by Deborah Corn | Digital Print, Inkjet, Interview, Marketing, Operations, Print Media, Print Services, Printers, Publishing
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? For Canon Solutions America, 2015 was about launching new technology and connecting more with our customers. 2015 marked a year in which we released three new products that both we and our customers are...
by Deborah Corn | Creative, Design, Digital Print, Interview, Marketing, Print Media, Print Services, Trends
Was 2015 a good year for digital finishing? How do you measure success? For Highcon 2015 was a year of great success and growth. We are seeing a shift in the industry and believe it is the first appearance of a broader momentum towards digital finishing. As we...
by Deborah Corn | Digital Print, Inkjet, Interview, Operations, Print Media, Print Services
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? 2015 was the year of HP’s Giant Digital Leap Ahead. We introduced new products and watched as our customers surpassed 130 billion pages printed using HP PageWide Web Presses. By any definition of success,...
by Deborah Corn | Digital Print, Inkjet, Interview, Marketing, Operations, Print Sales, Print Services, Printers, Publishing, Sales
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 start of a movement! thINK First is the inaugural educational event for inkjet created by Canon Solution America (CSA) customers, and...
by Deborah Corn | Digital Print, GRAPH EXPO, Inkjet, Interview, Operations, Print Media, Print Services
Ok Inkjet fans, we now have a game in progress! Over the past year you have heard a LOT from me about inkjet through my work with HP. I’m happy to report that both Xerox and Canon Solutions America also want to share their stories and knowledge with you, and...
by Deborah Corn | Design, Interview, Marketing, Print Services, Social Media, Tips, Tools, Training, Trends
A few weeks back I had the honor to be invited by @PitneyBowes to participate in their first #powerofprecision chat on Twitter. The topic was the NEW Pitney Bowes, and yeah from head-to-toe this well-established and iconic brand has received quite a makeover! The chat...
by Deborah Corn | #PrintSales, Finance, Interview, Operations, Print Sales, Print Services, Printers, Sales, Tips, Tools, Training
Two years ago I undertook what I thought would be a simple task of finding partners to work with me/PMC for Graphics Of The Americas. I documented my monumental failure in a blog titled “Coffee Is for Closers” on Printing Impressions. In the sea of...
by Deborah Corn | Interview, Marketing, Operations, Publishing, Video
When I saw the news that North American Publishing Company had changed its name to NAPCO Media early January, I have to admit I was skeptical. The whole PSP/MSP thing has really soured me on name changes that have proven to be no more than name changes in most cases,...
by Deborah Corn | Creative, Design, Interview, Marketing, Social Media
I am kicking off the 2015 with two new Print Media Centr contributors and it is my honor to introduce the first, Roberto Blake, and welcome him to the community! Like most people, Roberto found me through social media. He started sharing his awesome design videos with...
by Deborah Corn | Digital Print, GRAPH EXPO, Interview, Marketing, Paper, Print Media, Print Services, Printers, Tips, Tools, Trends
One of the best reasons to attend industry events is that you never know who you will run into, or in this case, who will drop into your booth like a ninja, sit quietly and listen to an educational session until their cover is blown by a shout-out from the...
by Deborah Corn | GRAPH EXPO, Interview, Publishing
I have been doing 1/1 interviews for several years and it never ceases to amaze me how incredible peeks behind the curtain of industry persona’s can be. I know Mark Michelson as the Editor-in-Chief of Printing Impressions, and while I do work with Mark as a...
by Deborah Corn | Creative, Digital Print, Interview, Print Services, Printers, Tips, Tools, Training, Trends, Video
There are a few print companies out there who become the default “name” used as the example when discussing a specific print product, and Artisan Books is one of them. After a brief exchange with Francis Atterbury, I understand why. Who wouldn’t...
