Print Quotes & Estimates

Keep it Simple……Get if Fast.

6 December 2011

Want a printing estimate fast? Before I proceed, let me define fast:  normally 24 hours or less.  Everybody wants their estimate quick but others in 30 minutes or under.  Estimators do not like wild goose chases, nor do they like overly dense, ponderous, or exceedingly vague estimate requests.  As an estimator, nothing is more frustrating [...]

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How to Use Presentation Folders to Market Your Business

29 March 2011

More and more recently there has been an influx of presentation folders required. Whether it’s to promote your company, for an exhibition, or to show products, presentation folders seem to be the next best thing in the ultimate sales tool. In business it is necessary that you make a good impression to your target clients.  Hence, [...]

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Quick & Accurate Estimates

25 January 2011

Hi there,  Things are busy on the estimating front right now – perhaps all the New Year resolutions to finally get around to sorting your planned print projects are coming to fruition. As I am the person who responds to the majority of requests, I’m more than happy to give you a call to discuss [...]

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Sample it!

23 November 2010

Whenever I get a quote request, I look carefully at the specifications and think to myself ‘ What do I need to do to win this job?’ Besides getting the estimate across with the best possible price, I need to send some samples of our work and plain paper dummies’. To me showing samples of [...]

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Why does everything happen at the last minute?

28 September 2010

“I’m afraid it’s urgent and we’re gonna need it by Thursday.”   That’s the kind of P.S. in emails I receive all day long from anxious clients who have left their design or print job to the very last minute. Working in a busy sales office I can’t help but notice that everything seems to be [...]

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On a roll with Print Finishing Touches

1 April 2010

“Decorative finishes”, just like when sprucing up your house, plating a meal or simply decorating your Xmas tree, are the small elements that can make the difference between something simply “doing the job” or something really standing out from the crowd.  Spend £100k on a home extension…..well won’t look like it if you don’t pay [...]

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Paper for print

18 January 2010

Paper and price comparison  Paper, it might not seem that important but when it comes to printing 5,000 or 10,000 32pp or 64pp + 4pp cover A4 brochures there are some things really worth considering. Over the last couple of months I made it a point to check what responses we were receiving on questions [...]

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Why use a litho printer?

2 November 2009

Litho printing is most suitable when quantities of print are larger or highest quality of print are required. Volume litho print runs Litho printing presses tend to take longer to set up when compared to digital print presses, however litho comes into its own because there’s no ‘click charge’ for each additional copy produced. This [...]

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How important is high quality printing?

23 October 2009

When you are an expert in your field it is natural to notice both a) high quality and b) poor quality items whilst you are out and about in your daily grind.  So to me print quality is extremely important and pretty much something I notice straight away in anything from stationery, menus and leaflets [...]

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Print estimate approved, what to do now?

16 September 2009

You have received your estimate and it looks like what you are after so what do you do now? Double check everything in the estimate from page quantities outlined to the type of finishing involved and if delivery is included, to where.  Any queries should be highlighted at this stage so give your contact a [...]

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