Just because this is to easy to don’t help out……. send them an e-mail here and help MSF doctors.

chrz!

Tamara just wrote.  She received only a $45 overnight quote for shipping on a veil.  Sounds like the post office did not quote her because she should have received quotes for US post office priority, express and since her item was very light a quote for 1st class.  (only about $3)  I am guessing that the address she entered was not in the post office computer the same way she as she entered.  Please let me know if this problem is reoccurring.

Naj

Kunde: Ueberreuter Print & Digimedia
Medien: Kundenmagazin, Mailing
Agentur: OPEN Communications
Jahr: 2001

Kunde: Tyrolia
Medien: auseinanderfaltbare Panoramakarte, Händlerkatalog
Agentur: FCB Kobza
Jahr: 2006

Il paraît que ce n’est pas une couleur.

Pourtant certains y voient des nuances. Il est plutôt marron ou plutôt bleu, plutôt froid ou plutôt chaud.

Et quand je dis “certains”, je ne parle pas de Matisse ou de Goya. Je parle des imprimeurs.

Ceux qui « font » la couleur. Ceux qui la coulent sur le papier, dans un encre épaisse et des pigments à l’extrême de leur densité.

Vous l’avez sans doute deviné, je veux parler de cette couleur teinte idée (tant pis) tellement associée au luxe : je veux parler du noir.

Une couleur tellement forte qu’on serait tenté de lui adjoindre une majuscule.

Le Noir.

L’envie de parler du noir est venue en ayant entre les mains un mailing du Printemps.

Ce mailing n’était pourtant qu’une annonce de soldes : moins quarante pour cent sur tous les achats. Et malgré tout, ce qui n’était qu’une réduction, une promo accordée aux fidèles clientes parvenait ici à être reçu comme un objet de luxe. Un privilège. Alors que la promotion est, par essence, l’anti-luxe.

Mais là, rien de tout ça.

Le papier était épais. Une belle main, une belle tenue. Et puis il y avait ce noir, ce Noir, pardon.

Velouté.

Parce qu’il y a une sensualité du noir.

Finalement peut-être qu’ils ont raison, ceux qui disent que le noir n’est pas une couleur. C’est peut-être davantage une matière.

Et en l’occurrence, le noir de ce mailing-là, avec son toucher velouté, attirait la caresse. De fait, je l’ai parcouru de la main. Des doigts, précisément.

Je me suis laissé aller à ce plaisir tactile que me procure immanquablement cette technique d’impression qui consiste à alterner un motif ou un texte brillant sur un vernis mat. Cette accroche fugace de l’épiderme quant elle passe sur le brillant, cette petite sensation qui titille la pulpe des doigts, cette retenue infime qui dit “remarque-moi”.

Je me suis laissé aller à cette dégustation sensorielle et visuelle comme un amateur de chocolats fin croque à petites traces de dents dans sa tablette. J’ai flatté le papier couché noir mat, soupesé le document dans ma main, laissé vibrer les couleurs, l’argent et le rose fuschia.

Car les couleurs vibrent sur le noir, c’est indéniable.

Les couleurs prennent une toute autre intensité, une profondeur et une lumière à la fois, dans une tonalité qui est tout sauf tapageuse.

Un mailing comme un objet qu’on a envie de garder. Pas grand-chose, pourtant : un bon de réduction. Mais mat, et noir. Et sobre.

Juste chic.

Hervé Mathieu

DISEÑO>ECOMAC (vhc)

Más mailing, también hecho en Vía Humana Consultores para inmobiliaria ecomac.

bueno, aquí también quise chasconear un poco a ecomac, pero un poco no más, ni tan chascón tampoco.

>Diseño, Adobo Illustrator Cs4

DISEÑO>ECOMAC (vhc)

Otro mailing para ecomac, lo subí porque fue un trabajo rápido que me dejó bastante conforme

donde seguí una estructura gráfica utilizada anteriormente.

>diseño, Adobe Illustrator Cs4

DISEÑO>ECOMAC (vhc)

Mailing diseñado en Vía Humana Consultores, empresa en la que trabajo en la actualidad.

la idea era hacer algo más “novedoso”  y simple de lo que acostumbra a hacer ecomac, pero sin pasar a llevar por completo lo establecido por el manual.

