The Print Re-Seller Market

[Wanker]

Can anyone tell me - or direct me to a source for - how many print re-sellers there are in North America? I'm looking for a breakdown of this segment of our industry.
Included in this group are brokers, graphic designers, quick print franchisees, printers, ad agencies, mailing houses, etc…
Is there an industry overview somewhere?

Cheers!

 

[oxburger]

Those are some really broad categories. When you just include the term "designer", you're looking at freelancers, those who work in design agencies, in-house designers for companies and printers, not to mention personal assistants and secretaries that do design work on a regular basis. And that's just "designers". When you add all the others, there is no way that you'll be able to get an exact figure using that broad of a spectrum. It's like asking "how many people eat candy? included are chocolate, gum, breath mints, ice cream, cookies, etc."

 

[Wanker]

Believe me, I know the scope of the question is way too broad!
I'm primarily interested in brokers, but of course, there are a lot of other folks out there that sell print... but don't print themselves.
Is there a comprehensive listing of print brokers, maybe?

Cheers!

 

[oxburger]

Try the print brokers association website. They may have their membership stats online. Might be a good place to start.

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