ROCS Group Business Development Bible

— Requesting Print Quotes

When requesting print quotes it is important to include all the infomration that the printer needs to give an accurate quote

1. Name: This will help you find the quote in the future and in order to reference the job to the printer. 2. Size: You will need to list the dimensions, always making sure to include the unit of measurement, and to list the width first. 3. Colour: Specify if the artwork requires colour printing. CMYK x 2 would indicate that the artwork needs colour printing on 2 sides. BW x 1 would indicate that it is a black and white single-sided print. 4. Paper: Let the printer know what thickness of paper you would like. Vouchers are usually around 200gsm (grams per square metre). Flyers closer to 115 or 150gsm. And cards 300gsm. But it varies between jobs depending on the application and budget. 5. Finish: You also need to specify what finish you would like to have, there are typically 3 options: Matte, this is the most common paper finish that we use, which adds a nice sheen to the print. Gloss, which is a shinier finish that we do not use very often, and uncoated, which is paper without any coating, again we do not use this often. 6. Quantity: Finally you need to include the amount of prints that you would like to be quoted for.

Here are some other things that you may need to include

Glued in packs: In case they are needed in batches. Stapled in packs: In case they are needed in batches with stubs. Perforations: In case the voucher would need to be split in tearable sections. Numbered: In case the prints need to numbered in sequence. Pages: For multiple page documents, such as brochures and catalogues.

Here is an example of how to structure a request:

Retail Voucher DL Size: 220x110mm Colour: CMYK x BW Paper: 200gsm matte coated Perforations: 1 vertical Stapled in packs of 25 Numbered back and front Quantity: 1000

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