We've been in business since 1996, and on the web since 2000. In August 2005 we launched our marketing ideas newsletter. We promised it would be a quick and informative monthly read, with a few ideas you can use. You get enough advertisements in your inbox, so we don't want to add to them. We'll stick to that format, but this bonus issue is admittedly "all about us". We have more dimensions than you may know.

I'm Larry Triplett, and I've owned and operated APTCO since 1996. I've been in the printing business since 1977, originally specializing in business forms. In fact, I was accredited as a Certified Forms Consultant in 1981. A form and label system that I created was named Form of the Year in 1992 by Business Forms, Labels, and Systems magazine. In recent years as the industry has changed, APTCO has changed as well. Though I'm your point of contact, APTCO is MUCH more than just me. For a wider personal profile, find me on Linked In and Facebook.

APTCO has over 40 independently operated sales offices, with billing and accounting operations handled by a central office. A team of customer service and accounting representatives supports my efforts. Early in 2006, we entered into a partnership agreement with another group of distributors, giving us access to a powerful computer system and greatly expanded web technologies. While aptcoweb.com has offered online ordering for a few years, our new capabilities extend into several additional product areas.

So just how broad is our product line?
It breaks down into three major areas:

Printed Goods	Promotional Products	Computer & Office Supplies

One important new area is office supplies, where our membership in the Q-Power network of over 200 offices enables us to offer prices on a par with the big box retailers on the full range of office and computer supplies. Online ordering makes it easy, with favorites lists, order history, multiple log-ins and cost centers set up on a customized basis to meet your specific needs. McKinsey & Company research recently concluded: "E-Procurement reduces average order processing costs from $100 per order to $15 per order simply by removing administrative processes." But what if you need a little hand holding just once in a while? Try getting that from a big box store! And you already know the level of service you can expect from APTCO!

Our business has grown because of our "customer-centric" focus on supplying solutions to the forms, print, and promotional needs of our clients. A wide array of forms and commercial printing options now exist, and APTCO keeps pace with new print technologies. Digital and variable imaging printing now provide exceptional quality and affordable one-to-one marketing solutions. Hi-tech document management systems make it possible for companies to consider short-run, full color production for pamphlets and flyers. APTCO does it all. . . from the simple form, letterhead, or label, to the full color brochure targeted to specific audiences.

We're focused on your needs. One of our lesser-known services is Rapid Bill - an invoice and statement processing service. If you send hundreds of statements or invoices in a batch, we can take your data, print it on our high-speed lasers, insert it into envelopes, presort and mail, probably at less than it costs you to do the same. We do this for numerous medical offices, but it's applicable to any industry.

As a promotional marketing company, we help our clients to find the right products to meet marketing objectives. The wrong product is just a waste of your money. If you're exhibiting at a trade show, what good does it do to stock up with giveaways if you haven't attracted the visitors you want? We can help you to create a campaign that will drive visitors to your booth. A consistent branding effort includes the apparel that will give your staff a professional look. We can help you to create an incentive program for your own staff that will motivate and reward them. Once the purpose is defined, our online database of over 750,000 items is sure to bring up some specific ideas.

Our E-commerce ordering system integrates with our back office fulfillment system to make managing your purchased needs quick and easy. More than a supplier, we are a systems company you can rely upon for support and administration of your customized E-Commerce solution. We provide the training and implementation needed to interface specific technological demands of each client into our service package. If you're using different vendors, separate deliveries, distinct distribution points, multiple invoices and purchase orders, consider that these can all add transactional costs that contribute to the ultimate cost of the purchasing process. Whether your needs are local, regional, national, or international, no release is too complex. Our automated distribution centers currently ship to all 50 states and 67 countries worldwide. With all of these resources on a single e-commerce site, we are positioned to be your single source supplier that helps you to save money with a fully integrated e-commerce and distribution system.

Businesses face new challenges every day. How may we help YOU?

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