Eagle Systems Scores At GRAPH EXPO 2014
by Ellen Manning Vice President Marketing and Sales, Eagle Systems, Inc Eagle Systems exhibited at this year’s Graph Expo and was thrilled at the response from printers worldwide looking to add cold foil to their print and packaging. Many of those attending told our staff they came to the show specifically to see Eagle Systems’ […]
1/1 Interview With Don Carli On Printed Electronics And The Future Of Packaging And Design
The print industry is filled with characters, and Don Carli is certainly one of them! I met him several years ago at GRAPH EXPO and we ended up talking for a while about sustainability. I would estimate that he said something that either blew my mind or freaked me out several times during our initial conversation, and […]
JWT Brazil Shares Some Secrets Behind The BBQ Bible
Recently I shared a story about the BBQ Bible created by JWT Brazil. I did a little digging and reached out to the Creative department in San Paulo with a few questions – and shortly after received a reply from Maria Eugenia Humberg, Communication & Marketing Director. I did ask if we would be able to get […]
Emerald Packaging Partners Up For Digital Print, Prepress And Profits
Last week a Press Release came through my inbox from HP announcing “Emerald Packaging, Inc. had signed a launch agreement for the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press, enabling the company to enter new markets and offer its customers the advantages of digital printing.” Ok, cool, nice for them… but not something I would normally write […]
This Barbecue Book Literally Helps You Cook (and clean and sharpen your knife and more)
Brazil is KILLING IT with amazingly creative print news this week! This gem was passed along by Mr. Tree of Dead Tree Edition (who writes one hell of a blog that you should check out – especially if you deal with the post office!) from ADWEEK. This is so creative I don’t know where to begin. With the strategy being that […]
#PRIMIR 2014 Summer Meeting To Reveal 'Vision' Of Evolving Printing Industry
This looks cool… if anyone is going PLEASE let me know!! Program Theme Explores “Print’s Evolution—Changing Markets, Firms, Technologies and Applications” Reston, VA—PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, the research arm of NPES, announced its Summer Meeting to be held July 21-23, 2014 at the DoubleTree Downtown-Lakeside Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. […]
Profiting from Selling Overseas Using Mail May Be Easier Than You Think
by Marc Zazeela Are you making money from customers around the world? As an international shipping expert, I see examples all the time of businesses selling their products in the global marketplace using mail and shipping. These international markets are ripe for doing business, and there are lots of ways to reach and engage your […]
How to Market Your Printing Company to Millennials
By Katherine Tattersfield Hey print providers—are you targeting me yet? Maybe you’re ignoring me because I don’t own a business…yet. Well, do so at your own peril. Those of us on the older end of the Millennial spectrum are 30 already. It’s high time you started taking us seriously. We are pushing forward with our […]
Take the #ONETHING Creative Challenge!
Trish from the FoldFactory.com said it’s her New Year’s Resolution to get you to be more creative in 2014. I share her sentiment, only my call to CMYK action is on the individual level, not the commercial realm. I’ve been a busy print geek lately; I’ll tell you what’s been occupying so much of my […]
The First-Ever 3D-Printed Book Cover Has Arrived
Ok, perhaps there IS a commercial use for PRINT and 3D Printers after all! Thanks to Gary Jones from PIA for sharing this in my LinkedIn Group! Check It Out: The First-Ever 3D-Printed Book Cover The limited edition of ‘On Such a Full Sea’ brings publishing into the future (or, rather, one possible future) By Lily Rothman @lilyrothman […]
Moz.com Owns Online Marketing with Direct Mail
I read about epic direct mail campaigns online all the time. My printer friends often share excellent examples of this highly personal advertising tool on social media; every time I see these posts, I get a little green…with envy. But I finally found myself on the receiving end of an amazing campaign from one of […]
Top 5 Reasons To Attend Digital Print For Packaging June 5-6 in Atlanta
I made some new friends and they have provided some info on this upcoming event as well as a promo code to save $200 on registration for PMC readers! Follow @SmithersPira on Twitter, and #dpp13 for event updates and buzz! Don’t miss Smithers Pira’s Digital Print for Packaging 2013 June 5-6 in Atlanta! The biggest […]