The convenience and speed of digital marketing has made it an obvious choice for all organizations. Email especially has become a saturated marketing medium, making it hard for businesses to differentiate one promotional email from the next. The flood of messages being sent daily often get diverted to spam folders and ignored. Even with digital targeting techniques, email lists can be unqualified, leading to deleted mail and users unsubscribing from the list, meaning your message won’t even be delivered. To stand out, many have chosen to bring back the tried and true option: direct mail! Direct mail can work hand in hand with digital marketing to create a more effective campaign. By using both, you are bringing the audience your message on two platforms that can help it stick. 

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Under the Affordable Care Act, applicable large employers (those with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees) are required to take some new actions this tax season. These employers must file information returns with the IRS and also provide statements to full-time employees about health coverage the employer offered or to show the employer didn’t offer coverage.
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Beginning in January 2016, employers are REQUIRED to file annual information returns with the IRS and deliver employee statements containing information about health plan coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility Rule. Employers should take note that this is in addition to reporting health care costs on W-2 forms.

Here are some tips for completing the new Affordable Care Act Tax Forms.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has new reporting requirements for tax season. Beginning in January 2016 the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared responsibility Rule will be fully enforced, requiring employers to file annual information returns with the IRS and deliver employee statements containing information about health plan coverage. This reporting requirement is in addition to reporting health care costs on W-2 forms.
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Ordering custom dividers has never been easier! Supplies Shops’ Craig McCaa provides a 5–step walkthrough of the file divider wizard. In this tutorial, you will learn how to organize paperwork within file folders. You will select paper options, tab placement and the number of hole punches for your order. Read More >

Regardless of the state of the economy, great employers realize that the most important business investment they can make is in the morale of their employees. Holiday office parties sometimes get a bad rap for being boring, cliché, "Attendance Mandatory or Else" affairs, but the truth is that traditions carry meaning for people, and your people carry your company’s success. Read More >

Ahh, that time of year when holiday lights twinkle and parties swing. As you dress in that sparkly dress or that ugly Holiday sweater, remember the co-worker who embarrassed themselves at the office party last year. Read More >

Take a peep into almost any office filing cabinet in your area and you are sure to find classic (read: boring) filing materials being used in classic (read: predictable) ways. With the vast array of office supplies now available, maybe it is time to shake things up and begin to examine how a simple change in filing supplies can not only improve the appearance of an office, but also can legitimately help with your organization and productivity.

Colorizing Your Filing System

It is about time to retire the ubiquitous manila file folder in the drab green hanger that we have all been staring at for the past century. With file folders available in lavender, red, buttercup, pink, and gray and hanging folders to match, there is no longer any reason for today’s office to resemble a Cold War-Era military recruitment office. Not only will a pop of color brighten things up around the office but by assigning differently colored folders to different tasks, accounts, staff, or any other designation, your filing system can increase productivity and reduce errors. Read More >

Supplies Shops’ goal is to make ordering supplies for your business as easy and affordable as possible.

Have a business that uses lots of paper? Need to organize it all, but not sure where to start? Supplies Shops will show you how to use chart dividers and filebacks to optimize your organization and maximize productivity for any business.

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The internet has turned talent into a commodity, and creative people have made billions with online startups like Facebook. One unique technique deployed by many startups is open office space, because it encourages interaction between the employees. The opportunity for constant brainstorming promotes creative thinking, and innovative solutions. While this modern system can be challenging, there are several ways to ensure the open office space runs more efficiently than a traditional setting. Read More >