>Diseño, Adobe Ilustrator cs4.

Le mailing est l’envoi en nombre d’informations (souvent de prospectus publicitaires) par voie postale.  De même, l’emailing est l’envoi d’informations par le biais d’internet dans les boites emails.
Pour plus d’informations à ce sujet, je vous propose de visiter le blog suivant

Dans ce domaine l’association des Restos du Cœur se différencie des autres associations dans le sens où c’est la seule à faire du mailing non adressé, c’est-à-dire qu’elle envoie des courriers sans les adresser ni les personnaliser.

Ce courrier peut-être distribué à tout le monde, il ne comporte aucun nom, aucun détail…

 Pour exemple je vous propose un courrier que j’ai reçu dans ma boite aux lettres

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Seguro qe en la gran ciudad me pierdo hasta para ir a comprar el pan 

Os dejo también el qe será uno de mis últimos trabajos en la empresa, y ya de paso hago un poco de publicidad, jeje

How to create Mail Merge in Word–it’s very easy, just in few minutes!  Mail merge is one of the most powerful tools in Microsoft Word.  In a large company, one employee may be in-charge of mail merge, combining templates of letters with customer lists to generate thousands of letters.  Mail merge is very important to every company especially large companies and mailing list companies.

In a small company, the mail merge employee updates the customers’ or recipients’ list as new customers are added to the company.  After the update, the employee runs the mail merge and thousands of letters are generated immediately.   Mail merge might look very difficult, not anymore after this tutorial. 

The only work in mail merge is setting up the customers’ or recipients’ window, and after that, mail merge is a piece of cake.

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“Herewith at this happy time of year, a few confessions from my beating heart:

“I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them on the cover of People and Us constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits and kitty litter. I often ask the checkers at the grocery stores. They never know who Nick and Jessica are either. Who are they? Will it change my life if I know who they are and why they have broken up? Why are they so important? I don’t know who Lindsay Lohan is, either, and I do not care at all about Tom Cruise’s wife.

“Am I going to be called before a Senate committee and asked if I am a subversive? Maybe, but I just have no clue who Nick and Jessica are. Is this what it means to be no longer young. It’s not so bad.

“Next confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was  Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don’t feel threatened. I don’t feel discriminated against. That’s what they are: Christmas trees. It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, “Merry Christmas” to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn’t bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a creche, it’s just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

“I don’t like getting pushed around for being a Jew and I don’t think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can’t find it in the Constitution and I don’t like it being shoved down my throat.

“Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren’t allowed to worship God as we understand Him?

“I guess that’s a sign that I’m getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to.”

Ben Stein

http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.benstein.com/121805xmas.html

I just really like that, so I put it up there.  Me and Ben go way back…haha.  Okay, so we don’t.  That was a lie.  You could call it a joke, but it’s actually a lie with laughter.  Funny how the truth can be funny, too, huh? 

Here’s a brilliant idea my friend inadvertedly shared with me…converting a paper grocery bag into a mailing package for large or bulky items.  Here’re pics of the outside and inside:

It’s like it was made for it.  Why didn’t I think of that?

To my Tweeples:

Update on the Week of Tweets.

The fashion front. Hmmm, well as I look around at the people who are looking at their screens or their papers or the floor or table in front of them, this is what I’m thinking: “Uhhh…”  It’s sad.  Complete blog-freeze going on here and I didn’t even have any icecream today, what’s that about?  Back to fashion: I’m making product, but  the sewing machine doesn’t like me sometimes. And, unfortunately, Tiny Tim’s favorite phrase doesn’t seem to work for me in that particular situation.  (See my Twitter Tweets if you got lost at my ”Christmas Carol” reference).

The seemingly bad news for my fashion front: there seems to be a dry spell when it comes to vendor opportunities…AND the Art Flea is closing up shop after Dec. 19th, and probably won’t open until May 2010.  All this means is that God has a better idea in mind…I just have to be willing to let whatever it is come to mind…and do it.  There’s the rub, ey?

