Callimedia

Why be with us?

Callimedia Our why

Our why is to make a difference to our clients printed offline marketing output. We seek to add value at every opportunity, that could be simply in reducing spend through insightful sourcing programmes ensuring that the most efficient suppliers are selected for a particular product. Or through a combined strategic process looking at data, creative and discussing outcomes in order to put together campaigns which deliver each and every time. We provide bespoke solutions for our clients and become the partner they need us to be, whatever the requirement Callimedia delivers.

Why Callimedia

• Free no obligation no hassle cost analysis. We review your spend and activity and provide a comprehensive report.

• First class customer service. Our high retention rates are testament to our ethos.

• The needs and requirements of our clients always comes first.

• Wide ranging network of supply partners across the UK and Europe.

• Project ownership, we manage the whole production cycle, ensuring quality, budgets and schedules are met.

Callimedia Catalogue & Brochure Production

The Callimedia offering is centred around the understanding that printed offline collateral is a vital part of any marketing mix. We believe firmly that all channels need to be included to deliver a robust campaign, however, it has been prov en that printed catalogue, DM or Door Drop activity has the ability to cut through some of the digital noise and drive traffic to engage with the brand.

Callimedia are experts at print project management, we work with all the key manufacturers in the UK and Europe allowing us to deliver all manner of print collateral. Our approach allows our clients to focus on the creative and strategic requirements of the campaign entrusting us to deliver innovative and cost effective print solutions.

We manage the projects from concept to completion, ensuring that deadlines are adhered to by all parties. We attend press passes for all projects to ensure our quality requirements are met and that a high quality product is delivered. Alongside our print procurement we also procure and manage the fulfilment process, liaising with postage providers ensuring that mailing data is handed over on time and the optimum postage service is selected.

We have a group paper spend in excess of £7,000,000 across a range of UK, European and Worldwide mills as well as UK based merchants. We constantly review paper costs and in part due to our large onsite warehouse facilities (due to be extended in 2023 by a further 20,000 sq ft) we are able to purchase and store paper in order to mitigate paper price increases. Due to our spend we have the support of a number of UK mills directly which has helped with the maintenance of supply and cost.

Throughout 2021 and 2022 we successfully navigated the paper supply issues through the purchase of stock in advance and holding in our’s and our suppliers warehouses. For our monthly contracts we purchase paper at least one month in advance of production and hold a rolling buffer stock of paper to allow quantity increases if required and any other issues which can potentially arise.

Paper used in all productions is either FSC or PEFC accredited as standard and would be certified as such to ensure supply chain transparency. We also offer carbon balancing if required.

Callimedia Fulfilment and Postage

A large percentage of the work we produce is mailed to customers, from naked catalogue mailings through to envelope and paperwrapped packs we cover the full spectrum of mailing options. We are experts at finding the right solution for your brand to reach your customers in a cost effective way whilst maintaining brand integrity. We regularly advise our clients on pack design and postage options to ensure packs are optimised in terms of postage costs and production efficiencies.

We are adept at handling complex delivery projects, utilising our own storage facilities we are able to store and despatch products for our clients, delivering in the UK and Europe as well as the rest of the world.

Our storage facility allows us to handle catalogue request mailings for our clients, we have developed a bespoke IT solution which allows our clients to send catalogue request data across on a daily/ weekly basis in order for us to fulfil and despatch all catalogue request material.

We provide a fully transparent postage consultancy for our clients to ensure they are achieving the best possible rates and service to meet their requirements. Over the years we have saved our clients vast sums of money on postage through product innovation to reduce pack weights. We have enabled clients to take advantage of Royal Mail postage incentives through pack design and campaign structure to ensure requirements are met and completing the application on their behalf.

Whilst offering cost effective production solutions we are also able to provide a suite of creative services. Sitting within our publishing side of the business is a dynamic team of creatives producing a vast array of titles across a range of interests. Producing both offline and online content they work to create stunning visual output for their clients.

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They are well practised in putting together time sensitive publications month on month and would certainly be well placed to slot into your existing in house studio to assist with any bottlenecks with page and PDF creation as and when required.

We regularly source journalists, designers, photographers and illustrators and help deliver on our client’s vision. It is our aim to allow our clients the space to do what they do best and help facilitate whatever their business needs are.

As a print management partner we strongly believe that any offline marketing collateral needs to sit within a blended approach utilising online solutions to deliver a complete message. Through our data analytics partners we are able to help brands achieve required targets. We work with our partners to understand the data, the numbers and the key drivers needed to hit the required targets and to deliver first class campaign performance, forecasting and robust, timely, customer-centric analysis, to enable our clients to adapt and grow with confidence. Our ultimate goal is to help clients achieve their business objectives.

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We provide cost effective solutions

We analyse and advise

We understand your requirements

We learn about your business

We project manage We communicate

We listen to our client

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We deliver

We feedback

We refine always striving to improve

We add value

Having worked with many print management companies in the past it was a relief to find Callimedia and engage in a long term working relationship with them, which has all the right elements of a professional partnership. I fully trust them to handle all of my regular and last-minute print requirements; they are well-connected, highly efficient, knowledgeable and genuinely good people who are always on hand to answer queries. Needless to say the past few years have been difficult for businesses and Callimedia have been exceptional throughout it all. I cannot recommend them highly enough..

MD - Postscript Books

Original Travel have worked with Callimedia for a number of years now and it’s always a pleasure. The team are supremely organised, very efficient and always accommodating to the inevitable changes of plan with big printing jobs. We are lucky to have such reliable partner.

Tom Barber – Original Travel

Testimonials

We have worked with Callimedia for 18 years, and the service is always efficient, timely, and of the highest standard. From the first point of contact to mailings landing with our customers, Chris is an excellent Account Manager, and always on hand (by email or phone) to assist with queries. Nothing is ever too much trouble.

Leger Shearings Group

I have worked with Callimedia for a number of years on our catalogue mailings and we have formed a great working relationship. They always provide an excellent service, competitive prices, advice and go over and above to ensure everything runs smoothly. I have complete confidence in them and have no hesitation in recommending them.

Alison Seymour Catalogue Production Planner at Mr Fothergills Seeds