print procurement software

How Inflation Affects Your Procurement Solutions

Inflation continues to grow and companies are now seeing the rise in cost of many of their procurement solutions. This includes deliveries, procured goods, software contracts, and even the cost of team member retention. Pressure continues to rise for many companies to find the right solutions to help tackle the continuing rise of inflation. Everyone […]
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Q and A: What’s the deal with direct mail?

What is direct mail? Direct mail is a versatile and powerful tool when used as part of a marketing program.  It can deliver a message, develop a brand, generate short-term return, gather information, or sell a service or product.  From the recipient’s perspective direct mail is simple. You receive a single piece or package of […]
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Q and A: The Problem With General Procurement

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

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 Marketers, The No-Nonsense Path from the Pandemic is Expert Assistance

Most people—and perhaps marketers most of all—want to be trendy and to sound important. In fact, marketers seem to perpetually be reaching for language that sets their product apart. This effort is perpetual because the effect is temporary—other marketers quickly adopt the new jargon, lest they be perceived as falling behind. A recent New York Times […]
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Don’t Let Supply Chain Problems Hinder Print Marketing

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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For Success in Print Procurement, Focus on Leverage Points

When 1930s bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he supposedly answered, “Because that’s where the money is.” (He later denied making the statement that became known as Sutton’s Law.) Nonetheless, that’s where you want to go in business, too, writes author and marketing expert Allan Dib: Focus your efforts where the […]
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Highly Regulated Health Insurance Sector Saves Average of 40% on Print Production

Print remains a heavily used channel of communication in the health insurance sector. This is because of the highly regulated, personal and official nature of healthcare information. At the same time, there is always pressure to control cost and maximize efficiency. So how does this business section save on print production? “Health insurance companies rely […]
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