Often a small business assumes that “extra” services are cost inefficient and don’t really add to the bottom line. In fact, there are several reasons where using professional delivery couriers from a reputable and recognized courier service can actually help your business and grow your customer base.
Skipping out on using these services and relying on Priority Mail services or even the larger delivery services will not be able to match the personalized services offered by professional delivery couriers. To understand how these services can actually help your business, here are three reasons you may not have considered as benefits to working with the local courier companies.
Services On Demand
When booking a courier service with the national companies you are very likely to be given the opportunity to arrange for specific blocks of time for pickup and delivery. This is effective for these companies as they have extremely high volume routes that cannot be changed to satisfy one customer.
On the other hand, a smaller local courier company has the ability to provide courier services on demand. Pick-up and delivery can be scheduled based on your business needs. This is a great way to be able to immediately provide documents, contracts or paperwork to impress your customers and to close the deal.
Professional Couriers
Not all delivery services offer professional courier services. It is important to verify you are working with a company that screens and trains their staff and only employs couriers that have the ability to provide quality services to their customers.
Depending on where you may have your business in Southern California, a professional service can provide the right type of courier. This can include a bike courier to get through rush hour traffic, a walking courier for short distances or a courier with a vehicle for longer distances.
Specialized Services
When your customers or business partners see you are using private delivery couriers, that also sends a clear message. It indicates that their business is important to you and that you are willing to go that extra mile to make sure the document, paperwork or contract is delivered on time.
Using a professional courier service does have its advantages. It is also surprising to many small business owners just how reasonably priced they will be. Compare different companies and always choose the services with the best network, reputation and the ability to meet your delivery schedule.