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The printing services model

Partnering with a print distributor like APTCO is a model for business success. Print distributors have the expertise and resources to turn any printing project into a well-executed program that is delivered right, within budget and within deadline each and every time. No matter how complex or common your project may be, we can add value to your business and act as your company’s personal consultant.

Print distributors serve as a singular source, representing a variety of different manufacturers.

Most businesses operate more efficiently when they work with fewer vendors. Print distributors capitalize on this effective and efficient business model by functioning as a single resource that represents a wide array of printed products and services. We have printing partners with established expertise in different types of production. Specific printers specialize in integrated cards, commercial printing, digital printing, web-to-print, e-commerce solutions, VDP, personalization, pURLs and more. When you elect to work with APTCO, you remove the need to source your projects to each individual printer based on project requirements and are able to source your entire program through us with the knowledge and assurance that your project will completed correctly, on time and within budget.

This asset is not only useful on a day-to-day basis, but incredibly helpful when your project entails a highly complex product, unique item or has a tight deadline. In these difficult situations, a print distributor is in a position to help your company find the best solution for your immediate and long-term needs.

Print distributors provide services, not just products.

While print distributors are equipped to help you purchase your day-to-day business products, like stationery and business cards, our expertise far exceeds standard transactional orders. We specialize in offering an array of valuable, time-saving, money-making services. Partnering with APTCO will allow you to build successful programs and reach your ROI goals. Depending on your distributor partner you can expect to receive:

Print distributors stay abreast of technological developments.

In today's fast-paced business environment, it's essential that your business partners stay ahead of the technology curve. Distributors are highly trained professionals whose job requires them to stay up-to-date on variable data printing, pURLs, e-commerce solutions and other technologies so you don't have to. When it comes time for you to take your business to the next level, we can not only introduce you to cutting-edge technologies that will help increase your project’s success rate, but they can help you implement these new strategies. We work with qualified printing partners who understand these new technologies, making sure your program specifications are sourced to the right printer each and every time.

Print distributors offer custom solutions to your problems.

Print distributors are consultants who can help make your internal processes and your B2B or B2C marketing programs run more efficiently, saving your company time and money. These printing professionals understand how to eliminate obsolete documents, combine documents for improved efficiency or convert documents to electronic forms when it makes sense. They also can analyze business processes to help you weigh the pros and cons of different technology solutions to increase your ROI and enhance your brand exposure. Print distributors are experts in offering solutions that will increase their customers’ bottom lines. Understanding your business is at the core of our business.

Print distributors can get the best products, price, and delivery combination.

We are not bound by the policies, product lines or production limitations of any single source of supply. By working with a wide array of printers and business partners, APTCO can deliver your product at a fair price. We work with our customers to understand each project and are able to offer recommendations on how to produce a finished product that meets project requirements and remains within budget. Using business partners nationwide, we have access to an array of products and are able to reduce freight costs by selecting a printer near your delivery site.

Print distributors sell the majority of products in the marketplace today.

A recent research study showed that distributors control 71% percent of the market for forms, labels, checks, direct mail and other business printing. In fact, many businesses work with print distributors on a day-to-day basis, but are unaware that they are doing so.

Print distributors are true business partners.

At APTCO, we pride ourselves by going above and beyond to do business exactly the way our customers want. This includes providing customized inventory reports and invoices designed the way our customers prefer to receive them, meeting with them when and as often as they like. When you work with APTCO, you can be sure you are gaining a true business partner.

Print distributors specialize in helping businesses of all sizes.

APTCO has experience working with local start-ups, mid-sized companies, and national corporations with multiple locations. Because we serve clients in and across a variety of industries and vertical markets we can use the expertise we’ve gained in one industry to solve problems within your company and work with you to provide the right solution to your needs every time.

Print distributors can help out in a crisis.

As a business partner, APTCO becomes an extension of your company. We help our customers avoid inventory shortages and work with them through other emergency situations. And, if a situation arises that is beyond anyone's control, we have the network and expertise to assist you with rush orders, emergency consultations and trouble-shooting to make even the most difficult situation look easy.

The Brand Chain promise.

From the very beginning, APTCO has belonged to the trade associations that support the print industry. It began with the National Business Forms Association, then Document Management Services Association, followed by Print Services & Distribution Association, which has now evolved to Brand Chain. With these active memberships, you can be confident that APTCO has the training to serve your company, and the resources available to help make your business successful. Since 1946, print distributors have recognized that these memberships are key to their growth and professional development.

 

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