A Part of the Evolving Printing Industry- Web Based Printing Solutions from Gingko
India, being the world’s fourth largest economy in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), is also one of the few markets in the world which offers high prospects of growth and earning potential in practically all areas of business. With computers and electronics having invaded our lifestyles, the Print industry too has made giant strides in recent times, improving its machinery in terms of the scope, technology and speed. The modern style of business is completely in favour of the consumer, ensuring that they get optimum quality products at bare minimum price.Gingko, with Saurabh Mehta at the helm as Managing Director, is a unique platform which provides a web based printing solution for a wide range of business needs- from business cards and letterheads to promotional material like brochures, flyers, banners, invitation cards and paper bags. With a wide range of products and claiming superior customer service, Gingko strives to provide hassle free service and on-time delivery.
“Customers can choose from our fixed templates or we could customize it through our online tool. We use a hi-tech Japanese machine which ensures superior quality product at a much lower cost,” adds Saurabh.
In addition to saved templates allowing re-orders and seamless process, another great feature about Gingko is the customize tool on their website which allows customers make changes to the readied templates (text, background, logo, images, colour) while also allowing them to upload any ready to print file. “Plus if there’s a very specific requirement for large quantities then they can contact us and we can put support them through our in house design team,” adds Saurabh.
“Also, we have an integrated post press solutions which includes binding, cutting, foiling and laminating. Therefore, we take care of the entire process from the designing to printing and finally delivering it at the choice of destination with the help of our logistic system,” informs Saurabh.
The Gingko Team
Saurabh Mehta has always been an entrepreneur at heart. He holds an MBA degree from SDA Bocconi School in Management in Milan, Italy and an exchange program diploma at Duke University, USA.Having played a key role in a start-up GK Vale.com, where he helped its e-portal business grow from scratch to a revenue run rate of $20,000 a month. Saurabh has a thorough know-how of the e-commerce business in India and understands the needs of competitive small and medium scale enterprises.
Recognizing a large opportunity in the Printing Services Industry, an industry that has so far been fragmented and predominantly traditional in approach, Saurabh envisions making printing services a “Product” and offer it as a “Commodity”.
“We have a team of 15 people from different backgrounds and are very motivated to make this dream come true,” says Saurabh.
Revenue model and target audience
Gingko earns revenue by providing an end-to-end solution for the printing needs of individuals and business. In house services, superior technology, transparent processes and competitive prices make Gingko a viable alternative to unprofessional, opaque traditional printers.
Gingko targets product solutions for both SME’s as well as large corporate clients.
- For large Corporate Clients – Dedicated portal with all their Templates to order their top-up (Monthly Requirements)
- For SME’s – Directly upload one’s design on Gingko’s B2C portal or choose from a large set of templates to order the desired product.
“We have just focused on the corporate side of the business so far and have been quite successful at it.”
It’s been quite a meteoric rise for the Bangalore based company, who, since formation in October 2011, have crossed the revenue mark of USD 150k. “I have a vision to make Gingko India’s largest Web2Print company within 3 years,” passionately adds Saurabh, and based on the evidence we’ve seen, we’re pretty sure Gingko has absolutely every chance of making it there.
Website: Gingko
