How to ACE Your Direct Mail Effort
Smart Sending = Wise Spending On Tuesday, I wrote about the lack of results in direct mail marketing that some companies report from their efforts. When I hear that, I can be pretty sure of one thing. Chances are, the direct mail “didn’t work” because the company...
Think “Cash is King?” Not For Sales Incentives
Promotional Products Can Be Better Motivators Let’s continue our series on promotional marketing programs that could provide big returns for your business. But today, I’m going to surprise you a little bit. And, just maybe, change your thinking. Successful salespeople...
Sourcing Large Quantity Promotional Pens and Custom Imports Efficiently
Pens may be small items, but as with anything you buy in large quantities, experience matters from selecting and sourcing to distribution and stocking in your custom online company store. Find out what you need to know here.
Is Your Business Benefitting from Kitting and Fulfillment?
The Best Way to Shape Up What You’re Shipping Out For those not yet familiar with the term “what is kitting and fulfillment” that we covered in a recent post. Let’s say you know very well what the term means, but perhaps you simply aren’t sure how kitting and...
What is Kitting and Fulfillment?
Are Your Mailings Packed with Efficiency? Stop me if you’ve heard this one. “A brochure, a letter, a product sample and a premium item go into a box…” Okay, you caught me. That’s not really a joke. But it is a kit. A pretty typical one, actually. And it’s my way of...
How to Create an Online Company Store for Promotional Items
Imagine having a carefully selected group of promotional items ready for simple ordering and reliable fulfillment. That’s what an online company store can do. And big benefits such as quality and consistency, the removal of stress and wasted time while maximizing the benefits of custom company promotional items.
How to Address Overproduction Waste Identified by LEAN Manufacturing
Waste #7: Overproduction—Part 8 of 8: Addressing the Seven Wastes in LEAN Manufacturing with Corporate Kiosk Today, let’s take on the final “waste” in our series about the seven areas of waste identified in LEAN manufacturing. For a couple weeks now, we’ve been...
How to Address Inventory Wastes Identified by LEAN Manufacturing
Waste #6: Inventory—Part 7 of 8: Addressing the Seven Wastes in LEAN Manufacturing with Corporate Kiosk This week, we’ll be wrapping up our series on the seven areas of waste identified in LEAN manufacturing. It’s a topic we’ve been revisiting since it generated...
How to Address Wastes from Poor Quality Through LEAN Manufacturing
Waste #5: Poor Quality—Part 6 of 8: Addressing the Seven Wastes in LEAN Manufacturing with Corporate Kiosk Next up on our waste “hit list”: quality problems. If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve been revisiting seven wastes identified in LEAN...
How to Address “Motion” Wastes Through LEAN Manufacturing
Waste #3: Processing—Part 5 of 8: Addressing the Seven Wastes in LEAN Manufacturing with Corporate Kiosk The seven wastes identified in LEAN manufacturing were the subject of an extremely popular post when first published. Therefore, we’ve been revisiting the topic...
How to Address Process Wastes Identified by LEAN Manufacturing
Waste #3: Processing–Part 4 of 8: Addressing the 7 Wastes in LEAN Manufacturing with Corporate Kiosk In our current series, we’ve been talking about the seven wastes identified in LEAN manufacturing. The original post was one of our most popular ever. But with so many...
How to Address Transportation Wastes Identified by LEAN Manufacturing
Waste #2: Transportation—Part 3 of 8: Addressing the Seven Wastes in LEAN Manufacturing with Corporate Kiosk It’s time to continue our series based on the seven wastes identified in LEAN manufacturing. It was one of our most popular posts ever, and certainly...
10 Ways YOUR Business Can Save Time
Hours Are Assets – Spend Them Wisely It’s a brand-new year. But unfortunately, one thing hasn’t changed. You (and your business) are still pressed for time. At last check, there are still only 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week, and, well, you get the idea....
Print Management? Here’s How to Take Control
A Smarter, Less Stressful Approach to Printing Needs Control freak? If you manage a small or mid-sized business or play a key role in a larger one, you may feel you have to be these days. For many of us, the ever-faster pace of business today gives us the feeling that...
3 Unique Ways to Use Promotional Items
Wondering How to Make Promo Work for Your Brand? I’d imagine after the last week or so, you are pretty well aware of my fondness for promotional items. Their value is hard to question. After all, consumer research tells us that they are the best-received advertising...Are You Making this Costly Mistake with Your Printing?
Is Your Print Supply Chain Managing YOU? “We figure out how to print things when we need to.” Not an uncommon attitude, and at face value it seems to make sense. But when I hear it from business owners or managers, it means they are probably spending a lot more time...
How to Save Time and Money with Printing Services
Printing Jobs are Not DIY Projects Who among us hasn’t painted a room, or tackled a weekend project around the house? But most of us are smart enough to know (or learn pretty quickly, as in my case) what things we are better off having professionals handle. Think...
4 Things to Look For When Choosing a Print Management Partner
Here’s How to Hire Proven Print Management Performers Last week, I talked about how you could save a great deal of money and employee time in how you manage your company’s printing needs. Rather than spending your valuable time on it, or putting it on the...
No Time to Manage Your Printing Needs? Here Is Your Answer
Print Management Is a Better Way to Handle Your Printing Owning or managing a business is a snap, right? Ha, I didn’t think so. Today’s competitive environment adds pressure every day. It’s more difficult than ever to keep things running properly and profitably, yet...
Improve Your Sales Process with The Best-Received Advertising Channel
This Incredible Consumer Research on Advertising Will Improve Your Sales Process No matter what your business, success depends upon getting your message across to your key audiences. Your sales process may involve many steps and require a great deal of research and...