Production 101/201 Series Recap: Pulling Back the Curtain

In January 2020, we embarked on a series of blog posts meant to pull back the curtain on the production process, to help you better understand what Production Solutions does, and to understand how we can help you manage your direct mail program. We called this series Production 101!

In year one (2020), we took a look at the production process from start to finish. We covered:

1. The Production Lifecycle with Sr. Sourcing Manager, Shannon Azbill
2. Getting the Design Process Right with Sr Account Manager, Lori Langway
3. Printing: What You Need to Know with Sr Account Manager, Chris Azbill
4. Printing Envelopes & Flatwork: Ink on Paper with Sr Account Manager, Sherri Raines
5. The Proofing Process with Sr Account Manager, Sharon Wobie
6. Don’t Let Data be Daunting with Sr. Account Manager, Sara Coggins
7. Let’s Get Personal with Sr Account Manager, Mary Ann Dreesen
8. The Role of a Mailshop with Sr Account Manager, Constant “CC” Corpuz
9. Navigating the USPS with the help of PS! with Sr Sourcing Manager, Alex Newell
10. The Postal Logistics of Mail Tracking with Director of Resource & Postal Affairs, Carolyn Angelini
11. The Last Stage of the Production Process with Billing Specialist, Sanja Grubisic-Bosnjak & Sr Manager of Learning, Development & Implementation, Robert Klimkiewicz, Jr.

In 2021, we decided to continue the series by taking a deeper dive into some production processes.  This year we looked at:

12.  Data Security with Director of Information Technology, Mark Nichols
13.  Paper Choices: How we know that type of paper to use with Account Manager, Meredith Carlton
14.  Does Direct Mail Have You Seeing…Pink? with Business Development Director, Meredith Piemme
15. Envelope Fundamentals with Sr. Sourcing Manager, Michele Rosenberger
16. VDP & Connecting to the Donor’s Values with Director of Supplier Relations, Andrea Bentley
17.  How to Understand the New Postage Rates & USPS Details Explained with Sr Account Manager, Shannon Kenny
18. Effectively Manage Your Multi-Channel Campaigns with Sr Manager of Strategic Development, Michelle Johnston & Marketing Director, Jaime McQueen
19. Back End Fulfillment 101 ½
20. Renewal Programs! with Sr Account Manager, Barbara Baldinelli
21. In A Bind? with Business Development Director, Meredith Piemme
22. Have You Considered Participating in Our Calendar Gang?! with Sr Account Manager, Holly Lansberry

Whew!  That’s a lot of content and we hope you found it helpful. As always, if you have any questions or would like to speak to us about how Production Solutions can help you with your direct mail program, we would love to talk to you!  Thank you to all of the contributors to this series and to all of you for going on this journey with us.