Vencio News

Thursday, April 19, 2007

USPS Postage Increase

imgAs you may have heard, the United States Post Office has announced another postal rate increase beginning May 14, 2007. This increase will affect all classes of mail with an average increase of .02 cents per piece. Please visit the USPS website to help better define the postage increase.

Save Money - Mail Before May 14th
If you are planning any mailing campaigns before the increase we ask that you have all material and data to us at least 7 working days before the postage increase goes into effect (May 14, 2007).

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How do you Communicate?

imgHow do you communicate with your customers and prospects? Have you thought about an e-Newsletter (email newsletter) for your company? e-Newsletters are not spam, they are Opt-in e-mail advertising to your contacts. Offering an e-Newsletter is one of the most powerful marketing tools available to your business today, allowing you to communicate information and form long-lasting relationship swith your prospects and customers.



What makes e-Newsletters so effective?

I just may be giving away the secrets to effective e-Newsletters in this article. In fact, this information just may be so useful, you might want to send me a personal thank-you (or a request to start your own newsletter!).

  1. Useful. Including information valuable to your customers is one of the best ways to develop your relationship with them, not to mention initiate new relationships (offer a valuable newsletter, and guaranteed you'll begin receiving new subscribers). In addition to your e-Newsletter being a communication medium for your business, make your newsletter impact your reader's success, and they'll be compelled to read every issue.

  2. Interesting. With the volume of emails today, its no secret just by looking in your inbox that there is competition for reading them. Who said a profitable business had to be boring? Conversational language, and an occasional joke just might be the trick to make your email stand out from all the rest. Make your newsletter interesting, and make your subscribers feel if they delete your email, they may miss some information that would impact their success.

  3. Simple. Your email newsletter shouldn't be cluttered, it shouldn't read as a thesis or study. Offer simple insights, tips, and concepts small enough for readers to dig into and remember.

Vencio's in-house design staff can create a customized, personalized HTML email (there's no such thing as stock-templates here!) and distribute to your list as often as you want.


Don't already have an email distribution list?

It's never too early to start building your email list! Let Vencio set your website up with an opt-in page, and begin building a permission-based email list today.

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Introducing e-Commerce at Vencio!

imgVencio is proud to announce the launch of its e-commerce division.


Vencio now has the ability to provide a completely customizable online shopping experience, including a shopping cart, real-time shipping rates, online payment, and the ability to support up to 500,000 products including a detailed product search.

Contact us for more information

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