Given the current economic climate it is not surprising that companies are looking at cost savings and reconsidering priorities on the back of a budget cut. Companies, individuals, everyone is feeling the crunch.
It is not unreasonable, or impossible to find a similar, or even better, product creating the right impression, yet at half the price*.
Why pay more?
Put your savings towards other mission critical parts of your business. Shout about your savings in your 2009 message to shareholders, ‘we have saved 50% on our investor communications budget by researching the marketplace and consolidating costs’. They will be impressed with the clear concise messaging and supporting creative communications, yet amazed at the savings you will have made.
You should expect;
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To receive an invoice that actually matches your quotation. Jones and Palmer pride themselves on ensuring that the final invoice matches your quotation**.
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Transparent proofing costs. Jones and Palmer understand that hidden costs scare our customers, so our costs are fully transparent.
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To avoid a print management fee. Jones and Palmer print in-house, taking full ownership and avoiding print management fees. Read more about printed Annual Reports.
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An opportunity to cap costs for a 3 year period. Jones and Palmer can offer certainty in an uncertain world. We can cap the cost of the production of your Annual Report for 3 years.
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To work with UK IR specialist with in-house print and online facilities. Jones and Palmer handle their projects from conception to completion in-house, regardless of the final medium, be it printed or online. Read more about printed and online communications.
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Cost effective online Annual Reports. Jones and Palmer offer best practice, html Annual Reports from £6,000, project managed to go live as your report and accounts arrive on your shareholders doorstep. Read more about online Annual Reports.
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Proof reading included as a standard. Jones and Palmer have in-house full-time proof readers primed to act as a safety net, double checking all work. It’s in our interest as much as yours to underwrite the quality of our work. This cost is included as standard in every quotation.
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A true partnership with a company who can handle both your Annual Report as well as your corporate and investor relations websites. Jones and Palmer offer market leading content managed websites from £16,000, with unbeatable functionality. Read more about the benefits of having one supplier for your Annual Report and Investor Relations website. Read more about Investor Relations websites.
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To deal with one party, one point of contact. Jones and Palmer allocate one Account Director for all online and printed projects, which are all fulfilled in-house. So there’s no duplication of information, no need to brief two separate teams, but absolute continuity and consistency. Read more about the importance of an account director.
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Access to a design team, rather than an individual. Jones and Palmer’s creative concepts are borne out of collaboration, which keeps our own internal teams on their toes creatively! Read more about creativity and design.
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Access to digital presses catering for 24hr announcements and circulars. Jones and Palmer’s recent investment in their top of the range digital facilities set us apart from the rest, making turnaround of proofs and the printing of circulars quick and easy.
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Competitive advantage in corporate reporting. Jones and Palmer include a ‘challenging key messages session’ within the basic cost of producing your Annual Report, offering you exclusive opportunities to stand out from the crowd and punch above your weight. Read more about getting the right message across.
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Testimonials supporting these statements.
Read more about what our clients say, specifically, Dragon Oil plc.
Talk to Jones and Palmer
We are an agency of over 50 dedicated IR experts; we have no London overheads weighting our costs. We have a straight talking team of highly skilled Account Directors who have the resource and infrastructure to improve your message.
With over 40 years of experience, and having produced over 5,000 Annual Reports for our global client base, our 98% retention rate speaks volumes. Our clients (some of which we have worked with for over 10 years!) have been shortlisted many times for IR awards.
Don’t take our word for it, hear it from our valued clients notably Dragon Oil plc who have benefitted from our 'credit crunch' services.
The next step
Talk to Jones and Palmer. Why not ask us for a quotation? You have potentially everything to gain and nothing to lose.
This article was written by Heidi Hill (Business Development Manager). We welcome your feedback and thoughts and would love to hear any questions you have.
Worth a read...
Read about printed Annual Reports and corporate reporting
Read about our Online Annual Report service
Read about our Corporate and Investor Relations websites
Jones and Palmer is focused on the development and delivery of corporate and investor communication media.
Established in 1906, Jones and Palmer has, for the last 40 years, printed annual report and accounts for public listed companies and currently has over 150 plc clients. We are the UK’s largest on-site manufacturer of investor websites and printed annual reports.
*our research proves that we are consistently around 50% cheaper than our competitors.
** unless our client changes the specification, at which time we would re-supply a quotation for your approval.