Outsourcing your envelope printing through a third party vendor might seem like it comes with some benefits. You send off order details, and the order comes back completed. What's starting to happen time and time again is that businesses are seeing their profit margins get smaller while their order turn times are growing. If this sounds a little too familiar, ask yourself the following questions:
Does the Cost of Outsourcing Print Jobs Affect Profit Margins?
Due to continued growth in the short run print market, the need for 4-color envelope printing is on the rise. More envelope printing requests mean more time spent preparing orders. When it comes to short-run envelope printing, the cost per envelope is much higher than it is with long runs.
With a high cost per envelope, it's an unfortunate reality to have to choose between passing those costs along to your customers or eating into your own profit margins.
Do You Wish You Could Control Order Turn Times?
After the finished product's quality, I would say order turn times are the next most important factor in short run envelope printing. How many times have you had to refuse a rush order or give an alternative deadline to someone who needed their envelopes printed within a tight timeline? When you outsource envelope printing, you're giving up your ability to control order turn times.
Are you tired of the hassle of working with a vendor to outsource envelope printing?
Sometimes, small businesses who still choose to outsource their envelope printing do so because it's how they've always done it. But, as industries change, it can be quite valuable to change along with them. The current demand for short order, full-color envelope printing is projected to continue growing, and bringing envelope printing in-house is easier than you might think.
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, it's worth your time to take a look at what the iJectColor Plus Envelope Printing System has to offer. Click below to access our Whitepaper.
