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Shipping and Logistics Sector Saves Over 30% in First Half of 2014 with eLynxx

By: Rich On: September 26, 2014 Comments Disabled

Shipping and Logistics Sector Saves Over 30% in First Half of 2014 with eLynxx

Increasing efficiency and reducing costs is a key factor in the way organizations in many sectors, including shipping and logistics, do business today. Faced with a highly competitive marketplace, the use of custom-printed marketing communication materials has become crucial to the brand building and customer loyalty efforts of shipping companies and courier services. Organizations must […]
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Higher Education Institutions Consistently Save More Than 35% Through eLynxx

By: Rich On: September 17, 2014 Comments Disabled
Higher Education Institutions Consistently Save More Than 35% Through eLynxx

Higher Education Institutions Consistently Save More Than 35% Through eLynxx

The pressure being faced by many colleges and universities to get their messages out while staying within ever decreasing budgets is enormous. To survive many institutions have had to search for ways to increase efficiency without sacrifice of quality and on-time delivery, gain more marketing coverage for the same marketing spend, bring full transparency and […]
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Going Green in Print Marketing – What to Look For

By: Rich On: September 12, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
Going Green in Print Marketing – What to Look For

Going Green in Print Marketing – What to Look For

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In a time when the world is struggling to save its natural resources, many organizations have adopted green business practices as part of their policies. There is rightful pride to be had in choosing to follow green policies which leads many organizations to publically proclaim their stance on doing their part for a better environment. […]
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Supply Chain Management from the Vendor’s Point of View

By: Rich On: July 17, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
Supply Chain Management from the Vendor’s Point of View

Supply Chain Management from the Vendor’s Point of View

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The sales approach in the print industry tends to be kind of old-school. It’s often product centric versus service, capability and capacity centric. When a vendor sells based on product they may have to find alternatives to preferred materials or processes to get the job done at a given price point. When a vendor sells […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Conclusion

By: Rich On: July 10, 2014 , , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Conclusion

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Conclusion

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If the concept of a supply chain dedicated to the production of marketing materials never crossed your mind before you began following along, don’t worry, you’re not alone. That is exactly why we began The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide. Now, after twelve installments, it’s time to put the wraps on our exploration of one […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 12 – Vendors in the Chain-Continued

By: Rich On: July 02, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 12 – Vendors in the Chain-Continued

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 12 – Vendors in the Chain-Continued

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In last week’s installment of The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide, we began exploring the variety of vendors we rely on to produce and assist in the execution of the projects in our marketing supply chains with a look at some of the types of printer and other primary producers you may encounter. Today we […]
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The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 11 – Vendors in the Chain

By: Rich On: June 18, 2014 , , Comments Disabled
The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 11 – Vendors in the Chain

The Marketing Supply Chain Field Guide: Part 11 – Vendors in the Chain

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Over the course of the past two installments, we have identified the various marketing, communication, direct mail, packaging and display material categories that organizations may manage and source through their marketing supply chains. While we can easily say that some form of printing is a critical element in the production of each marketing material category; […]
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