Printers

How using a personal strategy will help you choose the best print company

How do you choose your print suppliers?

Many people do a quick internet search.  But how can you be really sure that you have found the best print company this way?  There is a far better way to narrow down your initial search.

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Three reasons why print buyers should use a multi-channel printer

I love cooking.

I really enjoy spending time creating a mouth-watering dish.  But doing the shopping for this can be very time-consuming.  I have to go from shop to shop to make sure that I have all the right ingredients.

But the quick way to get all my ingredients is to go to a supermarket.  Then I can do a one stop shop.

And a one stop shop is exactly what marketing teams and print buyers should consider.  These days they should be look closely at using a multi-channel printer.

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Why tenders should be an essential part of the print buyer’s toolset

The word tender conjures up visions of procurement teams in large organisations dealing with multi-million spends.  They create huge tender documents and spend months in negotiations.  There are teams which deal with nothing but tenders.  Tenders aren’t for the average company

Nothing could be further from the truth.

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How to prevent your supplier review from going off-track

Have you ever been to a meeting and wished that you were somewhere else?

I often want to be somewhere else within three minutes of a meeting starting:

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Could you achieve more from your print buying if you stopped getting three quotes for every job?

Friday night is curry night

Martin always goes for a curry on a Friday night.  Martin always goes to the same curry house.  And he always chooses lamb saag. It has never occurred to Martin to go for a pizza, or fish and chips, or a Thai or a Chinese.  It has never occurred to him to try a korma or a jalfrezi or a tandoori.  Martin has never even wanted to try a different curry house. Martin knows what he likes.  He is comfortable with it.  Some might say that he is a bit too comfortable and a bit too set in his ways.

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