Up-to-date document fulfilment - more frequent printing of material such as brochures and technical manuals which quickly become outdated, thereby avoiding the dilemma of whether to junk them or send out misleading information.

Target marketing - breaking down generic versions of marketing materials such as brochures, catalogues etc. into smaller versions tailored to a specific audience. Examples include specific groups of customers, individual units in an organisation and events (e.g. a picture of the local agent on fliers, foreign language text for international trade shows).

Personal and business invitations - save your hand by printing each invitation already personalised.

Test marketing- Gauge people's responses before committing entire budgets to a lengthy print run.

Catalogues and brochures - printed out in response to customer requests to a call centre or website.

Niche market documentation - marketing material, labels etc for very small markets (e.g. foreign language documentation and labels for products sold in small numbers abroad).

Exhibition/conference work - fast responses to inquiries, promotions etc

Proofing/prototyping - preparation of a small number of copies for review.

Working proofs - tens or hundreds of initial copies of large print jobs which can be widely circulated to test reactions prior to committing to the full run.

Books - printing on an order-received basis from a digital master for a publisher or bookseller.

Overnight document delivery - for example, urgent financial documents which may need to be distributed in several different cities by the following morning.

Product/technical documentation - single copies printed as and when orders are received.