This international print industry event showcases innovations and further developments in high-speed digital print and...
Print Samples Sell Packaging
The hot topic this year is packaging and all of the things you can do with it. It’s the most common billboard...
We Want You: Using Variable Print at Recruiting Events
Are you focused on recruiting new members and getting buy-in from your prospects? Try using variable print when...
Navigating Sustainability for Embellished Packaging
Have you ever wondered what you or your customers can do with your decorated, embellished packaging and printed...
Print Samples: Add Dimensionality to Your Print
This is the story of dimensionality. Textures, shine, matte, and a host of other print embellishment options can take...
Print Samples: Everything Needs a Label
There are dozens of ways you might create a label. You might do it on your desktop printer using label stock bought...
Sustainable Packaging Needs Warrant Digital Printing Solutions
Sustainability is one of the hottest topics in the world of packaging today. Companies proactively seek ways to define...
Paper Shortages and the Impact of Digital Print in Packaging
Everyone seems to be talking about supply chain issues and the paper shortage right now. Though the shortage is...
BYOB – Beverage Packaging Gets Personal
It is estimated that the global digital print market for packaging will reach $28 billion by 2024. This segment has...
A Time Travelers Guide to Digital Printed Packaging
Digital printing is all the rage, we hear about it often in the packaging industry. How did we get here? Currently,...
Print Samples: Xplor and The Personalized Magazine
Have you been following the stories of innovation in magazines and catalogs? Articles will spotlight personalization...
Project Peacock: A Resource Playground for Printers and Creatives
These days good information is increasingly difficult to come by. Unless you already know what you’re looking for, you...
Lessons Learned from a Chic-fil-A Integrated Marketing Campaign
Chick-fil-A Direct Mail Case Study – 10 Years Later I was just talking to a client this morning about using direct...
Why Digital Marketers Like Direct Mail to Close the Deal
Back in the 1980s, I met my future and current wife who grew up in the family print business. I loved walking around...
Print, Design, and Cities of the Future
Walking around my neighbourhood has been very strange for a while now, and I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to it. I...
[VIDEO] #PrinterChatPodcast LIVE! An Industry Panel Discussion
Co-hosts Will Crabtree, Jamie McLennan and Deborah Corn welcome Larry Vaughn, Warren Werbitt and Robert Godwin for a...
The Omnichannel Generation – How Young People are Getting Social With Print
Has anyone checked their Screen Time report on their phone lately? I was deeply shamed by my iPhone this week. I’d...
Project Peacock Print Fair to Conclude 2019 Tour in Toronto, Canada’s Creative Capital
The Printerverse – October 16, 2019 – Project Peacock Print Fair, the traveling ‘roadshow-and-tell’ event from Print...
Christine Yardley is Standing Out with Specialty Print and Inspiring the Industry with Eat, PRINT, Love
Deborah spoke to Christine Yardley, Owner and President of Print Panther, at FSEA #OdysseyExpo. A genuine passion for...
Print With a WOW at Dscoop with Design Strategist Vicki Strull
We only have eight seconds to catch someone’s attention. Still with me? In this Podcast from the Printerverse episode,...
HP Stitch and Reinventing Dye-Sublimation With Santi Morera and Joan Perez Pericot
Earlier this year, HP made its first foray into the dye-sub textile market, introducing the Stitch family of printers....
Looking to the Future of Textile and Beyond with Ester Sala Alborná, HP
Deborah spoke to Ester Sala Alborna, global business director of textile printing at HP, in the HP booth at ISA Sign...
#ProjectPeacock and The Power of Digital Print and Finishing Education With Dawn Nye, Konica Minolta
Deborah spoke to Dawn Nye, Manager of Solutions and Services Marketing, Konica Minolta, at FSEA #OdysseyExpo. One of...
The Sad Truth About Paper Options and the Paper Supply Chain
I AM MAD AS HELL AND I CANNOT TAKE IT ANYMORE.. and I am not alone! At a recent event I attended, a panel represented...
Project Peacock Rides into Dallas for One Night of Texas-Sized Printspiration for Print Customers and Printers on June 27th
The Printerverse – May 29, 2019 – Print Media Centr’s show-and-tell event, Project Peacock Print Fair, will be held at...
