DesignMerge® Testimonials
Read what our customers have to say about DesignMerge!
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Application: High-volume Business Cards |
Our company needed a software solution to meet our variable data
needs. After spending several weeks searching for a solution, we found
DesignMerge. What I immediately noticed about the software, and liked
right away, was the fact that it was accommodating. QuarkXPress and
InDesign for the Mac or PC are both offered, making integration of the
DesignMerge software quick and seamless. Once the software was installed,
it was a snap to use. On the few instances when we needed sales or tech
support, Meadows was always quick with the solution in a professional
and courteous way. Our company needed to process thousands of business
cards and needed the solution to be cost effective - DesignMerge was
the answer and we've been nothing short of ecstatic!
James M. Luft
Corcoran Printing
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Application: Direct Mail |
I've been using DesignMerge for close to 4 years now. DesignMerge
combines a clear and logical user interface with a full spectrum of
variable data capabilities. I am still surprised at the number of options
available to process the data. The support team is always willing to
go the extra step to help answer a question.
Rob Henderson
Thomson West
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Application: Direct Mail, Newsletters |
Variable data projects can cause anxiety for both production people
AND clients because of all the pieces that have to fit together just
right, but DesignMerge has taken that fear away. The intimidation of
a big variable data job is gone now.
DesignMerge has made once time-consuming and tedious projects
into pretty simple tasks. The PPML driver is invaluable to me in optimizing
the way data is presented to our digital output device, particularly
in tandem with its imposition features. It saves me loads of time. Whether
it's simple addressing on postcards, or a fully variable newsletter
with multiple variable text fields and graphic elements, DesignMerge
makes it simple.
Matt Cole
emColeDesign, LLC
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Application: Botanical Tags; POP Material |
We started using DesignMerge in October of 2004 to automate the
process of producing fully variable botanical tags and POP material
for our customers. Within two years of utilizing the software, we reduced
our staffing in the preproduction area by almost 1/3 due to the efficiencies
gained. We have found that we can create more consistency in our product
lines, utilize the information in our databases with greater accuracy,
while producing creative products.
Julie Rice
MasterTag
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Application: Direct Mail |
After much deliberation, we decided to add Variable Data Printing
and Mailing services as an option for our clients. Many of the larger
print shops in town already offered this service, so for us it was a
matter of staying current.
I did some research on different software packages, and downloaded a
couple of demos, including DesignMerge. The DesignMerge people worked
with me on the evaluation, and even scheduled a short Webinar session
on the software. After that, I was sold! It's easy integration with
QuarkXPress is seamless, and it just plain works! The support staff
is always helpful, knowledgeable and ready to assist. Best of all, you
don’t have to be a rocket scientist (or a Database Engineer) to
make it work.
We now use DesignMerge on a regular basis. After 6 months of using the
software, I have barely scratched the surface of what DesignMerge can
do. We are now looking to add equipment to our Digital Printing Department
to keep up with the demand.
Larry Hales
Lasko Printing Specialties, Inc.
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Application: POS Shelf Strips |
At KinaneCo Printing, we have a need to create point-of-sale shelf
strips. These strips include product information, full-color graphics
and scannable barcodes. The information has to be placed precisely on
the strips, and most of the strips are 2-sided. Putting these shelf
strips together "by hand" in QuarkXPress was a very time-intensive
process, and each revision or change involved even more time. Not wanting
to lose this work, but knowing we had to find a better way to generate
these strips had us searching for an automated solution
The only product that we found to meet all of our needs was DesignMerge.
Not only did it work with the variable data and variable images, the
Barcode Module created scannable barcodes on the fly. DesignMerge's
ability to use OSX's AppleScript allowed for automating the precise
positioning of every element. Revisions are quick and painless. Because
it runs as an XTension of QuarkXPress, it was much easier to integrate
into our job flow than learning a totally new program. The great technical
support team answers questions quickly and ensures that we make full
use of DesignMerge.
Ross Molgano
KinaneCo Printing Systems
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Application: Direct Mail |
We have used the DesignMerge software for almost a year and we are
extremely happy with its performance! We had been using a competing
product at the time, and needed to replace it with something comparable
in price and capability.
DesignMerge is a much better product than anything in its price range
and category; easier to use and it works almost seamlessly as a component
of QuarkXPress and InDesign. It has handled everything we've thrown
at it and we have definitely pushed it to most of its limits.
One of the best things about DesignMerge, however, is the support.
Meadows support has been outstanding. They are knowledgeable and responsive
and in this print-on-demand world, that has been a life-saver many times!
Dwight Polglaze
Hartford Direct
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Application: Direct Mail |
T&L Printing Company has been in business since 1969 as a traditional
small commercial offset printing company. In 2003 the decision was made
to go digital and three years later we are about 60% digital. When Variable
Data began to really come into the market, we purchased a 'entry level'
VDP software package and began to learn. However, it soon became obvious
that we needed some help in learning this new and exciting aspect of
our business. The 'entry level' software was inexpensive but really
offered very little in the way of features or support. Without the extra
time to simply learn by trial and error, we sought out a better product.
We had been using QuarkXPress as our primary layout software for years,
and were considering a switch to InDesign in the future, so we wanted
a program that could accommodate both. After reviewing a number of products,
we decided to purchase DesignMerge. The product was so much simpler
to learn through the great sample projects and the detailed tutorials.
These are real life samples - not just simple straightforward jobs that
anyone could create. I learned more in one weekend with the software
manual from DesignMerge than I did in six months of trying to learn
the 'other' software we had purchased. When we did come across an issue
that we couldn't seem to figure out, we simply called support and Meadows
support department knew exactly what we needed to do to fix the issue.
DesignMerge has changed our business and continues to do so daily. We
are now able to produce jobs that most people think could only come
from much larger printing companies. We believe that technology opens
just as many doors as it closes to any business, and DesignMerge technology
has certainly opened a door for our company. The incredible support
that Meadows has offered makes any future need we have a simple decision.
Doug Comingore
T&L Printing Co., LLC