Star Print Brokers, Bellevue WA
Nancy Starkman from Star Print Brokers

Nancy Starkman

Star Print Brokers

Bellevue, WA
Speciality Retail Print Printing
Speciality Retail Print Printing
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About Us

Star Print Brokers prints books with many custom options available; options that are hard to find elsewhere. We print in Asia for lower cost and higher quality. USA printing is only faster. Authors and publishers everywhere use our services, not just local self-publishers in the Seattle area. We do business internationally, and have done so since 1999.

Our color expertise is very much appreciated by our clients. We offer professional book design too. We have the capabilities manufacture nearly any size book that you require.

Typically, we print high-quality coffee table books for photographers, artists, and art galleries, as well as large format books. But, we also print cookbooks, children's picture books, novels, and much more.

Our book bindings include hardcover, soft cover, Wire-O, elastic band journals, and children's board books.

Among our hard-to-find options are slip cases, cloth cover wrap in a variety of colors and textures, foil stamps in color and finishes, tip-on printed images for the cover, sewn-in ribbon markers, bumper boxes made for your book's dimensions.

We also press CDs and DVDs, and print wall calendars as an add-on to your book order.

Because we print high-quality books on commercial printing presses,. our minimum quantities is 1,000 hardcover books, or 2,000 soft cover books.

Star Print Brokers, Inc., is based in Bellevue, WA.

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If you are a service-based provider, do you charge for initial consultations? Why or why not?
Nancy from Star Print Brokers Answered this on May 31, 2018
We don't charge for initial 1-hour consultations. We print high-quality books on press --and design books -- so we actually quite a bit of additional free consulting once an indie author commits to us. We also offer pertinent tutorials. Make it easy for customers! (more) We don't charge for initial 1-hour consultations. We print high-quality books on press --and design books -- so we actually quite a bit of additional free consulting once an indie author commits to us. We also offer pertinent tutorials. Make it easy for customers!
What is the smartest marketing thing you have done for your business?
Nancy from Star Print Brokers Answered this on April 17, 2018
Focused on a niche. No long explanations here, but you must differentiate your business. (more) Focused on a niche. No long explanations here, but you must differentiate your business.
How do you pay a salesperson to acquire business clients that you hope to have for years?
Nancy from Star Print Brokers Answered this on December 17, 2017
I came out of a world of newspaper advertising sales and management, as well as printing sales. You might end up with more than one salesperson, therefore, you might be establishing territories at some point. Their clients, in their territory, are theirs until they leave the company. Pay them... (more) I came out of a world of newspaper advertising sales and management, as well as printing sales. You might end up with more than one salesperson, therefore, you might be establishing territories at some point. Their clients, in their territory, are theirs until they leave the company. Pay them on sales. After all, once they land a client, they will be making sales almost immediately. It will be their responsibility to call on clients regularly to ask for more orders, in addition to cold calls. If a salesperson doesn’t make a sale within a set period of time, like 6 months, then the account is open for others to call on. It is really tough to get people to work for straight commission. If possible, I would pay a base salary of what is about 50 percent of historical sales in a territory, and then 50% more in commissions. Offer a bonus for every 3 clients they pick up in a quarter. If they sell over the historical base plus commission, pay them an additional percentage for sales over their goal. You may develop more styles of cards, at different price levels.
Artists, What Social Media Marketing Techniques Have Been the Most Productive in Bringing in New Clients for Your Business?
Nancy from Star Print Brokers Answered this on August 09, 2017
This isn't social media, but we print books for artists and galleries. High-quality printed coffee table books are a very upscale "business card" for serious prospective clients. Our clients also sell them at galleries where they are represented. We design books too. (more) This isn't social media, but we print books for artists and galleries. High-quality printed coffee table books are a very upscale "business card" for serious prospective clients. Our clients also sell them at galleries where they are represented. We design books too.
Are There Any Printing/manufacturing Companies on Here That Would Like to Network Together?
Nancy from Star Print Brokers Answered this on August 09, 2017
We print books in ASIA for lower cost with our select vendors, than the typical quality available in USA. Star Print Brokers provides better quality too, with hard to find custom options. We also design books. Book printinbrokers, based in Bellevue, Washington. (more) We print books in ASIA for lower cost with our select vendors, than the typical quality available in USA. Star Print Brokers provides better quality too, with hard to find custom options. We also design books. Book printinbrokers, based in Bellevue, Washington.
What Is the Best Printer to When Printing Your Own Business Cares?
Nancy from Star Print Brokers Answered this on July 30, 2017
When you output images, you are outputting toner on stock. However, offset printing is printing real ink on paper. Toner smears unless it has a varnish added. Ink does not smear. It costs more to print on a printing press, but is the professional way to do things. Having said that, if you have... (more) When you output images, you are outputting toner on stock. However, offset printing is printing real ink on paper. Toner smears unless it has a varnish added. Ink does not smear. It costs more to print on a printing press, but is the professional way to do things. Having said that, if you have customers who are happy with the quality, then go for it. But, I do agree with the others. Sometimes tripping over a dollar to pick up a dime is not worth it. Your cards are a loss leader. If they open doors to bigger projects, then great. Personally, I would suggest offering a higher-end premium option to print on press, as an add-on to the cheap cards.
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