DistributionCenterRecycling.com is making two special reports available for Companies who are looking to establish world class recycling programs at their distribution centers and warehouses, in order to reduce costs, create profit centers and get the company good press. 

One report is an Information Kit on Warehouse recycling and distribution center recycling.

The other is a recycling roadmap for Senior Executives at transportation companies, logistics companies, manufacturing companies, supply companies and retail companies with the catchy title, Unpleasant but Necessary.

Distribution Center Recycling makes better business sense than ever because of… 

·        High, sustainable shrink wrap recycling prices driven by near $80.00 per barrel oil futures.

·        China demand drives cardboard prices, West coast prices are now $125 per ton, on the East coast it’s $167 per ton.

·        “Green” initiatives create good PR, satisfy shareholders, suppliers and distribution partners.

 Here’s a sample of what’s revealed in the reports…

• 24 questions your “in-house” waste “experts” must know how to answer. Do they? (pg. 25) 

• Why relying on haulers for “best-practice” advice is like letting the “fox guard the henhouse.” (pg.

• Why “National” pricing leverage is an absolute myth! (pg. 11)

• Revealing analysis of 3 different models for cost containment (pgs 14-21)

• Nine Case Studies from nine different industries illustrating successful programs by early adopters (pgs. 15, 31-33) 

• Six key elements of a good solid waste and recycling program (pgs. 22-27)

• (Plus plenty more…)

 To get a complimentary copy of the special reports, visit www.distributioncenterrecycling.com today!

Well, lately I’ve been moving mountains and working in my business. I just got to the 100% stage on one project and am the 90% done stage on a second and it feels good.

I’m tempted to jump into the next ones that I have mapped out, but I don’t think that’s wise.

So what are the big projects? Well taking the advice of several individuals, an information marketer, a direct marketer, a realtor a mortgage broker, and a management consultant, I managed to put together a direct mail piece for a supply chain consulting company that I do some business development for. It drops in the mail tomorrow and I’m proud of the piece and I hope that it gets the phone to ring just once or twice.

This is my first attempt to “write myself a payday” that you see all these guys selling copywriting courses talking about – and yes it did take a team to put together. Props to Tony Millet, Joel Heyn, Cort Howard, Chris Monge and Tom Ribar! Props also to Thad Haderlie the CEO of this particular outfit for his belief and support of the project.  The folks at SquareOne Printing also did a great job in getting the piece assembled and mailed in just one week! That’s great.

The other big project is my new site, DistributionCenterRecycling.com. Tony Millet was the inspiration for this and again provided a lot of coaching and technical advice. I have a great widget, in terms of helping companies implement world class recycling programs at their warehouse and distribution centers. This site will be my 24/7 direct response vehicle to promote that vehicle. A little SEO, maybe some Adwords, will drive traffic, but definitely some PR for the Trades and some postcards to targeted individuals and we’re all set.

OK it’s late, time to clear the mind and veg in front of the TV for a while….

Here’s some highlights:

73% prefer mail for receiving new product and service announcements, promotions, offers and other information from companies they do business with.

18% prefer getting the same by email.

For confidential information such as invoices, statements, etc., the preference is 86% mail and 10% email. This hasn’t changed since 2004.

70% prefer mail for receiving information from companies they are not currently doing business with. For email, it’s below 10%.

Only 31% of consumers say they frequently discard mail identified as “commercial in nature” unopened, but 53.2% say the frequently delete such email unopened.

Consumers reasons for preferring mail: 45.3% less intrusive, don’t interrupt other activities; 40.2% more convenient, can easilty be saved and considered at choice of times; 30.2% less high-pressured, lets me arrive at a decision intelligently; 22.7% more descriptive, provides better information.

Age and demographic variances are slight – so all you so-called Internet marketers need to take notice! Email should be but once of several media in your overall marketing mix.