“How-to Guides” Category

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Get More Out of Your Transactional Customer Documents

FSSI logo FSSI Marketing on March 25, 2024

Improve the Impact of Transactional Customer Statements Transactional customer documents are an integral part of any business. They give your company valuable access to speak directly to your customers regularly. Whether you handle your monthly transactional statements in-house or work with a print-mail...

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Dimensional Mailers: Taking Direct Mail to the Next Level

FSSI logo FSSI Marketing on March 21, 2024

USPS 3D Mail Innovations: Direct Mail Dimensional mailers are not flat like other traditional mail pieces. Dimensional mail shapes include tubes, boxes, spheres, and other unique formats. This type of mail has much higher response rates compared to traditional mailing. Taking advantage of the creative use of...

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Is Your Company Getting the Most Out of Certified Mail?

FSSI logo FSSI on February 21, 2024

Any company that has even mail a single letter has probably heard of certified mail. But there is a lot more that goes into Certified Mail than it appears on the surface. We put together a quick guide to help you get the most out of Certified Mail. USPS Certified Mail is one of the USPS's useful tools. We are...

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The Benefits of Digital Printing: 5 Criteria to Consider

FSSI logo FSSI on January 21, 2024

Can my Business Benefit from Digital Color Printing? If recent trends are any indicator, high-volume statement mailers will soon consider moving from black-ink on white-paper customer documents to those that incorporate inkjet digital color. Studies suggest that the business advantages, including greater...

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Postal Optimization Guide: How to Reduce Postage Costs

FSSI logo FSSI on January 10, 2024

How to Optimize Your Mailing Practices and Lower Your Postal Rates Your ultimate goal as a mailing service provider is to get the lowest possible postage rates for your customers. There are many readily available ways to save on your postage and mailing costs without sacrificing the design of your mailpiece...

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An Ultimate Guide to the USPS: Certified Mail, Move Update, Mailer Scorecard, Address Cleansing

FSSI logo FSSI on November 21, 2023

The United States Postal Service (USPS) offers a complex array of tools, services, mail types, discounts, regulations, and insider tips for mail management that can be challenging to grasp. To shed light on this intricate landscape, we present a comprehensive guide that empowers businesses to effectively...

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Why Direct Mail Marketing Is Still Relevant in the Digital Age

FSSI logo FSSI on March 16, 2023

Direct Mail Marketing Deserves a Second Look By disregarding direct mail, you may be neglecting a lucrative revenue stream for your company. According to a Winterberry Group forecast, direct mail spending is projected to increase from 1.6% to 4% of advertising dollars in 2023, while spending in many other...

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How to Select the Right Colors to Match your Campaign Objectives

FSSI logo FSSI on March 9, 2023

We, humans, are a highly visual bunch.  How else can you explain why our species collectively consumes hundreds of millions of hours of visual content each day, including TV, movies and of course online video. Globally, we support each other’s visual Jonesing by uploading more than 300 hours of video per...

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