Managed Print Services Protect You and the People You Serve In a recent post, I talked about why a business needs managed print services. And I think I presented five compelling reasons. But I know many of you who read this blog work for a government agency in some...
HINT: Saving Money May Not Be the Most Important One Now, do me a favor: DON’T cheat and sneak a look at the bottom of the article. (Or at least if you do, come back up here and see what you missed.) You know I am a huge proponent of managed print services....
Check Out Some Returns You’re Really Going to Like Happy Election Day! I’d like to spend today’s post doing a little campaigning myself—but not for any politician. You may not be running for office, today, but chances are good you’re running an office. Want that...
Take Out the Chaos, Take Out the Cost. In Tuesday’s post, I discussed how e-procurement technology could add accuracy and efficiency in getting custom labels. That reminded me it was probably time to remind you once again what e-procurement can do for many aspects of...
Training Employees Is Easier with This Tip Employers are all about training these days. The faster new employees become proficient and the more current stay up-to-date in necessary skill sets, the more productive they can be. The sooner they receive a good...
Thinking of Going Digital? Your Customers May Not Come Along. The phrase “paper or plastic” has become an iconic cliché of modern society, and the staple of commercials and stand-up comedy routines. Grocery stores normally offer a choice, because different customers...
Protect Your Data and Your Customer Relationships Last week I pointed out the importance of having a disaster recovery plan. In that post, I wanted to emphasize first, that natural disasters like floods and hurricanes aren’t as rare as you might think—and effect...
Waste #1: Waiting—Part 2 of 8 Addressing the 7 Wastes in LEAN Manufacturing with Corporate Kiosk On Tuesday, I kicked off a series that builds upon one of our most popular posts of all time. It dealt with the seven wastes identified in LEAN manufacturing. I promised...
A Smarter, Less Stressful Approach to Printing Needs Control freak? If you manage a small or mid-sized business or play a key role in a larger one, you may feel you have to be these days. For many of us, the ever-faster pace of business today gives us the feeling that...
Is Your Print Supply Chain Managing YOU? “We figure out how to print things when we need to.” Not an uncommon attitude, and at face value it seems to make sense. But when I hear it from business owners or managers, it means they are probably spending a lot more time...
Will Eco branding Save Money on Printing Services? I’ve been writing about print supply chain management in recent weeks. And that’s not by accident. I think it’s one area in which we can do the most good for our clients. Our company was founded on new ways to save...
Printing Jobs are Not DIY Projects Who among us hasn’t painted a room, or tackled a weekend project around the house? But most of us are smart enough to know (or learn pretty quickly, as in my case) what things we are better off having professionals handle. Think...
Here’s How to Hire Proven Print Management Performers Last week, I talked about how you could save a great deal of money and employee time in how you manage your company’s printing needs. Rather than spending your valuable time on it, or putting it on the...
Print Management Is a Better Way to Handle Your Printing Owning or managing a business is a snap, right? Ha, I didn’t think so. Today’s competitive environment adds pressure every day. It’s more difficult than ever to keep things running properly and profitably, yet...
See How Printing Is Handled at Today’s Successful Companies with Managed Print Services You can find many definitions online for managed print services. Some of them come from a very limited perspective, as if maintaining a few printers and copy machines were all you...
Is Your Business Using Today’s Technology To Meet Your Printing Needs? Most of us probably think of Uber as a forward-thinking company. It not only pioneered a popular ride-sharing service, but has invested heavily into self-driving cars. But Uber is apparently...
How Will You Spend the Time Managed Print Services Will Save You In Your Workday? Okay, I won’t deny it. This post is aimed at getting you to do something. But honestly, it’s just as much about what you ought to stop doing. That is, wasting costly amounts of time and...
Printing Big Envelope Quantities Could Mean a Big Opportunity If your business goes through large quantities of envelopes each month, you know that can be costly in both money and manpower. We are happy to help, of course, in printing and supplying those envelopes...
For Commercial Printing, the Right Choice Makes Sense – and Money In Tuesday’s post, I talked about the importance of commercial printing to businesses today, working hand in hand with digital platforms to meet consumers wherever they access information. Today,...
Commercial Printing Is More Important (and Easier) Than Ever All things digital remain the trendy topic today, but commercial printing is a more central part of business than it has ever been. That’s because most businesses run day-to-day operations on printed forms....
