The Power of Planning

I would like you to imagine that you’re in the grocery store. You’ve invited a large group of friends for a dinner party tomorrow evening and you’re shopping for ingredients. You haven’t chosen your final menu and you suddenly recall that at least two of your friends might be vegetarians but you aren’t sure. So what should you make for dinner and what ingredients do you even need?

Heading into the store for dinner ingredients without a planned menu and no idea of your guests’ dietary restrictions is a risky move. Delighting your friends and having a successful gathering takes advance planning!

With that in mind, this month marks the end of Q2. Are you entering Q3 with a solid strategy for the rest of the year? Do you know what’s on the menu for your customers?

Now is a great time to think about:

• Assessing what products you offer that are high performers and making sure you or your suppliers will have sufficient stock for the rest of the year
• Identifying poor performing items and brainstorming new offerings to replace them
• Solving any workflow issues that might slow you down in the latter half of Q3 and through the holidays

Is there anything we can do to help you feel more prepared for Q3? Let us know.​

New Integration: PrintOps

PrintOps is a print on demand provider offering framed and unframed prints (with options for both standard and square sizes) produced on the highest grade, acid free commercial paper.

With in-house operations that enable most orders to be prepared and shipped within 24 hours they are perfect for your customers that need their products quickly!

Also, if you’re playing PrintOps Trivia as you’re reading this, you might also note that, like Order Desk, they have no outside investors. From one bootstrapped company to another, respect.

Learn more about our integration with PrintOps here.

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Until next time,

Trish and your friends at Order Desk