The sales approach in the print industry tends to be kind of old-school. It\u2019s often product centric versus service, capability and capacity centric. When a vendor sells based on product they may have to find alternatives to preferred materials or processes to get the job done at a given price point. When a vendor sells based on service; efficiency, strategy and satisfying your on-going needs is much more valuable than simply getting jobs done at the right price. The service approach is one that is much more in tune with achieving better results through a strong, well-coordinated marketing supply chain. It is also an approach that vendors are beginning to recognize as mutually beneficial. That\u2019s good news for you!<\/p>\n
A recent article by Jennifer Matt in the printing trade newsletter WhatTheyThink?<\/em> discusses the need for this shift in buyer-vendor relationships. It also points out the importance of having strong coordination, the use of dedicated project management software and the need for transparent tracking. Take a few minutes and check out the original article<\/a>. It\u2019s an enlightening opportunity to see something so close to home through the eyes of the partners in our marketing supply chains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The sales approach in the print industry tends to be kind of old-school. It\u2019s often product centric versus service, capability […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,43,75,9],"tags":[129,41,44,66,109,46,110,48],"class_list":["post-6542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing-materials","category-marketing-supply-chain","category-project-management","category-technology","tag-efficiency","tag-marketing-materials-2","tag-marketing-supply-chain-2","tag-print-buyers","tag-procurement","tag-project-management-2","tag-sourcing","tag-streamlined"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t