[PrintOwners] Collections

Fri Aug 1 10:40:53 EDT 2008

We work with a collection agency in town, but only on the larger $ ones 
(which, thankfully are few and far between)
Otherwise we'll just try and work with the person themselves, with decent 
results.

(The collection agency's take almost 50% and it may even be on a sliding 
scale of what is owed.)

Jodi Bowser
Pyramid Printing - Missoula, Montana
www.pyramidprintingmt.com
jodib at blackfoot.net
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> What do you all do for collecting bad accounts?  Is there a collection
> agency that you recommend?
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>   1. Quality mailing lists (Craig Dellinger)
>   2. Re: Quality mailing lists (Jeff Haines)
>   3. Re: Quality mailing lists (Sir Speedy-Havertown)
>   4. RE: Flooded Back BC (Kelly Crom at Applied Graphics)
>   5. Re: Flooded Back BC (Scott Cappel)
>   6. RE: Flooded Back BC (Bob Molacek)
>   7. Not just big oil - Xpedx reports higher profits (John M. Henry)
>   8. Scammers still at it (clc)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:53:53 -0400
> From: Craig Dellinger <craig at newhavenprint.com>
> Subject: [PrintOwners] Quality mailing lists
> To: Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only
> <printowners at printweb.org>
> Message-ID: <4892F951.5070705 at newhavenprint.com>
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> Good Morning,
> We've done a couple mailings in the last two weeks that have have a fairly
> high return percentage. Both lists were purchased through Experion. The 
> last
> one to $250,000+ income households for a few zips. We had 2300+ names and
> got 200 returned (first class postage). This list was ran through NCOA but
> still wasn't very high quality. Is there any other companies that have
> better lists?  Suggestions?  Or is this as good as it gets?
>
> Thanks,
> Craig
>
> Craig Dellinger
> President
> New Haven Print & Copy
> 7531 US 930 East
> Fort Wayne, Indiana USA
> Phone: 260.493.3844
> Fax:   260.493.3579
> www.newhavenprint.com
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>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:25:16 -0400
> From: Jeff Haines <jeff at hprinting.biz>
> Subject: Re: [PrintOwners] Quality mailing lists
> To: Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only
> <printowners at printweb.org>
> Message-ID: <20080801122517.29808.327 at hm-pop1.solinus.com>
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> At 07:53 AM 8/1/2008, you wrote:
>>We've done a couple mailings in the last two weeks that have have a
>>fairly high return percentage. Both lists were purchased through
>>Experion. The last one to $250,000+ income households for a few zips.
>>We had 2300+ names and got 200 returned (first class postage). This
>>list was ran through NCOA but still wasn't very high quality. Is there
>>any other companies that have better lists?  Suggestions?  Or is this
>>as good as it gets?
>
>
> I think most list providers say they are only 90% accurate so your within
> normal range.
>
> Jeff
>
> Haines Printing Co.
> 10575 W. Main Rd.
> North East, PA 16428
> (814) 725-1955  Fax (814) 725-2244
> email: jeff at hprinting.biz  www.hprinting.biz
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:46:57 -0400
> From: "Sir Speedy-Havertown" <sirspeedy7099 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [PrintOwners] Quality mailing lists
> To: "Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only"
> <printowners at printweb.org>
> Message-ID: <003901c8f3d4$af5356f0$6901a8c0 at David>
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> I was at a seminar recently put on by a direct-mail marketing "expert".
> That's basically all she does for a living. Her contention is that no 
> matter
> the source, we should expect that a rented list is going to have 20-30% 
> bad
> names. It is simply impossible for the list companies to keep them more
> accurate due to normal movement of people.
>
> Not certain I agree, but that's what we were told. So, your less than 10%
> return doesn't sound that bad if she's right.
>
>
> David McBride
> Sir Speedy-Havertown
> 443 West Chester Pike
> Havertown, PA
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Dellinger" <craig at newhavenprint.com>
> To: "Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only"
> <printowners at printweb.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 7:53 AM
> Subject: [PrintOwners] Quality mailing lists
>
>
>> ***** This is a PrintOwners List Message *****
>>
>> Good Morning,
>> We've done a couple mailings in the last two weeks that
>> have have a fairly high return percentage. Both lists were
>> purchased through Experion. The last one to $250,000+
>> income households for a few zips. We had 2300+ names and
>> got 200 returned (first class postage). This list was ran
>> through NCOA but still wasn't very high quality. Is there
>> any other companies that have better lists?  Suggestions?
