Business Hub: Your Print Solution for Recurring Marketing Materials

The Business Hub is your centralized workspace for all your recurring print materials. We think of it as a mini version of our Marketing on Demand Platform™ (MOD), where you can create your own branded product library full of approved templates and inventoried products and kits.

“The Business Hub centralizes frequently ordered products into one secure, easy-to-access location,” said Smartpress Account Executive Sophia Barghini. “Instead of re-uploading files, requesting quotes or re-explaining specs every time, our clients can reorder pre-set, approved items in just a few clicks.”

And all while easing your administrative load. Ideal for teams with about 10-20 users, the Hub offers flexibility with one shared account for everyone on your team or individual access for specific users. It’s business printing without the complexity.

Interested in MOD? See how it streamlined operations for Bolton & Menk.

With approved templates, printing your business essentials and marketing assets takes no time at all. And it’s simple: You create a template with locked-in specs (think size, paper, finish), proof it once and reuse it forever.

Product templates are one of our favorite online printing services because they ensure every reorder is consistent with your brand standards (and done in just a few clicks). They remove the guesswork and reduce back-and-forth with designers. Plus, they can be shared across teams and locations.

And whether you’re creating templates for business cards, annual reports or postcards, when it’s time to update them, that’s easy, too. “The Hub is built for customization,” said Smartpress Account Executive Calleigh Ryan.

Smartpress is all about custom printing, so these templates are, too. From contact info and versions in different languages to content and imagery per market, you can make changes in real time for pretty much any variable, personalized content.

Here’s a business scenario for you: You have a bunch of print assets but don’t need to use them quite yet. And some of those assets are kits and packages. Once again, the Business Hub is the print solution that simplifies both those challenges.

We can do kitting and assembly for you. So those on-boarding kits and welcome packets with multiple pieces inside them? We got it. Sets of promo products and apparel items? We do bundling in our sleep.

Then we store those assets in our warehouse until you need them. Once you do, we ship them right to you. You’ll even get inventory updates: “You’ll receive an email when your inventory for each item is low,” said Ryan. “This allows you to stay ahead of the game to quickly reorder items.”

Who knew fulfillment could be so simple?

A common theme of Business Hub is ease, and that extends all the way to your administrative tasks. Some print solutions may have an excellent front-end experience, but then you get to the back end, and it’s a total mess. Definitely not worth your time.

With the Hub, you’re backed by a support team of print experts, so you can create and order your assets confidently. “We collaborate with you to create a user-friendly, foolproof ordering experience,” said Ryan.

And that includes your business’ nitty-gritty, aka billing. You can track assets, updates and orders across enterprise teams, allocate budgets for different users with specific print needs, and qualified businesses can even take advantage of consolidated Net 30 invoicing (IYKYK*).

*And if you don’t know, that’s one invoice for multiple purchases with a payment due in full within 30 days of the invoice date.

Setting up printing solutions like the Business Hub is convenient and simple (we’re sensing a theme here…). To get the ball rolling, reach out to your Smartpress account representative or contact our sales team at sales@smartpress.com. Here’s what we’ll ask you to do:

• Provide final artwork (or confirm an existing file)
• Confirm specs (size, material, finish)
• Approve pricing

“From there, we handle the setup,” said Barghini. “Once live, your product is saved and ready for repeat ordering. There’s no ongoing management required unless updates are needed.”

That setup includes creating your templates, organizing your products and configuring user access. We’ll make sure everything works for your specific workflow before you begin.

After that, you can find your team printing portal by logging in to your Smartpress account and locating the Business Hub tab in the left-hand navigation. There you’ll see templates for assets you’ve already created or you can get started on a new one.