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The Neopost Guide to Smarter Communications
Advances in mailing technology and changes in the way mail is
priced have brought new opportunities for organisations to reduce
the cost of preparing and sending mail.
Quick wins
Any business should be able to reduce
mailing bills by adopting some or all of
the following measures.
•
Use a franking machine and save
money if sending as few as 6 items
a day.
•
Where appropriate send letters by
Second Class post.
•
Fold A4 letters into DL or C5
envelopes to avoid paying more for a
large letter.
•
Make sure your address databases
are compliant with Royal Mail Postal
Address Files (PAF) to qualify for
Royal Mail discounts.
•
Clean your database to eliminate
duplicated or undeliverable mailings.
•
Print directly onto envelopes
instead of using labels.
•
Automate time-consuming tasks,
such as folding, collating and
inserting documents.
How to cut the cost
of postal communications
Did you know?
The Government Procurement
Service (GPS) has calculated that
the public sector could cut its
£650 million annual expenditure
on postage and postal services
by 9-30% through smarter
procurement.
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