How Schools Can Save Money On Promotional Materials

School promotional materials can be time-consuming and resource-intensive to produce on-site, and in most cases, staff time can usually be deployed more efficiently elsewhere.

A print fulfilment service, such as the one we offer at TL Colour, gives you access to a range of high-quality promotional materials, including event flyers and posters, admin forms, end of year albums, letterheads, and even educational brochures, without having to produce them in house or store printed materials.

Outsourcing your print requirements in this way helps you stretch your admin budget without sacrificing quality, while improving the quality of your printed materials.

Save Money On Printing And Storage

One of the main benefits of print fulfilment services for schools is the ability to produce precisely what’s needed, exactly when it’s needed. Printing large volumes of materials in-house, or using a conventional bulk printing service, often leads to wasted materials and high storage costs for schools. The unit costs are often too high to make it cost-effective.

A print fulfilment service, on the other hand, gives your school greater flexibility and cost efficiency, allowing you to tailor your print requirements to the volumes and materials needed term by term. For example, you could create tailored small volume documents for last-minute fundraisers and activities, or scale up your requirements to advertise a major event, such as your Christmas or summer performance, or update your school marketing for the next academic year.

Many print fulfilment businesses offer reduced rates for larger orders, giving you cost savings without the downsides of conventional bulk printing – such as long contracts or having to determine your needs several months in advance. You also won’t need to allocate precious storage space to storing print materials – your items will be delivered to you on request.

Support Your School Ethos And Identity

Having a consistent and recognisable visual identity across your printed materials is a good way of building trust and credibility among your pupils, parents, and the wider community. It helps give your school a distinct ‘personality’. This can be difficult to enforce when designing and printing materials ad hoc in the school, and having to order in bulk ties you to a specific pallet and identity without the flexibility to change. Print fulfilment gives you the best of both worlds – the savings of outsourcing with the flexibility to adapt your visual materials to changing needs.

Our print fulfilment service includes a master portfolio of templates and designs which are stored digitally in your customer portal, and can be quickly accessed and customised to create materials that adhere to your school branding standards. This process saves time and reduces the risk of errors or inconsistencies in your printed materials, while making the process quicker and easier for your teachers and admin team.

Find Out More

Contact Thomas Leach Colour today to discover how your school can save money and time on promotional materials without compromising quality, personalisation, or availability. Get in touch today!

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