We at Action Envelope think this new company Inkd is a great idea. We know first hand that not all customers submit quality artwork to be printed on their envelopes. This new site will allow you to buy really professional envelope designs, customize them to include your company name, and then supply them to us to be printed. Here is their official blurb:



Inkd is a new kind of print design marketplace that is similar to a stockphoto marketplace. They allow designers to upload print designs such as brochure templates, flyer templates, newsletter templates and more. If the concept works, it may become the largest destination for downloading professional, ready-made print templates. There is also a very nice free brochure that you can download and customize to your liking. Most of the designs on Inkd look good as does the site itself. Smashing Magazine recently wrote an article about Inkd stating, "when it comes to building customer’s trust in your company, a professional, trustworthy design becomes crucial. In the Web, people are very likely to mistrust online-business, so you better make sure that you appear credible and serious. Inkd.com does just that with a professional look, a solid grid-based layout and following classic usability conventions."

We came across this great article about creative ways to make your envelopes stand out in the pile. You can read it here.

We know you've heard of the Great Wall of China, but have you heard of the Great Wall of Samples? Probably not, but it lives here, right at Action Envelope.

Even though we have great product photographs, it's hard to know exactly what the color looks like when its in your hand. Also, we know that most people dont know the difference between a 60lb. , 70lb. or 80lb. envelope. That's where the Great wall of Samples comes in.

Under each product protograph, you'll see a button that says "Order a Sample". If you're unsure of the actual color, or are trying to match an envelope to something you already have, go ahead and get a sample. You'll be glad that you did.

Samples are $1.00 each, and come with a coupon, up to $5.00, to redeem when you place an order.

We are excited to share an industry first! Advances in digital technology allow us to reduce our minimum quantity for printed envelopes to just 50 envelopes.

Now we can serve you for all of your short run envelope needs for invitations, announcements, and business use.

On many products, you will see a choice of 50, 100, or 250 envelopes. Just select one of the new low quantities, and choose to upload a file, or design your envelope online.

The digital presses can create CMYK equivalents of Pantone colors, and use toner, so there is no worry of offset on the backs of envelopes. The toner based printing process creates vibrant colors that pop off the page!

Try it today!

For the second consecutive year, Action Envelope was named to Inc Magazines list of the 5000 fastest growing private companies in America. We were ranked #2784.

We are very excited to be ranked with this exciting group of companies, and want to thank our employees, customers, and vendors for being an important part of our success!

I, Seth Newman, COO of Action Envelope attended the Inc5000 conference in Washington, DC, and enjoyed listening to, and learning from this years speakers. They included Jim Collins, of Good to Great fame, Super Marketer Seth Godin, and Management guru Tom Peters amongst many others. I will talk about some of the lessons learned in future blog posts.

Again, thanks for helping Action Envelope grow!

10 Envelopes

A man told his son that he would give him $1000 if he could accomplish the following task. The father gave his son ten envelopes and a thousand dollars, all in one dollar bills. He told his son, "Place the money in the envelopes in such a manner that no matter what number of dollars I ask for, you can give me one or more of the envelopes, containing the exact amount I asked for without having to open any of the envelopes. If you can do this, you will keep the $1000."

When the father asked for a sum of money, the son was able to give him envelopes containing the exact amount of money asked for. How did the son distribute the money among the ten envelopes?

The Answer:

The contents of the ten envelopes should be as follows: $1, $2, $4, $8, $16, $32, $64, $128, $256, $489. The first nine numbers are in geometrical progression, and their sum, deducted from 1,000, gives the contents of the tenth envelope.

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