Today’s sophisticated transactional and direct mail offers a complex logistical challenge that has more in common with consumer product manufacturing than it does with most people’s idea of

New study commissioned by Two Sides explains why the popular “go paperless – save trees” slogans are misleading and false.CHICAGO (February 8, 2016) - Today, Two Sides North Amer... View More

So, the holiday season is behind us and we finally get to stop deleting emails, clearing out spam boxes and take the time to look up and appreciate the winter sky as opposed to looking up and do... View More

When increasing the success of your mailing company’s marketing efforts, cross media marketing has proven to be a useful tool. Everyone is looking to increase the ROI that they receiv... View More

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the USPS 2016 promotions calendar in mid-December, which will give mailers 5 ways to achieve postal discounts next year. These discounts will be o... View More

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With the acceptance of cloud based applications by corporate America, enterprise class technologies are now more affordable than ever. When looking for the absolute best of class Shipping System... View More

Competition for jobs in the document industry of the future could be fierce as mergers, consolidation, and outsourcing force document professionals into the job market. Though your resume may in... View More

To survive in this evolving digital landscape, those of us in the printing industry need to adapt — and FAST. In the last five years, according to leading industry research company IBISWorld... View More

For mailers, don’t expect 2016 to be business as usual. Businesses of all shapes and sizes will see a continued increase in sending costs, which include everything the organization sends out... View More

There was a time when document center managers were mainly focused on finding ways to produce higher volumes of documents at the lowest possible cost. Today, though managing production and posta... View More

I was watching a television show recently that told the story of a company with a production throughput problem. The business owners didn’t seem to know how to fix it. The company wasn’t pro

The growth, and sometimes survival, of in-house print and mail centers depends on their ability to add value to their organizations. Unfortunately, the traditional approaches of lowering costs through

All postal operations in these areas have started implementing their recovery plans to resume operations. All plants are open and resuming operations. All plants with the exception of... View More

Pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news and at some point you have seen a redacted document – you know - that nice document with all the black boxes covering up the data.Recently I... View More

What will 2016 hold for the mailing industry? Perhaps we are on the brink of another economic boom. Perhaps Congress will pass meaningful, postal legislation. We can’t predict the future with... View More

By helping clients implement best practices for higher-value communications — such as making mail more colorful, interactive, engaging and integrated with digital communications — leading mail... View More

Managing shipping is not easy. You have so many carriers, classes, surcharges, paperwork and requirements that it can get overwhelming. Every year you are getting 3-10% increases, and with... View More

Purchasing software can be big and scary because it’s probably not something you do regularly. It’s much like purchasing a car – you’ve finally realized you need to make the investment,... View More