TPX MAILING LIST SERVICES

TPX maintains (we believe) the best available databases of U.S. graphic arts companies. Please read the overview of these services that appears below, or click one of the links to go straight to the section that interests you.

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OVERVIEW OF MAILING LIST SERVICES

TPX offers the following options to help you fulfill your mailing list needs at the best possible price:

  1. TPX SOURCEBOOK - This is our Windows directory in which we attempt to list every company in North America that makes, sells (new or used) or services any type of graphic arts equipment or supplies (lists over 5,000 companies). For $299, you get the TPX Sourcebook plus 3 quarterly data updates (thereafter, quarterly updates cost $149/year).

  2. ALA CARTE PURCHASE - You can purchase any portion of our mailing list of printing companies for a one-time fee of $250/1,000.

  3. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES - Or you can rent our entire database of over 40,000 printing companies and pre- and post-press trade shops plus monthly updates for only $500/month (12 month minimum).

If you buy our TPX Sourcebook or rent our entire mailing list, we provide Windows software that lets you post the updates, search the data and create export files of whatever group of companies you specify. These export files can then be imported into software you use for customer contact, e-mailing, mailing or fax broadcasting.

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TPX SOURCEBOOK

The TPX Sourcebook is our Windows directory in which we attempt to list every company in North America that makes, sells (new or used) or services any type of graphic arts equipment or supplies (lists over 5,000 companies). For $299, you get the TPX Sourcebook plus 3 quarterly data updates (thereafter, quarterly updates cost $149/year).

SOURCEBOOK CONTENT - The TPX Sourcebook lists the following types of companies (with approximate number of each) to include address, phone and fax numbers and the key individuals' names and titles:

Associations (185) Convertors (59) New Eq Dealers (625)
Distributors (55) Used Eq Dealers (469) Supply Dealers (203)
Franchisors (25) Eq Brokers (129) Manufacturers' Reps (31)
Eq Manufacturers (1,300) Ink Manufacturers (155) Supply Manufacturers (399)
Publications (95) Consultants (336) Repair Shops (281)

SOURCEBOOK CAPABILITIES - The TPX Sourcebook software contains the following capabilities:

  1. post the quarterly updates TPX sends so your data will always be current.

  2. search the database by services provided, company or individual name, or phone or fax number.

  3. create export files including all companies that match your search criteria so that you can import these records into software you use for customer contact, mailing or fax broadcasting.

SOURCEBOOK GUARANTEE - If you purchase the TPX Sourcebook and are not totally satisfied, you may return it within 30 days for a full refund.

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PRINTER MAILING LIST PRICING

TPX offers two ways that you can pay for only the data you need, or get more for your money with the smallest initial costs:

  1. ALA CARTE PURCHASE - You can purchase any portion of our mailing list of printing companies for a one-time fee of $250/1,000.

  2. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES - Or you can rent our entire database of over 40,000 printing companies and pre- and post-press trade shops plus monthly updates for only $500/month (12 month minimum).

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PRINTER DATABASE BREAKDOWN

The following chart provides the number of companies in our database broken down by company type and region. You can also limit your list by company size as defined by numbers of employees (ie 1 - 4, 5 - 9, 10 - 19, etc).

Company Type Regn A Regn B Regn C Regn D Regn E Regn F Regn G Regn H Regn I Total
Commerical Sheetfed 868 3,100 3,003 1,330 1,910 673 1,471 870 2,650 15,875
Commericial Web 103 321 371 201 248 101 113 83 202 1,743
Digital Printers 117 418 328 114 254 82 148 108 359 1,932
Forms Manuf's 21 81 105 48 53 21 48 25 67 469
Specialty Prtrs 135 581 517 213 289 78 213 163 502 2,691
Inplant Printers 121 421 509 352 278 130 217 185 356 2,569
Franchisees 167 466 491 171 378 83 246 246 547 2,795
Tag & Label 76 179 228 89 130 40 79 37 204 1,062
Packaging Prtr 77 252 288 79 185 61 60 29 149 1,181
Quick Printers 181 493 483 185 370 94 258 191 695 2,950
Reprographic Printers 46 153 78 23 159 29 74 50 167 779
Screen Printers 84 230 220 101 168 56 86 72 225 1,242
Sign Printers 63 226 224 80 215 47 114 79 249 1,297
Trade Printers 16 79 57 21 52 13 33 30 136 437
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Total 2,075 7,000 6,902 3,011 4,689 1,508 3,160 2,168 6,508 37,021
TRADE SHOPS
Bindery Shops 27 121 103 51 45 16 38 38 137 576
Die Cutters 31 75 80 33 53 6 30 27 77 412
Mailing Houses 45 145 139 81 161 56 49 138 330 1,144
Other Post-Press 11 49 52 13 26 6 10 8 38 213
Pre-Press Svc 58 151 137 45 79 14 35 23 140 682
Typesetters 2 24 10 0 5 2 0 1 14 58
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Total 174 565 521 223 369 100 162 235 736 3,085

DATABASE FORMAT

TPX can provide you the data you purchase in either ASCII or DBF formats. Regardless, the data file will contain the following fields:

Field Name Description
COMPNAME Company Name
ADDRL1 Address Line 1
ADDRL2 Address Line
CITY City
STATE State
ZIP Zip Code
PHONENBR Phone Number
FAXNO Fax Number
CUSTTYPE Customer Type
SUBTYPE Sub Type
EXTENSION Extension
FIRSTNAME First Name
LASTNAME Last Name
TITLE Title
EMPLOYES Number of Employees

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