DAM Equals Dollars For Print
If you follow PMC or my posts with any regularity, you already know my strong belief that “Those who hold the assets, hold the Power!” When it comes to adding revenue generating services, the easiest place to start is looking at what you have, and if you are a Printer one thing you have in […]
#PRIMIR 2014 Summer Meeting To Reveal 'Vision' Of Evolving Printing Industry
This looks cool… if anyone is going PLEASE let me know!! Program Theme Explores “Print’s Evolution—Changing Markets, Firms, Technologies and Applications” Reston, VA—PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, the research arm of NPES, announced its Summer Meeting to be held July 21-23, 2014 at the DoubleTree Downtown-Lakeside Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. […]
[infographic] The Five Most Dangerous Creative Productivity Myths – BUSTED!
Our friends at AtTask have produced a series of cool infographics I’ll be sharing here and there. I started with this one because it’s something I am currently being challenged with – TIME MANAGEMENT! #4 in particular strikes a chord. I have to admit then when I worked in Ad Agencies project management tools and […]
Newsweek Is BACK In Print And Positioned As A Luxury Product
This is a great story and it’s all about “re-thinking print“… my 2014 theme for PMC! Let’s recap: 1. Giant publishing family sells Newsweek to media mogul who spends millions trying to revive readership. 2. Mogul gives up and sells to IBT Media, a small digital publishing company. 3. IBT recreates Newsweek to be web-only. […]
HP Powers Up Publishing!
I started sharing a link to HP’s new publishing focused site the other day because I LOVE when companies get aboard the “let’s find new ways to help you grow your biz, and keep the presses pumping” train. This is the first time I had come across a focus specifically for publishers, who have been […]
Heidelberg Verifies Anicolor Cost Leadership Using PrintAS Calculator from PIA
Kennesaw, GA, Jan. 28, 2014 – Using software from Printing Industries of America (PIA) and its own data, Heidelberg has verified that its XL 75 Anicolor digital offset press is less expensive than a 4-up e-ink-based system for runs as low as 250 29”x23” sheets. PIA, the industry’s largest trade association, recently released its PrintAS Cost Calculator […]
ASK ROCK: Is There A Secret To Hiring A Good Salesperson?
Welcome to ASK ROCK, a monthly advice column where industry expert Rock LaManna will answer your questions on topics such as: key financials for business, and how it can lead to profitable organic growth, M&As, strategic alliances, succession plans, and exit strategies. He will also talk about leadership and present family business case studies. Do you have […]
ASK ROCK: Redefining Retirement
Welcome to ASK ROCK, a monthly advice column where industry expert Rock LaManna will answer your questions on topics such as: key financials for business, and how it can lead to profitable organic growth, M&As, strategic alliances, succession plans, and exit strategies. He will also talk about leadership and present family business case studies. Do you have […]
Bringing Standard Work to Your SOP
By Terry Rayner Most of us are familiar with SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), however, most of the time these were written by either management or a consultant explaining the way to run a piece of equipment or to perform a task. Then issued to the employees with expectation that they would follow them and all would […]
ASK ROCK: Think Growth, Not Sacrifice
Welcome to ASK ROCK, a monthly advice column where industry expert Rock LaManna will answer your questions on topics such as: key financials for business, and how it can lead to profitable organic growth, M&As, strategic alliances, succession plans, and exit strategies. He will also talk about leadership and present family business case studies. Do you have […]
Achieve Your 2014 Goals By Using Lean Thinking
By Terry Rayner The more I read and learn and think about using Lean Thinking, the more I realize that it is not just a continuous improvement program. “Lean is a business Strategy and unless used in this many will ultimately fail whenever used!” To use Lean Thinking effectively there must be a goal – a […]
Overproduction – The Power Of Understanding Waste
By Terry Rayner In a previous post Not Understanding Value Can Cost Printers More Than Customers, I discussed the meaning of Value as seen through the eyes of a Lean practitioner, now I want to address waste so that you can get out into your plant and start making real change. Lean Identifies eight categories of […]