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eLynxx Solutions Tailoring

By: Rich On: February 06, 2020 Uncategorized Comments Disabled

“Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants… so long as it is black.” That’s what Henry Ford said about his Model T. Ford was able to mass-produce cars by being rigid. If you wanted a car in a color other than black you had to go somewhere else. And indeed […]

Print Procurement in 2020

By: Rich On: January 10, 2020 Design, General, Marketing Materials, Marketing Supply Chain, Print Buyer, Print Procurement, Print Production, Project Management, Software, Uncategorized, Vendors Comments Disabled

Print Procurement in 2020

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What’s ahead for print suppliers and procurers in 2020? As usual, reading tea leaves is an inexact undertaking—but it’s useful at this time of year to take stock of the market forces potentially affecting your goals. Analysts foresee continued challenges as well as bright spots for the printing industry in 2020. As a print buyer, […]

Spec-writing assistance tailored to your needs

By: Rich On: January 03, 2020 Design, General, Marketing Materials, Marketing Supply Chain, Print Buyer, Print Procurement, Print Production, Project Management, Software, Uncategorized, Vendors Comments Disabled

Spec-writing assistance tailored to your needs

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Writing specifications is arguably the most important step in procuring direct mail, point of purchase, or marketing materials. Your specs are your instructions or road map for what you want the printer to produce — covering every detail. When you get the details right, the production process goes smoothly and you get what you want. […]

Targeted Print Buying Assistance Can Fill in the Blanks

By: Rich On: December 13, 2019 Design, General, Marketing Materials, Marketing Supply Chain, Print Buyer, Print Procurement, Print Production, Project Management, Software, Uncategorized, Vendors Comments Disabled

Targeted Print Buying Assistance Can Fill in the Blanks

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A number of organizations spend 5% and more of their revenues on direct mail, print marketing, and POPs. For these organizations, their marketing efforts and sales are dependent on printed materials. The amount of money spent can be in the millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions. Yet the tools used in procuring […]

Print Buying Assistance: The Importance of Expertise and Experience

By: Rich On: December 04, 2019 Design, General, Marketing Materials, Marketing Supply Chain, Print Buyer, Print Procurement, Print Production, Project Management, Software, Uncategorized, Vendors Comments Disabled

Print Buying Assistance: The Importance of Expertise and Experience

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It’s often said that developing expertise requires making mistakes and learning from them. However, in the fast-paced world of print procurement, you don’t have much time or money to learn from experience. Yet you need a huge amount of expertise. Consider just a few of the aspects of print procurement requiring expertise. After you or […]

Advertising Specialty Institute and eLynxx Solutions announce the launch of PrintGizmo, a free, value-added benefit for ESP® users

By: Rich On: May 14, 2019 General, In the News, Print Procurement, Print Production, Software, Uncategorized Comments Disabled

TREVOSE, PA – May 14, 2019 – The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) today announced the launch of PrintGizmo, a free, value-added benefit for ESP® users that connects ASI distributor members with high-quality, competitively priced printers, enabling them to efficiently source catalog or custom print products from a larger pool of providers. The new print marketplace […]

Best Quality, Price and Service – Get All Three: Built for the Job

By: Rich On: February 10, 2017 Marketing Materials, Marketing Supply Chain, Print Buyer, Print Procurement, Print Production, Printers, Project Management, Software, Uncategorized, Vendors Comments Disabled

Best Quality, Price and Service – Get All Three: Built for the Job

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Unfortunately, none of what is required for an organization to manage pre- and post-pricing details and break the Iron Triangle is handled by the methods and tools commonly used in procurement. They simply are not built for managing and sourcing custom print projects. That is why PrintLynxx exists…to do what common procurement solutions can’t. Only […]

Best Quality, Service and Price – Get All Three: Breaking the Iron Triangle

By: Rich On: January 26, 2017 Marketing Materials, Marketing Supply Chain, Print Buyer, Print Procurement, Print Production, Printers, Project Management, Software, Uncategorized, Vendors Comments Disabled

Best Quality, Service and Price – Get All Three: Breaking the Iron Triangle

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In the previous segments we discussed the importance of managing the many pre- and post-pricing details of custom print projects. Because the ready-made, off-the-shelf goods they are built to buy don’t require the same level of detail; commonly-used procurement methods and tools don’t provide such functionality. That’s unfortunate, because those same functions also set the […]

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