Printing United Provides Sweet Revenge For Print Lovers

It has been almost a month since Printing United opened its doors and ushered in a long-awaited trade show that brought much of the industry together under one gigantic convention center roof. Powered by SGIA and NAPCO Media, the show expanded beyond the traditional wide format, screen, and specialty printing offerings found at the annual […]

Trade Show Exhibiting 101: F as in FREIGHT

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In my last post, I talked about drayage. What it is, how to calculate your drayage budget, and some of the in’s and outs of what to do to minimize your expenses (hyperlink to last month’s post). This month I’m focusing on how to get your stuff TO the show venue. Getting it home is […]

Trade Show Exhibiting 101: Dealing With Drayage

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In the most simplistic terms, drayage is the act of transporting something a short distance and the associated charges and fees. In trade show terms it means that the fees you pay cover moving your goods from the loading dock to your exhibit booth, removal of the empty crates before the show, storage of your […]

Trade Show Exhibiting 101: Unboxing Your Exhibitor Kit

Ahhh, who doesn’t love getting brand-new stationary products? A new package of markers or a shiny new notebook – these are a few of my favorite things. Maybe that’s why I’ve always loved receiving my exhibitor kit. A shiny new two-inch-thick binder straight out of the shipping box with pages and pages of content and […]

Trade Show Exhibiting 101: Prioritize Your List

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Welcome to March. This is a great time of year – one of my favorites. Everything is starting to come back to life after sleeping through the winter. I hear birds chirping and I see my flowers pushing up in my garden. I hope that wherever you’re reading this from, you’re starting to see signs […]

GRAPH EXPO 2016 Made a Splash for This Millennial Print LOVER

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If you’ve read my last two articles then you know how excited I was to have the opportunity to walk the show floor and attend some of the events at GRAPH EXPO this year. I talked to a lot of people, went to a lot of booths, saw a lot of amazing print technology. There […]

Dublin Delivers For #Jetcomm, #DscoopOpen And Digital Print

To paraphrase Chico Escuela… “2015 been berry, berry good to me!” With an influx of new partners, an expanding community to share knowledge and ideas with, and an awesome trip across the pond with HP High Speed Production InkJet Solutions for #Jetcomm EMEA and #DscoopOpen, yeah, I am smiling more than not these days. So while […]

OH WOW! It’s Trade Show Season!

Hi! I’m Chloe, and I’m a trade show addict. I know I’ve said it before, but it is a new year with a new slate of cool shows. I’m only bummed that I can’t get to all of them. Between Print China, Hunkeler InnovationDays, the cool shows and seminars from the big print hardware manufacturers […]

Using Events to Make Connections

by Marion Williams-Bennett Today, business interactions increasingly take place in an online environment. Conference calls replace in-person meetings. Webinars displace seminars. LinkedIn groups supplement on-site user conferences. Yet for all of that online interaction, there is still nothing like a face-to-face meeting. Putting a name to a face and having an in-person exchange of ideas and […]

PrintMediaCentr Zones Out At Graphics Of The Americas 2013

NEW! In its inaugural year, PrintMediaCentr (PMC) brings its action-packed, fun-filled networking zone live to the GOA show floor February 21-23, 2013! Co-located with the popular GOA Expo Theater in Booth 371, PMC is the place for an interactive experience like none other. Here, attendees can see, firsthand, the use of print-based marketing technology – […]

Well Organized and Insightful, Print Tech China 2012 Summit a Success

Noppen is a leading international company facilitating business across Asia and Europe.  Driven by the desire for excellence and supported by a supreme understanding of the Asian market, Noppen has been delivering exceptional events, assisting new market entries and establishing government relations since 1998. Our top-level business connections paired with our close relations to the […]