print buying software

How to Get Started with Print Buying Software: a Beginner’s Guide

By: Brandon Stoner On: February 14, 2023 Comments Disabled
How to Get Started with Print Buying Software: a Beginner’s Guide

How to Get Started with Print Buying Software: a Beginner’s Guide

If you’re involved in any phase of the print buying process you know exactly how overwhelming it can be and how quickly project organization can spiral out of control. Are you considering a print management solution to help centralize these various moving parts? In this beginner’s guide to getting started with print buying software we […]
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Q and A: The Problem With General Procurement

By: Alex Davies On: April 28, 2022 , , , Comments Disabled
Q and A: The Problem With General Procurement

Q and A: The Problem With General Procurement

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What is General Procurement? General procurement is the purchase of finished goods. Right now, the software and systems in place to help facilitate general procurement are not ideally designed for goods that are manufactured, no matter the goods. A specific good to think about are manufactured print goods. There are a lot more elements in printed items over items […]
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The Importance of Change in the Print Procurement Industry

By: Alex Davies On: February 15, 2022 , , Comments Disabled
The Importance of Change in the Print Procurement Industry

The Importance of Change in the Print Procurement Industry

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Changes in an industry, process, job, or even your lifestyle can be stress-inducing. This is especially true when the outcome is unknown and possibly negative. Over a long time we work ourselves into a routine, for better or worse, then we fear anything that disrupts our day-to-day habits. After all, change is disruptive and uncomfortable. […]
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For Print Buyers and Brokers Who Buy Printing

By: Alex Davies On: May 07, 2021 , , Comments Disabled
For Print Buyers and Brokers Who Buy Printing

For Print Buyers and Brokers Who Buy Printing

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Being 100% sure you are doing things the most efficient way is nearly impossible. There are always cheaper, better or more qualified options available. That’s why the printing business is not easy.  It is competitive, sophisticated, heavy on investment, light on profit and dependent on obtaining an array of projects requiring management of overwhelming details. […]
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Don’t Let Supply Chain Problems Hinder Print Marketing

By: Rich On: February 12, 2021 , , , , , Comments Disabled
As we begin to enter the economic recovery stage of the pandemic, managing your print marketing supply chain effectively will be critical for reengaging with customers and acquiring new ones. While some businesses and organizations found niches in marketing pandemic-related products or services in the past year, others necessarily scaled back on print marketing to […]
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Extraordinary times call for extraordinary effort

By: Rich On: August 14, 2020 Comments Disabled
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary effort

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary effort

Six months into the pandemic, with so many economic and social factors still beyond business control, it’s not unreasonable for print service providers, brokers, buyers, and marketers to feel frustrated and stymied. Sure, there are things you can do while in a holding pattern—for example, strengthen your customer relationships, update marketing plans, review branding, and […]
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As a Print Buyer, what’s your LIMFAC (limiting factor)?

By: Rich On: July 13, 2020 Comments Disabled
As a Print Buyer, what’s your LIMFAC (limiting factor)?

As a Print Buyer, what’s your LIMFAC (limiting factor)?

What holds you back as a print buyer? When the military makes plans, they consider what could hinder success. It’s referred to as the LIMFAC, or the limiting factor—the one big element or condition in a situation that you have to overcome in order to succeed. We all run into limiting factors when we try […]
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A World of Complexity Confronts Print Buyers and Vendors

By: Rich On: June 15, 2020 Comments Disabled
A World of Complexity Confronts Print Buyers and Vendors

A World of Complexity Confronts Print Buyers and Vendors

On a daily basis, on our phones and television screens, we’re seeing the effects of complexity—and how leaders struggle to deal with it and often fail. Complex environments and systems share certain hallmarks: There are ongoing, nonlinear interactions of numerous, sometimes millions, of interrelated parts/events. Unpredictability: no one can predict how the interactions will play […]
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