ACCESS UP TO 23.5 % POSTAGE DISCOUNTS USING ROYAL MAIL’S CMA

May 2011 - From the 9th May 2011, franking machines users who send more than 500 letters in one posting can benefit from an additional 16% saving on their postage costs with Cleanmail Advance (CMA).

Cleanmail Advance is an unsorted business letters product from Royal Mail which can save users from 16% off postage costs per letter. CMA can be used with both 1st and 2nd Class letters to provide significant savings for small to medium businesses. Combined with volume related discounts, these tariffs are competitive with alternative carriers and are backed by Royal Mail's independently audited quality of service commitments.

Franking machine users already receive a discount compared to using stamps, saving at least 7p on every 1st Class letter and 8p on every 2nd Class letter sent. CMA and volume related discounts mean that businesses which send between 500 and 25,000 letters per mailing can save a further 16 % to 23.5%.

This now means that more franking machine users will have the opportunity to save money on their postage as the discounts can easily be accessed through Neopost's SMART Franking Machine range* providing an advanced yet cost effective, reliable and affordable mailing solution.

Neopost’s leading IS range of SMART franking machines have the ability to utilise CMA and contain the very latest smart technology to meet the mailroom needs of small to medium-sized businesses, both today and in the future. The modular design of IS franking machines delivers maximum mailroom efficiency and the flexibility to adapt to future needs. LAN connectivity ensures postal rate change updates are easily handled, while postage re-crediting and system upgrades happen almost instantaneously. Advanced software ensures changes in Royal Mail services and pricing, such as VAT are easily handled.

Neopost are experts in the mailing industry and are an approved partner of Royal Mail. If you would like a no obligation free mail audit to determine if Neopost can help your business save money on postage costs, or would like to find out more about CMA and SMART franking machines, please visit: Bulk Mail Discounts

* CMA only available on certain models in the range.

Do you Realise how much Stamps are Costing your Business?

January 2011 - Mail is cheaper if you frank it rather than stamp it.

From April 2011, Neopost Franking Machine users will save:

• At least 8p on every 2nd class letter
• At least 14p on every 2nd class large letter
• At least £1.19 on every 2kg packet

Neopost franking machines are the modern solution. More productive, more convenient, more secure and very cost effective.

Here are some more reasons why you should use a Neopost franking machine instead of stamps:-

No More Queuing

Never run out of postage. A Neopost Franking Machine can be re-credited on-line with postage 24/7.

Right First Time Every Time

Calculate the correct postage with an on-screen rate wizard. There's no risk of under-stamping and passing surcharges onto customers, or over stamping and incurring unnecessary costs.

Manage your Postage On-line

An on-line account allows you to analyse spend by department or type of mail. You can also order consumables and service support.

Keep up to Date with the Latest Postal Charges

LAN connection allows the latest Royal Mail postal rates to be downloaded directly to your franking machine.

Maximum Security

Worried about unauthorised use? A Neopost franking machine can be fully locked and PIN protected, so that only authorised users have access.

Improve Efficiency

Faster processing of outgoing mail helps to streamline your mailroom operation and improve cash flow.

Professional-Looking Business Mail

By adding a company name and logo to your outgoing mail you'll reinforce your brand with every item of post you send.

Sell Yourself

A franking machine allows you to add a sales message to mail, helping to boost revenue and generate brand awareness.

Keep your Mailing Lists up to Date for FREE!

Royal Mail will return all undeliverable franked mail, so you can update your lists for free.

VAT Compliant

Handling VAT on postal services requires a smart technology franking machine to produce a monthly VAT statement. All new Neopost franking machines have the very latest smart technology.

Experience the benefits of a Neopost smart technology Franking Machine free for 30 days.

10 Great Business Reasons to Start using Letter Folding and Inserting Equipment

Envelope stuffing machines save time and money by automating tedious manual tasks to achieve rapid return on investment.
You'll be suprised how much difference a Neopost Folder Inserter Machine could make to your business. As well as automating tedious manual tasks you can effortlessly improve the accuracy and professionalism of your mailings. Whatever your size of business or organisation, and whatever your mail - invoices, statements, promotions, payments or notices - there's a Neopost Folder Inserter that will help you manage it more efficiently.

Here are 10 great reasons why your business should start using letter folding and inserting equipment.

Save Money Through Automating

If your filling envelopes by hand, it's costing you at least 5p per item. Say you were sending 3000 letters and invoices a month, this process could take over 30 working hours*. If staff are being paid the minimum wage of £5.73 per hour, 'envelope stuffing' will cost the business over £170 a month, just to fill and seal envelopes!
From just £20 per week, Neopost's envelope stuffing machines will fold, insert, or fold and insert your direct mail, invoices, statements, cheques etc, place them into an envelope and seal them ready for posting, maximising efficiency and removing unnecessary costs from your business. (*based upon the average person filling 100 envelopes per hour)

Free Up Valuable Staff Time

The average person can fold, insert and seal up to 100 envelopes per hour. The quality of insertion decreases as the number of items to be folded and inserted increases. This can also be a very time consuming process which is not cost effective. With a Neopost Folder Inserter you can process your mail 13 times faster* than folding and inserting by hand and staff are free to complete more valuable tasks. (*Based upon 100 envelopes per hour processed by hand compared to 1350 envelopes per hour processed by SI-30 machine.)

Take Advantage Of The Lowest Royal Mail Rates

If you fold your A4 size documents into DL or C5 envelopes you can save on your postal costs by qualifying for the less expensive 'Letter Tariff', saving you 22p* on each first class item mailed. If you are also using a Franking Machine, you would be saving 25p per item. These savings become more substantial when you are processing larger amounts of mail. So if your average mailshot is 1000 items, that's a saving of £250. (*Based upon the first class stamp price of a 'large letter' costing 61p. By folding the contents and inserting into a smaller 'letter' envelope, this cost is reduced to 39p).

Automate Your Workflow

Achieve total mailflow automation with Insert 'N Frank. Save hours by linking a Neopost Folder Inserter to a Neopost Franking Machine, giving you an efficient end to end process. This solution offers you a more productive, efficient and secure system.

Make Money with Every Mailing

Not only will folder inserters save you time and money, they can also make more money for you. By inserting additional promotional marketing material into your regular mail, you could easily boost sales and transform the value of your business communications. Mailing campaigns are also easier to complete and you may not require outside specialists or extra staff as your folder inserter can process mail in a matter of moments.

Secure Processing

To securely process personalised mail runs and those with a varying amount of documents per set, Neopost's letter folding and inserting machines include several automatic features to ensure that every recipient receives the correct and perfect mail piece. This includes Double Document Detection, which ensures that recipients only receive their mail pieces, and document coding such as Barcode, or Optical Mark Recognition (OMR), guaranteeing that each envelope is filled with the correct amount of contents.

Simple To Operate

Neopost's unique Load 'N Go facility ensures that even inexperienced operators, with minimal training, can complete mailing runs.

Efficient Document Management

Maximise the benefit of your Neopost folder inserter by using our leading Mail Optimisation Software. A range of solutions offer a host of benefits including cost reduction through document consolidation and de-duplication; configuration of mailings to take advantage of Royal Mail postal discounts enabling you to access discounts of up to 34%; archiving of created documents; the ability to email copies of mail pieces and the re-design of document templates.

Ensure Mail Integrity

Accurate mailing is quaranteed with our Mail Piece Production Control system, which checks outgoing mail against the manifest, allowing discrepiencies to be rectified in real time.

Send Professional Looking Business Mail

Achieve crisp, precise folds, accurately collated inserts and correctly positioned addreses in window envelopes.