Print

Commercial Print Management (how to reduce all those wasted boxes)

How many times have you found yourself throwing away boxes full of your own printed brochures, leaflets or stationery because they are out of date or redundant? If you have every done this you will have found yourself scratching your head and wondering how you came to ordering so many in the first place; right?

The answer almost invariably is because the printer told you about the economies of scale if, for example you ordered an extra 1000 copies. Whilst the printer is, in the main, genuinely trying to bring down the cost per item (or thousand) by getting you to agree a print run that is economical to you they are also doing so to suit their equipment.

One of the most important things to know about buying commercial print is to understand what type of equipment is being used (and what’s its optimal type of print run) and is this best suited to your job.

The chances are that if you use one printer to produce your stationery and you then ask them to print a brochure they will sub-contract this to another printer adding on a handling fee.

At this point we could be making the environmental point by saving unnecessary prints however this is not the prime reason for i-KOS offering a print management service; albeit it is a nice by-product. Our motivation is in offering our clients a saving on their print by bringing our expertise and print buying capacity to bear in each case.

From the initial design brief through to print procurement and production we will make recommendations to ensure you end up with the right company producing the right quality job which includes the print run you need, not the one that suits the printer.

i-KOS print management service includes mailing, fulfillment and distribution and brings the following benefits:

• Reduces print costs
• Reduces overheads
• Consolidates suppliers
• Improves quality
• Implements best practice
• Ensures brand integrity

i-KOS’ print management solution will increase your company visibility, provide financial accountability and cut your outgoing costs - important benefits to any business.