Starting over with a New Printer Can Be Hard...

The relationship a business develops with their commercial printer is a very unique one and it strengthens over time as their familiarity with each other steadily increases. Just as with all other relationships, the possibility of suddenly losing it is never completely out of the realm of possibility.

... but It Can Also Be Rewarding

Sometimes commercial printers don't age well. Whether it's their continuous price hikes or their lack of growth and innovation, the reasons to abandon a stagnating relationship with your old printer can sometimes pile up until the point at which it's unbearable. While it may stress you out to have to tell your old printer you're finished doing business with them, the rewards of finding a new, more cost-efficient one are too great to miss out on. So where do you start after breaking up with your old printer?

First steps when you need to find a new commercial printer

Some of the first steps that you should take involve coming up with an outline of your current jobs with your ex-printer, and then figuring out the logistics that will be necessary for you to get the same work completed by a new printer for a similar price point so your business isn't jarred too badly by the loss of your printer.

After gathering all the jobs you have open and upcoming with your ex-printer, you should begin your search to find printers like them that offer similar services and prices. Many printers don't explicitly list their prices on their website and they rely on local service or phone to make a majority or even all of their transactions

Fortunately there are printers like Conquest Graphics that offer web-to-print services that have more user-friendly, self-service print ordering checkout processes.

What to tell your new printer

When you find a few prospective printers that match your price point and possess the capabilities required to print your volume of orders with ease, you should reach out to them and let them know you are interested in a paper sample book, or if you are feeling confident in your choice, you could even print your first job with them.

Once you are ready to place your order, speak with someone from your selected printing company and let them know some of the background you gathered in the first step above. This information should include your average monthly print ordering volume and any information about regularly ordered projects that you had automated with your past printer. Getting these kinds of things set up with a new printer can be a little pricey, but fortunately with Conquest Graphics, setting up an ordering portal is much more affordable than other options out there.

Amazing quality, outstanding results

Once you've received your first printed project or paper sample book from your prospective new printer, take the time to do a very close inspection to ensure the print is up to the standards of quality that your brand or organization has always held for printed products. After this first order, or maybe even after ordering a second test order with this new printer, you should have a fairly complete idea of the quality and speed of your new printer option.

We can help!

If you are at a loss when beginning your search for a new commercial printer online, we invite you to talk with any of our Sales professionals by calling us at 1-800-707-9903, or sending us an email. We are always willing to help and we often find our prices are lower and our speed is faster as compared to many of our new customers past commercial printers. In addition to sharing information about our printing capabilities, we can help you develop materials for their use, and structure your customer lists to maximize the usefulness of your customer knowledge.