Your Clients are Hungry. What Are you Feeding Them Besides Sales?
I was fortunate enough to get to attend a recent Project Peacock event in NYC earlier this month and I have a whole bunch of takeaways for you, but the one I want to focus on today is this: PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE HUNGRY TO LEARN NEW STUFF! The reason that I know this is […]
The Significant Cost of Outsourcing In-House Print Buyers
Among all the useless, and often industry self-generated questions of print relevance is a related topic that doesn’t get much airtime – Print Management Services. Print Management Services come in many flavors, but at the core, these are companies that have workers either placed within or acting as Print Production Managers / Print Buyers for […]
Ball State University Students LOVE Letterpress!
Earlier this year the fabulous students from the Book Arts Collaborative, a Ball State University cottage industry dedicated to bookbinding and letterpress printing, approached me to help them share their LOVE of PRINT by posting and sharing some content here at PMC. It has taken me WAY too long to get these our to all of you – my apologies […]
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 Francisco Bay Area, Project Peacock saddled up and launched our 2018 tour last week in Austin, Texas. Me and my Peacock partners Canon Solutions America, Domtar Paper, Scodix and Miralupa, had 3 fantastic days of visits sharing printspiration with […]
It’s Your DUTY to Make Print AMAZING
Can we please up our game? I yearn to see AMAZING print, but there are days when all I see is CRAPPY print. You see, I volunteer in the high school college and career center. When it’s slow, I file college brochures and viewbooks. New brochures flow into the center daily, and the annual view books […]
Print Media Centr Launches “Podcasts from The Printerverse”
Sharable library of audio programs for print and marketing professionals. THE PRINTERVERSE, January 9, 2018 – Print Media Centr (PMC), the provider of printspiration and resources for Print and Marketing professionals, expands its mission with the launch of Podcasts from The Printerverse (https://podcasts.printmediacentr.com), providing free access to print technology education and to share strategies for […]
2017: A Year of Firsts, Lasts and Plenty of WTF’s
It’s almost time to close the books on 2017. Before we get to the last page however, let’s take a quick look back at some of the subjects that shaped the last 365 days in the Printerverse, and what we can learn from them moving forward. The U.S. Presidential Election. This isn’t about him, this […]
The Ugly Truth of Print Shows, Penises and #MeToo
The correct answer for “How many penises have you seen in your workplace?” should be zero. For me, the answer is 2. And as shocking as that may seem to some of you, I am not alone. Search #MeToo for proof. The sexual harassment scandals that are currently rocking the headlines are not limited to […]
Print 17 May Be Over But the Printerverse Continues!
As previously announced, I rode a CMYK rainbow of fun and friendship to Print 17. It went fast, but I’m still savoring the afterglow of the camaraderie, information sharing, and alien-approved ridiculousness. I got exactly what I wanted out of the event: met the fleshy avatars of digital #PrintChat friends, made new connections, opened new opportunities, […]
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? Because anyone can print a light bulb. You don’t want to be in the light bulb business. If you are, then you compete with everyone – including online discount light bulb printing factories. […]
GCSF Scholarship Winner Natalie Alcide on Print, Design and Industry Mentors
“This is the best industry in the world.” Those were the words of Natalie Alcide, a young graphic communications student and valedictorian of her class at the New York City College of Technology (City Tech). If you’re an elder in your professional tribe, you’re doing your duty when your heirs speak in this way. I […]
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 the last 2 months, traveling and participating at events to gather information and make valuable connections for us. Your support gets me in those doors, so if you didn’t have time to follow along while […]