Below you will find outlined key requirements to the critical components within the campaign life cycle.
Content that Tells a Story
The success of your campaign or project is dependent upon our ability to deliver highly personalised documents through a variety of printed and digital channels.
BMS Group accepts text in MS Word, text-enabled PDF or plain text files.
Graphics that Provide Impact
Our preferred format for graphics are:
- Images (Vector) e.g. logos – EPS or AI
- Images (Raster) – TIFF or PSD
- Signatures – TIFF or JPEG
- Gradients/Vignette – EPS or AI
- Graphics should be in CMYK or spot colour where possible, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
Working together on your campaign will often require the exchange of large volumes of data, the need for strict privacy and security and a high level of co-operation.
Our preferred formats for data files are CSV, Tab or Pipe Delimited, Fixed Length and XML formats.
We require a full field layout description including field names, field delimiter and field lengths where applicable.
Prior to the first mailing, or if there has been a change to the data structure since the previous mailing, we prefer to receive a “test data” file. We then check this test data to ensure no irregularities will affect the IT processing when the “live data” file arrives.
Safe and Secure Transmission
Data security is of the utmost importance to us. If you have any concerns please don’t hesitate to contact us.
We also accepts files via Email, CD, DVD, or portable hard drive.
File-level encryption via ZIP passwords or PGP and GPG is encouraged to futher secure the data in transmission.
Bringing your Data to Life
Through our data driven approach, we are in a unique position to be able to assist in determining the right messages to be presented across the right channel.
Prior to commencing there are a few considerations to be taken into account:
- Data should be received in the specified format or layout.
- Additional programming time may be incurred if data is received in a different format or if a variation to the data processing is required.
- The basic IT services to prepare data for mailing are:
- Remove Insufficients
- Line Squeeze
- Case Convert and Upper Case Last Line
- DPID postcode sort
Electronic Messaging
Data files, graphics and HTML files for email campaigns can be supplied via secure methods, similar to print campaigns. We will work with you to ensure we have the right content and business rules to deliver your customer messages via email and SMS.
BMS Group work with you to provide insights and reporting on your electronic campaigns. We provide live reporting on who has opened and clicked through your emails, as well as manage bounce-backs and unsubscribes. Based on our response reporting, we deliver communications to your customers, based on their tracked preferences.
Print – The Choice is yours
Our range of state of the art high-speed colour, digital full colour and mono printers provide you with flexibility and unrivalled choice.
We are happy to test stock samples for high-speed and laser compatibility. Allow 24 hours for stock acclimatisation.
Offset printed stock with considerable block colour coverage or minimal white space areas requires longer drying periods before it can be laser printed. This could extend the traditional stock conditioning time from 24-48 hours to as much as 5 days.
Mail Processing Services
As part of our engagement process we suggest a collaborative approach whereby we review the proposed content of the mail pack to ensure cost effective delivery and machine compatibility.
The preferred fold for high-speed mechanical inserting is a roll fold, sometimes referred to as a “C” fold. Other types of folds are possible, however may incur grater expense.
Mechanical inserting machines require ‘lick and stick’ envelopes. ‘Press seal’ or ‘peel and seal’ may be inserted mechanically however require hand sealing.
Postage Services
Postage savings are an essential part of BMS Group’s service. Talking to us in the creative and design stages of your project can result in significant savings in postage costs.
Changes to the weight, size or quantity of articles being mailed can have a considerable effect on the final postage unit cost.
Postage account details should be provided to your Campaign Manager. Postage costs can only ever be an estimate and will fluctuate based on national or state distribution requirements and the final number of articles lodged.
Efficiently & Accurately Managing your Cargo
Stock has to be accurately recorded into our warehouse and made available for production in a timely and accurate manner if we are to meet your production deadlines.
We prefer to receive all stock on plain pallets rather than skids. Please allow up to 10% of stock overs for spoilage.
Stock Deliveries
It is important that these Delivery Standards are adhered to when delivering stock and materials to BMS Group to ensure production timelines can be met.
Delivery Times
Standard hours of operation are:
8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Delivery Standards & Labelling
- All deliveries are to be made on standard plain pallets. Skids are only accepted for deliveries of 24 cartons or less.
- All pallets are to conform to the Australian standard of 1170mm W x 1170mm L x 1350mm H max including the pallet.
- Pallet Weight including the stock should <=1000kg.
- Carton weight must not exceed 16kg.
- All pallets should be of a uniform size. Cartons stacked on pallets should not extend beyond the perimeter of the pallet and should be stacked in such a way as to maximise stability.
- The whole pallet and contents are to be shrink wrapped and externally labelled on at least two sides, identifying the:
- 1. client
- 2. item description
- 3. item code
- 4. number of items per carton x the no of cartons = the number of items per pallet.
- Different items are not to be mixed in cartons or delivered on the same pallet.
- Pallets are not to be delivered double stacked, to avoid damage to the contents.
Delivery Dockets
All deliveries must be accompanied by a delivery docket containing the following detail:
- Purchase Order number
- Supplier name and phone number
- Client name (if different to the above)
- Contact name at BMS Group
- The item description and product code
- Total quantity per item
- Number of cartons per item
- Number of pallets per item
- Full / Part delivery
All goods received are subject to BMS Group’s confirmation at the completion of the receiving process.
All deliveries are to be in cartons with labels applied to the side of each, identifying the client, the item description, the item code and the quantity per carton.
All voucher or serial numbered stock must be delivered in sequential order. Paperwork must be supplied with quantity, sequence number range supplied, quantity ordered, quantity delivered, and purchase order number.
All laser based stocks must be received by BMS Group two days prior to production, to ensure that the stock is acclimatised prior to laser printing commencing.
Insert Boxing Standards & Labelling
- All Inserts are to be supplied in standard A4 cartons.
- DL Single Page Flyer – All same way up, paper band wrapped in 100mm bundles.
- DL Brochures – All same way up, paper band wrapped in 100mm bundles, spines in same direction. Bundles can be cross-stacked within the carton.
- A5 Single Page Flyers – All same way up, paper band wrapped in 100mm bundles.
- A5 Brochures – All same way up, paper band wrapped in 100mm bundles, spines in same direction. Bundles can be cross-stacked within the carton.
- A4 Single Page Flyers – All same way up, packed flat, un-banded.
- A4 Saddled Stitched Brochures – All same way up, packed flat in un-banded bundles of 100mm with spines in same direction. Bundles can be cross-stacked within the carton.
- A4 Perfect Bound Brochures – All same way up, packed flat, un-banded with spines in same direction.
- Each individual carton is to be labelled with:
- 1. The Client Name
- 2. The Item Description
- 3. The Quantity within the Box
- 4. The ‘Box of’ Number
- All cartons are to be packed with equal quantities of inserts. (BMS Group accepts 1 carton may contain a varying quantity based on the total supplied).
- All letterhead is to be supplied in uniform size cartons.
- All letterhead must be same way up within the carton.
- Ream wrapped stock must be in units of 500.
- All pre-printed stock must be supplied with all ink coverage completely cured.
- Each individual carton is to be labelled as per the Insert Labelling instructions above.
- All cartons are to be packed with equal quantities of letterhead. (BMS Group accepts 1 carton may contain a varying quantity based on the total supplied).