The Brand Procurement Specialists

The perfect partnershipCulturally & Financially

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This is a new exciting value drivenprocurement environment forprint and marketing services.• Lower prices• Higher quality• Less risk• The lowest total cost• Higher environmental standards• The most ethical sustainable purchasing model.

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More effective customer communication andintelligent marketing decisions will enable you to…

Your companies mainobjective is to increaserevenue & profitability.• Increase the speed to market• Provide customer specific, customer relevant marketing• Use the most effective combination of communication channels• Create measurable results• Demonstrate a return on investment.

and help towards the main objective.

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Understand technology trends and how your customers want to be communicated with.

You need to be able to...

• Use digital technologies• Utilise cross media marketing• Exchange real time information• Generate performance metrics• Use a unified communication platform• Work with an integrated supply chain• Have clear direction and common processes.

to achieve thisyou HAVE to…

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The first and only solutionthat provides complete transparency,regulation and support based on ethics, sustainability and best practice.

This is the only route to a fully optimised print & marketing supply chain.

The Print Co-operative is a group of like minded brand owners and suppliers workingtogether within a transparent, collaborative framework to fully optimise all processes, and create a more sustainable supply chain. Suppliers to the print trade have never worked together before and buyers have never been financially rewarded for following better working practices before.

Existing purchasing philosophies have gone as far as they can. Further savings areonly possible if we fundamentally change the way we interact with the supply chain.

Our focus is on driving out inefficiency and waste by standardising, rationalisingand automating all communications, processes and materials.

The result; less waste and lower costs. Higher quality and greater consistency BUT at a lower cost.The brand owner remains in complete control.

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…a new revolutionary procurement standard

Collaborationand a CSR compliantpurchasing philosophy.

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The whole supply chainworking together to fullyoptimise each processand remove everyhidden cost.

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Let’s sum up our proposition:One unified solution

Integrated supply chain communication

Real time information

Total transparency

Fair trade

Lowest sustainable production costs

Highest quality

End to end service and support.

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30% lower costsRe-engineering thesupply chain costs

Buying Power

2%2%

Efficiency

Utilisatio

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Productivity

Process

Improvements

Less Waste3%

The cost of procurement

Agency Management

Costs

Profit

Hidden Costs

5% 2% 3%

Brand ownerHiddenCosts

5%

7%Printer

Rebate3%

Initial PMC savings5%+ + + + + + + +

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• A process to optimise all print and graphics costs• A new partnership model for buyers and suppliers• FREE revolutionary instant pricing software• FREE suite of graphics software online• FREE on screen soft proofing network• Pay-as-you-go cutting edge marketing software• Transparent regulation and support• Guaranteed standards• Costs reduced by our community buying group• A unique open-book calculation based pricing model• Environmental accountability• Closed loop audit trail.

The first to provide

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• Independently audited, certified suppliers • Complete support for your buying and marketing teams• Financial rewards for Brand Owners that follow best practice• A supply chain with the lowest sustainable costs• A global network of print and packaging experts• Training & technical support• Vendor independent expert advice• Consolidated invoicing• Payment portal• The ability for any individual to buy print effectively.

Major Benefits

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Discount Options

• Payment portal

• Early payment

• Using standardised list of materials

• Following best practice

• Mill support

• Volume discounts.

A unique Paper DealAll discounts are returned to the brand owner

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The cost…3% included inthe quoted price

Lower prices and no cost to the buyer

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Supported by

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply is a member of the iPPSA Training Co-operative,

within which it promotes best practice via procurement guidance, education and training.

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1 TPC audit and evaluation

1 day initial audit - no cost

The next steps

3 Choose a pricing model

Standard - Standard competitive pricing

Contract - Guaranteed volumes and lower fixed prices

2 Clients evaluation period

Test the online pricing tool - test quality

1 month - no cost

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The report will contain the following:• Print pricing and a total cost analysis

• Ordering practices - who, when, how much, stock management, best fit suppliers.

• Print specifications

• Supply chain partners - printers, design agencies and marketing services

• Hidden costs

• Print Quality

• Brand consistency

• Alternative methods of production and delivery

• Risk management - IP, Legal and Brand

• Environmental choices

• Ethics, sustainability, traceability and accountability

The audit will befocused on opportunitiesand savings

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Screen shot of onlinepricing information.

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The rocket scienceThe whole industry working together under one roof, for the first time.

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Every company that joins TPC will benefit from lower prices, higher qualityand a more efficient delivery of their marketing message. But companies that have an obligation to conforming to their CSR and environmental targetswill have a moral and ethical justification for using TPC.

Medium size companies that spend between £30,000 to £3,000,000 onmarketing and print will find the highest percentage benefits. But largercompanies with larger spends will benefit from large total savings.

This environment was created to support in-house purchasing and marketingteams. For the first time print buyers and marketing people that buy print and marketing services will have peace of mind. Safe in the knowledge that theyare buying well, quality is guaranteed and that they have a complete supportinfrastructure behind them.

Collaborative systems, processes and complete transparency willguarantee fair play.

Our centralised production support facility will help companies manageoverheads and staffing levels by providing pay-as-you-go “cutting edge”marketing software and a flexible production resource.

Procurement departments will benefit from an independently auditedand approved supply chain and the associated cost savings.

This is not print management, this is an evolution of print manufacturing.

Opening Questions• Type of company.• Size of company.• Location of company.• Do they have a CSR Policy.• Do they have any ethical obligations.• Do they have any environmental obligations.• Are they looking for cost reductions.

• How many people buy print.• Who is ultimately responsible for buying decisions.• In-house purchasing team.• Specialist print buyer.• Print Management.• Length of any contracts.• Do they use an advertising creative agency.

• Total annual print and marketing spend.• Types of print. Marketing, POS, transactional, packaging, labels etc• Specified materials.• Specified brand information.• Importance of higher quality print.• Predictability of demand.• Long or short lead times.

Optimum client profiles& opening questions

The perfect partnershipCulturally & Financially