As for the skits, Jamie and I want to make sure we both have time to focus on our individual passions.  However we both recognize how powerful our Bible Studies have been…precisely because we’ll have to also create and act out a performance from them.  So, we’re discussing how to continue that part and what venues will take the place of our beloved Art Flea.

Man, how boring was this post?  Actually I still like it.  Maybe because I’m just still jazzed about that coupon one of my friends sent us redeemable for a whole meal at Boston Market for just $1.00!  My mom and I enjoyed grilled chicken, a side and cornbread (okay, I ate her cornbread, too…I love bread)…AND the meals cost less than the drinks we purchased to go with them ! 

Good stuff.

Hey, you know, one thing I’ve learned is how to appreciate the small things.  I mean, there’s never gonna be enough of anything if you’re always wishing for what you don’t have.  I’m not saying it’s alright to settle for scraps.  I am saying that you can still make the best of your current situation while you work towards the better situation that is right for you.  And, when you get more, hey, it’s cake and icing.  Yum. 

Oh man.  I don’t know where you’re at right now.  I’m not always able to see the stars for the clouds…or the even the moon!  But, I think am more often than not…and moreso as time goes on.  That’s something I never want to lose…ever! That’s worth the world.

If you’re finding yourself not finding joy in even the big things, maybe you need to find what the true and consistent source of joy is: a personal relationship with the God that made you and the Son that just rejoices over you.  I’m talking about Jesus Christ, here.  Just recently I heard someone speak about how Jesus’ heart is just ravished by even our desire to know him and love him.  And, you know, I’ve been crazy-for-Christ since early 2005.  But, for some reason thought I’ve heard it before, I never quite got that picture of my God being so rapturously and passionately and emotionally in love with me.  Truth be told, it makes me tear up just repeating the thought.  Some images just really spear you in the heart and that is definitely one for me.  You can check out the full Mp3 here, if you’d like: http://media.ihop.org.s3.amazonaws.com/db79fa83-637f-4d12-8f55-a16c37083534.mp3.”

Sometimes concepts take a few minutes…or years to really understand.  But, when you get it…it prompts you to either change or rebel.  If you’re starting to get what it means to be loved for who you are, and loved too much to let you stay that way….and you’re ready to allow yourself to change.  The first step is the hardest, and yet it’s soooo easy…open your mouth, say that you believe Jesus Christ is Lord and that you, yourself, are not. And then, believe that God not only has the power to raise him from the dead, but that he did raise Jesus from the dead because of the Lord’s love for us. You find this verse in the Bible in the book of Romans, chapter 10, verse 9 (aka. Romans 10:9). Next, find yourself a good church community and Bible Study to learn in. Don’t be afraid of questions. Don’t think you have to be perfect. Don’t think that any Christian you ever encounter will be perfect. We’re all trying, but instead of trying it on our own, those that truly love Christ are regularly made aware that we have to rely on God’s help to be better than what we are.

Til next post and next Thursday’s detailed (and possibly a little less silly) update,

Q.

Have you ever been to a Post office in Delhi? Walk with me stand in line with me as I share my experience today.

I needed to mail a few things to locations around Delhi, which is unusual. Most people here have drivers and so, more often than not, we just send our drivers off with the things we want delivered. And we sit all comfy cozy in our pjs while our driver maneuvers thru traffic and crowds and runs many of our errands for us. It’s lovely really. And yes, it is absolutely amazing that it is actually more practical to have things hand-delivered than to use the mail system. But such is life.

My driver, as fantastic as he is, does not speak great English, so today I wasn’t confident that I could properly explain what I wanted done. You might think – really – your driver wouldn’t understand the simple instructions of “take these packages to that post office and mail them”. Really? Yup, really! It does not mean Khan is not a smart guy – in fact, I think he’s pretty smart – but it does mean that I did not feel confident that I could explain exactly what I wanted done and that it would get done.

And isn’t that lucky for you – because now you will know what it is like (at least what it was like for me) to go to the post office in Delhi.

