Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Blog Category How Our HITRUST CSF Certification Strengthens Our Data Security Practices info Posted September 28, 2017 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends In today’s data-driven marketing environment, close collaboration between brands and their marketing partners is required to ensure consumer data is being safeguarded to the highest industry standards. As direct marketers, we’re all familiar with industry-related terms such as gross response rates, cost per acqusition, and customer lifetime value. It’s an unfortunate reality that in recent […] + Read More Your 5-Point Disaster Recovery Plan Tune-Up info Posted July 26, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery The justification for a disaster recovery plan (DR plan) is simple: if your business can be impacted financially by any interruption to operations, you need an ongoing, comprehensive DR plan in place. If you’re thinking, “This isn’t relevant to me,” consider what happens to your role in your company if business delays result in lost […] + Read More Mail-Gard Print Outsourcing: We’re Here When Your In-House Operations Are Swamped info Posted June 7, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Most people think of Mail-Gard in terms of disaster recovery support. It’s what we’re known for, and intuitively, people understand that during a flood, tornado, or major power outage, a backup partner is necessary to ensure important documents are still delivered to customers to keep your business running without interruption. But bad weather and Acts […] + Read More RIMS 2017 Shines a New Light on Familiar Risk Management Concerns info Posted May 3, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Last week, America’s birthplace, Philadelphia, played host to a number of important events. The 2017 NFL draft took place on the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway, while only a short distance away on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, the nation’s best track and field athletes gathered to showcase their talents at the 123rd Penn Relays. Not to be overshadowed by sporting events … + Read More How Mail-Gard’s Recovery Builder® Strengthens and Simplifies Any Disaster Recovery Plan info Posted February 24, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends There’s a reason companies call things like statements, invoices, notifications, explanations of benefits (EOBs), and other business correspondence “critical communications.” They’re critical to the ability of a business to maintain cash flow and adhere to state and federal compliance requirements. Networks, systems, and physical space are often the first things that come to mind when […] + Read More Using Continuous Improvement Initiatives to Drive Mail-Gard into 2017 info Posted December 30, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends At Mail-Gard, we pride ourselves on thinking ahead and, like good Girl and Boy Scouts, being prepared. But on what will likely be the last workday of 2016 for many, we wanted to take a moment to look back on the year and share some of our accomplishments, Continuous Improvement experiences and a few compelling […] + Read More How Mail-Gard Picked Belfor As Its Own Disaster Recovery Provider info Posted December 7, 2016 by Michael Henry in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery “The shoemaker’s children go barefoot” is a popular expression that’s commonly used in business to describe a company that doesn’t take advantage of its own expertise. The Mail-Gard division of IWCO Direct knows a thing or two about disaster recovery. That’s why, when IWCO Direct made the decision to contract an integrated disaster recovery […] + Read More Disaster Recovery Testing – How to Protect Yourself from Things That Go Bump in the Night info Posted October 28, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Whether you expect to witness a creepy clown in your neighborhood or have nightmares of Michael Myers chasing you, Halloween is a night to celebrate things that scare us and make the hair stand up on the backs of our necks. Disaster recovery testing reduces the number of things that can scare us – on […] + Read More DRJ Fall World 2016 Showcases How Disaster Recovery Planning Is More Important Than Ever info Posted September 23, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Mail-Gard has been securing and ensuring print-to-mail continuity for 20 years. Every year for the last two decades, we’ve made an appearance at Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ)’s Fall World event to stay in sync with the pulse of the industry. + Read More Mayday, Mayday: What Happens at Mail-Gard Once a Disaster Declaration is Made info Posted May 4, 2016 by Christine Burke in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery This past Sunday was May Day, an annual celebration of spring. But being in the print-to-mail recovery industry, when I hear May Day, I can’t help but think of “mayday,” the internationally-recognized distress signal that’s reserved for emergencies. We thought we would take a moment to describe the processes Mail-Gard has in place and what […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789Last PageLoad More Articles
