Champion a Cause to Win Hearts, Loyalty, and New Print Customers
In 2019, Millennials (23-38 years old) will take over the earth as the largest living adult generation projected to number 73 million, according to the Pew Research Center. Over 85% of Millennials correlate their purchasing decisions to RESPONSIBLE EFFORTS a company is making. (SquareSpace) 91% of Millennials would SWITCH BRANDS to one associated with a cause. (Cone […]
Is Collaboration Lacking in Your Workplace?
As I was doing my usual Tuesday morning social media audits ( translation: spending time on LinkedIn and Twitter looking for cool stuff and trying to find some inspiration to write this blog) I stumbled upon a Harvard Business Review Article that claimed that spending money on team building was a waste of time. Huh. […]
Dear Men: How to Be a True Ally to a Woman at Work
Being that it is Women’s History Month, and we are celebrating Women’s Print HERstory month all month long at Girls Who Print, it seemed only fitting and timely to write this. At times you may feel that the piece sounds bossy. You may find me aggressive and snarky and just plain mean. You might wish […]
Every Picture Sells Your Story, Don’t It?
One of the best side-effects of hosting #PrintChat is the ability to see patterns in the chatters responses over time. I have a few topics I reword and ask about now and then to see if there has been any progress or deterioration with the subject at hand. Online portfolios/image galleries of client work on […]
When it Comes to Email Marketing, Set a Date With Customers
Email marketing falls into two basic categories: calendar-based or behavior based. Calendar based emails are sent based on your marketing calendar and are not triggered by a particular behavior. Examples of calendar-based emails include: Email newsletter Marketing campaign leading up to an event or after an event Seasonal promotions and weekly offers Sometimes these emails […]
How to Send Cold Emails Without Being Clueless
Over the years I have designed very successful cold email campaigns that converted in the double digits. I’m not against them. However, when we think of cold emails, we are more likely think of this poor example: “Do you have any printing we can bid on? We have very good prices. We do brochures, business […]
Five Gifts You Can Give RIGHT NOW That Won’t Cost You a Penny
Yes, that’s right. It’s holiday and year-end time; a time when bloggers the world over dig deep into their creative toolboxes to write to you about (wait for it) GIFT GIVING. Ho to the hum. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I am no different, dear reader. I too, am overwhelmed with family and […]
Project Peacock Peeks: Applications with Canon Solutions America
See some of the print possibilities with inkjet presses from Canon Solutions America. Step up your print marketing game… Peacock Long and Prosper! *********************************** Connect with Canon Solutions America: http://csa.canon.com Request print samples from Canon Solutions America: http://samples.printmediacentr.com *********************************** Project Peacock is produced by Print Media Centr. Connect with the Printerverse: https://printmediacentr.com Project Peacock Peeks […]
Five Important Questions To Ask Print Customers About Their Customers
In the previous Five Questions That Identify Print Solutions article we discussed the Awareness to Revenue process and ended with a list of questions to ask that help deliver print solutions. Now we’re doing a deep dive on these questions to show how they help solve your client’s problems. These five questions build on each […]
The Rules of Attraction: Compelling the Next Generation of Print Stars
One of the main focal points of Print’18, held 2 weeks ago in Chicago, was THE NEXT GENERATION. Much energy and discussion surrounded what will happen to print when the “old guard” retires. I heard a story of one print shop having 3 CSR’s all retire in the same month, and, there was an edge […]
Three Things You MUST Do After a Trade Show
Whether you attend one trade show a year or ride the wave of many print-related events, there are three things you must do after a trade show to maximize the experience. I’m going to give you three tips for every section. One for beginners (aka the Knowledge Commoner), one for intermediate (aka Show Pro), […]
Five Questions That Identify Print Solutions
Customers care about themselves and their biggest problems. Talking about the services you provide is just background noise. Uninteresting. Irrelevant. Talk about having the best quality and service and you’ll sound like all your competitors and you’ll erode trust. A solution solves a specific problem. Your services aren’t solutions. To be valuable to your customers […]