Three things that you must not forget when you ask for a print price
I purchased a book online the other day. I was really looking forward to receiving it and getting stuck into it. Each day I was eagerly awaiting my postman. But the days rolled on. And on. And on.
Fortunately online order tracking meant that my book was eventually found and delivered. But can you imagine what would have happened if I hadn’t supplied the right information?
My book would have been lost in the postal systems forever…
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How a QR matrix can save print buyers over an hour a day
Do you ever assemble flatpack furniture? I don’t know about you, but I often struggle to
work out what piece goes where. Thank goodness that they have standard bolts and screws. Can you imagine the confusion if each one was different?
But often every print quote we receive is slightly different. Making them all the same can save the print buyer a lot of time. And that’s where the QR matrix comes in.
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Why print buyers get better prices when they pick up the phone
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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How e-procurement can reduce your print buying time by 30% (and be fair to suppliers too)
I love choosing my books on Amazon. I find it really easy to find new authors. I get suggestions when I look at a title. And I can a whole list of recommendations by choosing a category and sorting by highly recommended books. It’s a whole lot quicker than going to a bookshop and browsing randomly along the shelves.
Amazon is a great example of using efficient e-procurement. And, these days, e-procurement is something that print buyers need to be open to.
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