In order to keep our costs low and turnarounds quick for production, BZD has formed strong, long-lasting relationships with all of our union printers and mail houses across the country. Our relationships with them and our knowledge of the mail system allows us to find cost saving opportunities that our clients directly benefit from.
Open communication – We are constantly communicating with our printers, keeping an open line to answer any and all questions from art design to mail list processing. Open communication is key to staying on time, under budget, and ensuring each project is executed smoothly.
A sense of urgency – Our long-lasting relationships with our vendors allow us to place a sense of urgency when completing projects for our clients. When something needs to be done on a tight timeline, it will be done, no questions.
Having an eye on postage rates is another important element of production. Postage Rates increase every year, but not across all levels of mail.
Changing Rates – We keep a close eye on changing rates to have our ail in the most cost-effective entry levels to ensure the quickest delivery at the lowest cost.
Postage discounts – Carrier route mail and saturation levels are big money savers, so walk sequencing (the process in which addresses are put in carrier route order) at the presort level ensures that our mail checks all the boxes to receive deep postage discounts.
Geography – In the cases where mail pieces need to be delivered in rural areas and do not qualify for the traditional postage discounts, we make sure to locate the closest post office to ensure savings are achieved by delivering mail pieces as close to homes as possible.
All of these things save the USPS time and money, and those savings are passed along to our clients. Our primary goal is to help our candidates win, and when resources may be limited, saving costs on postage rates and having an open line of communication with our printers is often an advantage in more ways than one.