>> Or is this as good as it gets?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Craig
>>
>> Craig Dellinger
>> President
>> New Haven Print & Copy
>> 7531 US 930 East
>> Fort Wayne, Indiana USA
>> Phone: 260.493.3844
>> Fax:   260.493.3579
>> www.newhavenprint.com
>>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:56:52 -0500
> From: "Kelly Crom at Applied Graphics" <kellycrom at gmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [PrintOwners] Flooded Back BC
> To: "'Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only'"
> <printowners at printweb.org>
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> I am assuming these are on a coated stock? If so, I would think a varnish
> would be your only option. If the stock is uncoated, we apply a sealer 
> coat
> after printing, which has done a very good job of preventing scuffing. We
> purchase a product from Kohl Madden(Sun Chemical) called Write-over 
> sealer.
>
> Kelly Crom
> Applied Graphics Associates, Inc.
> 2405 Annapolis Lane N, #250
> Plymouth, MN  55441
> (763)231-6970
> kellycrom at gmail.com
> www.applied-graphics.com
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: printowners-bounces at printweb.org [mailto:printowners-
>> bounces at printweb.org] On Behalf Of Charlene Sims
>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 6:21 PM
>> To: 'Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only'
>> Subject: [PrintOwners] Flooded Back BC
>>
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>> I know this is an age old question but hoping someone might be able to
>> help
>> me.  Have a customer that we printed 186 red flood on the back and put
>> a
>> varnish on it.
>>
>> I don't think it changed it that much but some, and enough that they
>> want it
>> to match.  They have 50 set of cards they want to do but want it to be
>> an
>> exact match.  If I don't put a varnish on it I am worried they will
>> never
>> dry enough and smudge in the pocket of the CEO of the company.  I know
>> there
>> are some hard dry inks but does that really dry enough to keep a
>> flooded
>> card from smudging.
>>
>> ch
>>
>>
>>
>> Charlene Sims
>>
>> President
>>
>> The Master's Press, Inc.
>>
>> 14550 Midway Road
>>
>> Dallas, Tx  75244
>>
>>
>>
>> 972-387-0046   fax 972-404-0317
>>
>> www.TheMastersPress.com
>>
>> char at themasterspress.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:04:06 -0700
> From: Scott Cappel <smc at sorrentomesa.com>
> Subject: Re: [PrintOwners] Flooded Back BC
> To: Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only
> <printowners at printweb.org>
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>
> Varnish does have the ability to slightly change the color, but so
> little that most won't notice.
>
> Aqueous will not change the color, so one option is to have it
> aqueous coated offline either through a coating house or a commercial
> printer that has coating capabilities.
>
> S.
>
>
>
> At 04:21 PM 7/31/2008, you wrote:
>>***** This is a PrintOwners List Message *****
>>
>>I know this is an age old question but hoping someone might be able to 
>>help
>>me.  Have a customer that we printed 186 red flood on the back and put a
>>varnish on it.
>>
>>I don't think it changed it that much but some, and enough that they want
> it
>>to match.  They have 50 set of cards they want to do but want it to be an
>>exact match.  If I don't put a varnish on it I am worried they will never
>>dry enough and smudge in the pocket of the CEO of the company.  I know
> there
>>are some hard dry inks but does that really dry enough to keep a flooded
>>card from smudging.
>>
>>ch
>>
>>
>>
>>Charlene Sims
>>
>>President
>>
>>The Master's Press, Inc.
>>
>>14550 Midway Road
>>
>>Dallas, Tx  75244
>>
>>
>>
>>972-387-0046   fax 972-404-0317
>>
>>www.TheMastersPress.com
>>
>>char at themasterspress.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Scott Cappel
>
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> San Diego, CA 92121-2422
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:14:46 -0500
> From: "Bob Molacek" <bob at rjmprinting.com>
> Subject: RE: [PrintOwners] Flooded Back BC
> To: "'Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only'"
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> We use Generation 3 Training Coating from Graphics Arts Supply in Hobart, 
> IN
> (219-947-1518) to Aqueous on our GTO.  It dries extremely fast so you 
> can't
> leave it in the press very long.  It also needs to be done in a separate
> pass.
