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We Solve Problems Fineline is in the business of solving problems. We do not sell, we help. If we cannot improve your business, we won't ask for it. We begin every conversation by asking, "What challenges are your company facing?" These are some of the top replies. Click on them to see our replies to their problems. Challenges we've helped solve... I need to be able to manage my printing online. We need a print company with a full range of equipment in their shop. We need ways to effectively protect our brand. We want to personalize every letter we send with our client's name and information based on their purchasing history. I would like to learn more about how to reduce my printing costs. I am currently paying two separate companies for my mailing and my printing. I want to know the best, most effective methods for preparing my jobs for printing.

Our Mailing Solutions

Direct Mailing

Once your print project has been produced, you still have to distribute it to your clients. That's why we've partnered with the United States Postal Service to provide direct mailing services and reduce your postage rates.

Breakdown of the Benefits Latest USPS Software - We have the latest USPS approved software for verifying your addresses and making sure your list is C.A.S.S. certified. Skip the Middle Man - By utilizing our printing solutions and mailing solutions, you avoid dealing with the hassle of a middle distributor. Save Money - Our partnership with the USPS allows us to mail your direct mail for a fraction of the cost you would pay if you went through the USPS directly. Addressing, Inserting and Tabbing - We can address and machine insert your pieces into the most common book envelopes to save you time and money. We then tab your jobs to reduce your postage expenses. Hand Sorting, Hand Stuffing, Hand Mailing - Not all mailing pieces are cut and dry, and some need to be handled delicately by hand. We have a dedicated fulfillment department for hand insertions.

Why Your Mailer Should be Your Printer Mailers will likely give you better pricing on their services if they are handling both mailing and printing. There are no shipping costs incurred (between the printing and mailing functions). There are never material shortage issues during mailing. When your mailer also prints, they are responsible for the quality and accuracy of the entire project. If a serious problem arises, just one company can quickly handle the reprinting, mailing, and postage requirements of the job.

Intelligent Mail Barcodes and Their Advantages

The Intelligent Mail barcode (IMB) uniquely identifies every piece of mail entering the postal system. This technology enables unprecedented visibility into the postal network for mailers and for the Postal Service itself. For example, the advanced barcode enables mailers to track all outbound statements and inbound payments, greatly improving customer communications when there is a question about a bill or payment.

The Intelligent Mail barcode also enables mailers to have more visibility into the processing and delivery of their mailpieces. Using the full-service Intelligent Mail barcode, the USPS provides free "Start the Clock" information. At some point, Seamless Acceptance also will be available and will further reduce the mail processing time requirements of inducting the mail into the postal system.

Mailers can also track mail with end-to-end visibility using the OneCode CONFIRM. Mailers know when revenue-generating mailpieces have arrived, so they can maximize marketing resources. For return and remittance mail, businesses know when their customers have mailed payments. This can improve operational efficiencies.

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Move Update Regulations and National Change of Address

The Postal Service is stepping up its efforts to reduce undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail. The Move Update requires mailers to update their lists every 90 days and provides options to reduce the number of mailpieces that are forwarded, returned, or treated as waste by periodically matching address records with customerfiled change-of-address orders.

Here are the changes related to Move Update processing:

• Increase the minimum frequency of Move Update processing from 185 calendar days to 90 days prior to the date of mailing.
• Extend the Move Update standards to include all Standard Mail — letters, flats, parcels and Not Flat-Machinables — as well as automation-rate and presort-rate First-Class Mail.

Read more about the new regulations by clicking the links in the sidebar!

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