First a little background – forget what you might know about the American mail system. It’s a wee bit different here. For example, there really aren’t mail trucks. There are mail bikes. Yes, that is right – bicycles. The postman rides through the neighborhood with mail strapped on to the back of his bike. It’s not exactly the Pony Express – but it isn’t quite FedEx either. You kind of cross your fingers and wish upon a star. Sometimes it works amazingly well – sometimes, not so much.

Knowing that I wanted these packages to arrive sooner than later, I decided to go to to one of the Head Post Offices – rather than one of the smaller offices that most neighborhoods offer. I believe there are 7 of these “head” offices in Delhi. I went to the one near JorBagh. By going to the larger “central” post office, I am hoping that I could cut off about two days of transit time from the smaller branch to the central processing branch. We’ll see how well that works out.

Before I headed over to the post office, I tried to look up on-line some information about their hours, locations, processes – you know, find out when to go where and what to expect when I got there. I never found a website that showed the hours. Just a few sites that would tell me the postal codes for the post office locations. I am not sure how it is helpful to know what the zip codes for the actual post offices are, but if you need to know, you can find that on-line. Other than that, you won’t find too many other (helpful) details. At least I did not.

So, I took a chance that they would be open today (Wednesday) at 12:30ish. They were. I walked in and looked around. There was a small window in the entrance way – but that seemed too easy – so I headed further back to the larger, busier area. There were several lines but I didn’t see any signs that explained what they were for. And there were no “take a number” stations. So, I got in the shortest line thinking that at least if it was the wrong line I would waste the least amount of time waiting. I am wicked smart like that.

In the way that I am very used to, I created and then stood behind that imaginary line that westerners like to draw on the ground to politely wait their turn. Respecting the privacy of the person in front of them and all that jazz. However, four people went up to the counter in front of me. One at a time, looking at me first, completely dismissing the fact that I might be in line, and then waiting for their own turn – now ahead of me. Interesting, right?

In the U.S., I would have very quickly pointed out to them that I was in fact in line – I would have explained to them that the line starts here – behind the imaginary line – behind me – I would have asked how they didn’t know about “the line” – I would have reminded them that everything you need to know you did learn in kindergarten – and I would have reclaimed my “next in line” status.

But I am not in Kansas anymore and I really was not sure what was going on. I really, truly could not bring myself to believe that all those people just cut in front of me. I let myself assume that they were all related – that they were there together.

But the seemingly new line was a wide line with people adding out to it from both sides. It was not the line I know and love – single file, straight back behind the leader of the line. It was becoming clear that a new line was forming down the width of the counter rather than behind me and the shortest line had now become the longest widest line.

Then I heard. “Pssssssst.”

And then, “Excuse me ma’am,” and this woman is laughing a little bit – not really at me – but, okay actually, at me. She said, “If you want a turn, you are going to have to push your way thru to the front of the line. Go ahead and get up there.”

Me: So, all those people just cut in front of me?
Her: Yes, I am afraid so.
Me: You don’t think they are related? Here together.
Her: No. I really don’t.
Me: Is that really what just happened? They ALL just cut in front of me?
Her: Yes, you’ll need to get up there. What are you here to do?
Me: I want to mail these packages.
Her: Speed post or regular post?
Me: Uhhhhhhh
Her: Speed post is faster.
Me: Then I want speed post.
Her: You are in the wrong line altogether – move over here.
Me: Thank you so much!

Personal space in India doesn’t mean the same thing as it means to me. Actually it doesn’t mean diddly squat. There is no such thing. The line was 6 people deep, but we were all within 3 or 4 feet of each other. It was a postal line sandwich. Smooshy. Twins aren’t that close to each other in the womb. And it’s still hot here so sometimes people still smell a little fragrant from being outside. Holy, standing on top of me, batman. But at least I am in the right line – I know what to ask for – speed post – it’s all good, right?

How did you know it was not? Did you read ahead?

Apparently that particular line closed at 1:30p. Good to know – except they never announced it – never put out a sign indicating who would be last. The guy just finished with the person two ahead of me and got up and walked way. And it was frankly 1:26p. Not yet 1:30p. There was still time to help me for stamp’s sake.

