#UKvUSA: Three Critical Buying Tasks To Kick-Off 2015
Welcome to my blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the post… and if you are just joining us, here is some background… Matthew and I haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK procurement world, and I […]
Why Printers Should Stop Telling People What They Do, And Show Them Who They Are
Video may have killed the radio star, but it’s providing longevity for the promotion of print! Mark my words – VIDEO – will be the most important tool for your marketing communications next year. Let’s kick this off with some numbers you can’t ignore… According to Invodo’s Video Statistics: The Marketers Summary 2014 74% of […]
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 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 session presenter! When I realized Paul Gardner was sitting 20 […]
Print Ad Drives “LIKES” To Your Facebook Page
It’s not surprising to find out this awesome ad was created in Brazil. In 2014 they have come up with some very inventive uses for print – including the BBQ Bible and the Kid Tracker. This one has really gone way out of the box they were already out of, by allowing readers who registered for a […]
Poster Offers Spooky Surprise For QR Code Scanners
Although the House Of Nightmares doesn’t open until April of 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden, clever marketers used print and an immersive experience to get some early buzz going! I love stuff like this!
#UKvUSA Why Buyers Will Never Read Your Emails
Welcome to my blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker over at Profitable Print Relationships. Matthew and I haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK procurement world, and I come from the USA agency world. We used to argue about process, but over the years it has […]
Avoiding The Marketing Creep Factor
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva I was lurking in #PrintChat this week. The topic was one of my favorite – security. I love talking about security because it brings out the devil in me! Let’s start with the obvious… when you work with personal data you need some security. Even if you aren’t printing financial […]
Why You Should Be At GRAPH EXPO 14 This September
by Jonathan McGrew, edp Preparing for this year’s GRAPH EXPO got me thinking; in recent years trade shows have been challenged to grow—or at the very least stay the same size. Many shows have suffered the ill fate of declining attendance or, worse yet, shutting down completely. Shows like GRAPH EXPO and their management have […]
Ikea’s BookBook Proves That #PRINT Is “The” Universal Technology
It’s about time somebody came up with this… finally a technology that works for everyone – PRINT!
How to Reinvent Yourself and Find New Markets in the Digital Age
By Jeff Lewis Early in my career, I had a job in Manhattan. Living in the suburbs of New York City, I had the same routine every day: drive to the train station, take the train to another train, take that train to mid-town. I’d work an 8-hour day and then do the reverse commute. […]
Print To Trend The Planet Through Social Media And #IPD14!
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye… the official countdown to International Print Day has begun and it’s time to start getting prepared! Here is a recap before we move on… The concept: On October 8, 2014, the global on-line print community will join forces and share information about print and integrated marketing through social media, […]
11 Examples of Inspirational Print and Flyer Design
By James Lane In an ever growing competitive market regardless of your industry or expertise it is getting more and more difficult to stand out from the crowd. With a digital age that is constantly revolving and evolving offline marketing and branding is somewhat often overlooked so we have decided to compile a collection of […]
