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Suzanne Morgan
President & Founder, PCPI and Print Buyers Online.com

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What's New?

APRIL 2013  

• We are in the process of redesigning our PCPI and Print Buyers Online.com websites. In the next few weeks, we will launch our new membership program to offer you more robust tools to connect with other professional print buyers and to more easily purchase our certification programs.  

Note: We've consolidated our phone numbers with our sister company, Print Buyers Online.com. Please note that our new phone number is 703-534-9305! 

We've added a wonderful new member benefit for PCPI members - NEW Member Benefit for Print Buyers ONLY: FREE, UNLIMITED  Use of WestNoble FairPrice Service! 

 

The WestNoble FairPrice Service is a wonderful tool that you can use to get instant fair market pricing on your print specifications. This can be enormously helpful when you are in the process of creating a print project and want to test various specifications.

 

• With FairPrice you will be able enter specs and obtain the fair market price of the full range of simple and complex print projects and campaigns.
• Share your specs with other team members and collaboratively determine the best design options for the most effective use of your print budget.
• Explore any number of options and get price information without waiting for responses from printers at a time when you are not sure which specs you will settle on.
• Other print buyers are paying $600 a year for this service. When you sign up as a PCPI member, you'll receive the Westnoble/FairPrice service for FREE. PCPI members receive exclusive FREE unlimited training and tech support. This offer is ONLY available through PCPI. Sign up today!

• Please note:

  • FairPrice is a decision making tool that allows Print Professionals to understand the fair market price of any set of specs, or the impact of changes to specs, based on their thorough pricing knowledge from market leaders.
  • FairPrice is independent of any printer and is not a bidding system.
  • FairPrice is NOT an online auction tool, NOR does it provide quotes from specific printers.

• SPECIAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FROM WRI (WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE) PCPI recently partnered with WRI on a survey on sustainable wood and paper-based products. We are sharing the results of this confidential 25 page survey summary with our members in addition to a pull-out of focused responses from our PCPI print buyer members (anonymous). You'll receive this and many other special reports instantly when you join PCPI. Once you have your log-in, go to the Toolbox area of the member site.  
• "Advanced Print Production Certification" Self-study Course IS Available Now:   This long-awaited certification program was released in late 2011.  For course description, visit: "Advanced Print Production Certification"
• • Printed study guide, learning resources and pass/fail test.  NOTE: All test questions are derived from these materials.
  • Prerequisite: It is recommended that individuals first complete our Professional Print Production Certification before the Advanced Print Production Certification. 
  • Register for Advanced Print Production Certification Course Here! Certification participants are not required to be PCPI association members, but members do enjoy significant discounts on course fees.
• Become Our Next Success Story:  If you haven't already done so, we invite you to join our growing list of certified professionals!  View our list here:  PCPI Certified Professionals. 
• Best Practices for Sustainability in Print Certification Program:  We are pleased to release this 300-page plus robust tool kit and study guide with a focus on the best practices for sustainability in print which includes over 100 pages of case studies from major buying organizations. This program contains specific and actionable advice whether you are far down the environmental path or just getting started. This valuable certification will help you create print projects that are more sustainable while making the right choices for your company. If your company has environmental policies in place, this is the perfect resource to help you be accountable within your organization. This advice is geared primarily to major print buyers and marketers, but it is also a valuable educational tool for print suppliers, who are more and more frequently asked to partner with their clients on sustainability programs. For complete details:  Best Practices for Sustainability in Print Overview
• Free PBO Job Bank Listing ($249 Value):  As a new member benefit, Print Buyers Online.com has a Job Bank which is a wonderful tool to get the word out to print buyers about a job opening within your company. We are offering one free 60-day job bank listing to your organization for the purpose of recruitment of print buyer or communications professional to your company – a value of $249!