Then my little post office angel came over again, still snickering. Not at me, okay, yes, she was still laughing at me. But that is okay – you can laugh at me all you want if you are helping me with this process. Laugh away.

Her: They just closed the window. You’ll need to move to the next line over.
Me: You are kidding right? That line has a lot of people in it. Can they explain that I have been waiting?
Her: No – it closed at 1:30p. Just turn around and hand your envelopes to the man at the window behind you.
Me: There are at least 10 people in that line.
Her: Sure, sure – it’s fine – just do it. Push your way through. Hand him your envelopes.

So that is what I did. I effectively cut in front of about 10 people and handed my things to the man behind the window. No one complained. Actually I recognized most of them. They had been in my line but they moved when they realized the first window was closing. But none of them told me. No, that wasn’t very nice.

The guy in the new window was kind of laughing at me too – in a “you’re a dingbat and I feel sorry for you so I am going to help you” sort of way. Again, I am good with that.

The post man took all my envelopes and asked me if I wanted speed post. Of course, I do, I said very knowingly, – I think I was (not) very convincing that I knew what I was doing.

He stuck stickers on all the envelopes. Then he weighed them one by one and typed in a good portion of the address onto his computer as to  where it was going, calculated the postage, and printed new stickers. It took about 10 minutes. The people in the line behind beside me all waited patiently, some had their mail out to be processed, but most just waited.

The total bill for about twelve 9×12 envelopes loaded down with flyers and invitaions – $3. I marvel how that entire process can only be worth $3. I am not going to question it – but I am going to wish I may, wish I might, wish upon the first star I see tonight – that the mail actually gets delivered.

As I walked out, I once again saw my little angel. She was still smiling and I thanked her profusely. Thank God for the kindness of strangers.

If you have a loved one overseas, Homes for Heroes thinks you should check out this guide to sending holiday gifts to your heroes abroad.

It looks like the new year will ring in without big increases in Postage rates.

There will be no changes to the following classes of mail:
First-Class Mail®, Standard Mail®, periodicals and single-piece

Courtesy of Pitney Bowes here are the rates changes for Shipping
New prices for shipping services take effect January.
On USPS competitive products, including Express Mail®, Priority Mail®, Parcel Return Service, new prices have been announced. These rates take effect January 4, 2010.

USPS Service / Average Price Increase

Express Mail® 4.5%
Priority Mail® 3.3%
Parcel Select® 4.7%
Parcel Return Services 3.0%
International Shipping Services 3.3%

Not all prices have increased. The retail price for Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelopes, for example, will be reduced from $4.95 to $4.90. Complete prices are available at pe.usps.com

We’ll post the rate chart from USPS as soon as the official guide becomes available.



Kunde: Lion Immobilien Gruppe
Medium: Kundenmailing (bestehend aus einzelnen Steckkarten kann sich der Empfänger seine Traumimmobilie individuell “bauen”)
Agentur: FCB Kobza
Jahr: 2005

Kunde: Coface Austria
Medium: Mitarbeiter-Mailing
Agentur: FCB Kobza
Jahr: 2007



Kunde: ATV
Medium: Einladung ATV Programmpräsentation
Agentur: DDFG
Jahr: 2008

In this guide, I will show you how to take your first steps to designing your first HTML email.

The first thing you need to do, is log into your email client.

Now follow these steps:

1

Compose a new HTML Email.

2

Copy the below code into the HTML view.

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<H1><FONT color=#ffffff>My Newsletter</FONT></H1>
<H3><FONT color=#ffffff>The Official Newsletter</FONT></H3></TD></TR>
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<TD width="72%">
<H2><SPAN>About Time</SPAN></H2>
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<H2 align=right><FONT color=#ffffff>Sub Feature</FONT></H2>
<P align=right><FONT color=#ffffff>Yes, this is quite a good idea to have a sub feature box here. Within thin this space you could have an advertisement, navigation links, new blog </FONT><FONT color=#ffffff>posts or anything you would like!</FONT></p>
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<H2>Finally</H2>
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<H4 align=center><SPAN>My Newsletter&nbsp;© 2009, All Rights Reserved.</H4></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

This should give you the below result: