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    Three P's in a Pod
    theSPC
    • Dec 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Three P's in a Pod

    Last week, Boohoo appointed a former high court judge to examine its business practices on the back of their recent supply chain fiasco...
    23 views
    Spoilt for Choice
    theSPC
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Spoilt for Choice

    Sporting nicknames are, in my opinion, a thing of beauty. Sardonic, ingenious, ironic and just damn funny, they are to be celebrated. My...
    42 views
    When did it become OK to cheat?
    theSPC
    • Oct 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    When did it become OK to cheat?

    I must have missed the memo, telling me it was OK to cheat in business (for those of you who first entered the workplace less than 20...
    18 views
    Navigating procurement
    theSPC
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Navigating procurement

    We were delighted to be asked by the BPMA to contribute to their recent Virtual Conference based around the themes of Recovery,...
    11 views
    Earn trust - then worry about the rest.
    sbaynes1
    • Jul 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Earn trust - then worry about the rest.

    Last week saw the inaugural EPIC (Everything is Possible; Integrated Communications) conference held in London. The stellar line up of...
    22 views
    Customer service is dead … long live customer service!
    sbaynes1
    • May 21, 2019
    • 5 min

    Customer service is dead … long live customer service!

    Over breakfast with an old industry colleague we were discussing how the print management and marketing services market had changed over...
    21 views
    Death to the triple bid – 5 ways to buy marketing print smarter
    theSPC
    • May 10, 2019
    • 6 min

    Death to the triple bid – 5 ways to buy marketing print smarter

    Death to the triple bid Please do not get me wrong, I am not against using a competitive tender process to buy marketing print. However,...
    20 views
    ‘Retail is a young man’s game’ - putting a value on experience
    sbaynes1
    • May 2, 2019
    • 5 min

    ‘Retail is a young man’s game’ - putting a value on experience

    Don’t tell HR but… I was sitting with a senior retail client (in rank rather than age) just after the Monday morning trading meeting,...
    13 views
    5 unethical practices common in the Print Management industry and how to stop them
    theSPC
    • Apr 25, 2019
    • 5 min

    5 unethical practices common in the Print Management industry and how to stop them

    Can I buy you lunch? A colleague of mine, based in the UK, was once asked out for lunch by a printer. The invitation was sent in a brown...
    29 views
    The measurement minefield
    theSPC
    • Apr 18, 2019
    • 5 min

    The measurement minefield

    Why promised savings on Marketing Print Management contracts are rarely delivered and what procurement can do about it. A view from the...
    14 views
    Why most marketing print tenders are not worth the paper they are printed on
    theSPC
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    Why most marketing print tenders are not worth the paper they are printed on

    and 7 things you can do about it! The cost I have completed and managed a lot of print and print management tenders over the last 25 plus...
    33 views
    Take a side: the value of something
    theSPC
    • Mar 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Take a side: the value of something

    ‘If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything’ Stand for something ‘If you don’t stand for something you will fall for...
    23 views

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