Category Archives: Product Fulfillment Services

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…)

Linking Together There’s nothing better than being in control of your own business. These days, there are all kinds of stories of people being able to work on their own to great success, often as lone wolves in their living rooms with only a laptop and Internet connection. Technology and new business practices have brought about new ways of doing business that didn’t exist before, often with as little human interaction as possible. (more…)

Spreading the Wealth When you’re good, you’re good. A lot of pros don’t realize their talents enough. If you’ve been anything for years, from a plumber to a stockbroker to a farm machinery technician, and have achieved success, you are something that not all people are: skilled. You know the ins and outs of the business, how to troubleshoot problems for that particular job in a pinch, and can work your way around the position with little to no instruction. It’s something that people often don’t see in themselves until someone points it out to them. (more…)

Grand Royal  If you’ve been in product fulfillment for a while, you are likely looking to work inside your comfort zone. In other words, you want to find a way to work on a regular basis that allows you to be the most effective you can be, while still bringing in the most profits you can. Pros are always looking to see what procedures are easiest for them, and then trying to perform those processes for as long as possible. (more…)

The Bigger They Come People today are pretty particular about all aspects of their lives. The obesity epidemic news of a half-decade ago has made us very careful about the food we eat and being more active, the news about today’s wars has made us more aware of social issues, and the memories of the recent global economic disaster have made us very financially observant, to say the least. If the days of wine and roses were once upon us, they have since passed. (more…)

Follow the Money There’s always the notion that with the smarts and know-how, you can do any kind of business anywhere—or rather, you can actually do really successful business anywhere. Making a business work is tough, but making it successful is another matter altogether. This is a pretty decent theory to have, and it should be true: you ought to be able to do what you want well anywhere, be it a desert, arctic tundra, or some old residential area—anywhere you see fit. Alas, life is seldom so fair, and where you are located can make or break your business’...

Tall Orders They want what you have and you can give them what they want. It’s all about getting the products out to the people who need them. This is the typical system for product fulfillment: getting clients the products they want when they want them. Sounds easy, right? As it should be; but sometimes it just isn’t. (more…)

Big Fish If you’re in business for yourself, your dreams are probably big. You want to do the best business, create the biggest rep in town, and, above all, score the best financial rewards for yourself that you can. Your friends and family might label you a “dreamer” and scoff endlessly. But you know that without big dreams, big realizations can’t happen. You have to have aspirations, plain and simple, to catch the big fish. (more…)

New Horizons The vinyl records, the VHS and audio tapes, those cranking sixteen millimeter projectors from high school health class—they’re all gone. Sure, you can dig them up in specialty shops, the library, or even see them in a museum. But for all intents and purposes, their time for regular commercial use has passed. Tragic? Maybe. But the fact is that technology changes, and that’s something humans have to come to terms with. (more…)

Tough Moves You’ve got the smarts and business demeanor. You’ve got the top tech tools and toys to do the job. And you’ve got the spunk and energy, with a desire for success. Great. You’re ready to go. But where are the customers? Don’t worry if the above seems like a slightly true-to-life question for you. As silly as it might sound, pros in many business lines ask this regularly. They’re ready to go, but they lack the clients to actually get going. Often, they never actually get on with their job because the client prospects never materialize. (more…)