Siódemka SA is introducing a new offer dedicated to micro and small entrepreneurs using courier services. Siódemka’s proposal combines a promotional commercial offer with an online shipment and customer service platform called 7 Internet Shipping. 7 Internet Shipping enables the sender to, among other things, quickly create shipping labels, handle bulk shipments, and perform comprehensive settlement of logistics processes. It also serves as a communication platform with the Customer Service Department.
Siódemka is addressing this new solution to customers with low shipping potential, in particular to micro and small enterprises. Such entities often struggle to offer their customers competitive shipping prices, especially compared to larger market players.
– The mechanism is simple. A large company, sending, for example, 1000 packages per month, receives lower prices from the courier company than an entity sending 50 packages, and can later offer a lower delivery price to its customers as well. This difference often constitutes a competitive advantage, especially when it comes to similar goods at a similar or identical price – explains Marcin Kruszyński, PR Manager, Siódemka SA – Small entities, especially at the beginning of their operations, have fewer chances to establish themselves on the market because of this. Siódemka is thinking about them, and thanks to the new promotional offer and the 7 Internet Shipping platform, it wants to help build their market position.
In recent years, the segment of micro and small shippers has been effectively served by courier service brokers, i.e., intermediaries working with several courier companies at once and able to offer lower prices for individual packages.
– On the other hand, a business sender wanting to use the courier companies’ offers directly had to declare the number of monthly shipments, which often caused them trouble later – says Marcin Kruszyński. – In e-business, there are also slower months (depending on the assortment, we have, for example, seasonality) in which it is difficult to send the declared number of shipments. It was with such entities in mind that our new offer was created, which protects entrepreneurs: we offer fixed, competitive prices with a small number of shipments and, on top of that, without any declarations.
In the new promotional offer, the declaration has been replaced by a subscription. The customer receives a guarantee of a low price, regardless of the number of packages actually sent. It is entirely up to them whether they use the entire pool of packages included in the subscription. If there are fewer packages in a slower month, the subscription amount will not increase, and the entrepreneur will not incur any additional costs because of this.
The promotional offer, which is limited in time, provides all new customers with competitive terms of cooperation, including prices and payment terms. Users who decide to sign a promotional agreement before the end of November this year will receive the opportunity to send 20 packages in the 7 Standard service (with delivery before the end of the next day) for a monthly subscription of 280 PLN. Sending one package therefore costs 14.00 PLN net and includes fuel and road surcharges, which is a very competitive price even compared to the brokers’ offer. Customers also receive the ability to pay for services rendered once a month (with a 7-day payment term) using the online payment available in the settlement module of the 7 Internet Shipping platform.
The offer for entrepreneurs guarantees full control over the costs associated with the company’s logistics operations. Siódemka’s proposal is a response in particular to the needs of small e-commerce entities that expect low courier shipping prices and access to professional service enabling the management of goods logistics.
– Besides the subscription, which replaces the declaration, moving small businesses to a platform dedicated to them – 7 Internet Shipping – is the greatest advantage of our proposal. 7 Internet Shipping is a solution offering the most extensive shipment management options on the market – argues Marcin Kruszyński. – Small businesses are one of the largest groups of customers. However, the small number of packages and low frequency of shipments make this customer segment the most expensive to serve for a courier company. Thanks to the online logistics platform, the customer will be able to perform most of the activities related to shipment handling on their own. This will lower costs on Siódemka’s side, making it possible to offer competitive prices even to micro and small enterprises. There is full symbiosis here between Siódemka and its customers. Together we lower our costs and jointly build a competitive advantage.
7 Internet Shipping is not just a shipping module, but a platform containing complementary solutions in all areas at the interface between the customer (sender) and the courier company. Through it, users can independently perform the most important activities involved in the shipment handling process.