Context
A significant portion of my team’s design work is printed, necessitating close collaboration with both internal and external print vendors. We had encountered quality issues with our internal print service in the past, which hindered our ability to fully rely on them despite the potential cost savings.
A significant portion of my team’s design work is printed, necessitating close collaboration with both internal and external print vendors. We had encountered quality issues with our internal print service in the past, which hindered our ability to fully rely on them despite the potential cost savings.
Holistic Approach
Over time, I fostered a strong rapport with the print department, enabling us to tackle these quality concerns and streamline the overall process. As a result of this collaboration, we launched an internal website that automates how employees can fulfill their print needs. This updated system includes a layer of approvals for custom documents, enhancing brand regulation and ensuring we remain diligent stewards of our brand identity.
Over time, I fostered a strong rapport with the print department, enabling us to tackle these quality concerns and streamline the overall process. As a result of this collaboration, we launched an internal website that automates how employees can fulfill their print needs. This updated system includes a layer of approvals for custom documents, enhancing brand regulation and ensuring we remain diligent stewards of our brand identity.
This effort enabled us to expand into large format offerings through the same system, further capitalizing on cost-saving opportunities by printing in-house rather than outsourcing and simplifying the user experience for employees across the company.
Results + Impact
The Print Shop continues to streamline the process for providing requesters with the documents they need, aids in brand management efforts and reduces costs by onboarding previously outsourced orders.
- This not only helps The Print Shop itself but also saves many marketing hours by automating personalized requests through the site and centralizing approved documents.
- The reduced cost of banners by 53% by bringing them in-house, maintaining the quality of the final product. In the first event alone, the company's cost was reduced by over $21,000.
Project Feedback
"I am thrilled our team's efforts have paid off with an outstanding outcome. I recognize this project's challenge, yet you all demonstrated excellent teamwork and resilience to deliver the best possible results.
[Shelby's] attention to detail, proactive attitude, and willingness to go the extra mile have been instrumental in making this project successful.
I am proud of [her] for demonstrating the highest level of professionalism and for working tirelessly to achieve our shared goals."
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"[Shelby] took the lead on major projects like The Print Shop and The Scroll Shop that have benefitted the entire enterprise. These projects and her work in creating the Brand Compliance communication channel have added more work to her plate, but she maintains a positive attitude about all of it because she knows it will benefit her team, the marketing team and the company as a whole in the end."
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"The amount of time and work that [Shelby] has put into the Brand Compliance work, The Print Shop and The Scroll Shop, working on improving our process and relationship with internal communications, the close relationship she has developed with Procurement and Office Services are all due to the initiative she takes with problem solving and finding solutions."
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"[Shelby] took the lead on major projects like The Print Shop and The Scroll Shop that have benefitted the entire enterprise. These projects and her work in creating the Brand Compliance communication channel have added more work to her plate, but she maintains a positive attitude about all of it because she knows it will benefit her team, the marketing team and the company as a whole in the end."
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"The amount of time and work that [Shelby] has put into the Brand Compliance work, The Print Shop and The Scroll Shop, working on improving our process and relationship with internal communications, the close relationship she has developed with Procurement and Office Services are all due to the initiative she takes with problem solving and finding solutions."