Print Management for Multi-Branch Businesses

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As a Branch Manager or Marketing Manager at your local branch, would you love an online ordering portal with all your print products ready to order in just a few clicks?

Or, if you head up all marketing and print at Head Office on behalf of all your branches, would you love to keep consistency across all your branches with everything they print, the quality they receive and the prices they pay?

At The Personal Print Portal, we are on a mission to make print management effortless, especially for multi-branch businesses!

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But how do we help you?

As a local branch, do any of these hassles look familiar?

Faffing with loads of different printers (one for flyers, another for banners, etc.)
Let down on brand consistency (colours, paper stock, etc.)
Random pricing with no bulk discounts
Your accounts department's always on your back, struggling to reconcile all your print orders
Never offered credit terms

And, at Head Office, I'm sure some of these raise an eyebrow:

Multiple branches constantly needing approval on artwork and print runs
Outsourced printers repeatedly ignore/fail on brand guidelines
A lack of ability to help individual branches with their print
So much time lost creating new branch launch packs and promotions
No way to easily bolt on printed marketing such as direct mail and leaflet distribution
No genuine eco-friendly print range available

We are here to take away all the hassles highlighted above!

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So, what do we provide?

We provide the print platform for your multi-branch business, with all your products pre-loaded and ready to order anywhere, anytime.

As both an individual branch and the Head Office, you retain consistency in everything printed by effectively centralising all orders from one place.

You can confidently let anyone in your team make print purchases, safe in the knowledge that the quality, price and service will be unwavering.

As an accredited Carbon-Balanced Printer with the World Land Trust (which Sir David Attenborough is the head patron of), we have an extensive eco-friendly, carbon balanced print range.

And with just a few clicks to order, it really is so easy. This is print management, made effortless. Finally.

Here's a breakdown of what you receive:

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We provide each branch with a portal holding all their pre-set print products ready to order 24/7. Even better, if multiple people within a branch need to process orders - we can provide that too!

If you have core products you would like to be ordered through the portal (not necessarily print-related), simply add those too. For instance, if you have a lawn care business, you can add your fertilisers, weed killers, and other consumables to order direct from the portal.

Every branch has full access to the Carbon-Balanced range. And when you opt to do your bit for our climate, we can send you monthly certificates showing how many kg’s of CO2 you have balanced (offset) and the m2 of threatened tropical habitat you have protected and restored.

Also, we can feature the World Land Trust carbon balanced print logo on all your print.

At Head Office, if you'd like to keep an eye on things - we've thought of that too! Our portal is built with a hierarchy facility to see (and manage) activity from each user. Think of it as the 'Master Portal'.

If you opt for our Partner Level, you can even create additional branch portals, add products yourself, edit existing products and choose to receive a margin on everything purchased by your branches.

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As part of multi-award-winning The Flow Group, we can provide you with a host of in-house complementary marketing and fulfilment services.

Create and update artwork with our talented graphic designers, and reach potential customers nationwide with leaflet distribution or our more targeted direct mail service.

Do you print FSDUs, MUs & POS? If so, our contract packing team can assemble them for you (plus so much more!). Or do you have a Shopify business? Then, we provide a complete pick & pack service.

And to keep everything in one place, we can add your complementary services directly to every portal.

Make your accounts team happy! We provide automated invoices effortlessly linked with GoCardless for instant purchases and monthly direct debits. What's more, we can create individual accounts for every branch.

So, which package is most appropriate?

We provide four packages, each with a particular user in mind. Here's a mini-breakdown to help you decide which is most appropriate for your business:

Standard (completely free) is ideal for individual users rather than multiple. However, suppose you didn't need a birds-eye view (Master Portal); each branch could simply have a separate portal.

Plus (£10 p/m) is for businesses that have less than ten offices, Plus can give you many benefits of a Master Portal for just £10 per month. Not only that, all artwork and stationery print has 10% discount. Surely a no-brainer!

Pro (£25 p/m) is like Plus' big brother! With unlimited user accounts, this package can cater to the biggest businesses! You also receive a 15% discount on all artwork and stationery print.

Partner (£100-£150 p/m) comes along with all Pro's features, yet Partner is the one to choose if you want complete autonomy.

You can create and manage print portals for your branches, edit and add your products to every portal and access our catalogue at Partner (trade) prices.

Our Sales Consultants are here to help recommend the best package for you based on an initial chat to establish your needs. Also, you can take a look at our Pricing and Plans page, which breaks down the features of each service.

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If a Print Portal sounds like a strong option for your business, why not contact us today? Our Sales Consultants can show how to get the most out of our portals and provide a bespoke demo.