Monday, December 28, 2009

Recent Developments In Brochure Printing

By Jason Clark

Distributing brochures has always been an effective promotion strategy for any organization. They can be distributed like leaflets or mailed at customers' addresses, or can just be kept in stores for customers to take with them. The demand for brochures and their printing has led many printing services companies to concentrate solely on this market. There have been many radical transformations in brochure printing in recent years and the internet along with digital techniques is ushering many of them.

Before computers were used for the purpose, brochure printing involved a whole lot of time-consuming jobs like numerous rounds of test printing, changing settings, obtaining film negatives, and making use of plate-making machines. Designing too was restricted to a few set formats, and the printers carried out the designing task with the client having almost no say in this respect.

These days, the customer from his office can himself format the brochure and transfer it online to the printing company, and he also doesn't have to wait for days for the final product to be supplied to him. Supply of final prints in bulk in a single day is possible now, thanks to improvements in technology.

One should remember that brochure printing entails cautious consideration of features like content, graphics and formatting. The use of digital technology in the printing process has revolutionised these aspects, providing a range of choices, including superior quality full-colour printing, advanced and complicated layout options, and content-building packages.

Amongst the many advanced options provided by printing services firms, digital brochures and full-colour brochures are most in demand. Such brochures are fit to be distributed on a medium or long-term basis. But when it comes to brochure distribution in large volume, but for a restricted period, then dazzling but concise brochures that have a brief print run fit the bill perfectly. To create such brochures, the best method to go for is off-set printing, as a large quantity of prints can be obtained in a short time span, though it takes a little more time for all the preparations in this technique.

Nowadays brochure printing companies also provide ancillary services besides ensuring better quality of prints for their clients. These include circulation, direct mailing, designing, and many more.

The internet has radically altered the scenario, with customers now using websites of printing companies and placing online orders after picking designs and colour specifications from the comfort of their office. Therefore, brochure printing has changed a lot in a comparatively short time, and the pace of advancements does not seem to be slowing down at all.

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