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Yes, I used them for a number of years with a prior company. I loved the functionality, and it really did the job. I wasn't as smart as I should have been about forecasting the long term costs, so just make sure you know about annual fees, support fees, hosting fees and training costs. Their...

I have seen quite a few major printers in my neck of the woods fold in the last 6 months. The paper salespeople like to gab about who is 4-6 months behind on their invoices, so you almost know exactly when they are going to cave in. It has been a rough road for a lot of folks.

I think Printable makes a software product that is not too expensive for this. I apologize for not recalling the specific product name, but you can call them up and ask.

I have seen prepress operators go out on their own and essentially "outsource" their services to other print companies. They essentially take on a print broker role or freelance services when printers need to pass along overflow work, or something more complex that you might specialize in. Best...

They have some great solutions, but were a little too expensive for my budget. I ended up going with PrintBridge (www.forixprintbridge.com) myself. OPS's basic solution is pretty good, but when you get up into the great tools they offer, the price tag goes with it.

If affordability is what you are going for, then the two companies I have found with very inexpensive solutions are Printer Presence, which is quite basic (but it might do the job), and a solution called Print Bridge from forix, which had the specific file upload and online design editor tools I...

Yeah, you might have to do a fair amound of research on this one. May I recommend www.w2ptestdrive.com, a new site that PIA/GATF has recently launched. It gives you a good overview of who the major players in web-2-print are. If you are looking more for personalization, I ended up going with a...

There are a few of them out there. I have heard of: Zoo Printing PS Print Four Over I'm sure you could find a few more, but I think they specialize in print brokers. If you want to handle the frontend yourself, and route all of your work to them, then I think they have portals they could set up...

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There are Lots of Solutions to Choose From There are Lots of Solutions to Choose From I just wrapped up my research on this very topic last year. We needed a solution that was simple to use for both customers and my team alike. I was looking for an all-in-one solution and ended up looking...

There are a few to choose from There are a few to choose from To answer your question, my company went with a product called PrintBridge from FORIX (www.forixprintbridge.com) and it has been phenomenal. There are a lot of options out there like Printer Presence, EFI Digital Storefront and...

You might want to also look into the following: www.forixprintbridge.com Their MIS system is integrated with several tools that make sense.

I say find the successful salespeople of your city's largest printer, and you have your answer. This is fairly textbook competition. Whoever you are hiring doesn't know what they are doing. Hire the people that do. They may cost a bit more, but if you think about it, they can bring a lot of...

Keeping Sales Focused on New Business Keeping Sales Focused on New Business The issues you are having with sales sounds a lot like a compensation system that encourages complacency. Do they get ongoing commissions for life, or do you have a cap on commissions per client. I have found that if...

I think your math is correct. We source out all of our offset work. So much of the business has gone to short run digital, that it doesn't really make sense to have offset specialists onhand to handle the declining demand. Just my two cents. We are pretty much all digital now.