About Us
Our mission is to provide our customers with high quality professional printing services at affordable prices. We guarantee affordable pricing and quality workmanship. From design to delivery, S/W Printing continues to be a leader in the printing industry.
How We Got Started
Started as Stricklin Printing
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (90)
"Great people and service!"
"Highly recommend S&W Printing for all your printing needs from business cards, marketing..."
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"Highly recommend S&W Printing for all your printing needs from business cards, marketing materials, and beautiful Holiday cards. They even have direct mailing options at a reasonable price. "
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"Boys and Girls Clubs help the community in many many ways. They offer many needed services for the kids that help them in their day to day lives."
"Very professional established Law Firm in Historic Downtown Florence."
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I always say Good Morning or Good Afternoon with a smile and say "Welcome to S/W Printing Company" and "How can we help you today?". After the greeting and discussing their printing needs, I always thank them for coming in and tell them Thank You for letting us serve them today.
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I always say Good Morning or Good Afternoon with a smile and say "Welcome to S/W Printing Company" and "How can we help you today?". After the greeting and discussing their printing needs, I always thank them for coming in and tell them Thank You for letting us serve them today.
For my money BNI has been one of the best investments we have made to receive referrals and to network with local businesses. I am a local BNI Ambassador and really believe the initial costs are well worth the investment. Our Chapter has 44 members and we average at least 50 referrals per week....
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For my money BNI has been one of the best investments we have made to receive referrals and to network with local businesses. I am a local BNI Ambassador and really believe the initial costs are well worth the investment. Our Chapter has 44 members and we average at least 50 referrals per week. The advantage is that you have 44 people selling YOU to their contact sphere at all times. We figured what a seat in our Chapter is worth to each member and came up with $58,000.00 by dividing the total of the closed business for the year by 44 seats. You may want to also look into your local Chamber of Commerce and look at joining also.
When I had the opportunity to buy S/W Printing in Florence SC I was working for someone else, as I always did, as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. My son was attending College at the time. Since buying the Company we have realized increases in the double digits each year! We treat our...
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When I had the opportunity to buy S/W Printing in Florence SC I was working for someone else, as I always did, as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. My son was attending College at the time. Since buying the Company we have realized increases in the double digits each year! We treat our customers like we want to be treated, and go the extra mile to help them to each their goals. My son graduated and came to work managing the Company. We have made many new friends and Customers over the years and have the pleasure of working in a family atmosphere. I have the best of both worlds. I work with and see my son everyday and have the pleasure of owning a successful business. We are blessed.
You should visit local BNI (Business Networking International) chapters in your area and consider joining one. They only allow 1 Company from each industry type to join each chapter. For example, I am a the only member of a chapter with 48 members in Florence South Carolina who offers Printing...
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You should visit local BNI (Business Networking International) chapters in your area and consider joining one. They only allow 1 Company from each industry type to join each chapter. For example, I am a the only member of a chapter with 48 members in Florence South Carolina who offers Printing Services to our Chapter and their referrals. It is like having 48 salesman selling for you. Go to www.BNI.com and go to find a Chapter and look for your City. Good Luck!
Just because they buy from you doesn't mean they ONLY buy from you. When I notice one of our customers has a product from another supplier, I give them EXTRA customer service and show them how much we care about their business.You might want to throw out that you periodically discount promotional...
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Just because they buy from you doesn't mean they ONLY buy from you. When I notice one of our customers has a product from another supplier, I give them EXTRA customer service and show them how much we care about their business.You might want to throw out that you periodically discount promotional items from time to time. Sometimes it's better to get a 30% markup and get the sale instead of a 40-50% markup and not get the sale.
We found that it is best to have the digital ink cartridges included in the lease. We use too many to make it economical to purchase them.
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We found that it is best to have the digital ink cartridges included in the lease. We use too many to make it economical to purchase them.
Any individually owned store front business that closes has a negative affect on their City's local economy. Small Business owners pay the most in taxes and have to work very hard to stay in business. I try to support the small business stores before I go to the big Box Stores. I have read that...
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Any individually owned store front business that closes has a negative affect on their City's local economy. Small Business owners pay the most in taxes and have to work very hard to stay in business. I try to support the small business stores before I go to the big Box Stores. I have read that .80 of each dollar spent locally stays in the local economy, whether it be in the form of paying salaries, taxes, etc. I always say "Shop Local, Buy Local".
S/W Printing is a true printing company. This means that we run Offset (Real) presses made by Heidelberg and Ryobi. These presses use specific colors or pantone colors of inks to produce the images they print. Many of our customers have specific pantone colors in their logos and get nervous about...
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S/W Printing is a true printing company. This means that we run Offset (Real) presses made by Heidelberg and Ryobi. These presses use specific colors or pantone colors of inks to produce the images they print. Many of our customers have specific pantone colors in their logos and get nervous about producing those colors. We offer our customers the ability of coming in and watching their items get printed to put them at ease. It always works, and they know that we care as much as they do that their printed items always look the same and match. Their business cards, letterheads, and envelopes are always the same color. I have competitors who call themselves Printers that solely print on copiers and sell it as being printed on a press.
I would say that you should look into visiting and maybe joining a local BNI chapter in your area. go to www.bni.com and search for a chapter to visit. Only one company from each classification is allowed in each chapter. I am an Ambassador and Vice President of my chapter and get many referrals...
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I would say that you should look into visiting and maybe joining a local BNI chapter in your area. go to www.bni.com and search for a chapter to visit. Only one company from each classification is allowed in each chapter. I am an Ambassador and Vice President of my chapter and get many referrals weekly from them. It's Great!
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Yes Business cards work. All of your contact info should be on your cards. Also, I'm a believer that you only have one chance at making a first impression so my card is a unique high quality Business Card printed on a 38 pt paper. This equals about a 380 lb paper where regular business cards are...
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Yes Business cards work. All of your contact info should be on your cards. Also, I'm a believer that you only have one chance at making a first impression so my card is a unique high quality Business Card printed on a 38 pt paper. This equals about a 380 lb paper where regular business cards are printed on an 80 lb paper. People always comment on my cards and keep them. So do something unique.
