Traditional label procurement shackles brands with inefficiencies—high-cost minimum order quantities (MOQs), erratic lead times, and volume-based pricing that fuel waste and excess costs. Dan Deubelbeiss, President of Freedom Packers, nails it: “The label industry’s volume obsession doesn’t align with most brands’ needs, especially small or emerging ones.” At Think Different Print, we’ve pioneered LabelDrive, a game-changing custom printing solution offering on-demand printing services that deliver just-in-time labels, cut costs by 55-70%, and align with 2025’s lean, digital supply chains. Procurement leaders, this is your chance to revolutionize custom label printing.
The Status Quo: A Procurement Crisis You Can’t IgnoreTraditional methods cripple KPIs:
These liabilities fuel soaring costs, waste, and scalability failures, leaving you behind in a competitive market.
LabelDrive delivers on-demand labels with unmatched flexibility and control, ending the frustration of unreliable suppliers:
LabelDrive offers unprecedented procurement flexibility, visibility, and control with zero setup fees, ensuring reliability.
Small Brands: No minimum order quantities and flat pricing provide the flexibility to innovate, iterate designs, and grow without costly excess inventory. Test 300 labels today, scale to 3,000 tomorrow—meet personalization trends risk-free.
Mid-Size Enterprises: Scales seamlessly—clients order 500,000+ labels monthly with on-demand, just-in-time, consistent delivery. This provides the agility to meet shifts in demand and more targeted designs across different sales channels.
Sustainability Goals: Reduce waste by 60% (JIT estimate), aligning with ESG mandates (66% of execs face Scope 3 pressure, McKinsey 2024). Avoid costly excess inventory and unused labels yearly, reducing emissions.
Cost Control: LabelDrive clients save 55%, up to 70% at scale via lower unit label costs (10 %+), digital procurement, waste reduction (5-10%), and no inventory overhead.
See LabelDrive in action—book a 15-minute demo today.
Metric |
Traditional Labels |
LabelDrive |
MOQs |
High |
None |
Pricing |
Volume-Based |
Flat, Transparent |
Lead Time |
Weeks, Inconsistent |
48 Hours, Just-In-Time |
Procurement Time |
Manual, Slow |
80% Faster, Digital |
Waste |
10%+ Excess |
<5% Less |
Results: Savings start immediately, with inventory reductions in 1-2 months. Fast implementation—upload designs and go. Full support by our LabelDrive team.
LabelDrive powers custom printing solutions for the future:
LabelDrive is the on-demand printing service for a lean, digital decade, cutting costs 55-70% and outpacing rivals adopting on-demand by 2026 (Forrester). Backed by Think Different Print’s 25-year expertise, we’re your partner.
Think Different Print is a Larger Than Life, Inc. brand.