The future of printing: Web to Print
Why Web to Print offers all the online printing solutions you will ever need
The online and e-printing solutions your customers will be using
The internet and e-commerce have become essential parts of everyday life, and are rapidly evolving into the channels used for the vast majority of business transactions.
To remain competitive in future, SME commercial printers will need to offer Web2Print (W2P) solutions, including remote publishing, online printing and e-business printing, to communicate and sell their products and services. Your customers will already be familiar with Web to Print and web-based systems, and well-used to buying products such as books, office supplies, stationery and greetings cards, and services including travel, data storage and cloud computing.
Which is why Web2Print is so crucially important for you as a print services provider. It lets you differentiate your services from competitor companies, reduce your overheads, improve efficiency and much more.
So what can Web to Print do for me as a printer?
Web2Print offers a vast range of potential benefits in the printing environment, including:
- It can provide time and cost savings for customer marketing departments
- It can assist customer employees in charge of printed materials
- Allows 24/7 customer access for ordering
- Provides order process visibility to reduce customer service enquiries
- Assists customer employees in charge of printed materials
- Creates an online storefront of all your products and services to increase sales
- Lets you offer online payment options, improving cash flow
- Automates your order, payment and accounting processes
Web to Print
So why is Web to Print so important?
Web2Print solutions are fast becoming essential components of a digital printer’s strategies not just in terms of access, but also sales, marketing and design. The options it offers are also critical tools for overcoming the common burden of major increases in back office administration generated by high volumes of low run, low cost jobs. Most print provider’s administrative processes and conventional management information systems are suited to offset production and struggle with the demands of a digital print environment.
Web to Print is no longer an option; it is a solution print providers simply have to be offering.
Web2Print lets customers comfortably order, upload and preview their jobs online. Print-ready documents can be provided in catalogues, while non-print articles can also be offered for ordering. The application checks whether files are printable, images provided by the customer feature the proper resolution, fonts are embedded, and transparencies have been included. Most Web-to-Print applications let clients customise pre-designed templates and upload their own content for automated print production.
So what is Web to Print, and why do you need it?
Optimised for B2B print providers and in-house printing
Web-to-Print and digital storefronts are the print sector’s version of e-commerce, using the internet to commission print more efficiently and cost-effectively
Web-to-Print is an end-to-end solution for the procurement and management of print
Web2Print solutions let anyone procure print solutions from a computer no matter what their location, approve PDFs, and send it all instantly to the printer
It provides a quick and easy tool for customers to calculate prices
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Enabling business through Web to Print
How your in-house print room can profit
In today's networked corporate environments many of the internal processes are already web-based. So why shouldn't in-house printing be as well?
Web to Print (W2P) offers in-house print rooms an exciting opportunity to enhance the efficiency, convenience and speed with which print orders can be placed and implemented. W2P enables print orders to be placed at any time because the print room is open for business 24/7. Besides, W2P makes significant savings possible – both company-wide and within the print room. As most in-house print rooms are run as profit centres, the economic advantages of W2P are particularly important.
How your business will benefit from Web to Print in the print room:
- Print room open for business 24/7
- Time and money savings
- More efficient order processes
- Extend service to internal customers
- Order-tracking functionality
- Higher degree of automation
How an in-house print room profits from Web to Print:
- Costs cut
- Profits boosted
- Productivity increased
- Order processes streamlined
- Re-order print jobs easily
- Relationships with internal customers improved
- Number of time-consuming enquiries reduced
Cost-cutting self-service is one of the biggest benefits W2P brings to an in-house print room. Can you afford to miss out on this technology?
shaping print to business.
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Hardware
With lightning-fast speeds, simple operation and powerful in-line finishing, the AccurioPress range of high-speed colour production printers raises the bar in digital productivity – saving time, labour costs and space on your production floor.
The software you need to make the web work for you
Software
Are you looking to hit the ground running when installing your Web 2 Print solutions? You need to start with exactly the right software. AccurioPro Flux Ultimate is a sophisticated Web 2 Print application that enables print service providers, in-house printshops, public authorities and the educational sector to offer secure, job ticket-based online submission of print jobs. End-users can then take advantage of this convenient service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Services
Our experienced, knowledgeable specialist staff will answer any questions you may have, and show you how to operate your product. Our services function for your benefit, within a support system designed to ensure you and your company benefit fully from the solutions. We offer a range of different services, including optimised print services to combine your consulting; hardware and software implementation; workflow management to lower your document spending; and smart security services, to keep your business safe.