Getting the Other Guy—Working with Third Party Fulfillment Pros
Only So Much When you’re doing business by yourself, there is a tendency to want to do it all. And there’s good reasoning for this. For one, you can handle all the problems of your business yourself, ensuring that they are done correctly. For another, you can learn a lot while practicing good work methods, which will make your business stronger and your knowledge base that much better. (more…)
Order of the Day—Processing Great Product Fulfillment Orders for Your Clients
What They Want To put yourself in the client’s shoes for a second, remember back to when you were a kid and you could place an order. Maybe it was for a slice of pizza on Pizza Day at school or a toy out of a catalog. It felt so great to not only receive that item but also make the order yourself. In fact, there’re probably only a few feelings like it. Whether you know it or not, as a product fulfillment pro, you are providing that feeling to your clients on a regular basis. (more…)
Words on a Wire—The In-Demand World of Digital Printing in Product Fulfillment
Language Abound It’s probably cliche to say how powerful language is. You likely had your English literature or Spanish teacher beat it into your head when you were in high school, but you eschewed reading Great Expectations or learning your correct imperative verbs in favor of a good party. Later, you realized the truth about how important a role words play in professional communications. And then you understood. (more…)
For the People—Mastering Great Customer Services in Product Fulfillment
People Are the Reason Even the most prolific and successful entrepreneurs today lose their focus every once in awhile. It’s human nature. Life and work can get busy and complicated. As a result, there are times when their professional dispositions suffer because of their loss of focus. This happens in product fulfillment, too. The occasional botched mailing, a miscommunication between your business and a service provider, and the discovery of a faulty product are all examples of how product fulfillment can suffer. Luckily, these and other examples can be rectified relatively easily. (more…)
Outside the Box—The Creative Avenues of Product Fulfillment
Out of the Doldrums Aside from the occasional anomaly, the average person doesn’t like being bored. There’s unease, sadness, and an outright stagnation of mind when one gets bored. Whether people admit it or not, pretty much anything that’s produced from a bored state of mind isn’t going to be all that inspiring. While we live in a visually and sonically stimulating time—often a bombardment to the senses—people tend to gravitate to the more creative aspects of modern life. (more…)
Right Stuff: Tips for Having the Right Merchandise for Product Fulfillment
Good Goods The real romantics always say that “life is about more than just stuff and things.” They put human interaction, happiness, and love for one another ahead of any sort of material good. They say that there’s no comparison between inanimate objects and people’s emotions. And they’re right. There’s nothing like humans relating to one another and connecting on a personal level. It’s unbeatable. (more…)
Having It All—Doing the Most in Product Fulfillment
Heads Above So, you’re a product fulfillment professional, are you? That’s great. You should be proud. But, are you doing all that you can for your clients? Hopefully the above comment didn’t put you off—it was just meant for fun. However, it’s still not something to take lightly if you are serious about product fulfillment. If you are a product fulfillment pro, you should be able to answer that last question. (more…)
Postal Sources—Developing a Great Direct Mailing Plan for Product Fulfillment
Go Postal Nobody thinks in terms of the post anymore—even product fulfillment professionals. To be truthful, this notion of leaving the post in the past is a shame. There’s a lot to be gained from going through the mail. Obviously, society has been completely revolutionized by the digital arena. We are told that the Internet and everything involving microprocessors is the way to go for business success. It’s the wave of the future, right? (more…)
The Center of It: All the Best Product Fulfillment Services in Florida
Where the Action Is Location, location, location. When it comes to business, it’s hard not to generalize certain industries with certain places. If you think of Hollywood, the movie industry is ingrained into that city. With Paris, the cafe lifestyle is integral right down to that city’s streets. Today, Western Canada and Saudi Arabia are the oil giants. When it comes to business, location is obviously important. But what part of the world is command central for product fulfillment? If you are looking to get some services for yourself or do business with other product fulfillment pros, it would be...
Power on the Page—Good Printing Resource Ideas for Product Fulfillment Pros
On the Contrary Today it’s all about screens, at least according to the critics. If you’ve got any information of value, it’s best to get it published on the nearest digital format you possibly can. Print is bad for the environment, costly, and, above all, dead. Again, that’s what the critics say. Well, the critics aren’t always right. While it is true that a lot of print media has fallen by the wayside, it’s not yet time to nail its coffin shut. Quite the contrary. If you still manage to get a magazine, pizza coupon page, or store catalog in...