Take Advantage of the 2017 USPS Emerging and Advanced Technology Promotion

print media centr -USPS-2017-Technology-Promotion

Are you taking advantage of USPS’s Emerging and Advanced Technology promotion? Oh, you are? Well, I’m not talking to you at the moment. Everyone else, we’re calling the “Emerging and Advanced Technology promotion” “EAT” for the rest of this post. Just go with it. Earlier this month, a print pro and I were discussing how […]

Are You Augmenting Your Sales Metrics With Reality?

Blippar_AR_sales_print_media_centr

Multi-sensory print with holograms. Beacons. Haptics. I’m a sucker for cool experiences enabled by technology. Feed me. Feed my geek. When it comes to marketing and print technology, I never go hungry for long. Perks for writing on Team PMC, and being a #PrintChat regular, include opportunities to make friends with techies and integrated marketing […]

Look for ME at GRAPH EXPO!! I Want to Show You to the World!

Graph Expo Badge - print media centr

GRAPH EXPO will bring in 400+ exhibitors to Orlando this year! In previous years I have watched the show as best I could via Twitter feed. This year I am excited to announce that I will be flying to Orlando not just as a show floor visitor, but as a part of the action as […]

Beacon Technology: The Next Wave of Interactive Marketing is Here

Print Media Centr - Radius - scan beacon

When I decided to write a column on recent use and discussion of QR codes, I knew I wanted to follow it with a piece about fresher technology that is used with similar intent. Beacon technology was the first thing that came to mind. I thought of beacons in part because several people I had […]

Will The Resurgence of QR Codes Have Value For Marketers?

AJSological-Snapchat-Snapcode Print Media Centr

This might be the only PMC post about QR Codes in 2016! The undead are ugly. This is certainly true of the shambling “walkers” on the cutting end of Michonne’s blades. But these guys were ugly back when they were alive and popular with marketing departments. We’re talking about QR codes.  Have you noticed chatter and […]

THE PRINTERVERSE TO DELIVER “STELLAR” EXPERIENCE AT #GRAPHEXPO 16

Trending Topical Sessions, Special Events, and Robust Networking Round Out the Interactive Programming in Store for Orlando Show Goers in The Printerverse. Print Media Centr is pleased to announce the Printerverse™ will return to GRAPH EXPO 16, coming to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, September 25 – 28, 2016. Here, attendees will […]

Caution: Dangerous B2B Marketing Fail Ahead

Marketing_Fail_Danger_Print_Media_Centr

This is a story many of you will be uncomfortable with. It touches upon the BIG FEAR many companies have in the digital age regarding negative press, comments and reviews freely flowing through the blog and socialsphere. While some of these stories end up in the horror genre, this one about Mindfire has a very happy […]

Print is a Lifestyle Choice Part III

EvolutionOfPrint_Print-Media-Centr

Print in the World of Marketing, Yesterday and Today Here we have reached the last, yet probably most relevant, segment of Print as a Lifestyle Choice. Last month we talked about how print revolutionized the world. It’s true that Gutenberg changed the course of human civilization with his invention of the printing press. How print […]

Print Media Centr, Domtar Paper and Avanti to present Pre-Conference Program at Xploration® 16

The Ultimate Marketing Workshop for Printers: Solid Strategies for Sales Success  Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced, a pre-conference program presented by Print Media Centr, Domtar Papers, and Avanti as part of Xploration® 16, being held April 5-7 at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida. Deborah Corn, Principal at Print […]

No, No, No, No! Black Typewriter Font – Just No!

Hi! I’m Chloe! I just got back from a trip and did my usual scan of the mail, and someone sent me, in 2016, a DM piece that is done in a typewriter font laser printed onto a preprinted shell. And then I opened a credit card statement for a new card I opened and […]

A Vision of a Perfect World of Communication

PerfectCommunication_PrintMediaCentr

Communication has changed a lot over the years; we now have smartphones that can do just about everything except brush our teeth. Our inbox replaces our mailbox in many cases so that we can funnel communications through our preferred channel—and our text message and push notifications serve to remind us when we forget to dig […]

Print is a Lifestyle Choice, Part I

PrintMediaCentr_preview_BrainLovesPrint_

Print and Neuroscience Emily Dickenson once said, “The brain is wider than the sky.” Of course she was right. The statement is as true today as it was then. The human brain is as much a mystery to us as are the cosmos. In fact, The Society for Neuroscience wrote on their website that “The […]