Shipping and Mailing Services for Every Industry
Spectra brings decades of experience in both the print and fulfillment industries to every project, giving clients significant advantages in multiple areas. Accelerated timelines, dependable shipping, and meticulous accuracy are just a few of the benefits that Spectra’s clients gain as they expand their fulfillment and mailing capabilities.
Outsourcing Shipping and Mailing Services
The shipping and mailing process is one that appears deceptively simple, but can consume a large amount of capital if handled incorrectly. Postage and shipping rates can quickly balloon due to unanticipated accessorial fees and other hidden costs, eating into profits or causing them to disappear completely.
Outsourcing these services to the experts at Spectra saves money by ensuring that each project is managed by experts who can get discounted shipping rates and minimize postage costs. Our long history of working with the US Postal Service and the major shipping lines gives us the background we need to anticipate fees that could crop up along the way and avoid them.
What’s the Difference?
Shipping
Spectra primarily conducts shipping activities through its climate controlled fulfillment center. A private shipping provider such as FedEx or UPS picks up a shipment from our facility and delivers it to its recipient. Shipping costs can expand for a given shipment if a driver has to wait to unload at the destination, if there are security measures in place, or if additional services are needed to complete the transfer. Spectra takes all of these factors into account in order to eliminate surprises on the client’s final bill.
Mailing
Spectra uses the US Postal Service for mailing envelopes, direct mail postcards and flyers, and other printed materials. We have a longstanding relationship with the USPS and understand the complexities of sorting, commingling, and other practices that can trim postage costs.
Spectra’s print and fulfillment divisions are fully integrated, and our clients enjoy the benefits of the expertise our team brings to both shipping and mailing services. Whether your organization needs to send out a marketing flyer or fulfill monthly orders for a variety of different items, our team is ready to help.
Supporting Services
While distribution is the end of the process, Spectra also provides the important services that lead up to shipping and mailing services.
In the print and distribution division, we offer a modern print facility with digital presses, binding and finishing equipment, and advanced mailing systems. From standard marketing collateral to large format signage and books, we can handle every client’s print needs with the attention to detail and professional quality they deserve.
Our fulfillment division offers inventory management services with great features, including access to an online portal that delivers visibility on a real-time basis. Clients enjoy being able to see what is in their inventory at any given moment, as well as create reports based on detailed metrics to support decision making for the future.
High Quality Shipping and Mailing Services
We know that accuracy and customer experience are very high priorities for our clients, and we make them our priorities as well. Our mailing services are supported by quality controls that check to make sure documents and envelopes are correctly matched up. In our kitting and pick and pack fulfillment operations, we double-check shipments to verify order accuracy and make sure that inventory is updated in real time. Spectra’s clients enjoy a very high order accuracy rate, leading to customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Spectra: Your Shipping and Mailing Partner
Outsourcing your shipping and mailing services to Spectra leads to reliable, affordable fulfillment with every project. Your organization then has the freedom to concentrate on growth and development, rather than struggling with the hassles and hidden fees of shipping.
Frequently Asked Questions
Spectra has seamless integration with all major e-commerce systems, including Shopify, WooCommerce, and ShipStation.
We have developed a very efficient, painless integration process that enables us to switch you over to our systems without interrupting service to your customers.
We know how to link with any client’s CRM or order management system. For clients with outdated methods of managing orders, we offer expert advice to help upgrade their processes and prepare for growth.
Yes–Spectra is a SOC 2 Type II certified provider of mailing services, and we handle projects involving personally identifiable information on a regular basis. We are also HIPAA compliant, and can mail statements, bills, and claims letters containing patient health information.
Spectra provides book printing services, as well as manual, catalog, booklet, pamphlet, and a wide range of other printing types. Schedule a consultation to learn more!
Our Locations
Get in touch with us today to find out more about how Spectra’s Fulfillment Services Center and Warehouse can help.