Why Talking Less Is Sometimes a Good Policy

What happened: Most communications consultants will advise companies to talk with their clients as much as they can. This is just good business policy. And yet, as the economy has filled up with ever-growing concerns for making sales go up and expenses go down, less room is left for multiple conversations with providers such as communications firms, consultants and printers. This leaves precious little time for newcomers, let alone the honored guard, to have ongoing sales marketing discussions. One of the results of this situation is the explosion of automated technology systems that deliver qualifiable results in the areas that really shouldn’t require much conversation. Examples range from lead generation to back-end and back-office systems. Enfocus PitStop Connect is one such tool.

Why it matters: The software, just launched at Ipex 2010, allows a printer to receive PDF files—already preflighted—directly from a client. The new, streamlined workflow reduces communication efforts by 25-40%, saving valuable time and resources, as well as significantly boosting production efficiency. This has created faster, easier, better workflows for clients and printers alike. Companies using the software report reductions in communications with their clients of 25-40% and this has created a “value-added” service among these clients. Less talk is better! In these busy times the answer can be, “Yes!”

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