Comments on: Why Are the Bids Wildly Different? http://www.billprintbroker.com/2009/03/why-is-there-such-a-difference-in-bids/ Printing, Publishing, and Observations Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:40:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Bill Ruesch http://www.billprintbroker.com/2009/03/why-is-there-such-a-difference-in-bids/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Bill Ruesch Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:48:36 +0000 http://www.billprintbroker.com/?p=595#comment-54 Thanks for your comments Michael. We obviously have a lot in common. I've enjoyed my life for the last twenty years as a broker much more than I did as a sales rep for a printer. The sales rep is always in a no win situation. They're not bringing in enough work, they're bringing in too much work. Finding that perfect line, which by-the-way, shifts daily was more than I could bear. Then I traded the problems of a captive sales rep for those of a broker. I must be a glutton for punishment. Thanks for your comments Michael. We obviously have a lot in common. I’ve enjoyed my life for the last twenty years as a broker much more than I did as a sales rep for a printer. The sales rep is always in a no win situation. They’re not bringing in enough work, they’re bringing in too much work. Finding that perfect line, which by-the-way, shifts daily was more than I could bear. Then I traded the problems of a captive sales rep for those of a broker. I must be a glutton for punishment.

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]]> By: Michael J http://www.billprintbroker.com/2009/03/why-is-there-such-a-difference-in-bids/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Michael J Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:23:21 +0000 http://www.billprintbroker.com/?p=595#comment-53 Hi bill, Just stopping by, following your comment over at PrintCeo. I spent 30 years as a sc%(^mbag Printing Broker in New Yorkc City from about 1978 to 1999. Now I'm not on the field, just sitting in the grandstand kibbutzing at my blog. Just wanted to share what might seem like a ridiculously self-important statement. I think smart professional printing brokers are the engines driving the future of this industry. The heavy metal guys and the "direct printers" are too busy looking down at customers. The vendors are too busy "educating" everybody else, except of course themselves. Print brokers are the customer's advocate. Now that the "direct" houses are all "deer in the headlights," the Age of the Print Broker is about to dawn, for real. To which, based on 35 years in the game, I say " F%%k, 'em if they can't take a joke." Go team!!! Hi bill,
Just stopping by, following your comment over at PrintCeo. I spent 30 years as a sc%(^mbag Printing Broker in New Yorkc City from about 1978 to 1999. Now I’m not on the field, just sitting in the grandstand kibbutzing at my blog.

Just wanted to share what might seem like a ridiculously self-important statement.

I think smart professional printing brokers are the engines driving the future of this industry. The heavy metal guys and the “direct printers” are too busy looking down at customers. The vendors are too busy “educating” everybody else, except of course themselves.

Print brokers are the customer’s advocate.

Now that the “direct” houses are all “deer in the headlights,” the Age of the Print Broker is about to dawn, for real.
To which, based on 35 years in the game, I say ” F%%k, ‘em if they can’t take a joke.”

Go team!!!

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