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hot topic
print finishing
The major problem within most print companies is that finishing takes a back seat when it comes to sales activity, scheduling priority or investment decisions.
hot topic
business planning
Success doesn’t happen without knowing what you want to do. Without a plan or a strategy, companies continually react to circumstances and trends beyond their control. We must all change the mindset.
how to reduce absenteeism
All companies repeat the mantra that their employees are their most important asset. However, only a few genuinely believe it and act accordingly. It will not surprise you to know that where companies have got strong staff relations, overall levels of absenteeism are lower.
strategy – why and how?
As manager, you can’t observe and control everything. A business strategy will help throughout your organization. With a well-implemented strategy, people are more able to make decisions and resources can be allocated to accomplish key objectives.
the language
of light
The following resource has been developed to provide readers with an overview into the measurement of light, some of the terminology used and the types of instrumentation that is available to produce accurate and repeatable measurements of light sources, fixtures or environments.
business health check
This online Business Scorecard helps you find out how healthy your business is and which areas can be improved.
prokom awards
Prokom Innovation Awards – celebrating the best in print and the people who produce it.
free guide!
how to make a business plan succeed
There are a number of good business practices that are needed if any business plan is to prosper and this guide pulls these together into one place for ease of implementation. This month, we are giving it away for free. Simply, fill in the form on the right and you will get this incredible resource straight away.
Why printers #failtoplan? Richard Gray says they don't have the awareness of how important the #businessplan is. Implementing it requires discipline and most people forget it exists. When events change the plan is abandoned instead of reviewed https://t.co/lqT8S4f63m
RT @konicaminoltaca: Real and #digital world are merging | https://t.co/JsmUKarvn4
Selling is not the right purpose for social media. Having said that, social media is a very useful tool for the sales person. Are these two statements contradictory? Read more here https://t.co/yKznENKuS7
how to manage your business more effectively
In a world where most printers offer reasonable quality print at a competitive price and good customer service, the competitive edge can be small and it is often the little things that make the difference and offer a sustainable competitive advantage. This subject embraces a range of management practices that successful printers have used to make the difference.
Take the coursepaper prices to rise again in october
This is the fourth time this year that price rises have been announced, with rising production costs – in particular the soaring price of pulp – cited as the driving force.
Premier Paper Group, Denmaur Paper Media and Elliott Baxter have all written to their customers this week flagging up price rises that will take effect from Monday 8 October. The increases cited were between 4-7%, and 5-8%.
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