Office Document Strategies Blog

Postage Machine Shopping? Compare the Consumables!

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jun 6, 2012 @ 08:06 AM

I have been told many times, the world of postage machines is not any easy place to shop. There are so many variables that is hard to compare apples to apples.

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Topics: Postage meter, postage rates, mailing equipment, meter rentals, postage machine

myMail The Starter Postage Meter for Soho Business in Canada

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, May 30, 2012 @ 11:05 AM

myMail is the smallest postage meter in the Francotyp-Postalia lineup of meters.  For Soho businesses and other organizations with limited mail volumes who seek a professional and secure mailing option it can work ideally.

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Topics: Postage meter, mailing equipment, meter rentals, postage machine

Canadian Postage Meter Rental - 5 Challenges to Success

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Apr 5, 2012 @ 10:04 AM

Postage meter rentals can be confusing to purchasers.  Bluntly, the industry tends to set the whole system up in a way that confuses many buyers.  In designing a solution for clients we find we spend much of our time advising them on how the system works and what to look for in their contract and deal.  Some of the stories we have heard about dealings in this area are horrendous.

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Topics: Postage meter, meter rentals, postage machine

New Canada Post Rates Affect Postage Meter Users | Burlington ON

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jan 4, 2012 @ 04:01 AM

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Topics: Postage meter, postage rates, mailing equipment, meter rentals, postage machine

Office Document Strategies Celebrates the Season

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 @ 05:12 AM

As I write this last post before taking a few days for the Christmas season I am thinking back over a year of writing for the Office Document Strategies blog.

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Topics: Postage meter, Scanning, document storage strategy, MFP, office document strategy, IT network, meter rentals

Mymail Postage Meter - Powerful Machine for SOHO Offices

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Nov 17, 2011 @ 05:11 AM

The Mymail postage meter is the smallest model in the Francotyp-Postalia lineup of equipment.  So why would you want the smallest model?

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Topics: Postage meter, meter rentals, postage machine

5 Key Features of a Postage Meter Rental

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Nov 9, 2011 @ 02:11 AM

When your business makes a postage meter rental decision there are five key features which should be considered.  Of course one of these will be who to rent from, but there are other important things to consider.

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Topics: Postage meter, mailing equipment, meter rentals, postage machine

10 Reasons For Using a Postage Meter

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 @ 07:08 AM

Even with the growth of e-mail and other electronic messaging a postage meter is still a component of many business offices.  if you don't have one here are ten reasons you might like to consider.

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Topics: Postage meter, postage rates, meter rentals, postage machine

Don't Give Up on Direct Mail - Your Postage Meter Still Counts!

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, May 6, 2011 @ 14:05 PM

Why not to give up on Direct Mail?

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Topics: Postage meter, meter rentals, postage machine

Right Sizing Your Postage Machine

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 @ 09:09 AM

 Businesses of all sizes can find postage machines or meters a useful tool.  Their primary benefit is to provide security of a costly resource, stamps. The also can make sure that you use your postage efficiently, only putting the amount on each envelope that is needed, without over posting.  Over posting even a few cents can lead to hundreds of dollars of unnecessary cost.

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Topics: postage rates, Document, meter rentals, postage machine