Do You Know

Your Audience’s

Passion?

Strategic Partnership for

Global Distribution and Print

Partnership for

Global

Distribution

Why Global Distribution?

Marketing has changed

Global need for consistent materials

Simultaneous need for distribution

On-demand content management

Eliminate shipping and obsolescence

Universal quality standards for global

communications

Roger Gimbel Founding Member

Started in 1993

Close relationships build on trust

Local global service

Commitment by owners for quality and

growth, innovation

Implemented a global platform strategy

200 Locations

Global Community

Meeting Locations

2012: Paris, Barcelona, Las Vegas

2011: Melbourne, Davenport IA,

Rochester NY

2010: Tel Aviv, Reykjavík Iceland, Beijing

2009: Lisbon Portugal, Rochester NY

2008: Dubai, Malmo Sweden, Atlanta GA

2007: Rochester NY, Munich Germany

2006: Singapore, Las Vegas

2005: Portland OR, Maastricht Netherlands

Automated Job Processing

How does it work?

Project specs defined

Locations defined

Pricing approval

File testing

Job submission

File transmission to IPN locations

Job tracking

Local delivery confirmation

IBM Global

Business Challenge

A US Print service provider for 15 years

wants to expand their relationship

Opportunity for IBM Global RFP for

worldwide distribution and print training

materials

Need for data processing, print,

distribution for N. America, Latin America,

Europe, Asia, India

US Provider wins global RFP

Gimbel Team Provided

Global strategy, Project Management

Specification review and guidelines for

job processing

SLA definitions, file testing process

Standardized pricing across locations

Recommendations for cost efficiency

Result

Implemented 12 locations with

standardized digital kits and fixed pricing

Success Story

Strategic Partnership for Global Distribution and Print

For more information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting call your Great Lakes

account executive at 216-634-5120 or email rfirst@gll.com

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