>
> Bob Molacek
> Sir Speedy Printing
> 7793 Ranchers Road
> Fridley, MN  55432
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: printowners-bounces at printweb.org
> [mailto:printowners-bounces at printweb.org] On Behalf Of Scott Cappel
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 8:04 AM
> To: Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only
> Subject: Re: [PrintOwners] Flooded Back BC
>
> ***** This is a PrintOwners List Message *****
>
>
> Varnish does have the ability to slightly change the color, but so
> little that most won't notice.
>
> Aqueous will not change the color, so one option is to have it
> aqueous coated offline either through a coating house or a commercial
> printer that has coating capabilities.
>
> S.
>
>
>
> At 04:21 PM 7/31/2008, you wrote:
>>***** This is a PrintOwners List Message *****
>>
>>I know this is an age old question but hoping someone might be able to 
>>help
>>me.  Have a customer that we printed 186 red flood on the back and put a
>>varnish on it.
>>
>>I don't think it changed it that much but some, and enough that they want
> it
>>to match.  They have 50 set of cards they want to do but want it to be an
>>exact match.  If I don't put a varnish on it I am worried they will never
>>dry enough and smudge in the pocket of the CEO of the company.  I know
> there
>>are some hard dry inks but does that really dry enough to keep a flooded
>>card from smudging.
>>
>>ch
>>
>>
>>
>>Charlene Sims
>>
>>President
>>
>>The Master's Press, Inc.
>>
>>14550 Midway Road
>>
>>Dallas, Tx  75244
>>
>>
>>
>>972-387-0046   fax 972-404-0317
>>
>>www.TheMastersPress.com
>>
>>char at themasterspress.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Scott Cappel
>
> Sorrento Mesa Printing
> 7398 Trade Street
> San Diego, CA 92121-2422
> 858-527-0800
> 858-527-1740 FAX
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:22:31 -0400
> From: "John M. Henry" <John at mpcny.com>
> Subject: [PrintOwners] Not just big oil - Xpedx reports higher profits
> To: <printowners at printweb.org>
> Message-ID: <7B63FF6CF36646CA8F4155A459BABB03 at Leo4allPC>
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>
>
> http://members.whattheythink.com/news/newslink.cfm?id=33069
>
>
>
> mmmm after hearing from paper salesperson how they have to raise my prices
> do to high gas and pulp it is comforting to hear they have higher profits 
> as
> they increased margins along with the cost increases.
>
>
>
> I will be having a nice chat this week when he comes in. Along this line,
> Randy I see my costs have gone up again this month, was this passing along
> your increases do to shipping and materials? Funny I saw your 2nd quarter
> that says your profits rose as you quote "improved pricing and margins" 
> note
> margins on us.
>
>
>
> Now a financially healthier suppler is good. I guess I am just pissed they
> tell me that the prices are going up not from their choice and it is out 
> of
> their control. Then I read this and find they took the opportunity to not
> only hit us with a increase but profit from it.
>
>
>
> I think congress needs to investigate the windfall profit of paper 
> companies
> <G> We need to go green and have a paperless society
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> John M. Henry
>
> Mitchell Printing & Mailing, Inc.
>
> PO Box 815
>
> 125-129 East First Street
>
> Oswego, NY 13126
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:25:05 -0400
> From: "clc" <clc at crownmax.com>
> Subject: [PrintOwners] Scammers still at it
> To: "'Discussion List for Printing Business Owners Only'"
> <printowners at printweb.org>
> Message-ID: <FA49D721854F42199EDCE36D08F36DC5 at Crown.local>
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>
>
> One of my CSR's received the deaf operator scam call yesterday on 300,000
> labels from one of the Reverends. Even though we have discussed this at
> length in our training she went ahead and contacted Discount Label for a
> quote.
>
> Discount told her they had had hundreds of requests fot the same thing but
> did she want a price. My CSR finally woke up and said no, sorry to bother
> you.
>
> This was conveyed to me this morning and I thought it approiate to quote.
>
> My price is $25,000,000.00 with free freight. That's with the church
> discount of course.
>
> How about someone here in the US really figuring out how to burn these
> assholes! John, Scott, Don, Craig, Michael, Hal and others ...........I 
> know
> one of you are devious enough to come up with a plan.
>
>
> Charlie Counts
> CROWNMAX, Inc.
> 2301 Roxalana Road
> Dunbar, WV 25064
> 1-800-252-40111
> www.crownmax.com
>
>
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