From knowing the right time to invest and settling the new versus used debate to asking suppliers key questions and knowing your financials, there’s plenty to consider before swiping your card on new equipment for your print shop.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Pricing Screen-Printing Jobs for Screen Print Shop Owners
While every screen-printing shop has operating costs, those can differ depending on your locale. Setting the right price for a screen-printing job is crucial.
Read More6 Time Management Hacks to Try in 2024
No matter who you talk to, there never seems to be enough time in the day for the tasks that need to get done. And because the promotional products industry can bring unique curveballs to distributors, it can make sticking to the most important tasks difficult.
Read MoreHow to Find the Right Outsourcing Partner for Decoration
Let’s face it: Contracting decoration work to another company can be extremely frustrating. More than anything, the complete loss of control drives people nuts. When you have that order on your own production schedule, it feels safer and more like you control your destiny. But when you contract that order to another company, it can…
Read MoreWord of Mouth: How to Ask For and Use Referrals to Grow Your Business
One of the best ways a distributor can attain new business is through referrals. Often, these come from a customer who was especially impressed by the way you handled a deal.
Read MoreWhat Distributors Should Know About Apparel Decoration
While promotional products distributors and apparel decorators work together in the same industry, it’s not uncommon for distributors and related salespeople to be unfamiliar with apparel decoration processes and the nuances that come with them.
Read MoreHow to Master the Art of Jumbo Roll Printing
The jumbo rolls sector of the printing industry sort of falls into that category — as in, not a lot has changed on the technology side of jumbo rolls. If you’ve ever worked on an order within the jumbo rolls world, chances are things are pretty much how they were then. What They’re Good For…
Read MoreHow to Tap into Key Vertical Markets and Create Lasting Relationships
Tips from distributors who count these particular verticals among their most successful, and see how they got involved in the first place, what sorts of products work for them, what unique challenges each customer vertical creates, and more.
Read MoreCautionary Tales: Reddit Users on the Worst Promotional Product They’ve Received from an Employer
A recent Reddit thread on the r/AskReddit subreddit posed the question, “What’s the worst company gift you’ve ever received?” It provided some good insight into what distributors can avoid, and how they can improve their own promo campaigns.
Read MorePointers for Printing Political T-Shirts
Gone are the days of people keeping their political cards close to the vest. Today, many take pride in their political or social views and want to share them – to get conversations going, build deeper connections with one another, and boost current campaigns or movements.
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