Direct Mail Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits
What is Direct Mail Fundraising? Direct mail nonprofit fundraising is exactly what it sounds like; using the medium of direct mail marketing to attract donors to a specific cause. Its effectiveness has made it a favorite for many nonprofit organizations throughout the decades and it continues to be one of the primary means of encouraging the donation of funds. Key Practices for Direct Mail Nonprofit Funding (more…)
The Difference Between a Public Warehouse and a 3PL Company
Public warehousing companies and 3PL service providers overlap in a few key areas but also differ in many more. As a result, it's important not to confuse the two when searching for public storage options since it can lead to having either inflated expectations about what you'll be receiving or you could assume some key service isn't being provided that you could in truth be taking advantage of. What is a Public Warehouse? A public warehouse is a lot like the name implies. It is a company that offers storage space to various businesses on a short or long-term basis...
Political Direct Mail and its Importance in Political Campaigns
What is Political Direct Mail? This presidential race has been one of the more heated and somewhat controversial campaigns in recent memory. An important factor in candidates reaching their target voters is political direct mail. This is basically a means by which political parties reach voters to communicate whatever message they are running on. Even in this digital era, candidates have remained committed to direct mail as part of their core outreach strategy. What Makes Political Direct Mail Effective? (more…)
Book Order Fulfillment and Warehousing Services in Florida
Despite the rise of digital media, people are still choosing to read physical books for a variety of purposes, including pleasure and of course education. That is why APS Fulfillment offers book order fulfillment to its clients and can help you better deliver to your customers. Whether publishers are looking to ship thousands of books on a monthly basis or authors are shipping dozens of titles, we scale our fulfillment services accordingly to fit the criteria of our clients. Book Order Fulfillment Services Overview APS Fulfillment offers cost effective and flexible solutions for our clients so that they don’t have...
Managing Quality Control of Your Direct Mail Campaign
When it comes to direct mail solutions, quality is essential. Direct mailings come in all shapes and sizes and are used for everything from advertising to giving alerts on policy, products, or program changes. In other words, making sure that direct mailings are intact, contain the right information, and reach the right people can be essential to a business's operations. Therefore, quality assurance for direct mail is not something to be skimpy about. Direct Mail Quality-Control Procedures In direct mail, it is sometimes assumed that quality assurance is something that happens at the production stage. While some companies do run...
What to Know About Outsourcing Apparel Fulfillment Services
Selling clothing from an online store can be lucrative, but it also comes with a few fulfillment challenges unique to clothing. Any apparel—whether shirts, pants, skirts, or even socks—is susceptible to certain quirks in fulfillment service that result when dealing with a high stock-keeping unit (SKU) volume, seasonal spikes and dips, and even returns. As a result, it can be beneficial to try outsourcing your apparel order fulfillment to an outside warehousing and shipping center. Why Outsource to Apparel Fulfillment Companies? (more…)
Benefits of Printed Brochures for Your Business
Business owners understand how important it is to grab and maintain customers’ attentions. That’s why so much emphasis is placed on marketing. Customers need to know who your brand is and what it represents, and being able to tell that story through brochure printing services is a great way to capture your target consumer. Brochure Printing Online and Mailing Services What APS Fulfillment can offer is a way to maximize your direct marketing (more…)
An Overview of Just-In-Time Inventory Management
A vital part of maintaining the efficiency of any business or warehouse is in coordinating the supply-and-demand of your inventory. To avoid overstocking items that surpass the customer demand, it is important for companies to implement a leaner practice that manages production on an as-need basis. That’s where the just-in-time inventory system comes into play. What Is the Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory System? (more…)
How to Raise Money for a Non-Profit
Non-profit organizations do important work regardless of whether the aim is local, statewide, nationwide, or international in scope. These groups serve communities by helping the needy, providing support to the injured and sick, raising awareness, and much, much more. However, even the most altruistic non-profit cannot function without being properly funded. Fundraising supports necessary services, programs, and items that are needed to carry out your group's goals. When funding falls short, the cost is felt in terms of the impoverished who can't be seen by a doctor or homeless who can't be sheltered. Fundraising also has numerous benefits beyond meeting...
The Steps to Successful Order Fulfillment
We’ve written a lot about the importance of order fulfillment and the role it plays in every business that sells products. Successfully delivering an order from manufacturer to end user isn’t as straightforward as it may seem. Not having a system in place to navigate those orders can lead to unsatisfied customers and lost revenue. But what exactly do those steps look like? What happens from the time an order is placed to the time customers receives their package at their doorstep? (more…)
