by research firm InfoTrends found that transactional documents are opened and read by 90%… Read: Communicate the Right Way or Fail! »
Eclipse Corporation’s DocOrigin Streamlines Production Speed for Commercial Print Service Provider
This is a guest article from Eclipse Corporation, a valued BCC Software partner. Mele Printing of Louisiana is one of the largest commercial printing companies serving the Gulf Coast region. They offer both digital and offset printing solutions, specializing in various types of political, marketing, statement, and variable data campaigns. Kerry Diaz and Mike Badeaux… Read: Eclipse Corporation’s DocOrigin Streamlines Production Speed for Commercial Print Service Provider »
Grab 2% in Postal Savings Easily with this Innovative Workflow Approach
This is a guest article from Solimar Systems, a valued BCC Software partner. The First Quarter of 2019 is in the books; our sights are now on delivering success for the rest of the year. In fact, some companies may be starting their fiscal year now that we are in April. No matter where you… Read: Grab 2% in Postal Savings Easily with this Innovative Workflow Approach »
Proving Communication Solutions with Mindful Intention and Efficiency
This is a guest article from Ricoh, a valued BCC Software partner. Discover how Ricoh drastically improved one company’s operations by creating a customer communications solution focused on accuracy. The Background A health insurance company managed their communications by department with numerous applications, unique internal processes, and approvals many times defined at an individual by individual level.… Read: Proving Communication Solutions with Mindful Intention and Efficiency »