by David Murphy | Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Email Marketing, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services
Every printing company needs a marketing strategy, but most don’t have one. Strategically and logically combining print-based marketing and digital marketing is critical to achieving efficiency (minimal waste) and effectiveness (maximum ROI). Whether you believe your...
by Sandy Hubbard | Customer Communication, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Print Sales, Sales
When printing businesses see their sales drop, there are gaping organizational issues that can be the root cause. The printing company itself may be the one at fault, and that’s the core reason the sales team struggles to do its best work. We’ve talked...
by Deborah Corn | Buyers, Creative, Customer Communication, Design, Featured, Marketing, Operations, Print Buying, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales
In the world of printing and design, collaboration is key. From business cards to banners, brochures to billboards, the collaboration between printers and designers each bringing their unique skill sets to the table is a crucial element in producing high-quality print...
by David Murphy | Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Email Marketing, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) feels so good. Why? Because a search-optimized print website can help you meet strangers: qualified print buyers you have never heard of and who possibly have never heard of your printing business. They are ‘qualified’ because they...
by Deborah Corn | Customer Communication, Featured, Marketing, Operations, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Tips, Trends
Authenticity for brand, personal, and print business messaging has become more important than ever. Whether it’s in advertising, social media, or everyday conversation, people want to feel that the messages they receive are genuine and truthful. Last week was...
by Sandy Hubbard | Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services
When creating a new marketing campaign for your printing company, it’s good — no, it’s imperative — to do the first things first. Successful marketing teams look at the big picture, outline the program, create a plan that everyone understands, and –...
by David Murphy | Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Email Marketing, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services
Print shop owner #1: “Lead generation is hard, expensive, time-consuming, and frustrating.” Print shop owner #2: “We are getting great ROI on our marketing, our customer base is growing, and we get new leads all the time.” Both these printers are doing the same...
by Deborah Corn | Buyers, Creative, Customer Communication, drupa, Education, Events, Featured, Marketing, Operations, Print Production, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Tips, Trends
Do you see print everywhere? Do you count down the days until the new printing press or finishing equipment arrives at your print shop? Do you know what Pantone color the sky is? Do you make vacation plans around printing industry events or incorporate them? Do you...
by Sandy Hubbard | Customer Communication, Marketing, Operations
You can have all the right people in the room and still have a creative block when you do marketing for a printing company. Here’s my perspective on how to get the creativity flowing when you do print-digital-media marketing in the printing industry. This story is...
by David Murphy | Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Marketing, Social Media
Video marketing is hot and print shop video marketing is getting even hotter in 2023. In fact, video is the fastest-growing trend in digital marketing. Why? Because video works. Videos have proven to be 53 times more likely to generate first-page rankings than other...
by Deborah Corn | Customer Communication, Digital Media, Featured, Future of Print, Marketing, Print Media, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Tips, Trends
Greetings Citizens of the Printerverse and welcome to a New Year! For the first time in 3 years, it feels like an actual NEW year and not a continuation of what I refer to as the uni-year. The uni-year covers anything that happened between March 2020 and December 31,...
by Sandy Hubbard | Customer Communication, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services
What does it take to succeed at marketing in today’s printing business? I’ll tell you what it doesn’t take. Buying into the hustle-bro marketing mythology. What is hustle-bro mythology? If you watch YouTube, you see snippets of pre-roll advertising that feature...
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