What print buyers can learn from the taxman

I’m grumpy!
I’m resentful!
And I hate forms
It’s that time of year when I’m filling in returns for the taxman again!  The taxman is rarely anyone’s best friend.  But print buyers can learn a useful lesson from taxmen.
Taxmen do audits:  so should print buyers.

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Why print buyers get better prices when they pick up the phone

Using the phone will improve your response from companies

Using the phone will improve your response from printers

Don’t you hate those automatic phone menus.  The ones where you listen to a long list of options and still can’t work out which button to press?  The ones where is seems to take forever to get past.

Don’t you just wish you could speak to a real person instead?

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Print buyers: the three skills that you need for 2012

Are you making preparations for the Olympics?  Many people I know are planning time off work to make sure they see some of the action.  Whilst others are trying to book holiday at this time to avoid sport completely!

But the people doing the most preparation are the athletes.  They are now in continual training.  They are working on improving their skills.

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The three New Year resolutions that will improve print buyers’ relations

Champagne corks popping
Auld Lang Syne
New Year resolutions

New Year means many different things to people.  For me, New Year is a great time to focus on the many great people I know.

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How a picture collage will make 2012 a great year for you

I love reaching summits.  And I love being out in the wilderness.  There is nothing better than  standing on top of a mountain top.  I’m at the highest point.  And the views are pretty good!

But sometimes it can be difficult to make time for the mountains.  I have the pressures of running a busy training and consultancy business.  And I want to make sure that I spend quality time with my family.

It’s easy for the mountains to be forgotten.  And day to day pressures can make print businesses stop thinking about the bigger picture too.  It’s easy for print businesses to forget their goals.

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