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HubCast Overview
• HubCast is the global leader in cloud solutions for the print supply
chain.
• HubCast provides a cloud-based, fully automated print technology
that enables customers to easily order, print and deliver commercial
quality marketing materials anywhere in the world.
• Our print network covers over 115 countries. Each of our HubCast
Print Service Providers (PSP) is HP-Indigo compliant and uses
HubCast’s color control system to ensure worldwide color
consistency.
• We are headquartered in Wakefield, MA and were founded in 2007.
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HubCast Benefits
• Next-day global delivery - HubCast prints and delivers globally to
offices and events.
• Consistent quality - Each HubCast PSP is trained on HubCast’s six-
sigma based production process to ensure the highest standards for
quality control.
• Centralized control - Users maintain control of all marketing
materials wherever they are printed.
• Real-time pricing - HubCast offers a market leading real-time
pricing capability that delivers competitive pricing from printers
around the world to ensure that end-users receive the best price
possible.
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HubCast Solutions
• HubCast Enterprise meets the complex print needs of the global
enterprise enabling multiple users within an organization to order
premium-quality print materials and have them delivered as
quickly as next day.
• HubCast World Team empowers global sales and marketing teams
to execute programs at high speed and reduced cost.
• HubCast One is an ideal solution for marketing professionals that
need to frequently print high quality marketing materials.
• HubCast Custom provides commercial-quality print for custom
print projects; including large format posters, training materials,
rack cards, colored paper and multi-fold brochures.
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BUSINESS
CARDS
What HubCast Can Print
BOOKLETS LETTERHEAD RACK
CARDS
SELL
SHEETS
POSTERS
TRI-FOLDS
CATALOGS FLYERS
POSTCARDS BROCHURES
WIRE-O
WAREHOUSING
WIDE FORMAT OFFSET
(Custom)
DIRECT MAIL
LAMINATION
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LEGACY PRINT WORKFLOW
1-3 Weeks
1. New data sheet
2. Collect quotes from local print shops
3. Choose printer, send files, call and e-mail
4. Review proof, approve or re-do
5. Printer produces 10,000 copies
6. Ship to warehouse and store
7. Ship around the globe
8. Customs delays and tariffs
9. Local delivery adds expense
LEGACY BOTTOM LINE
Significant time & money spent
beyond the cost of printing.
How HubCast Improves on Legacy Print Workflow
THE HUBCAST DIFFERENCE
Next-Day
1. Select file from the library
and receive an instant quote
2. Select quantity and delivery
location
3. Delivered locally
CLICK. PRINT. DONE.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Fast.
Simple.
NO waste.
NO long-distance shipping costs.
Global color standard.
Consistent quality.
Global reach.
Local production.
Lower carbon footprint.
Less paper waste.
A greener solution.
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Your Printing Pain Points vs. Our Value Proposition
Traditional Printing Pain Points How HubCast provides value
Doing large print runs and shipping paper
all over the world is expensive and time-
consuming.
We print close to the intended destination
saving time, money.
Keeping warehouses of paper is wasteful as
inventories obsolete quickly.
We print on demand to minimize waste and
eliminate the need to store paper.
Marketing collateral can be delayed at
customs, leading to missed opportunities.
We print in-country as much as possible,
avoiding costly delays.
Foreign printers can be unreliable with
print quality which impacts your brand.
All of our printers are Indigo-compliant,
resulting in color-match print for your
brand.
Managing all the collateral is difficult;
from inventory to routing to slow delivery.
HubCast takes care of the routing; sending
and delivering your print jobs as soon as
next day.
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HubCast Workflow
Ordering Approval Prepress Routing Shipping Delivery
By printing
close to the
delivery
location
jobs arrive
within
hours and
not weeks
Algorithm
matches
queued
documents
with the
best
printer to
maximize
quality
and speed
delivery
Print engine
manages
over 60
variables
to ensure
color
consistency
and quality
worldwide
Custom
print order
controls
allowing
effective
and tight
cost control
Finish line,
print jobs
delivered
quickly
around the
world
Users easily
order
documents
from a
library
and select
shipping
locations
HubCast, a cloud based print solution, providing easy ordering,
tight financial controls and quality print jobs delivered quickly
around the world.
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HubCast Customer Testimonials
“With the cost savings from HubCast, we were able to translate the
magazine into five languages and deliver copies to 250 offices versus
100. HubCast Enterprise is enabling us to get the magazine in the
hands of more employees around the world.”
“HubCast solved every challenge involving time and cost. We had
great communication every step of the way. HubCast let us know
what to expect, which made us comfortable and confident the
job would be done on time.”
“HubCast ensures materials are produced to our quality standards. It
offers that extra level of comfort that all our materials will be
produced on the same print platform, across their entire network of
Print Service Providers, so our colors will look the same everywhere in
the world."
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Consider HubCast for your Global Printing
HubCast is the only cloud print supply chain solution that provides
global delivery of high-quality marketing print quickly, easily and cost
effectively with service as fast as next-day.
Companies of all sizes benefit from our ability to:
• Ensure global brand integrity
• Decrease process delay and confusion
• Avoid customs and shipping delays
• Reduce high shipping costs
• Remove obsolescence and waste