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Shipping labels provide important descriptive details about the contents and routing of the package(s) to which they are affixed; normally, one shipping label is attached to each individual package being shipped to a customer.

The key elements of a shipping label are: destination address, originator return address, purchase order number, shipping date, and contents of package. Purchase order number in particular is very important because it provides a key cross reference for the intended recipient of the shipment.

Clear and descriptive shipping labels are very important for customs inspection when you are shipping packages internationally. Also, if your package is going to a large organization, the better the shipping labels, the better the chance of your package reaching the intended recipient.

The sample Shipping Labels below were set up in MS-Word and contain all of the key information elements that should be included in a standard shipping label.

Shipping Label – Sample Format

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These mail in order forms are often inserted into customer mailings and are sometimes placed as inserts into magazines, or as cut-out ads in newspapers.

This type of return mail order form is often inserted into business mailings going out to regular customers in order to entice them into ordering additional products or services. They often involve some sort of special offer as an incentive to fill out the form and mail it in.

Mail-in rebate coupons are widely used derivations of the traditional mail-in order form, but as the example below demonstrates, these mail-in order forms can be used for many different purposes and situations.

The sample mail-in order form below was set up in MS-Word and contains all of the key information elements that you should include when designing your own return mail order form.

Order Form – Return Mail-In Sample

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Order forms are often inserted into books or magazines to entice readers to fill out the form and mail it in to receive a product or special offer.

Order forms are often found as insert pages near the back of paperback books. Their purpose is normally to try to get the reader to order another book by the same author, or books of similar theme by other authors. In some cases they can also act as an advertisement for a new book or product.

Book insert order forms are usually of the blank form variety, allowing the user to fill in the various order and customer-related fields. The page must be made easy to tear out for easy mailing. It is important to also provide alternative order channels on the form such as toll free numbers and e-mail order addresses.

The sample book insert order form below was set up in MS-Word and contains all of the key information elements that you should include when designing your own book or magazine tear-out order form.

Order Form – Book Insert Sample Format