Welcome to The Giles Group! Friday - May 09,  2008 Welcome to the digital domain of John Giles. Here you can explore the digital issues of quick printing as well as check out the latest books and products to make selling digital services easier. Check out What's New for the latest in news and tips. Why do some printers make money with digital technology and others don't? John's new book 12 Secrets of Digital Success will tell you what successful printers are doing to increase their profits and improve productivity. To order, click on the Books tab. DTP PriceList updated. Printing companies can now profitably price typesetting and design based on value with this easy-to-use InDesign-based DTP counter pricebook that you can customize. Order the book today and take the mystery out of DTP pricing. Do you want to make more money selling digital services? Do you know about the new digital technology services you can sell? Have you heard about PURLs and web-to-print services? Is it easy for customers to buy from you? Do you want digital standards to make handling customer files easier? Do you have the tools to help your sales staff sell more digital services? Do you want to be the market leader in digital knowledge? You can with John Giles' Digital Audit. The one day onsite visit will get you pointed the right direction as you find out how to implement digital standards to make taking digital files a breeze. Make sure you are taking advantage of the services out there, selling to the right customers, and making yourself different from the competition. Call 304-552-5363 or email john@johngiles.com today to find out more about this exciting service that is customized for your company and market. Check out John's article to help train customers about commercial printing on Microsoft's web site. It helps consumers understand digital standards and points out what they can expect from a better printer. The article is found at http://office.microsoft.com. You'll also want to check out John's latest Microsoft.com article about "Why a commercial printer wants a PostScript or PDF file" at http://office.microsoft.com. If you are asking your customers to give you Postscript or PDF files, this article will help them understand why. Tom Crouser's latest Pricing Guide now includes a printed copy of John Giles' DTP PRICELIST ON DISK. Crouser Pricing Guide users can buy the PRICELIST ON DISK at a steep discount. Visit Crouser's web site at at www.crouser.com. CPrint® (Certified Printers International) is a exciting new international program that certifies printing companies who demonstrate business practices that allow them to provide exceptional quality and service to the business print buyer in their community. The CPrint® certification is ongoing to assure the buying public the best possible print buying experience. CPrint® has a number of special products and services that let participants provide customer-friendly technology to make print buying easier. Giles will be working closely with CPrint® to help give the affiliates a competitive edge in their market. CPrint® is currently taking applications for selected markets. For more information visit the Crouser web site at www.cprint.org. John Giles III, the DTP Consultant, is the owner of The Giles Group, a training and consulting company specializing in digital technology issues for quick printing and small commercial printing companies. The company provides specialized consulting on marketing digital services, productivity, pricing, software and equipment purchases, personnel and work flows for quick and small commercial printing companies with $3 million or less in sales. Giles' training concentrates on increasing profitability in the DTP and prepress department. He works with workflow procedures and organization within the department. He focuses on the profitable use and marketing of technology such as PDF workflows and automation, websites, web-to-print purchasing and personal URLs. He performs digital audits to help make sure printer has the right standards and procedures, equipment, personnel and understand of digital opportunities to be competitive. Giles also provides training to a printer's customer on the industry standards for digital files to help assure printers are getting ready-to-print files. Giles is a contributing editor for Quick Printing magazine and has published articles in other industry trade news outlets such as OnDemandjournal.com, Whattheyknow.com and for Microsoft.com. He is an popular speaker on digital topics for quick and small commercial printers. Giles made presentations on digital topics throughout the US, Canada, England and Australia. He has presented programs for such groups as PIA, NAQP, PODi, and PRSA as well as the printing franchises and a number of print manufacturers. Giles' largest client is Certified Printers International (CPrint®), a printing franchise aimed at helping printers prosper. As the technical director, Giles helps the organization develop distinct digital advantages in their local markets so they can be more profitable and efficient. He is the author of Digital Directions: A workflow guide for small printing companies; the DTP Pricelist; and The Digital Original. He is a recipient of the National Association of Quick Printer's Industry Award of Distinction. The award is presented to a non-quick printer who has supported and consistently contributed to quick printing as a whole. The honoree can be an educator, supplier, member of the trade press or author. He is a graduate of Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va., with a degree in Journalism. The Giles Group 110 Cannery Lane - Winfield, West Virginia 25213 Telephone: (304) 552-5363 info@johngiles.com