‘Paineless’ Common SENSE

renn.m@mellon.com

Requesting ‘The Right’

Back in Thomas Paine’s time, talking points had more impact when real bullets were used. When you request the right of first refusal, though, no one has to take cover. In fact, there is no risk at all.

Clearly state your objective:

“All moderate to large printing and copying projects should be offered to in-house printing services before contacting outside providers in order to fully utilize capabilities of corporate services to reduce, measure and control expenses. An exemption can be obtained by executive sign-off only for valid and justifiable reasons.”