How Safe is Your Product Fulfillment Business?
Bad Press Public security is a serious concern these days. The media contains daily reports on journalists hacking into celebrities’ phones, morally questionable government spying, and people getting caught in bad situations due to smartphone videos. It’s getting hard to tell if you are being spied on, are the spy, or both. Whatever the case, it’s not a good feeling to know that these situations are happening globally. (more…)
Getting Into the Holiday Spirit in Product Fulfillment
It’s Here Halloween has passed, but there are many festivities still on the horizon. Winter is coming, and with it, the winter holidays. Excited? You should be. After a whirlwind year of pumping all your efforts into your product fulfillment business, you deserve the chance to relax and enjoy time with family and friends. The big winter holidays—Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s—remind us of the good in our lives while giving us some time to enjoy the fruits of our labors. However, your business requires you to prepare for the holidays. As a product fulfillment pro, you have...How to Perform Testing in Product Fulfillment
Uncertainty Principles In the end, we can know only so much. That’s why when we try something new, we often don’t know what the end result will be. While we can certainly expect a certain result, we’ll never know for sure what will happen until it does. There’s nothing wrong with this, especially if you work in product fulfillment. In fact, it’s likely a good thing that you understand that not everything you do for your business will be successful. There will be failures, and you will have to do a lot of learning from your mistakes. (more…)
How to Take Advantage of Holidays and Festivities in Product Fulfillment
Getting the Right Client Perspective for Product Fulfillment
Honest Reflections It’s not uncommon for a major company to try and predict what products will be successful, with everyone from beverage companies to music executives going to great lengths to see if they can figure out what the public will like next. They rarely get results, and when they do, the success is often fleeting. Being in business means gambling; you have to be willing to stick your neck out and try new things to see what works. And if you work hard enough, you may begin to understand what clients might enjoy. (more…)
Going Mobile for Success in Product Fulfillment
Between Woods and Water Before you hit the road in product fulfillment, know why you are going out. Are you seeking to connect with new logistics companies, or are you going to a convention to meet other pros? Many travel writers claim that travel must have a purpose, and for product fulfillment, it’s no different. Actually, all attempts at third-party fulfillment need a reason. It’s not all about meeting with likeminded pros; you might also be scouting new tools, like new digital marketing or order fulfillment systems. (more…)
How to Keep Your Product Fulfillment Business on the Straight and Narrow
Best Intentions If you have a religious background, you’ve probably read up on temptation. While it’s a compelling feeling, it’s also what many claim drives people to do bad things, and the results are often dangerous, criminal, or both. Religion aside, it’s worthwhile to consider temptation from a professional perspective. We’ve often seen cases of successful businesspersons who either made a bad choice or attempted some terrible scheme, only to find themselves ruined and humiliated. (more…)
Showing Off Your Professional Product Fulfillment Portfolio
What You Got Learning, studying, applying, taking courses, building skills, and trial and error. If these words sound familiar to what your job entails, you are in good company. There seems to be a large emphasis these days on pros putting all their skills in one basket in regards to what they know, what they can learn, and how they can apply it all. For product fulfillment pros, this accumulation of skills and knowledge is crucial—it’s how you attract both clients and colleagues. (more…)
How to Offer Fast Services in Product Fulfillment
Needed it Yesterday Ours is a world of cellphones, high-speed Internet, and fast computer-processing speeds. If you pick up the phone, you can order a pizza that arrives within 30 minutes or have flowers delivered before the end of the day. Are we living in a supersonic age? The answer is “absolutely!” (more…)
The Secret to Good Product Fulfillment Catalogues
Holiday Joy Halloween is coming, with Christmas, Chanukah, and New Year’s to soon follow. The holiday season is approaching, giving people a reason to celebrate. And these celebrations usually include the giving of gifts. Concerns about overconsumption aside, it’s a fact that most people enjoy buying things. Whether it’s books, fancy rims for their car, or designer handbags, most people have one or two luxury items they couldn’t resist buying. (more…)
