setting up an e-print program bfma march 22, 2001
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Setting Up An E-Print Program
BFMAMarch 22, 2001
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What Is An E-Print Program?• Electronic Printing has Many Aspects.
– Desk top printing– Distribute then print– Network printing– Production printing– Production publishing (i.e. Docutech)
• Common need is managing digital files
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Why Should You Do It?
• Saves money• Saves time• Better customer service• More flexible print capability• Flexible marketing• Takes advantage of the Internet
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What Are The Desired Outcomes?• Cost
– inventory reduction– obsolescence reduction– freight reduction
• Service– faster availability– always the latest edition– more reliable
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What Are The Desired Outcomes?• More Revenue
– help your salespeople sell more– one-to-one marketing– faster time to market
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What Does It take?
• Start with an enterprise strategy• Set clear, measurable objectives• Don’t force it - take what you can
get• Work towards end-to-end capability• Technology? - not a lot• Change management
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Think Future - Act Present
• Organize your data for planning• Innovation - share resources peer-
to-peer• Build a digital asset management
system• Convert existing documents• Sell “digital color”• Become a knowledge leader in digital
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Getting Started
• Define specifications for digital• Review existing forms• Work with form owners and users• Get IT involved early• Survey users on potential candidates • Be a change agent• remember-print is not the enemy
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How To Use The Internet
• Understand how printing on the Internet works
• Standardize on PDF• Use e-mail for distribution• Build a catalog for the Intranet• Find print partners
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Some Examples
• webprint.com• kinkonet• iprint.com