by Karis Copp | Automation, Data, Girls Who Print, Software, Software and Systems, Training, Uncategorized, Workflow
Happy Women’s Print HERstory Month to one and all! Of course, this print-centered initiative occurs alongside Women’s History Month, marked throughout March each year to celebrate women’s accomplishments and highlight women’s issues. Unfortunately, here in the UK...
by Karis Copp | AI, Automation, Data, IoT, Operations, Software, Software and Systems, The Cloud, Workflow
We’re all getting used to the ways in which COVID has changed our working lives. Dealing with restless children, tolerating loud roommates, Zoom fatigue, spouse fatigue, eating the same lunch again fatigue – the list goes on. These challenges are painfully present,...
by Karis Copp | Augmented Reality, Automation, Data, Future of Print, IoT, Operations, Packaging, Uncategorized
Happy New Year, Printerverse! Certainly here in the UK we still find ourselves at home, living our lives through screens. I’m sure all of us have friends, family, and colleagues that we haven’t seen from below the shoulders for the best part of a year, if not longer....
by Karis Copp | Automation, Data, Design, Employment, IoT, Operations, Print Media Centr, Trends, Workflow
How do you define the ‘print industry?’ To borrow a lyric from The Sound of Music, how do you catch a cloud and pin it down? So vast is its context and so far-reaching is its impact, exploring the future of work in relation to the print industry has its challenges....
by Karis Copp | 3D Printing, Automation, Data, Design, Environment, Future of Print, IoT, Packaging, Print Services, Printers, Software, Software and Systems, The Cloud, Trends, Workflow
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, some lauded a positive of the widespread virus – a win for sustainability, a chance for our natural habitat to ‘heal’ as people stayed home, factories closed their doors, cars stayed off the roads, and flights were grounded....
by Karis Copp | #drupa2020, 3D Printing, Automation, drupa, Events, Future of Print, Print Media Centr, Printerverse, Trade Shows
As I write this, I can’t help but feel a little sad. Instead of packing up my comfiest footwear and getting ready to stomp the halls of Messe Dusseldorf, I remain stuck at home, only able to interact with industry peers through a screen. No witnessing new technology...
by Karis Copp | Augmented Reality, Automation, Creative, Data, Design, Digital Media, Digital Signage, Direct Mail, Interactive, IoT, Marketing, Mobile, Near Field Communication (NFC), Packaging, Print Media Centr, QR, RFID, Trends, Wide Format
Most of us are living very different lives than we were a few months ago. Even though the priorities in the grand scheme of things are stopping the spread of the virus, keeping people safe, and caring for those who are sick, it’s OK to miss the little things. Some of...
by Deborah Corn | #PMCpodcasts, #PrinterChatPodcast, #PrintSales, #UKvUSA, Automation, Buyers, Featured, Marketing, Operations, Podcast, Print Buying, Print Sales, Print Services, Printers, Sales, Web to Print (W2P)
Podcasts From The Printerverse launched two new series at the end of 2019 that you should be paying attention to. The #PrinterChatPodcast features Will Crabtree, Owner of TampaPrinter.com, and Jamie McLennan, Creative Print Strategist at DMR Graphics, and we discuss...
by Karis Copp | 3D Printing, Augmented Reality, Automation, Creative, Design, Events, Interactive, Marketing Automation, Near Field Communication (NFC), Operations, Print & Digital, Print Media Centr, Printed Electronics, QR, RFID, The Cloud, Trends
Happy 2020! That number alone sounds pretty futuristic – I’m sure if our child selves were asked what 2020 will be like, many of us would have conjured up images of flying cars, robot helpers, and food replacement pills. Well, we’re not quite there with the flying...
by Tod Cordill | Automation, Email Marketing, Marketing
Over the past few months, we’ve discussed calendar based and behavior based email marketing. But there’s a classic chicken or the egg problem… how do you grow your list of emails in the first place? Use email capture forms to transform your website from a digital...
by Pat McGrew | Automation, Finance, Operations, Software, Software and Systems, Tools, Training, Web to Print (W2P), Workflow
Across the years of doing workflow reviews and assessments one question comes up frequently: Where is the next generation of workflow specialist? It’s a good question. It is often followed by: Can I train someone to be my workflow expert? The answers are related. It...
by Pat McGrew | Automation, Operations, Print Media, Print Services, Software, Software and Systems, Workflow
While explaining why so many of you are workflow magicians, last month we looked at preflighting and the magic it brings to a workflow. This time the topic is web-to-print. Web-2-Print is not the answer to every print providers dreams. Setting up a web-to-print...
