Case Study: Center City Print achieves a 20% profitability increase with Hubstaff

How a Printing Company Increased Profitability by 20% with Podio Time Tracking

Center City Print, a 2012 expansion of 119 Media Group that produces vehicle graphics and promotional prints, struggled to track real design hours and bill clients accurately. Weekly manual timesheets and estimated hours led to over- or under-charging clients and inconsistencies in designer pay, creating inefficiencies and extra administrative work.

The company integrated Podio for project management with Hubstaff for time tracking, having designers clock in/out on tasks and upload files to an FTP. The integration cut communication and turnaround waste, reduced weekly timesheet review from four hours to under one, ensured correct billing and pay, and increased design profitability by 20%.

Center City Print

Kurt Effertz

Director of Operations