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ProPrint poll: Print In Australia
As Printing Industries targets its Print In Australia campaign at local buyers, we're asking 'Do Australian companies have a responsibili...
PIAA: don't worry printers, Print in Australia campaign targets buyers only
Printing Industries has moved to assure the industry that it is targeting print buyers - not printers - with its "name and shame" ...
TMA: we can save Qantas 25% because IPMG charged too much
TMA Australia has defended its claim that it can deliver 25% savings on Qantas' print management costs onshore and accused previous ...
Stream Solutions adds further ANZ contract to blue-chip client wins
Stream Solutions has added ANZ Bank's promotional merchandise contract to a clutch of multimillion-dollar print management accounts it ...
Qantas printers cast doubt on TMA's 25% price cut plan
Print suppliers to Qantas have expressed doubt that the airline could achieve a 25% reduction in its print bill while keeping production ...
ProPrint poll: offshoring
As debate rages over work being sourced from low-cost suppliers overseas, this week we're asking 'Is the offshoring of print a problem?'
Qantas and TMA speak up over 'offshore' claims
Qantas and its new print manager TMA Australia have responded to claims the airline is exploring sending print work offshore to cut costs.
Qantas drops IPMG, hands $10m contract to TMA
TMA Australia has won a $10m print management contract with Qantas, which had been held by IPMG subsidiary Sync Communications for the ...
Nothing wrong with competitive pricing: Vels Jensen
Heidelberg Australia managing director Andy Vels Jensen declared at last night's GASAA Spotlight Session that bad business practices, ...
Ergo Asia lands $10 million Centrelink contract
Ergo Asia has secured a print management contract worth $10 million a year from Centrelink, which had been held by rival Stream ...
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On track to win the race to the bottom
As print prices continue to plummet, getting the right margin on work could mean the difference between business longevity and becoming ...
Are you looking for a light bulb moment?
When it comes to marketing, dynamic ideas come from the unlikeliest of places, so keep your eyes open
Adding value or adding a margin?
Few topics polarise the industry as much as print management. Have brokers really reinvented their service offering or do all the old ...
Offshore horizons
The march of print being outsourced to Asia may not be all it is assumed. Steve Crowe talks to printers and clients to separate the ...
Good enough for government work
The Federal procurement strategy overhauls how the public purse is spent on print. But does Canberra’s plan have the industry’s vote, ...
The designer and the print buyer
Graphic designers might supply the bulk of material that is to be printed, but their knowledge of print leaves much to be desired.
How to move from traditional supplier to strategic partner in ten steps
When times are tough it’s time to get closer to your clients. Haymarket Media publisher Jeremy Vaughan offers ten tips to printers to ...
Hue's the boss
There’s more to colour than, well, colour. Much more. Colour is the calling card for many companies, the instant brand recognition that ...
Looking beyond your customers
Your major client list -- customers with which you have had strong, successful relationships -- may not be able to keep your presses ...
The print buyer's conundrum
As digital printing is moving in-house, this is placing more pressure on print buyers to support the internal operation. But that is not ...
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