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Active Club Management is the First to Receive FedEx Certification
Livermore, CA March 25, 2009 - Today, Active Club Management received
FedEx certification. The accomplishment is significant as Active Club Management is the
first company to receive the certification.
Active Club Management has been seamlessly integrated with FedEx for years.
The integration has provided mutual customers with the ability to print shipping
labels, individually and in batch, by simply selecting the option "print label."
In the wine industry we have found that other companies do not integrate with FedEx.
Even when they say they work with other carriers it requires exporting a shipping list.
If the wineries want to include the shipping tracking number in the sales receipts and
notification to clients that a shipment is on its way, then other systems require wineries
to import the shipping tracking numbers. All of that can be skipped with a seamless integration
like Active Club Management offers with FedEx and the option "print label".
FedEx and Active Club Management have been working together to offer superior solutions to
the wine industry and auto-delivery programs for years. Address validation, shipment
tracking, alert notifications of any packages with problems, integration with fulfillment
houses and compliance support are a few of the benefits and features.
One of the most popular features is REAL-TIME NEGOTIATED RATES is a feature that allows
wineries to save money and increase club participation. This feature actually rates a
package with the winery's negotiated rates, the weight of each package, destination and
the method (air, 2-day, ground, etc.). Without this feature businesses have to estimate
the cost of shipping packages. Some people get over charged and others are undercharged.
Two problems occur. When people are overcharged for shipping it can result in club members
quitting. Additionally, it is difficult for businesses to know if the cost of shipping is
being covered. Businesses using this feature will no longer have to guess if they are
covering the shipping charges, they will be confident that the expenses are covered.
They can even add a handling charge, discount the shipping rate with rules, and waive
shipping costs if the sale reaches the specifications set by the customer.
In 2008 FedEx launched a new certification program that provides more features and benefits to their customers.
The actual process was new and provides new features like address correction. It was quite a challenge to accomplish
the certification. Be it that Active Club Management was the first company through process it was a learning process
for everyone. At one point the Active Club Management technology lead was on the phone with no less than 32 FedEx
team members. It certainly was a team effort.
Active Club Management has been integrated with FedEx for several years. All customers simply
select the option of "PRINT LABEL" and the FedEx labels print. The system is intelligent
and will scan the inventory going into the package. If any of the items are alcohol, wine,
spirits, the label will reflect that and always include the adult signature requirement.
The new integration provides customers with more ways to send, track and manage shipments efficiently.
About Active Club Management ™:
Active Club Management offers an affordable and powerful solution for Direct to Consumer Sales,
wine club management and auto-ship programs. Serving over 200 clubs in boutique operations and large,
multi-locations organizations Active Club Management is customized to the needs of each business.
The solution works like a personal club assistant and is specifically built to offer seamless integration
with other accounting, POS, Inventory and shopping cart solutions. For more information,
visit www.activeclubmanagement.com
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