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The Inside Track

The official blog of RighterTrack offers helpful business resources, articles and tips from experts.

Private Equity Investment Continues Ruining Legacies

Next time you hear people talking about how service nearly everywhere has deteriorated, that nobody seems to care, and the world is not like it used to be, chances are it's because private equity investment killed it.

Cloud Based Barcode Label Software: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This is why I’ve decided at this time to exclude barcode label software from my product/service offerings. Too much uncertainty, with too much downside.

Sustainability Programs for Your Business

RighterTrack | Steps to implement a simple company wide program for reducing, reusing, and recycling. Flexcon's sustainability program and pallet reuse program.

Security Holographic Labels Save The Day

RighterTrack | Custom hologram stickers are nearly impossible to counterfeit and duplicate and can be used in place of tamper resistant Rx prescription pads.

Does Your Carton Security Tape Work? A Lesson from Urban Outfitters

Not all tamper evident tapes will keep your packages and deliveries safe from theft. Example from Urban Outfitters and tips to buy the right tape for your cartons.

Linerless Label Pros and Cons

RighterTrack | Doing away with label backing liners will reduce material waste, but linerless labels still see limited applications and incur unintended consequences.

How To Set Up a GS1 2D Datamatrix Bar code with Nicelabel

RighterTrack | See how to easily design, assign identifiers, and print GS1 2D Datamatrix barcodes with Nicelabel. Scan and verify your barcode data.

Why Introverts Can Be the Best Salespeople

I’m sharing some tips here that I’ve learned from being an introverted salesperson. Fast forward more than 35 years to the present and it is refreshing for me to be able to look back and learn from both the good and the bad. These tips were not learned during my college, or MBA days, and I haven’t seen them mentioned in books. Don’t worry, my advice here is free!

Tamper Evident Security Tape – Tamper Stop vs. Competition

RighterTrack offers more custom branded security tape solutions, along with 28 years of experience.

Merial's Genuine Brand Security Hologram Sticker

RighterTrack | Merial's genuine brand security hologram. Six tamper evident features of the security sticker, and a suggestion to enhance brand security.

Sticker Shocked - Permanent vs. Removable Labels

RighterTrack | Incorrect label materials for UPC price stickers that adhere directly to products cause a mess and lost time for consumers. Removable options.

12 Reasons to Buy Branded Water Activated Carton Security Tape

RighterTrack | 12 Reasons to buy custom branded reinforced water activated tape instead of poly film tape. Tamper evident tape option for securing cartons.

A Smart Label that Records Time and Temperature

RighterTrack | Smart labels allow users to see temperatures their product was exposed to, and where in the supply chain any temperature variations occurred.

3 Reasons To Stay Away From Generic Catalog Security Tapes

RighterTrack | Three reasons not thinking through your security application could become a major inconvenience. Risks of buying online generic security tapes.

FIPS 2 Label Certification –Testing Labs Required

RighterTrack | Need to buy FIPS 140-2 labels for powder coated metal? New heat indicator with over 1MM approved FIPS seals in use around the world.

Specialty Detective Inks Provide Visual Evidence

RighterTrack | Chemically treated printing inks provide cool functionality for detection of visual tamper evidence, expiration time, and levels of exposure.

Anti-Counterfeiting With Taggants

RighterTrack | Chemical taggants' ingredient mixtures, detectable by spectroscope scans, are used on labels, dissolved in inks, or embedded for brand security.

Guaranteeing Authenticity with QR Codes

RighterTrack | QR codes help guarantee anti-counterfeit products by registering serial numbers in a database. Links manufacturers directly to mobile end-users.

Why Durable Labels and Outdoor Signage Fail

RighterTrack | Order durable labels from sales professionals who guarantee a proper solution. Learn why catalog or online sourced outdoor signage can fail.

Security and Anti-Counterfeit Printing Example: US $100 Bill

RighterTrack | Seven security features on the 2013 $100 bill. The latest printing technologies for anti-counterfeiting, including hidden graphics.

What’s Up With the Hidden Security Graphic on the $100 Bill?

RighterTrack | New hidden security graphic feature on the back of US $100 bill helps with anti-counterfeiting.

How to Qualify Suppliers for Your Business Success

RighterTrack | Five tips to help you qualify pending and existing suppliers or vendors for your small business.

Nicely Suited Under The Gun: Hailing Full Service Sales Pros

RighterTrack | Human sales professionals save the day with full service help or assistance. Look good. Curated options with quick turnaround, completed on time.

How QR Codes Work: One Simple Example

RighterTrack | QR code URL data is embedded into the QR code. When scanned, the bar code directs the application to the specified URL web address.

Bar Codes Help Brew Your Perfect Cup of Jo

RighterTrack | Intelligent beverage brewers utilize bar code technology to automatically brew the perfect beverage. How this technology works.

Remedies for Non-Scannable Bar Codes

RighterTrack | Thermal transfer ribbon grade, printer driver settings, and the print orientation of the barcodes can help minimize non-readable bar code labels.

Why Buyers Should Consider Independent Customer Reps

RighterTrack | Approach the customer relationship from a different perspective. Differences between an independent customer rep vs a manufacturer sales rep.

Label Printing Jobs: Why Human Proof Reading Is Required

RighterTrack | Label printing prepress jobs still rely on the technology of computerized spell checkers. Why proofreading by humans remains essential!

Cool Design: Branded Carton Security Tape

RighterTrack | Watch designer Fossil/Skagen of Denmark is utilizing a custom printed security tape on their cartons, with a unique tamper evident feature.

PMS Color Matching on Labels: A Primer

RighterTrack | The Pantone Matching System (PMS) displays ink color matches that are consistent, ensuring that label print jobs are high quality.

Obvious and Overlooked Ways to Go Green at Work

RighterTrack | Obvious, but often overlooked simple workplace examples to help you get into the habit of going green.

How Smartphones Are Making Us Dumb

RighterTrack | While smartphones offer convenience, the screens are too small to read, scroll, and pick up on all of the details, leading to miscommunication.

How to Justify a Career In Sales

RighterTrack | World class companies are recognizing that customers may be better served by working with career salespeople. Benefits of a career salesperson.

Why Sales People Will Remain Viable in Google’s World

As human interaction continues to dissipate, the requirement and desire for professional sales people, for non-commodity purchases, will increase as well.

Easy, Low-End Security Printing

RighterTrack | Print Tip Interview by Margie Dana on the subject of low end, tamper-evident security printing. Simple techniques with standard office printers.

On The Mark: Amazon’s New Tamper Evident Carton Sealing Tape

RighterTrack | Amazon's custom printed reinforced water activated carton security tape offers many tamper evident advantages over plastic carton sealing tapes.

Security Tape Options II: The State Of The Union

RighterTrack | An overview of tamper evident security tape options and employee theft statistics. Types of tamper evident security tapes and tampering methods.

The Right Rx for Label Accuracy

RighterTrack | Oliver Healthcare Packaging, formerly Mangar Industries, eliminates errors with an on-demand label printing solution and Sato barcode printers.

Bar Coding: Elements and Implementation

Bar Code System Components: Tracking software, bar code labels, tags, handheld scanners, and label printers. Implement a simple bar code asset tracking system.

Bar Codes: Between The Lines

RighterTrack | Bar codes as database reference numbers explained without their mystery. UPC bar code scanning retail example and inventory tracking benefits.

Tamper Evident Security Tape Options

Rightertrack|Tamper evident security tape option pros and cons: Custom printed, your brand, polypro, water activated, destructible film, void or evidence tapes.