How Our HITRUST CSF Certification Strengthens Our Data Security Practices info Posted September 28, 2017 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends In today’s data-driven marketing environment, close collaboration between brands and their marketing partners is required to ensure consumer data is being safeguarded to the highest industry standards. As direct marketers, we’re all familiar with industry-related terms such as gross response rates, cost per acqusition, and customer lifetime value. It’s an unfortunate reality that in recent […] + Read More
Your 5-Point Disaster Recovery Plan Tune-Up info Posted July 26, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery The justification for a disaster recovery plan (DR plan) is simple: if your business can be impacted financially by any interruption to operations, you need an ongoing, comprehensive DR plan in place. If you’re thinking, “This isn’t relevant to me,” consider what happens to your role in your company if business delays result in lost […] + Read More
Mail-Gard Print Outsourcing: We’re Here When Your In-House Operations Are Swamped info Posted June 7, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Most people think of Mail-Gard in terms of disaster recovery support. It’s what we’re known for, and intuitively, people understand that during a flood, tornado, or major power outage, a backup partner is necessary to ensure important documents are still delivered to customers to keep your business running without interruption. But bad weather and Acts […] + Read More
RIMS 2017 Shines a New Light on Familiar Risk Management Concerns info Posted May 3, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Last week, America’s birthplace, Philadelphia, played host to a number of important events. The 2017 NFL draft took place on the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway, while only a short distance away on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, the nation’s best track and field athletes gathered to showcase their talents at the 123rd Penn Relays. Not to be overshadowed by sporting events … + Read More
How Mail-Gard’s Recovery Builder® Strengthens and Simplifies Any Disaster Recovery Plan info Posted February 24, 2017 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends There’s a reason companies call things like statements, invoices, notifications, explanations of benefits (EOBs), and other business correspondence “critical communications.” They’re critical to the ability of a business to maintain cash flow and adhere to state and federal compliance requirements. Networks, systems, and physical space are often the first things that come to mind when […] + Read More
Using Continuous Improvement Initiatives to Drive Mail-Gard into 2017 info Posted December 30, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends At Mail-Gard, we pride ourselves on thinking ahead and, like good Girl and Boy Scouts, being prepared. But on what will likely be the last workday of 2016 for many, we wanted to take a moment to look back on the year and share some of our accomplishments, Continuous Improvement experiences and a few compelling […] + Read More
How Mail-Gard Picked Belfor As Its Own Disaster Recovery Provider info Posted December 7, 2016 by Michael Henry in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery “The shoemaker’s children go barefoot” is a popular expression that’s commonly used in business to describe a company that doesn’t take advantage of its own expertise. The Mail-Gard division of IWCO Direct knows a thing or two about disaster recovery. That’s why, when IWCO Direct made the decision to contract an integrated disaster recovery […] + Read More
Disaster Recovery Testing – How to Protect Yourself from Things That Go Bump in the Night info Posted October 28, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Whether you expect to witness a creepy clown in your neighborhood or have nightmares of Michael Myers chasing you, Halloween is a night to celebrate things that scare us and make the hair stand up on the backs of our necks. Disaster recovery testing reduces the number of things that can scare us – on […] + Read More
DRJ Fall World 2016 Showcases How Disaster Recovery Planning Is More Important Than Ever info Posted September 23, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Mail-Gard has been securing and ensuring print-to-mail continuity for 20 years. Every year for the last two decades, we’ve made an appearance at Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ)’s Fall World event to stay in sync with the pulse of the industry. + Read More
Mayday, Mayday: What Happens at Mail-Gard Once a Disaster Declaration is Made info Posted May 4, 2016 by Christine Burke in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery This past Sunday was May Day, an annual celebration of spring. But being in the print-to-mail recovery industry, when I hear May Day, I can’t help but think of “mayday,” the internationally-recognized distress signal that’s reserved for emergencies. We thought we would take a moment to describe the processes Mail-Gard has in place and what […] + Read More
