GDPR – A win/win for direct mail

It seems a long time (and with the events of the last couple of years almost a lifetime!) since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018. That, plus the Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR) – which adds a further layer of rules to digital channels – succeeded in throwing corporations …

Ordering print online – all you need to know

Ordering print can be tricky. There’s a lot to know, and to remember. But many marketing teams have always done it offline, manually, and so can be reluctant to change. Here’s a quick checklist of why an online ordering portal, and specifically our own PremLive system, can save you money, time and hassle. 1. PremLive …

Getting personal with large-format printing

Targeting your marketing based on data is the future of, well, everything, really. As our capacity to gather and process more information about customers grows to epic proportions, so do our options for presenting people with relevant, meaningful marketing collateral. Here at PremCom we’re already delivering highly personalised, multichannel campaigns through our PremLive service, but …

Web-to-print and touchless workflow

Modern print management thrives on speed and accuracy; coming up with the right goods at the right time to satisfy customers. Of course, you need the right scale as well. There’s a huge difference between printing off a few flyers for an event and running a large-scale digital printing campaign for an established brand. The …

Print – the heart of your marketing strategy

Nowadays it can feel like the only place to market your business is online but actually statistics show that print marketing still has a very big part to play. According to research by Royal Mail, 32% of young adults say they’re more likely to trust information they get through print than online and 25% of …

The answer to all your marketing needs

Talk to any marketing professional and there is one thing that everyone will agree upon – they are busy. With more diverse audiences using a range of media, every marketing campaign you run is now multi-channel. This means you aren’t just using one delivery system, you are using at least five. You don’t just have …

How digital stamps boost direct mail success

With customers shopping around more than ever before, always seeking the next bargain, it’s become harder than ever to secure repeat custom year on year. This has meant that marketing, to try to grab the attention of the customer, has needed to be more personalised than ever before. Yet, of course, the challenge is that …

How PremCom helps travel marketers increase repeat sales

It’s never been harder for travel companies to get customers to come back to them year after year. Gone are the days of people immediately thinking of a particular travel agent when they want to book a holiday. Nowadays the travel and tourism market is flooded – and customers have got savvy and are shopping …

5 ways we’re revolutionising travel marketing

With an almost 5% growth in the travel and tourism industry last year, the challenge for all industry professionals, particularly those in marketing roles, is to stay ahead of the curve and anticipate upcoming trends. In an expanding marketplace, ensuring that your business is at the forefront of a customer’s mind means that you need …

Carl Howarth

Development Lead As Development Lead at PremCom, Carl heads up the development department. With over 25 years commercial experience in software development, he has been involved in creating solutions for many different industries. From stock management systems to back-office solutions to ecommerce, Carl has worked on both application and web-based technologies and has a healthy …