print procurement

How Inflation Affects Your Procurement Solutions

By: Alex Davies On: September 21, 2022 , , , Comments Disabled
How Inflation Affects Your Procurement Solutions

How Inflation Affects Your Procurement Solutions

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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?

By: Alex Davies On: June 15, 2022 , , Comments Disabled
Q and A: What’s the deal with direct mail?

Q and A: What’s the deal with direct mail?

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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

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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Q and A: Supply Chain Issues

By: Alex Davies On: March 25, 2022 , , , , Comments Disabled
Q and A: Supply Chain Issues

Q and A: Supply Chain Issues

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What is causing supply chain issues in the print industry? Rich: I think about the events of the past two years, especially with how it has affected paper. We had mass shutdowns in 2020 and this strongly affected the paper goods production when people ran out of essential paper products. I think a lot of […]
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For Success in Print Procurement, Focus on Leverage Points

By: Rich On: December 18, 2020 , , , , Comments Disabled
For Success in Print Procurement, Focus on Leverage Points

For Success in Print Procurement, Focus on Leverage Points

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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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