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                                           PBO

September 8, 2008 I Volume 4, Edition 28

Suzanne's Note

Suzanne Morgan
Dell Corporation Newest Case Study in BPSP 
We are pleased to announce Dell Corporation is our newest case study in our Best Practices for Sustainability in Print certification course. This robust tool kit includes over 90
pages of case studies from major buying organizations - and we will add new ones each month!  To learn more about how you can become certified in Sustainability in Print, visit
www.pcpi.org/ProfessionalCertification.aspx.
 
Last Chance to Register for Roadshow Near Atlanta!
EPI Companies will be hosting our Print Buyer Certification Roadshow on September 10th in Marietta, Georgia.  If you are in the area and have not yet signed up, please visit
 
 
New in This Issue!
Suzanne's Blog
Articles on Chain-of-Custody
Ask the Experts by Jay Nelson of Design Tools Monthly
 
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PCPI is the premier association dedicated to print buyers.

Visit www.pcpi.org to learn how you can immediately benefit from our educational and peer-to-peer information sharing services.

Tip of the Day

 
Monday
What The Font?! 
 
Tuesday
Saving Time on Scanning
 
Wednesday
Tips for Long URLs 
 
Thursday
 Grotesque Face
 
 Friday
Moisture and Curl 
 
Click for Tip

Take This Week's Quick Poll

 
Print Buyers
 
Would you go to lunch with a sales rep from a printing company that you have not yet given work?
 
Print Suppliers
 
When should a sales rep/printer attempt to "go over the print buyer's head" and work with or sell to upper management?
 

Suzanne's Blog

Suzanne's Blog
 
Sales Reps or CSRs - Which do Print Buyers Prefer?

 
 
"In our industry, it is often difficult to know what will please customers - particularly when each print buyer has a different way of working with their print suppliers..."

Archived Gem

Sponsor Spotlight

 
About P3 Software
  P3 Software
 
P3Software offers affordable software systems designed to answer the needs of print buyers, print brokers and outsourcing management for printers. P3Expeditor is a unique software
system introduced one year ago and already being used by clients around the world. The system saves you time, money and sanity by organizing, automating and streamlining the tasks associated with buying printing including the competitive bidding process, supplier selection, pricing, job ordering, communication and schedule tracking.

For more information about P3Software, Inc. and the Professional and Enterprise versions go to: www.p3software.com.

New Articles

 
Have sustainability and environmental issues become more important to print buyers?
Chain-of-Custody: Printers share their thoughts
Letters to the Editor
http://www.printbuyersonline.com/content.asp?id=4262

Ask the Experts

 Job Listings

Traffic Coordinator
Erickson Retirement Communities is looking for an outstanding Traffic Coordinator to work in our corporate in-house advertising department in Baltimore, MD. 
 
Print Production Manager
Experienced candidate sought in Northern Virginia for pre-press and production, estimating, cost analysis, scheduling, quality control and invoice review.  
 
Sr. Buyer/Manager, Print & Packaging
New Albany, OH. Abercrombie & Fitch seeks Print & Packaging Senior Buyer/Manager, who will work with both internal teams and external suppliers to foster beneficial business relationships for the procurement of non-merchandise paper related goods for each of its brands.   
 
Senior Print Production Buyer
Virginia Beach, Virginia. Nexus Direct, one of the fastest growing companies on the East Coast, is looking for a Senior Print Production Buyer. 
 
Visit our Job Bank for more details or to learn how easy it is to list on our e-community!

Strategic Partners

         Xerox                        Outlook Group Logo
 
         Concord Litho logo2                    Heidelberg Logo 
 
                 Intelligencer

 

Results of Previous Quick Poll for Print Buyers

In the past year, have sustainability and environmental issues become more important in your company?

  • 73% of print buyers said "yes"
  • 26% of print buyers said "no"
  • 1% of print buyers said "I don't know"

73 major print buyers participated in this survey.

Results of Previous Quick Poll for Print Suppliers

How interested are your clients in selecting papers that have a Chain-of-Custody certification (such as FSC or SFI)?
  • 20% of print suppliers said "very interested"
  • 51% of print suppliers said "somewhat interested"
  • 29% of print suppliers said "not interested"

41 print suppliers participated in this Quick Poll.

Cool Tools

 
How Green is Your Print Shop?
A new, free brochure from Xerox Corporation provides 10 Tips to Manage Your Print Facility More Efficiently for a "Greener" World!
http://www.printbuyersonline.com/content.asp?id=4240 
 
Concord Litho Presents "Going Green" Idea Kit
This must-have kit from Concord Litho focuses on actionable information print buyers and designers should know when planning a green printing project.

Industry News

 
Xerox Reveals Hidden Potential of Digital Printing & Partnering with Creatives 
http://www.printbuyersonline.com/content.asp?id=4274
  

Notable Quotes

 
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." 

 
Albert Einstein

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About Print Buyers Online.com

Print Buyers Online.com provides free, quality education, solutions and resources to print buyers, production professionals, marketers and their suppliers. We encourage best practices and promote the exchange of information between buyers and suppliers in a non-sales environment.

In addition to providing valuable information, PBO is also a center to understand the needs and challenges of the print buying community. Our community supports a peaceable, profitable relationship between print buyers, printing companies, and all other industry suppliers.

Enjoy!

Suzanne Morgan
CEO & Founder
Print Buyers Online.com, Inc.
info@e-pbo.com
703-534-9305

 

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