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Negate the rise in paper prices by choosing short grain print
Short grain printing could provide an opportunity to negate the costs incurred by paper price increases expected from paper manufacturers. The press configuration at YM Group offers both long and short grain printing options so clients can choose from a variety of formats, all printed to the highest quality standards. Rob Moules, Sales Manager, explains…
A digital journey with Lettershop
Simon Cooper, Managing Director at The Lettershop Group in Leeds, United Kingdom, recently shared his thoughts on the Lettershop Group’s Digital Print Journey. Simon is enthusiastic about the results so far and excited about what the future holds for The Lettershop Group (TLG) and the print industry. Read below to learn a little more about…
Robin Skinner joins Lettershop
Lettershop has recently welcomed Robin Skinner to the team as Business Development Manager. Robin has spent the last 11 years at Eclipse 4DM and, prior to that, worked for Colorgraphic (Vertis) for 14 years. Lance Hill, Sales Director is delighted that Robin has joined the team, ““I had to wait a bit of time to…
Direct Commerce Summit 2018
The 2018 Direct Commerce Summit was held on 14 June at the Hurlingham Club, London. Delegates from the retail industry attended seminars and round table discussion groups, hearing about the latest developments in retail and home shopping. Debbie Conetta, Head of New Business, Go Direct Marketing explains, “The DCA Summit is a great opportunity for…
Customers enjoy Print Training Day at YM Group
The YM Group hosted a customer print training day on 15 March at Pindar Scarborough. This comprehensive programme introduced the world of print to over 40 retail, mail order and publishing customers. The informative sessions covered colour management, print and binding, creative mailing pieces and postal solutions, the power of door drops and finally…
Plumo sign up with Go Direct and Go Analyse
Go Direct Marketing’s Client Services and Analytics team are working with Plumo on improving their customer retention and acquisition strategies. Plumo’s data will be held within the Go Analyse ‘live’ system – a user friendly web platform which provides invaluable data intelligence, real time reporting and instant KPI’s to retailers. Plumo sell a range of…
Business team expands at Go Direct Marketing
Go Direct Marketing’s new business team has been strengthened with the appointment of Debbie Conetta as Head of New Business and Ben Defrates as Sales Manager. Debbie brings a wealth of experience from the direct to consumer channel having previously worked at Epsilon Abacus and latterly More2. She has a great understanding of data and…
End to end campaign service for Crafter’s Companion
Crafter’s Companion are benefiting from a full end to end campaign service from Go Direct Marketing. They undertook their first mailing in July and are planning further mailings during the Autumn/Winter season. Go Direct Marketing works closely with Crafter’s Companion to target existing customers and new prospects to generate new business.
Argos awards YM Group with Job of the Year 2017
YM Group has recently been awarded the prestigious “Job of the Year 2017” in the Home Retail Group’s (HRG) internal print awards. The award was given by the Argos Print Buying team. Several years ago, the Argos Print Buying Team introduced an internal scoring system for every job printed. Each job is scored against important…
Short grain print press at YM Chantry
The YM Group has recently increased its print capability by investing in a Goss Sunday 5000 64pp short grain press at YM Chantry, growing production capacity at the site by around 40%. This is the group’s fifth short grain press confirming its position as leading short grain print provider in the UK. Norman Revill, Group…