Get Bullish On Print… or Get Out of The Way.
If you are a negative Nelson or Nancy, please skip this post. The time for hand-holding and putting on a smile to keep...
2019 CMYK Manifesto: Invest in Your Audience
Greeting Citizens of The Printerverse and welcome to a New Year! My role as your Intergalactic Ambassador gives me a...
2018: A Year of Dividing and Conquering for Print
Greetings Citizens of the Printerverse! It’s almost time to close the books on 2018 which means it’s a perfect time to...
How to Measure Print Marketing Performance
The internet has certainly changed many aspects of our lives. We turn to it for entertainment, for news, to research...
Project Peacock Peeks: Applications with Canon Solutions America
https://youtu.be/yOimy9mVDwQ See some of the print possibilities with inkjet presses from Canon Solutions America....
This Labor Day Thank Canada and the Print Industry For Your Day Off!
I resurrect this post every year so we never lose sight that print and the printing industry has significant impact on...
Project Peacock Reaches New Heights Sharing Printspiration with Agencies and Brands in Boston and NYC
When Aetna knocks, most people would run to the door. But that wasn’t the case when Thomas Wynn, Head of Print...
Tales From The Trail: #ProjectPeacock Saddles Up for Digital Print in Austin, Texas
After successful meetings in 2017 with over 300 professional print buyers and creatives in NYC, Chicago, and the San...
5 Reasons Why Printers Will NEVER Get Inside an Advertising Agency
Greetings Citizens of The Printerverse. It’s me… though today I’ve swapped-out my Intergalactic Ambassador antennae...
Print 17 and Label Expo Europe Provide Industry a Clear Path for Print Business Success
Fall tradeshow season is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. This post is about two that I attended so far, and...
How Many Printers Does It Take to Print a Light Bulb?
Q: How many Printers does it take to print a light bulb? A: You don’t know, you don't print light bulbs... right?...
Understanding The Magic Inside Your Digital Front End
If you own a digital print device, somewhere in your life is a Digital Front End. The Digital Front End (DFE) is the...
Order Up! 3 Ways to Serve Fresh Digital Print to Local Restaurants
I recently spent some time with HP at Interpack 17 in Germany (watch the videos!). As usual they had a plethora of...
Personalized Product Marketing: What’s In A Name?
I was speaking at an event recently. During the Q&A I was asked if I thought we had reached peak personalization?...
Rotolito Lombarda and HP PageWide Press Share Some Inkjet LOVE at Hunkeler Innovation Days
One of the biggest reasons I became a member of the HP Page Wide Press fan club is their customers. These daring,...
Personalisation – Theatre or Scale?
I wanted to pose the following question to brands - do you want the theatre of an in-store pop up that can handle...
Postcards From The Printerverse: 5 Events in 5 Minutes or Less
Greetings Citizens of The Printerverse! It’s been quite busy over here at HQ. I’ve been on 5 diplomatic missions over...
[VIDEO] Canon Solutions America Customer Panel
Case Study Café with Canon Hear directly from customers how Canon is helping printers realize new opportunities with...
[VIDEO] HP and Webcom Present: OneBook Case Study
HP, Webcom, and the authors of “Unsquaring the Wheel” discuss how digital printing driven by HP OneBook technology was...
[VIDEO] Team Inkjet: Membership Has Its Privileges
A candid discussion with HP, Canon, Xerox, and Ricoh about their inkjet offerings, what you need to know before you...
[VIDEO] Xerox Case Study – Relevancy Delivers Results: a Real World Story
Xerox Case Study Presentation - Printerverse 2016 Even in difficult times, agile marketers and catalogers pull out...
Canon Unleashes Print and Voyager at drupa 2016
I caught up with Eric Hawkinson, Senior Director of Marketing at Canon Solutions America, Production Print Solutions,...
Create Your #meandmydesignjet Moment Before July 31!
Greetings Citizens of the Printerverse... Ready to have a little fun? Help HP celebrate 25 years of DesignJet by...
It’s drupa! Were you there?
