#UKvUSA: 5 reasons why print buyers should attend industry trade shows
Two continents: US and UK. Two different buying backgrounds: procurement and agency. Two alternative ways of looking at things. I’m delighted to have teamed up with Deborah Corn from PrintMediaCentr to bring two extremely different views to some important print questions. So welcome to Print Buying: #UKvUSA where Deborah and I share information about our experiences from both sides of the pond. At the end of this post I have linked to Deborah’s answer to the same question. We wrote our answers (each limited to 500 words) without any idea of what the other was writing. As Deborah says: “Maybe…
#UKvUSA: Whose responsibility is it to educate print buyers?
Two continents: US and UK. Two different buying backgrounds: procurement and agency. Two alternative ways of looking at things. I’m delighted to have teamed up with Deborah Corn from PrintMediaCentr to bring two extremely different views to some important print questions. So welcome to Print Buying: #UKvUSA where Deborah and I share information about our experiences from both sides of the pond.
Why the best negotiators are givers
Would you ever consider negotiating at your local supermarket? Can you imagine putting down your basket of groceries at the checkout and asking for a reduced price? Doesn’t that seem a good way to be politely (or not-so politely) asked to leave the store?
Welcome
Welcome to the Profitable Print Relationships blog. I’ll be posting a new article every two weeks. And they’ll all be about how to build a stronger relationship with your customer. Here’s a taster of what we’ve got coming up: How the customer services team can double the results of your salesforce How hide and seek can ruin a negotiation The three questions you must ask your customers (they’re not what you think!) Three ways to make a customer buy on price – in under twenty seconds How the CESMAR system builds stronger print relationships Three ways to stop your print…
