...And note from Scrooge
It's been a long time since print buyers have seen the glory days of holiday gift receiving. Yes, buying companies for a long time now have set strong policies against their buyers receiving lavish gifts. Receiving modest gifts from printers or gifts that could be shared with the entire department, for most buying companies, was deemed acceptable. Note the past tense. This year, I'm seeing more corporations sending out letters to its suppliers asking that they avoid providing any gifts or gratuities to the corporation's employees, regardless of the value. I wholeheartedly support this. 2009 is the year to be modest and hold back on gift giving. Anyway, no good print buyer worth her salt would be swayed whether she got a gift or not, seriously.
Check it out!
Here are a few new things you'll find on our home page this week. Be sure to see our new research from our Print Buyer and Print Supplier Quick Polls on the pre-qualification of suppliers and the number of printers that have gone out of business in the past year. See Our Lastest Research below. Also, Dick Gorelick offers big pictures trends that have a big impact on marketers and print buyers. See What's Hot below. Ever wonder if you are negotiating the right discount for a job that's not quite right? See our Ask the Experts Q&A below.
Announcing Special Report - "How to Budget for Print in 2010":
Once again industry guru Dick Gorelick helps our PCPI members prepare for the budgeting process for the coming calendar year. This comprehensive and timely report provides reasons behind the price increases (and some decreases). Learn how you will be affected and how to prepare your budgets realistically.
"How to Budget for Print in 2010" offers pricing forecasts of materials and services that will greatly affect the final price of your print projects: such as paper, mailing lists, USPS postage costs, transportation costs, energy, travel, and more. Mr. Gorelick also projects the impact of Do-Not-Mail legislation and the overall demand for print.
This special report is free for all Print Communications Professionals International (PCPI) members. If you are a member of PCPI, simply login to www.pcpi.org and go to the Tool Box for the budgeting PDF. If you are not a member of PCPI but you'd like to receive "How to Budget for Print in 2010", you can join for just $279. Visit: http://pcpi.org/pcpi/Benefits.aspx for complete list of benefits.
(We absolutely will NOT give or sell this special report to anyone who is not a member of PCPI, so please no requests!)
The Print Oasis 2010 Print Buyers Conference
We've been hearing from many of you asking about our plans for Print Oasis 2010. Yes, of course, we are planning to have our annual conference in 2010, but we've not yet selected a location or date. We will make an announcement in late winter/early spring after we've seen more signs of an economic recovery. So hold tight and budget for the usual.
P3Software Expands Market with Buyer Focused Print Management Technology
