Top 5 Reasons to Use a Print and Design One-Stop-Shop
Your priority is to run your business efficiently and effectively to maximise your sales figures. The design and print of your support material shouldn’t have to be a headache so it’s important to make the right decision on whether to use a one-stop design and print supplier or whether to use multiple suppliers.
We would obviously advocate the one-stop-shop as Print Marshall Creative is able to offer agency quality design alongside in-house print, but we’ve spoken to our customers and have put together our top 5 reasons for them using a single supplier.
A design & print partner that understands your brand
Making sure your brand is consistent in every aspect of your business can be hard, especially when multiple companies have the responsibility for keeping it consistent.
Working with a single company that manages your design and print allows for the design and quality to stay on brand, right up to the delivery of your final communication piece.
Easier to manage
Your time is precious so you need the management of a project to be as simple as possible. If you’ve got to think about the design that you want and then communicate this to your print supplier, this can be both time consuming and frustrating if things get lost in translation.
A one-stop-shop will be able to look at the project as a whole and make recommendations based on your overall objectives and budget.
More cost effective
If you work with a standalone design agency that manages your print, it’s likely that they’ll add a mark-up to your print costs to compensate them for the time that it takes to supply the artwork and brief the printer.
A one-stop-shop that has its own printing facility won’t have the need to charge an inflated price so the overall project cost will be more competitive.
Quicker turnaround
When you’ve got a tight deadline to meet, working with multiple suppliers can be very stressful. You’ve got to rely on your design and print partners working together to offer a seamless and speedy service.
If things are being held up, there are 2 phone numbers to call instead of one and there are greater risks of balls being dropped somewhere along the line as there’s no single person that’s responsible for the projects’ completion.
Artwork & Design Archive
Keeping an organised filing system of your creative assets and approved artwork is always a lovely idea until you go through a busy time at work and the files just end up having to sit in your cluttered inbox. The great thing about working with a single design/print supplier is that they’ll have all of your logos etc. and the latest versions of your artwork saved in a file dedicated to your business, so you can call on them whenever you need.
If you select a single design and print partner for your business, it’s imperative that they are trustworthy and fully understand your business.
We’re very proud to say that 89% of our customers would recommend Print Marshall to their friends and colleagues and the quality of our designs and print and the reliability of our service were key factors.
Why not put us to the test by calling 01733 340686 or email sales@printmarshall.co.uk