marketing supply chain

Print More Efficient Than TV? One Study Says So!

When I began my career in marketing communications, back in the mid-1990s, television was the Holy Grail of marketing channels. A decade and a half or so later, when I was managing communications at what was then a prominent online printer, nothing much had changed. Our ultimate goal was to have an ad air during […]
Read More

Three Reasons Why Marketing Needs Its Own Supply Chain

If you ask marketing people how their organization sources marketing materials and services you’ll likely get one of two answers. One is “we order them from places that did other work for us.” The other is “we have our procurement department do it for us.” There are good points, and bad, for both of these […]
Read More

Printing is Different and Different is Good

This morning I finally got around to reading the print and communication industry articles that have been piling up in my feed for a few days. Of all of the headlines and synopses, this one in particular caught my eye; US Commercial Printing Shipments Have Strong February, +5.2%, by WhatTheyThink.com’s Dr. Joe Webb. As a […]
Read More

Healthcare Insurance Sector Averages Savings of Over 32% in the Past Two Quarters Using eLynxx Software

eLynxx Solutions, provider of software for sourcing and managing print has released data showing marketing and communication material savings of over 32% among its clients in the healthcare insurance sector over the past two quarters. This savings continues a trend for this sector. Staying connected with both customers and service providers is critical to organizations […]
Read More

Not-for-Profit and Association Sector Saved over 25% in 2014 with eLynxx

eLynxx Solutions, a leading provider of software for the marketing supply chain has released data showing marketing material savings of over 25% among its clients in the not-for-profit and association sector during 2014. This savings continues a multi-year savings trend for this sector. Increasing efficiency and reducing costs is a key factor in the way […]
Read More

eLynxx Solutions to Promote Outreach to Print Buyers Facing Printing Industry Turmoil

After a decade of acquisitions and mergers, the printing industry appears to be in turmoil. eLynxx Solutions is pleased to promote open discussion of print buyers’ concerns through sponsorship of webinars and sharing 40 years of experience in the changing print marketplace. As one of the oldest, continually advancing technologies known to mankind, printing is […]
Read More

Print Industry in Throes of Consolidation

Are you a print buyer with increasing concerns over the loss, or potential loss, of longtime suppliers? If not, you should be. RR Donnelley’s success in stopping Courier Corporation’s previously announced merger with Quad/Graphics and acquiring Courier for itself means a victory for Courier’s investors. But what does it mean for Courier’s clients? Standard Register’s […]
Read More

eLynxx Version 8.2.1 Improves Efficiency and Savings in Direct Mail

Getting the right message to the right audience at the right time is critical to direct mail marketing success. Any opportunity a direct mail marketer has to improve efficiency and reduce costs in the sourcing and management of a project is a welcome one. “No printed marketing material project is simple, but even in this […]
Read More