Printavo PrintHustlers Podcast

"If you're a good person, hungry, and driven – there are good things to come" Superior Ink's Dominic Rosacci sat down with us for an incredible interview. We wrote about his past and his future in screen printing around sustainability, purpose and creating shop culture.

Bruce from Printavo and Steven from Campus Ink discuss why customer service is a HUGE marketing opportunity for custom print shops. Your shop CAN compete against multi-billion dollar operations!! How? High-quality, consistent, personal, customized service for every customer: https://www.printavo.com/blog/customer-service-is-a-marketing-opportunity This simple exercise makes mistakes, spoilage, and...

EzPress is a bolt-on unit for automated screen printing on a manual press. 21 year old Cameron Maciel from Riverside, CA realized the need for equipment like this when his own screen printing business grew. Cameron is leading the charge to fill a gap in the market. He envisions a press with the consistency and dependability of an automatic, but small enough for shops that can't expend the resource...

Ryonet's Luke Ryerkerk sat down with Bruce for an honest discussion about the pros and cons of DTG printing. Direct to garment printing can be a touchy subject among screen printers. Read the full recap here: https://www.printavo.com/blog/dtg-printing-ryonet-interview What's the best DTG printer? When should you consider buying or leasing a direct to garment printer? What sort of business thrives...

Tom Davenport is part of Motion Textile's DNA. A low-profile but extremely high-quality print shop, California's Motion Textile has a 50,000 square foot production facility solely focused on making the best possible print. In this candid interview, Tom walks us through his storied history with screen printing (starting as a punk rock skateboarder in 1996), growing through the Great Recession, up t...

Success Print Shop: one man. One automatic press. One shipping container in rural Texas. 26 years old. Look no further for your dose of inspiration to keep pushing forward. Jonathan Ornelas takes "massive action" to the next level. Read the full recap here: https://www.printavo.com/blog/manual-to-automatic-screen-printing-with-success

“A magic shop. Screen printing, embroidery, dye sublimation, direct to garment, fulfillment, alterations. You name it, we do it.” We interviewed Lucas and Joe from Rowboat Creative, one of Chicago's (and the world's) most imaginative print shops, at ISS Long Beach 2019. Are they an agency? A creative firm? A brand activation boutique? Yes – and more. Try Printavo: https://www.printavo.com They've...

From 18 to 39 employees. A relocation. Two new automatic presses. Employee heartbreak. And through it all: becoming Oklahoma City's favorite screen printer. Check out this candid interview with Oklahoma Shirt Company owner Justin Lawrence filmed at ISS Long Beach 2019. Bruce from Printavo, simple shop management software, asks Justin about how his values and vision have changed. Try Printavo: http...

Listen in as Steven Farag and Bruce Ackerman discuss why barbershops – and Amazon – provide a great model for screen printing shops to copy. The secret is in the way they manage Customer Care, communicate, and provide a customized experience. Try Printavo: www.printavo.com This in-depth discussion has too much great info to summarize here. Check out Printavo Merch: www.printavo.com/merch Follow us...

Bruce Ackerman from Printavo sits down with Steven Farag from Campus Ink to talk about how he got to $1M in online store sales for screen printing and custom merchandise. Steve's shop was the first on Printavo Merch [Beta] – our solution for simple online stores – and his insight is valuable. Bruce and Steve discuss: - Building a customer profile for great Merch customers - Developing store-specif...

When do you hire a sales rep for your screen printing and custom merchandise shop? How do you pay them? What should they actually do? These questions come up again and again. Luckily, Steven Farag from Campus Ink shared his first-hand experience with hiring a dedicated outside sales representative. Steven discusses recruiting, training, incentives, salary, commissions, lead generation, and measuri...

It's time to CRUSH your goals in 2019! It's a great time to have a bit of a mental refresh from last year and separate it from the goals and accomplishments you want to achieve this year. You can get yourself pumped up, get your team pumped up. What I've got for you are 10 different tips. These are 10 really great tips to take your shop to the next level and get ready for the new year. Here we go!...