I noticed today that Caslon, a PODi affiliate has created a ‘Find a Service Provider‘; a free service enabling clients and customers to locate service providers within the global Print On Demand and VDP sector.
PODi has launched the Beta version of its newest program to create value for print and marketing service providers – Find a Service Provider – a free, searchable online database developed by Caslon, PODi’s Affiliate. The database is the first part of a larger plan to help service providers
Although it’s still in Beta it’s independent and nicely backed by the leading vendors. Hopefully it will grow and be a success; although searching for ‘Variable Data Printers’ in the UK only returns a single provider!.
The ‘Find a Service Provider’ portal sits alongside their database of ‘Digital Print Case Studies‘; 27 of which have been produced using XMPie - which is great.
I can imagine that more of these tools and services will become available in the coming months; and even some more ‘application-focussed’ ones; which would be good.