If you have a business and do your own printing then it is vital that you ensure the quality is of a high standard. It may be that you use your in-house printer to print invoices, letters, reminders or even stationary such as business cards and compliments slips. It is important that all of these are printed to a high standard before being sent out to your customers as it may be reflected badly on you as a business if there are errors. Ensuring that you clean your printed heads regularly, replace cartridges when they are low and aligning the print head will help with giving you the better quality […]

Being able to write a letter is very important, and although many people use text, social media and instant messaging now, there will still come times in your life when you need to write a letter. This may be for a job application, to make a complaint to a company or possibly write to an elderly relative that may not use emails etc. Many people opt for using a computer when writing letters, as most software applications such as Word have a built in spelling and grammar checker. This can be very useful, but you should also brush up on letter writing skills that will not only help you with […]

Over the past few decades with technology advancing less and less people are sending letters in order to connect with family members of friends who they may not see that often. Most of the younger generation and a good number of the older generation now chose to use social media and instant messaging apps to connect with each other. But is letter writing a hobby that we all need to keep alive? Writing is a very important skill to have and being able to know how to write and format a letter can help in later life when writing over letters to send off with you CV or asking for […]

With the advent and prevalence of the internet and digital communications, there are many who will tell you that the direct mail campaign is a thing of the past, an analogue item from a past age. However, whilst it has certainly seen some decline in volumes sent, this now appears to have settled and it remains at a robust and steady level, albeit somewhat reduced. So why is that? Email marketing campaigns are certainly cheaper as they involve no physical product, so no printing or material costs. Delivery is also cheaper – no need for stamps or to pay a delivery agent. Ultimately it boils down to effectiveness; recent studies […]

If you have recently ordered something online or someone has sent you a parcel or letter in the post you may be very disappointed if it turns up damaged. It may be that you have ordered a birthday card for someone, but when it arrives it has been bent. This can be a nuisance and can often cause people agro as they then may have to rush out to buy one. Even if you have had to replace it yourself you should still get in touch with the relevant company to discuss the issue. Who you need to speak to depends on how the item was sent. If for example, […]