"Value is directly proportional to the amount of time and effort I have to apply AFTER I receive a request for a quote or send files to print," Dickerson wrote. For added value, he notes if the quote offers alternate cost-savings options.
Dickerson also measures a printer's value by how the jobs are processed in specific ways, including:
- Companies:
- HBP Inc.
- Rider Dickerson
Long regarded as a print buyer expert and trade writer, Margie Dana launched a new business as a marketing communications strategist with a specialty in printing and print buying. She is as comfortable working in social media as she is in traditional media, and now she’s on a mission to help clients build customer communities through carefully crafted content. Dana was the producer of the annual Print & Media Conference.
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