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Meeting cost, productivity & growth challenges through
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What is Magiix?
+MagiixServer organizes and streamlines your editorial-design workflows in a single, collaborative system
MagiixServer Editorial-Design Workflow Automation
An integrated design studio that provides outsourced page layout, image finishing, graphic development and design services
MagiixStudio Integrated Design Studio Service
Multiply productivity through automation & collaboration
Add publishing capacities with on-demand resourcing
Cut costs through design outsourcing to MagiixStudio
One Solution. Many Answers.
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Director Ad. Sales
Production Manager
WriterFeatures Editor
Sr. Writer Writer
Editor
Illustrator
Layout Artist
Layout Artist
Art DirectorMagiixServ
er Digital Workflow
Application
Hi-speed Internet
Data Center
How Magiix Works
MagiixStudio
MagiixStudio ServerHi-speed
Internet
First, MagiixServer workflow software installed on your LAN, binds your edit, art,
advtg & production in a single system
Next, using Hi-speed Internet, MagiixServer seamlessly integrates
an outsourced design studio to your creative workflow
MagiixServer thus integrates both internal and external
design resources seamlessly in a unified workflow
Art Directors now get on-demand access to
additional design resources
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• MagiixServer provides an easy-to-install & use, best practices driven workflow system for Editorial-Design process automation.
• With MagiixServer software your editorial/ art staff can: • Plan an Issue structure & share pagination details with the entire team
• Create & manage editorial tasks
• Collate article-wise content & specify layout requirements
• Distribute layout files to reviewers for pdf-based proofing
• Create and manage versions of article layouts until final approval
• Track article, issue & task status in real-time
& much more….
Value Proposition #1Get a functionality-rich publishing workflow platform at minimal cost
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• Bind editorial, art, advertising sales and production across multiple issues and titles in a single digital workflow system
• Achieve real-time visibility & complete control over the outsourced design process
• Achieve faster issue creation and approval cycles with pdf-based workflow
Value Proposition #2
Multiply productivity gains through workflow automation
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Cut per page art costs by up to 40% through design outsourcing
Value Proposition #3
• Get an SLA-based, full-service studio equipped to deliver from design to production-ready artworks at a fraction of your current costs
• Avg. Art Cost/ page can vary between $ 90 to $ 750. What’s yours?
2002 Editorial Expense Highlights by Circulation Size
Up to 100K
100-500K
500K-1MM
1-2MM
2MM+
Editorial Pages 466 594 913 8881,028
Manuscripts/Art Cost/Edit Page
$366 $899 $2,242$3,137
$2,466
Other Edit costs/Edit Page $427 $1,631 $3,145$2,638
$3,951
Total Edit cost/Edit Page $792 $2,530 $5,387$5,776
$6,417
Source: MPA and JEGI
Consider Art Cost/ page @ 25% of above, art cost can vary from $90 - $ 750 per page…
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Add publishing capacities without increasing headcount
Value Proposition #4
• MagiixStudio helps you achieve on-demand scalability of quality design resources that are integrated to your internal workflow
• By outsourcing routine tasks like page layout and artwork production, you release your high-value design staff to pursue new revenue opportunities
• Leverage time zone difference to greatly speed up production cycles
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Benefit from a proven, predictable source of graphic design
Value Proposition #5
• Over 3 years in remote art studio operations for a variety of needs
• 250,000+ man hours of experience across print, web & multimedia platforms
• Over 85,000 artworks – from simple vector artwork to complex design-from-brief - delivered till date
• 99.1% first-time approved track record with 98% + on-time deliveries
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Get a fully managed service from installation to delivery
Value Proposition #6
• PowerWeave with its local partners provide you with complete support – from installation to training to managing the equipment/ infrastructure
• Your staff does not need to manage file uploads/ downloads – MagiixStudio manages all file transfer processes
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Value Proposition #7
Get a fully ‘de-risked’ solution
• SLA based commitments ensure on-time, quality controlled output
• Failsafe delivery infrastructure with redundancies/ backups at hardware, connectivity & data storage levels
• Local, onshore support and program management through PowerWeave’s business partners ensures all issues are managed locally
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Minimal investment to get started
Value Proposition #8
• Deploy the Magiix solution on your existing PC hardware and network infrastructure
• MagiixServer’s flexible licensing options let you start small and scale up as needs grow
• Harness the power of Magiix with minimal training and negligible disruptions to your existing workflow
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Start-up Requirements
• A dedicated server with a static IP and SQL Server database for deploying the MagiixServer application
• 100 Mbps LAN
• Broadband Internet available on the MagiixServer machine
• PCs/ Macs with min. 40 GB HDD, 512MB RAM and Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or better installed
Would you have these already?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Migrating To MagiixSTEP 1
One month Free Pilot on a single title involving installation and training on system usage
Pilot
STEP 2
Outsourceability audit of your titles to identify what portions of your titles can be outsourced in the initial phase
Portfolio Audit
STEP 3
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for design outsourcing and overall service support get fixed
Service Level Agreements
STEP 4
Go-live stage involving installation and commissioning of full multi-user system and hardware/ connectivity as per agreed contract
Installation
STEP 5
In-Process stage involving SLA based service delivery and product support
Service Delivery
4 weeks
Zero cost to you
1-2 weeks
Minimal cost
Contract Period
Early ROI & Savings
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Savings/ ROI Indicator
Cost of designing in-house : $ 10,800 (At 40 pages/ month/title for 3 titles)
Savings from outsourcing design to MagiixStudio Avg. current design cost per page (in-house design) : $ 90 (estimated from MPA-JEGI research data)
Approx. avg. cost of designing above 120 pages at MagiixStudio : $ 3,600
Direct monthly savings from design outsourcing : $ 7,200
Direct annual savings from design outsourcing : $ 86,400
Annual gains from better resource utilization/ opportunity costs : ?
Annual gains from productivity improvements from automation : ?
If outsourcing freed up 2 design resources what new revenue generation initiative could they take up? What would not needing to hire permanent staff mean in savings terms?…
If MagiixServer reduced paperwork by 15% and meeting time (editorial reviews etc) by 20% what would you save?
Direct annual savings from automation : $ 100,000 (min.) (Magiix estimates)
Total potential savings from Magiix : $ 186,000 (considering 3 titles outsourced)
Savings from workflow automation using MagiixServer
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Why PowerWeave?
Technology/ software
development expertise
Domain knowledge of Publishing/ commercial
graphics
Proven experience in
remote, IT-enabled design
services delivery
Over 400 satisfied customers across
the world
India based design studio for cost and
time difference leverage. Backed by on-shore presence in
US/ UK
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Why Offshore Outsource?
COSTS
Better quality productivity.
Equivalent skills cost 1/3rd to 1/4th
your costs
QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY
Offshore outsourcing on an
ITES basis is a proven concept
TECHNOLOGY MATURITY
Get the 10-12 hr. time differential
advantage. India works when America
sleeps…
TIME ADVANTAGE
Abundant availability of high quality,
English speaking publishing skills in
India
SKILLS AVAILABILITY
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Thank You!For further information, please contact:
www.magiix.com