Author: Erin Grogan, President, United GMG – Giving Tree Associates, Inc.

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Nine Tips for Your Next Print Project or Mailing: Part IV

In my fourth and final blog post on printing and mailing tips, I will continue to discuss postage, an often overlooked, but important step in the process. Postage 7. As mentioned in Part I, postage can be a major expense in your print/mail project budget. It is important maximize any…

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Nine Tips for Your Next Mailing: Part III

During Part III in this series will we discuss proofs and timelines: 5. Before you can complete your project timeline, be sure you understand the production time required. If a printer tells you a project will take 3 days, this generally begins when the final proofs are approved. It does…

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Nine Tips for Your Next Mailing: Part II

Part two of this blog series discusses the preparation of files for the print/mail process. Preparing files for the printer One of the most important ways to keep your print/mail project on time and within budget is proper file preparation. Most printers prefer a print ready PDF file sent with…

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Nine Tips for Your Next Mailing: Part I

There are many factors that can complicate a direct mail project. In this blog series, I’ve offered nine tips and tools to ensure your next mail appeal process runs smoothly, delivers on time and remains within budget. In the first of these four posts, I will discuss design tips. Consider…