Hi! I’m Chloe! I’m just back from that fun fair called drupa - where companies that sell to printers pitch their wares...
DRUPA Takeaways From a Stay-At-Home Attendee
I attended the largest global print trade show for 11 days by way of Twitter and the #drupa2016 hashtag. By attending...
10 More Signs You Are a Print Junkie: #drupa2016 Edition
My first trip to the Messe to experience drupa has been quite an adventure. I came here with HP PageWide Press to help...
Add Color To Your Life with Next-Generation Inkjet
Guest post by Clive Stringer Regional Vice President for Enterprise Solutions, Pitney Bowes Colour and its impact have...
Exclusive Interview: Benny Landa on Success and Innovation
Yesterday afternoon I had the distinct honor to be on a short list, for a short call, with Mr. Benny Landa and Yishai...
The Year Ahead: Q&A With Amit Shvartz, Scodix
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? Printing and print is a challenging business. In Scodix,...
The Year Ahead: Q&A With Eric Hawkinson, Canon Solutions America
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? For Canon Solutions America, 2015 was about launching new...
The Year Ahead: Q&A With Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, Highcon
Was 2015 a good year for digital finishing? How do you measure success? For Highcon 2015 was a year of great success...
2016 Is Going To Be Terrible! Or, Is It?
Hi! I’m Chloe! This year is starting off with a bang – big projects, cool customers, even neater technologies… but I...
The Year Ahead: Q&A With David Murphy, HP PageWide Web Press
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? 2015 was the year of HP’s Giant Digital Leap Ahead. We...
2015’s Shining Stars in Print
Ahh, another year is coming to a close. I love this time of year. Not only do I truly cherish the additional time with...
[VIDEO] Meet the Movers and Shakers From the Inaugural thINK Conference in NYC
The first thINK Conference - appropriately called thINK First, was held in NYC Sept 8-10, 2015 in the Roosevelt Hotel...
[VIDEO] Post-Press Success: Winning With Finishing
This Graph Expo panel focuses on the wonderful world of finishing, and the ROI it can bring. Panelists:...
[VIDEO] Digital Schmigital: Marketing Print to Millennials
This Graph Expo panel focuses on “The New Print Customers” – what they know, what they don’t, and how to keep them...
[VIDEO] Incoming! Print Techs and Trends You Cannot Ignore
This Graph Expo panel focuses on just launched/upcoming technology, and provides thought leadership as far as where...
[VIDEO] I Can’t Believe It’s Not Offset! Everything You Need To Know About The Inkjet Revolution!
This highly anticipated discussion at Graph Expo touches upon the value proposition of Inkjet, who it’s right...
[VIDEO] Wine, Books and Beers
Learn how to enter the short-run bookmaking arena with panelists from: Fastbind USA http://fastbindusa.com • GPA...
[VIDEO] Zooming In: Bringing The Value of Digital Print Into Focus
This Graph Expo panel focuses on sharing the amazing and creative marketing that can be achieved with Digital Print...
[VIDEO] Discover The Possibilities of Digital Print with HP Indigo
Boris Hughes, Americas Business Development Manager shows us some of the amazing things you can do with HP Indigo...
[VIDEO] 50 Shades of YAY! Color Management, Paper and Digital Print
This Graph Expo panel focuses on the value of color management, and how to manage color across multiple devices and...
[VIDEO] Blazing The Trail To Profit: Discovering New Customer Channels
This panel from Graph Expo focuses on helping printers open new revenue streams with customers, and enter new markets...
Get Ready For International Print Day (#IPD15) October 14, 2015!
INTERNATIONAL PRINT DAY 2015, A 24-HOUR SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT, TO EMPHASIZE THE INDUSTRY’S LOVE FOR AND DEDICATION TO...
Three Must-See Panels From The Printerverse at Graph Expo 15
Greetings Citizens of The Printerverse! Graph Expo 2015 is in the books, and what a show it was. From our first panel...
Printers Win By Being More Involved
Global Brands are Becoming More Involved in Their Customers' Businesses, Driving Higher Profits and Quicker ROI During...
This Labor Day Thank Canada and PRINT For Your Day Off!
I resurrect this post every year... enjoy! On Labor Day, while you are grilling away and sipping on a nice cold...
