How Understanding Legal Matters Leads to Good Product Fulfillment Services
Over the Line So, what are your real feelings about the law? Most people have a knee-jerk reaction to this. They think about the fact they can no longer enjoy a cigar in public or grumble about the recent tax hike. In fairness, sometimes new laws can be a valid source of debate about if they actually accomplish what they are imposed for. But a few minutes of consideration can reveal how useful laws can be. (more…)
Handling the Big Boy Peers in Product Fulfillment
Big Leagues Ah, to go big. You slug it out playing college basketball, and then a scout from the Miami Heat starts chatting you up. Perhaps you’re a lowly repertory theatre actor, and then comes the deal to appear in a big budget movie. Or maybe you’re a small-time inventor and a major company wants to buy your patent. Even if the above situations sound like silly daydreaming to you, they're not so hard to imagine in real life. (more…)
Outside the Box: Getting Creative with Product Fulfillment
New Wave There’s the left vs. right brain debate; there are those who take the arts and humanities route while others do math, sciences, or trades; there are the people who go out of their way to break policy and those who actually function well within it. When all is said and done, working at any job is a bit of a high-wire act between conforming to certain ideals and trying to incorporate one's own ideals, effectively breaking certain conventions. (more…)
Under One Roof: Tips and Tactics for Good Product Fulfillment Warehousing
Structurally Correct With today’s high costs for rent and property, the need for good, affordable structures has never been greater. People want to get the most out of the roof over their heads and the ground beneath their feet, be it tile, concrete, or stained wood. It’s difficult to find good structures and make a living in them for personal or professional purposes. Product fulfillment pros understand this. Along with whatever office they have, they also have to consider their secondary locations as well. One of the most common is warehouses. (more…)
How to Make Sure Your Direct Marketing Material is Seen
Meant to Be Seen There is a term often applied to entertainers and performers if they followed particular career path. These people might have been obscure, had a small but loyal fanbase, and scraped by just to eat and keep a roof over their heads, but they were eventually recognized as being talented and were paid big money to have their creative skills used in commercials, endorsements, and more. They finally had money in their pockets, but their fans were angry at their decision to become more commercial. (more…)
How to Create the Best Professional Network in Product Fulfillment
Who’s Who There are few things greater than meeting good people. Even the more stoic types, despite their love for solitude and independence, will likely concede that the right conversation, debate, and/or romance can’t be topped. If you’ve found those that make your life better, then everyone benefits in the end. In business, having the right people in tow is essential. Obviously, you need clients to buy your products and secure your livelihood. (more…)
To the Letter: Knowing All the Ins and Outs of Professional Printing in Product Fulfillment
Magic Ink The publishing world appears to be getting a little more technical—or rather, technological. There seems to be a shift from the old printing services we’ve grown accustomed to since days gone by to electronic print media. Now, we’ve got pop-up ads online and e-books with complete novels that are easier to carry in your back pocket than a paperback. It seems like the microprocessors have conquered another landscape, and the printing business is its new terrain. (more…)
Full Conversion: Adapting to the Electronic Route for Product Fulfillment
Brave New World Today, it seems like the sci-fi writers of decades gone-by were actually on to something. While aliens haven’t colonized us all, laser guns have yet to hit the commercial market, and the milkman service to the moon is still in development limbo, some technological dreams have finally come true. Really fancy touch screen technology is available, there’s automatic GPS for traveling, and video screens are darn near everywhere. It’s incredible. (more…)
Full Speed Ahead: Good Shipping and Mailing Practices in Product Fulfillment
Very Long Journeys You might not think it, but mail can be a pretty hot topic with people. While global conflict, inflation, and the national economy can be more commonly found in today’s daily discussions, mentioning the mail can bring on equal parts praise and vitriol from a lot of people. You might not believe it, but the post is a real issue of debate! The discussions about mail are always the same: it’s traditional and something we prize, but it’s also often slow and expensive, and sometimes we have important pieces of communication lost within its rather complex network...
Southern Sources: Why It Pays to Look to Florida for Product Fulfillment Success
Agglomeration Economies When we think of common business trends, location is hard to ignore. Movies in Hollywood, technology in Seoul, oil in Calgary—these places are practically defined by the industries that have formed there. It’s often unthinkable to imagine those areas in any other light besides what economies are based out of them. There’s a necessity to be hip to this, too. A collection of businesses around a particular location-specific industry means that there is saturation, resources, and/or business interests there that can help companies related to that industry flourish even more, both internally and externally. (more…)
