by Sandy Hubbard | Marketing, Print Media
In the children’s board game Chutes and Ladders, players strive to systematically make it to the top of the game board. Through rolls of the dice, they can have their route accelerated with ladders for shortcuts or hindered by chutes, which drop them back in their...
by Sandy Hubbard | Newsletter, Print & Digital, Printers, Tips
A printer came to me with a dilemma. One of his customers wanted to buy his family printing business and turn it into an in-house print-design department. Having the only print shop in his small town, he felt a responsibility to stay independent and serve the...
by Sandy Hubbard | Sales, Tips
Is it possible to get new customers in this topsy turvy time? Here’s a story about a little kid who not only did it but created a winning nine-point formula. My son, Nate, was nine years old when I was laid off from my corporate publishing job. The business had not...
by Sandy Hubbard | Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales
“If you want me to use print for marketing, make it the kind of print that makes me some money.” My client told me he was leaving money on the table with every purchase. The will-call counter for his specialty parts business was so busy he had no time to...
by Sandy Hubbard | Print Sales, Sales, Training
Just for fun, I get together with copywriters, speechwriters, ghostwriters and all kinds of cool writer types. We practice persuasive writing as a group. We use games, prompts and timed sessions to keep ourselves “fit.” Quick and confident writing. Sounds good,...
by Sandy Hubbard | Marketing, Print & Digital, Print Sales, Sales
In times of uncertainty, look for toe holds where you can wiggle into new verticals or open doors in your market. Small openings can lead to big opportunities. Toe holds are especially important when your competitors are distracted and not paying attention. Stick...
by Sandy Hubbard | Email Marketing, Marketing
When I was a kid, there was this thing called the Helping Hand Program. If you were hurt, lost or in danger, you could knock on the door of a house that had a handprint sign in the window, and the family would watch over you while they called your parent. Even though...
by Sandy Hubbard | Email Marketing, Future of Print, Print & Digital
“HEY, printers! How will you use email in 5 – 10 – 20 years?” Have you thought about it? Have you planned how email will be part of your business? How will you use it to make money and get print customers? Let’s take a stroll down memory lane to 25 or so...
by Sandy Hubbard | Print Media, Print Services, Printers
To help print thrive, we must find ways to share our personal stories about print with those outside the industry. Emotional stories and vivid, life-changing memories remind people of the role that print has played in their own lives. Do you have print-powerful...
by Sandy Hubbard | Email Marketing, Marketing, Operations, Print Services, Sales
How do you communicate with your customers? Are you stuck in one channel or are you mixing it up and keeping it spicy? Many printers prefer to handle customer communication through email. Email is quick, immediate, efficient and affordable. As a way to stay in touch...
by Sandy Hubbard | Email Marketing, Marketing, Newsletter, Print & Digital, Print Media, Print Sales
Create a three-cornered marketing communications powerhouse to open doors, get recognized, and make yourself indispensable. I am a huge believer in print plus email as a powerhouse marketing combination, and I write about that topic a lot. When you add a third...
by Sandy Hubbard | Operations, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Training
Remember the 1988 romantic comedy Bull Durham? Every season baseball groupie Annie Savoy adopts a single-A league player from the Durham Bulls as her project, to improve, using her own homegrown rules. Like Annie, every year I, too, take on a project (just the...
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