Marketing Supply Chain

Information, thoughts, ideas, news trends and educational insights on the marketing supply chain – the people, processes, vendors, resources and dependencies organizations rely on to turn creative output into graphic communication materials for marketing initiatives.

Change We Can Embrace

Once we feel we have a process in place that accommodates the unique complexities of one of our marketing operations, the next step is to figure out how to make it work. It’s one thing to know what roles, steps, assets and decisions an operation requires. It’s another to make all of the connections, enable […]
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Do We Fear Change…Or Something Else?

Some may say the reason that we as marketers and marketing operations professionals are reluctant to change in the way we do what we do is fear of the unknown. That’s a cop-out. Marketers aren’t afraid of the unknown. We regularly charge forward, damned near blindly, into the unknown. If we fall flat on our […]
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Change is Good, Except…

Some might say that marketing is all about change. After all, as marketers and marketing operations professionals, we’re always faced with change. A new product to bring to market? That’s change. New target audience for that product? That’s change too. New messaging and channels to communicate with that audience? Yep, that’s also change. Change is […]
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eLynxx Solutions Recognized with Two SDCE Magazine Pros to Know Awards

eLynxx Solutions founder Bill Gindlesperger and CEO Mike Jackson have each been honored with Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine Pros to Know Awards for 2016. Individuals at eLynxx Solutions have been recognized numerous times since the inception of the award 16 years ago. 2016 marks the first time two eLynxx team members have received […]
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Print – The Unsung Touchpoint of Selling

Selling is not a simple process. It takes a complex skill set that includes the ability to: Understand and connect with different personalities Identify problems and present solutions Use persuasion to form opinions and drive decisions Uncover and process detailed prospect and client information Manage and track actions and time with precision Sellers must be […]
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How to Increase Marketing Coverage With the Same or Less Marketing Spend

It’s hard to imagine anyone who would not want to increase marketing coverage. Today, with tightening budgets, it’s even harder to imagine anyone who would not want to increase marketing coverage with the same or less marketing spend. The key is not found in the latest trends in creative, online marketing or social media. It […]
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6 Reasons Why Business Process Outsourcing is Dead

A decade and a half ago business pundits in the marketing procurement area hailed it as a savior. Business process outsourcing – or contracting the operations and responsibilities of marketing procurement to third-party service providers – promised cost savings that would increase a company’s flexibility. According to these pundits, business process outsourcing provides some advantages […]
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eLynxx Solutions Named to Supply and Demand Chain Executive’s 100 Great Supply Chain Projects List for 2015

eLynxx Solutions has been named to the 2015 SDCE 100, Supply and Demand Chain Executive’s annual listing of top supply chain solution and service provider projects. eLynxx Solutions was recognized for its on-going relationship with a leading manufacturer of alternative decking products, producing gains in ROI, efficiency and savings in the client’s marketing supply chain. […]
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