1/1 Interview with Eric Hawkinson: Ex-Politco and Incumbent Marketing Head Of State at Canon Solutions America
A funny thing happened on the way to Graph Expo this year... No, this isn't the start of a joke, it's actually the...
1/1 Interview With Dustin Graupman: Xerox’s Chief Inkjet Geek and Soccer Fanatic!
Ok Inkjet fans, we now have a game in progress! Over the past year you have heard a LOT from me about inkjet through...
Print Media Centr Announces Line Up Of FREE Expert Panel Presentations And Special Events At Graph Expo 2015
Print Media Centr (PMC) announces a robust line up of expert panel presentations and special events that will take...
GRAPH EXPO 15 MUST SEE ‘EMS Winners Announced
Congrats to all - but especially our GRAPH EXPO 2015 Intergalactic Alliance members: HP, Xerox, Scodix, Pitney Bowes...
KFC Turns Its Iconic Bucket Into A Photo Printer
Shout out to Cindy Walas @steedmrspeel for sharing this on Twitter today! KFC Has Created a Fried Chicken Bucket That...
Top 5 Tips for InkJet Success
If you aren’t already working with an inkjet web press, this is a great time to get onboard the inkjet train....
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...
And The Magic Ingredient Is…. Paper!
By Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe! If you have been following me you know that I work with customers to...
Being A Good Customer… And How I Failed!
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe! Sorry I missed you last month… there was a big job in my life and...
Meet The New Print Pioneers
I’ve been thinking about how to tell you all about my incredible experience at Jetcomm and Dscoop since I got into the...
VIDEO: Unique Inkjet Technologies Featured At ISA Expo 2015
Although I cannot make it to ISA Sign Expo this year, Chris Price is carrying on without me!! GRAPH EXPO is hosting...
Winning Customers With High Speed Inkjet And More
A few weeks ago I had the honor of working with Pat McGrew M-EDP, CMP to bring you a panel discussion with printers...
[Video] HP High Speed Inkjet, Hunkeler and POSTERS!!
I love that Pat McGrew says "I hope this was interesting" at the end of this video. I have never printed POSTERS on a...
[Video] HP Printing Books With High Speed Inkjet At Hunkeler With Some Help From Meccanotecnica
More videos from Pat McGrew M-EDP, CMP, from the show floor at Hunkeler InnovationDays in Lucern, Switzerland. This...
[Video] HP LIVE From Hunkeler InnovationDays
One of my favorite industry games to play is "Where in the WORLD is Pat McGrew?" - and world in this case is literal!...
Canada Gives Their Passports A Cool UV Makeover
I did a little research and it seems these cool new Canadian Passports were issued in 2013. I am not sure why they are...
#INKJET 101 Video Replay Now Playing!
This Webinar, presented by Pat McGrew, M-EDP, CMP created quite a buzz with almost 250 registrations, plenty of...
Welcome To The 2015 World Of Print!
By Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe, and love to watch how people communicate in print. There are so many...
Bookmaking Part 4: Cover and Finishing
If you need to catch up: Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Three By Frances Atterbury Finally, a hand made book...
Bookmaking Part 3: Picking Paper And Grain Direction
Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Four By Frances Atterbury Paper is vital. The paper you choose will have a...
1/1 Interview With Paul Gardner: Industry Disrupter, Lenticular Lover, And Digital Print Pimp
One of the best reasons to attend industry events is that you never know who you will run into, or in this case, who...
What to Do When Your Email + Print Campaign is TOO Successful
Thinking about combining digital communications with print? Careful -- it’s a potent mixture! Here’s a client project...
Five Pieces Of Equipment You MUST Have To Be A Book Maker – And One That Is Essential!
By Francis Atterbury Some time ago, I took the decision not to buy or own manufacturing equipment for making our...
Yo! A Piece Of Paper Is NOT A Screen!
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva It happened again today. I opened an InDesign file from a reputable agency and it’s...
1/1 Interview With Francis Atterbury, Bookmaking Pioneer And Craftsman At Artisan Books
There are a few print companies out there who become the default "name" used as the example when discussing a specific...
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...
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...