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The Benefits of Centralization: Print, Mail & Campus Store

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The Benefits of Centralization: Print, Mail & Campus Store
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Partnerships are one way to help manage the ever-changing needs of a college campus. The different seasons that exist in higher education are one aspect that must be understood when working on a college campus. While the campus buzzes to life at the start of the semester, a slower pace is maintained in summer when the students are gone.

Behind the scenes, these seasons of a campus can lead to complications in labor and services. When your campus is built to support a student body through the semester, it can be difficult to maintain an efficient operation in the summer.

Auxiliary services like bookstores, mail, and print can generate revenue for campuses. However, maintaining staff for these areas is difficult to do in the different seasons and can decrease the revenue received by running these services 'in-house.'

One way campuses can create efficient and profitable auxiliary services is by partnering with a third party to run their print and mail services along with the campus store. Consolidating the three services leads to a variety of benefits!

  • Centralized Service

    Combining these services into a single location allows you to maximize the use of valuable space within your campus buildings. It also creates a more convenient customer service experience, driving traffic into your campus store and increasing visibility and sales in your bookstore.

  • Consolidation of Staff

    When these auxiliary services are in a central location, your institution can consolidate management and staff, ensuring more efficient use of labor in peak and off-season times.

  • Cost Savings

    Centralizing can save you time and money, helping you achieve your goals for the fiscal year, aiming not just to break even but to redevelop revenue-generating services for your institution.

A simple way to consolidate these three services is through adding a partner! A partnership can help you merge and streamline your print shop, mail service, and campus store processes. 

At Slingshot, we’re committed to innovation and service, putting your students first and partnering with you to help you meet your goals. We continually innovate our software, course materials delivery, and campus store structure. 

We’ve already mastered the challenges of merging and managing these auxiliary services and have found the benefits for you! Partnering with Slingshot to consolidate your print, mail, and campus store can potentially help your institution save up to 20% on mail operations and up to 25% on print!

Developing better solutions for institutions is a driving force for our company. To learn more about the benefits of partnering with Slingshot, visit slingshotedu.com/printandmail.