Direct Mail Production Blog Tag Year Over Year, Our Sustainability Initiatives Help Us Move Up the Canopy Blueline Ranking info Posted August 8, 2017 by Karen Weil in Sustainability We’ve explained in the past that embracing environmental stewardship requires an understanding that it’s more a marathon than a sprint. It takes a commitment to developing a plan and setting goals, and then working hard to get a little better each year. But like a runner setting a new best time, you also need to […] + Read More Supporting Our Clients’ Environmental Stewardship Efforts info Posted July 21, 2017 by Karen Weil in Sustainability IWCO Direct works with clients to produce and mail billions of direct mail packages annually. Because we are such a large producer of physical mail, we are especially conscious about doing everything we can to limit our environmental impact. Our clients feel the same, and many have asked us to support their environmental stewardship efforts […] + Read More How Our Product Design Guide Provides Continuing Education for Product Development info Posted June 14, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips Continuing education is an excellent way to keep pace with the latest products and technology. Regardless of your career path, there are many ways to stay current with a vast array or courses and information available. Designing direct mail is no different, as new technology and automation continually impacts design considerations. Traditionally, learning about the […] + 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 The Benefits of Using Standard Operating Procedures for Direct Mail Production info Posted June 2, 2017 by Diana Hvistendahl, PMP in Direct Mail Tips Most people don’t think about all the moving parts involved with direct mail production. IWCO Direct’s ability to flawlessly print and mail our clients’ campaigns results from a combined effort from all our employees to create and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs). We have several teams dedicated to creating these SOPs: project teams, our Continuous […] + Read More Test It, You Might Like It: The Importance of Testing Direct Mail Formats info Posted May 17, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips, Strategy and Analysis Most of us have heard or said the phrase, “Try it, you might like it!” As designers and producers of direct mail, IWCO Direct often takes the “try it” approach to direct mail format testing to expand our knowledge and capabilities. It also helps us bring new design innovations and fresh ideas to clients. Production […] + Read More How Our Environmental Council Keeps Our Sustainability Efforts On Track info Posted April 21, 2017 by Karen Weil in Sustainability IWCO Direct’s focus on sustainability and environmental responsibility continues to grow. We are in our tenth year as an FSC®-Chain-of-Custody certified multi-site organization, but we continue to find new ways to improve our environmental efforts to support our clients’ environmental requirements and our own obligations to Mother Earth. Our commitment to sustainability has always been […] + Read More Employee Engagement Took Center Stage at the PIA Continuous Improvement Conference info Posted April 14, 2017 by Michael Henry in Announcements At IWCO Direct, Continuous Improvement (CI) is embedded in our culture, which is why we always make a point of attending the annual PIA Continuous Improvement Conference. It’s one of the best resources we have to ensure our process improvement efforts are in sync with the most up-to-date knowledge industry experts have to offer […] + Read More Workplace Learning Opportunities That Benefit Clients and Employees info Posted April 11, 2017 by Diana Hvistendahl, PMP in Announcements One of the most exciting, yet challenging, aspects of the direct marketing industry is the need to constantly be learning. New technologies, new regulations, new production techniques, new consumer trends and expectations… If you’re not curious by nature and a lifelong learner at heart, this isn’t the field for you. That’s why the workplace learning […] + Read More Project Uptime Enhances Our Personalization Operations info Posted April 7, 2017 by Steve Myrvold in Announcements At the end of March, Robert Clark, Manager of Digital Print Operations, attended the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference, where our Project Uptime initiative was up for the LSS Project of the Year award. Although we didn’t win, it makes it easier to swallow knowing who our winning competition was―the Dr. Pepper Snapple […] + Read More Pages: First Page12345678910111213141516Last PageLoad More Articles
Year Over Year, Our Sustainability Initiatives Help Us Move Up the Canopy Blueline Ranking info Posted August 8, 2017 by Karen Weil in Sustainability We’ve explained in the past that embracing environmental stewardship requires an understanding that it’s more a marathon than a sprint. It takes a commitment to developing a plan and setting goals, and then working hard to get a little better each year. But like a runner setting a new best time, you also need to […] + Read More
Supporting Our Clients’ Environmental Stewardship Efforts info Posted July 21, 2017 by Karen Weil in Sustainability IWCO Direct works with clients to produce and mail billions of direct mail packages annually. Because we are such a large producer of physical mail, we are especially conscious about doing everything we can to limit our environmental impact. Our clients feel the same, and many have asked us to support their environmental stewardship efforts […] + Read More
How Our Product Design Guide Provides Continuing Education for Product Development info Posted June 14, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips Continuing education is an excellent way to keep pace with the latest products and technology. Regardless of your career path, there are many ways to stay current with a vast array or courses and information available. Designing direct mail is no different, as new technology and automation continually impacts design considerations. Traditionally, learning about the […] + 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
The Benefits of Using Standard Operating Procedures for Direct Mail Production info Posted June 2, 2017 by Diana Hvistendahl, PMP in Direct Mail Tips Most people don’t think about all the moving parts involved with direct mail production. IWCO Direct’s ability to flawlessly print and mail our clients’ campaigns results from a combined effort from all our employees to create and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs). We have several teams dedicated to creating these SOPs: project teams, our Continuous […] + Read More
Test It, You Might Like It: The Importance of Testing Direct Mail Formats info Posted May 17, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips, Strategy and Analysis Most of us have heard or said the phrase, “Try it, you might like it!” As designers and producers of direct mail, IWCO Direct often takes the “try it” approach to direct mail format testing to expand our knowledge and capabilities. It also helps us bring new design innovations and fresh ideas to clients. Production […] + Read More
How Our Environmental Council Keeps Our Sustainability Efforts On Track info Posted April 21, 2017 by Karen Weil in Sustainability IWCO Direct’s focus on sustainability and environmental responsibility continues to grow. We are in our tenth year as an FSC®-Chain-of-Custody certified multi-site organization, but we continue to find new ways to improve our environmental efforts to support our clients’ environmental requirements and our own obligations to Mother Earth. Our commitment to sustainability has always been […] + Read More
Employee Engagement Took Center Stage at the PIA Continuous Improvement Conference info Posted April 14, 2017 by Michael Henry in Announcements At IWCO Direct, Continuous Improvement (CI) is embedded in our culture, which is why we always make a point of attending the annual PIA Continuous Improvement Conference. It’s one of the best resources we have to ensure our process improvement efforts are in sync with the most up-to-date knowledge industry experts have to offer […] + Read More
Workplace Learning Opportunities That Benefit Clients and Employees info Posted April 11, 2017 by Diana Hvistendahl, PMP in Announcements One of the most exciting, yet challenging, aspects of the direct marketing industry is the need to constantly be learning. New technologies, new regulations, new production techniques, new consumer trends and expectations… If you’re not curious by nature and a lifelong learner at heart, this isn’t the field for you. That’s why the workplace learning […] + Read More
Project Uptime Enhances Our Personalization Operations info Posted April 7, 2017 by Steve Myrvold in Announcements At the end of March, Robert Clark, Manager of Digital Print Operations, attended the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference, where our Project Uptime initiative was up for the LSS Project of the Year award. Although we didn’t win, it makes it easier to swallow knowing who our winning competition was―the Dr. Pepper Snapple […] + Read More
