On-Demand Storefront
Solutions
A basic guide to On-Demand Storefronts
Cost
Savings
Billing by
Credit Card
Order
Confirmation
Inventory
Management
Control
Velocity
On-Demand
Storefront
Solutions
On-Demand
Digital Print
Order
Tracking
Kitting &
Fulfillment
On-Demand Storefront
Solutions
The key to managing, ordering and distributing your customized
print and marketing collateral.
Velocity’s custom e-Commerce solutions ensure security for
order placement and e-Commerce transactions for credit card or
purchase order payment.
Managing your print and marketing collateral is critical to your
success. Studies have shown that companies are spending a high
percentage of annual revenues on documents and document related
activities.
Velocity’s On Demand Storefront Solutions give you superior
control over the management and distribution of your print and
marketing collateral.
Our web-based system responds to demands for faster turnaround,
improved workflow and reduces your costs related to production.
Our extensive experience in print production, management,
fulfillment and distribution gives you the tools and funtionality that
will make your job easier and save you money.
Print What You Need,
When You Need It.
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The Challenge:
Lack of Control, Time, Money
On average, for every $14 spent on printing, $96 goes to ancillary
activities and the cost of obsolescence.*
(creation, management, warehousing/inventory and distribution.)
• Sales Documents
• Brochures
• Direct Mail
• Stationery
• Catalogs
• Promotional Products
• Books, Manuals
• Signs
• Catalogs
• Forms, Labels
The Solution:
On-Demand Storefront Solutions
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Easy access to your product selection through secure
browser access
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Secure password protection
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The ability to order products that can be personalized
with each order entry
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Custom fields can be added for user to complete at time of order
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Email with specifications for confirmation when ordering
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Online inventory level reports for preprinted or preordered promotional items
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Billing by credit card or monthly account
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24-48 hour shipment (ground-expedited) with expedited ordering on stocked items.
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Who Uses On-Demand Storefronts and What Do They Use It For:
Distributors/Dealers
• Print Management & Fulfillment
Marketing
Human Resources
• Real-Time Inventory Ordering & Management
Branch Offices
• Direct Mail Campaigns
Field Sales
Multi Dept. Companies
• Custom/Personalized Document Creation
Colleges/Universities
• Cross-Media Marketing
Manufacturing
• Reduce out of date print material
Web-based Interface gives you control.
Here are some samples.
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The value of digital on-demand
printing...
“To understand the true cost of business communications, an organization
must examine every stage of the document lifecycle. Many users still
tend to focus on the final print “cost per page” for ink or toner on paper
(or other media) in assessing document production costs. The real cost
of documents, however, is embodied in the time, resources, and money
spent in document processing, including authoring, design, revision control,
ordering, warehousing, distribution, and inventory obsolescence.
Document obsolescence is a significant business issue. A 1997 CAP
Ventures study reported that anywhere from 15% to 25% of print
purchased is either thrown away or is somewhat out of date but still used.
This percentage is higher for process color prints, presumably because
users are less likely to throw such materials away due to the higher
cost of producing them. In other words, the cost of reprinting prompts
companies to continue to use outdated materials even though the
documents contain information that is no longer valid. As a result, while
companies have not spent any money on printing, they are still absorbing
the cost of distributing outdated materials.”
*Source: This is an excerpt from CAP Ventures’ research report entitled, The Cost of Business
Communication: A Look at the Business Document Lifecycle.
Visit our website to learn more.
www.velocitygaincontrol.com
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Ask for a copy of our other guides:
• Guide to Variable Data Printing
• Guide to Setting up Online Flip Books
• Guide to Preparing a PDF for Print
• Guide to Preparing Your Mail List
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