Recent Blog Posts

10 Handy Tips for Motivating your Workforce

Ed Beardsell — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:53:40 +0000

21 May 2012

As my colleagues at Expert Market HQ (shown "working hard" in the above picture), job satisfaction can go a long way to improving your team's moral and overall productivity. Finding how to motivate people can be a tricky business but the rewards can make a huge difference to your business in a short space of time.

Motivating Employees

Expert's Corner: Squeezing every last drop of potential out of Facebook

Ed Beardsell — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:44:02 +0000

14 May 2012

Squeezing every last drop of potential out of Facebook

The Expert Market marketing boffins who we keep tucked away in a special cupboard thought it would be a nifty idea to share some of the vast knowledge they have collected and honed over years in the industry to provide a weekly presentation looking at various areas of the marketing landscape.

The Impact of the Postal Rates on UK SME’s

Oliver Ortiz — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:26:49 +0000

1 May 2012

The Royal Mail has been part of British culture for many years now, with Postman Pat delivering mail on TV to many happy customers for many decades. However on the 30th April 2012 the Royal Mail applied significant price increases to stamped mail, of which the details are below:

1st Class Stamps: 46p to 60p
2nd Class Stamps: 36p to 50p

5 Ways in which Franking Machine can Improve your Small Business

Ed Beardsell — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:13:14 +0000

29 March 2012

What is a Franking Machine and Why were they Created?

2012 Postal Rates: How To Save 40% On Mail

david thomas — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:04:11 +0000

28 March 2012

The Royal Mail have increased postal rates by around 30%, the biggest ever price hoik in its history. Expert Market show how much cheaper metered mail is, and why a franking machine might be a good investment.

Hold onto your hats!

The 30th April will see the biggest price hike ever, making stamped mail more expensive than ever and franking machines a no-brainer.
Raising prices is The Royal Mail’s way of trying to reduce the mega losses of recent years. Letter senders are effectively looking at a 30% rise in costs.

Stamped mail

1st class - 46p - 60p

What Can A Folder Inserter Do For You?

david thomas — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:01:20 +0000

8 March 2012

A faster, smarter marketing machine for producing, printing, collating and packaging your marketing? Welcome to the world of Folder Inserters. In this article, Expert Market introduce the functions of a Folder Inserter, and take a look at one of the frontrunning models on the market.

What does it do

A Folder Inserter can work for any business with marketing output. It designs and produces marketing material to a professional finish much faster than humanly possible.

Take the Neopost DS-85 for example...

Frank a Frog, Post A Prince: Turning Ordinary Mail Into Communications Masterpieces

david thomas — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:41:38 +0000

29 February 2012

We find out why Pitney Bowes have titled their manifesto The Art of Success, and see what are the benefits of investing in a franking machine.

Mailroom maestro’s Pitney Bowes have released The Art of Success – a manifesto on how to combine efficiency, quality and productivity in line with your budget. This is the Art of Success, and by using it you can create marketing masterpieces.

Communications solutions that bring paper up to date

How Vehicle Telematics Increases Efficiency Across The Fleet

david thomas — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:14:23 +0000

27 February 2012

Telematics is the integration of telecommunications and informatics, a part of wider Information and Communications Technology (ICT). In other words, it’s the gathering, and networking sharing of information, often using GPS (Global Positioning Satellites).

Saving time and money while improving quality

Business owners and managers have embraced telematics with gusto because it can increase efficiency across their fleet, saving time and money in a number of ways while improving quality of service to customers.

Phone Backing - How The Right System Will Help Your Business Grow

david thomas — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:21:48 +0000

23 February 2012

Scalability, routability, remote voicemails and automated menus - how can these four functions of a telephone system support business growth?

Notes on a scandal

Lately telecommunications have been represented in the news as being the hapless gatekeepers in the phone hacking scandal.
No one’s come out of the News of the World disgrace well, which is unfair on telephones.

Which Vehicle Tracking Beast Are You?

david thomas — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:41:19 +0000

22 February 2012

A lighthearted safari tour of the different ways you can incorporate vehicle tracking into your business.

Lion

You use vehicle tracking to keep the pride under control.
If they’re using company vehicles for their own private use a vehicle tracking system will expose them, saving you fuel money and enabling you to crack down on wayward cubs.