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Articles from our experts at Profectus for improving your printing organization's cost effectiveness and profits.

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Know Your True Costs And Boost Profits With Cost Rates Advisor. Running a successful printing and packaging business is a complex puzzle that must be solved daily. Costs are constantly fluctuating due to changes in expenses, staffing, workloads, equipment, materials costs, product demands, and other contributing factors. Read More

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How inaccurate cost rates almost put Quality Printing out of business. Inaccurate budgeted hourly rates (BHRs) can put a printing company out of business as one company found out the hard way. Quality Printing* is a sheetfed, digital, and large format printing company with 75 employees located in the Midwest United States. Read More

Proven Pricing Strategies Used By Printing Industry

Proven Pricing Strategies Used By Printing Industry Leaders. Devising an effective pricing strategy is one of the most critical elements for sustaining a successful printing business. After all, you cannot make a sale without first setting a price. Read More

Financially Improve Your Organization

10 Ways to Financially Improve Your Printing Organization Financial performance is a major concern of all organizations, whether you�re a commercial, packaging, digital, large format, or in-plant printing operation. Here are 10 ways you can improve the financial performance of your organization. Read More

10 Good Indicators It�s Time To Update Your Budgeted Hourly Rates

10 Good Indicators It's Time To Update Your Budgeted Hourly Rates. If you haven't updated your Budgeted Hourly Rates in the last 12 months, you need to read this! Read More

How to Calculate Printing and Packaging Equipment Costs and Budgeted Hourly Cost Rates
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