I'm Jessica and for everyone reading this, thank you. My goal in writing this blog isn't exactly clear to me at this point, but if nothing else, I hope to entertain and educate current and potential customers as well as anyone interested in the graphics/printing industry.
I'll start off with the basics about Fowler Printing (as my blogs progress, they will get more interesting and entertaining, I promise). We are an offset and digital printing company located just outside of Boston, MA (go red sox!). Fowler was started over 50 years ago and with one press and one folder, and has grown into a company with 4 presses, a full bindery department and a new (and very impressive) digital department as well as a complete pre-press department including graphic design and typesetting. We also handle mailings and variable data printing in-house.
Instead of listing what we can print, because print buyers pretty much already know that, I'm going to give a little insight into what value Fowler Printing can have for you if you choose to use us. I think I'll make a list:
1) You can trust us. I realize that this is a loaded sentence, but it's true. 95% of our business is from repeat clients, some have been customers for 20+ years. Our sales people are local and think nothing of dropping by 1 or 2 times a day if that's what it takes to get your job done and done correctly.
2) We do quality work, and we can prove it. Just ask! We have boxes full of printed samples that we can bring you (and you can keep them!). We have offset & digital samples as well as tricky folds and fancy embossed samples. Our range is broad, and we can prove it. AND if that's not enough, in 2008 we won a national Premier Print Award for our offset work (we beat out over 4000 other printing companies nation wide!)
3) We have so many capabilities, you're project stays in-house so there isn't ANOTHER vendor to worry about. We can design, print, and mail your next project from our plant so no need to worry about timelines with 2 other companies- Fowler can do it all, and we can get it done when you need it.
4) We are honest. If we can't do something, we'll tell you. If we don't think we can make your timeline, we'll call and let you know. Our prices are competitive and our sales and customer service team is reliable. Everyone works together on every project, and there isn't a job in the shop that the president hasn't seen, so when I saw everyone, I mean everyone.
5) We care about the environment! Fowler was given it's first award for recycling almost 17 years ago- before it was even fashionable! We now have extensive recycled programs implemented throughout the office and shop and we have an Environmental Health & Safety Committee that meets every couple of months to discuss environmental and safety issues and how to fix them. We have extensive notes on that, too. So if you are interested in learning about our improvements, feel free to ask.
Now, it's about 3:30 and it's definitely time for that "I've been staring at the computer screen and I need a pick-me-up" afternoon coffee. But let me just tell you a few quick links before I get my fix of caffeine:
Our website- www.fowlerprinting.com
Connect with me on Linkedin- www.linkedin.com/jessbrennan
Follow Fowler Printing on Twitter- www.twitter.com/fowlerprinting
Feel free to email me personally at Jessica@fowlerprinting.com
or direct all your environmental questions to - printgreen@fowlerprinting.com
Thanks! I look forward to sharing my knowledge about the graphics and printing industry with everyone.
Jessica
And I'll leave you with a movie quote- bonus if anyone can tell me what move it's from (what kind of bonus, you ask? I'm not sure, this is the virtual world, after all....)
"Days get shorter and shorter, nights longer and longer, before you know it, your life is just one long night with a few comatose daylight hours."
