Let This Book Be Your Guide
You're holding a popular tool. Every
month, Print Solutions editors receive back-issue requests for the annual
Buyers' Guide, and more than 80 percent of our readers say they hold onto the
issue until the next one appears. Those are encouraging truths, and they remind
us that the most effective publications contain valuable, easy-to-locate
information.
Magazine issues don't have to be elegant
to be effective. This issue doesn't include feature articles highlighting
successful applications sold by distributors, and it doesn't include pieces
filled with sales, marketing and management ideas.
But it can help your company find
vendors and win business. You can use the Buyers' Guide to find excellent
sources for the products and services you offer, as well as to learn about
companies whose capabilities you might need in the future.
The Buyers' Guide is divided into two
sections: the Product Index and the Company Directory. The Product Index
(beginning on page 22) is an alphabetical list of hundreds of products and
services offered by manufacturers and suppliers.
The Company Directory (beginning on page
233) lists mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, and internet and email
addresses for companies included in the Product Index. Most firms include
comments about their business philosophies and core strengths. Some also include
images of products they offer.
If you have a specific or unusual source
request, and the Buyers' Guide doesn't help, call Information Central, DMIA's
members-only Source Hotline, at (800) 336-4641. Its courteous staff specializes
in providing industry pros with fast answers. If you need additional copies of
the Buyers' Guide, visit www.printsolutionsmag.com. The cost is $49 per
issue.
Darin Painter
Managing Editor
How the Buyers' Guide is Generated
Print Solutions editors maintain a
database of information provided by manufacturers and suppliers. In July, we
mailed proofs to companies included in the previous Buyers' Guide, giving those
firms an opportunity to approve or change their listings. Additionally, we
contacted DMIA member and non-member companies that didn't appear in the
previous Buyers' Guide and gave them an opportunity to complete the official
listing form. (We update product categories on the listing form annually, based
on suggestions from manufacturers and suppliers.) The deadline to return proofs
and listing forms was Aug. 11; DMIA members who missed the deadline received
faxes and emails in August and September. DMIA members and companies that placed
display ads in this issue received free listings; non-members who didn't
advertise paid $295. If your firm manufactures or supplies products sold in the
printing and document management industry, and the company isn't listed in this
issue, please send an email to buyersguide@printsolutionsmag.com, or call Print
Solutions at (800) 336-4641.
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