LuskPress: Digitalization of a Print Shop
How we brought a traditional print shop with 20 years of history into the digital era – with online calculations, B2B portal and complete order process automation.
Challenge: Traditional Print Shop in a Digital World
LuskPress is a family print shop with 20 years of tradition, specializing in commercial printing – catalogs, brochures, flyers, packaging materials. Before digitalization, they faced several problems:
- Price quotes took 1-2 days – customers went to competitors in the meantime
- Manual processing of every order – high error rate
- B2B clients had to call or email every order
- No overview of order status for clients
- Website as just a digital business card – no functionality
Solution: Comprehensive Digital Platform
Phase 1: Online Calculator
We created an intelligent configurator with instant price calculation:
- Selection of product type, format, paper, color
- Real-time price recalculation with every change
- Volume discounts automatically applied
- Print data upload with automatic validation
- Visual product preview before ordering
Phase 2: B2B Customer Portal
For corporate clients, we created a dedicated portal:
- Individual prices and discounts per contract
- Repeat orders with one click
- Real-time order status tracking
- Archive of all orders and invoices
- API integration with client ERP systems
Phase 3: Workflow Automation
Integration of online system with production:
- Automatic sending of order to production
- Preflight file check before printing
- Status change notifications (received → in production → shipped)
- Carrier integration – automatic labels
Phase 4: Marketing and Acquisition
- SEO optimization for "catalog printing", "flyer printing Bratislava"
- Google Ads campaigns with dynamic remarketing
- LinkedIn outreach to marketing managers
- Email automation for reactivating inactive clients
Technical Solution
Tech stack:
- Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Node.js + PostgreSQL
- Calculator: Custom engine with 50+ variables
- File processing: ImageMagick + PDF tools
- Integrations: REST API for ERP (SAP, Money S3)
- Hosting: AWS with CDN for fast loading
Results After 8 Months
- +234% online orders – from 45 to 150 monthly
- -60% calculation time – automation saves 20h weekly
- +47% B2B customers – thanks to portal and outreach campaigns
- -85% error rate – automatic file validation
- +31% average order value – upsell in configurator
- NPS 72 – customer satisfaction (previously 45)
Key Learnings
- Response speed = conversions – Instant calculation dramatically increased conversion rate. Customers don't wait 24h for a quote.
- B2B clients appreciate self-service – The ability to order anytime without calling is a game-changer for companies.
- Automation = consistency – Eliminating human errors in order processing improved both quality and relationships.
- Data is gold – Thanks to digitalization, they now know which products are profitable and where they're losing customers.
Client quote:
"I was afraid that our long-time clients wouldn't want to use the online system. The opposite was true – they call less, order more, and even praise us for our modern approach."
– Ing. Martin Lusk, Managing Director of LuskPress
What Did Digitalization Bring to Employees?
An important aspect of the project was also the impact on the internal team:
- Sales team – less administration, more time for relationships and acquisition
- Production – clear and complete documents, fewer uncertainties
- Customer service – tracking available online, less "where is my order?"
- Management – real-time dashboard with KPIs, better decision-making
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