2012 web2awards Winners Announced!
Printing Industries of America and the Digital Printing Council Announce the 2012 web2awards Winners Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 11, 2012—Printing Industries of America and the Digital Printing Council are pleased to announce the 2012 web2awards winners. This is the only award of its kind that honors the best websites in the print/marketing service provider industry. web2awards winners agree that […]
The Future of Print is Online Now
I am not a Vista Print fan. I have never used them, but I do know three people who have and only one was happy with their job. The other two ordered business cards and the text was not centered. They also said the card stock was really flimsy. They spent an endless amount of time […]
Calling all Print-Archists: Take a REAL STAND Against Toshiba’s No-Print Day!
UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE AS OF 6/20/2012 TOSHIBA HAS PULLED THIS CAMPAIGN – PARTLY BECAUSE OF POSTS LIKE THIS AND READERS LIKE YOU! Feel free to read it of course and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF PAPER & PRINT! Toshiba’s self declared “National No-Print Day” is a marketing scam. It’s an environmental bait and switch […]
Mobile Control of Duplo Machines? Yep, There's an APP for That
Im catching up a bit on posts since PMC had hack aftermath over the last week+, and this is one I saved to share. I read yesterday that this machine will be at Graph Expo! That is cool to see it in action, but not being a Printer or a Finisher, seems weird to me […]
Intelligence Driven Communications Division = Mr. Printer
by Nigel Cliffe A great headline caught my eye this week – Intelligence Driven Communications Division created by Communisis, a £200m ($300m) Print Group. Deciding not to take the path of organic growth, this company is acquiring small niche companies in order to become the company I have suggested a printer needs to become to […]
A look at some new and unusual ad placement
I pretty much live for this stuff. New Zealand wins hands down in my book… Benches that leave ads as SKIN IMPRINTS. I imagine the brainstorming session for that one included many cocktails and perhaps even some “herbal” refreshments. Ambient Overload: A look at some new and unusual ad placement By Gabriel Beltrone Look around and you might […]
Your Touchscreen Can “Read” This Ink
Another technology to bridge print to digital. This one relies on Printers to embed an “invisible electronic code” during the printing process. So many new techs emerging now claiming to replace QR codes, but the market (or the consumers) are going to have to drive what ultimately wins out. I can’t imagine seeing an ad […]
LANDA UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING NANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PROCESS
Benny Landa HALL 9, Stand A73-3 LANDA UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING NANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PROCESS AND DIGITAL PRESS PORTFOLIO FOR MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL, PACKAGING AND PUBLISHING MARKETS New digital printing category employs water-based NanoInkTM to print on off-the-shelf coated/uncoated stocks and packaging films with game-changing performance and cost per page. Rehovot, Israel, 2 April 2012 – Landa Corporation today […]
Your Life's Work: Printing – a 1947 Vocational Guidance Film
This is pretty informative and in many ways still relevant 65 years later.
The Last Infographic You’ll Ever Need: PRINT IS BIG
via PRINT IS BIG. Printing plays a significant role in the U.S. and Worldwide economies. Despite the myths you may have heard, print is big, print is green and print is here to stay. This is a collection of facts and statistics about the U.S. and Worldwide printing industries. If you are a business owner […]
What Apple Didn't Announce: New App Store category for Catalogs
This is one of those good news/bad news things depending upon where you sit in the Marketing industry. For the digital crowd, especially designers – congrats and enjoy your free time while it lasts. For the Print people, well catalogs aren’t going away (at least for now), but I have to imagine the volume will […]
New “Designed To Shine” Guide Spotlights Advantages of Printers and Converters Providing Metallic Effects
“Designed to Shine” is available for $39.99 through the ITW Foils web site – HOWEVER!!!!! We got in touch with Christine Takacs and ITW Foils is providing a 30% DISCOUNT TO THE PMC COMMUNITY!!! To get the guide for only $26.66 click here This is the press release… NEWBURYPORT, MA — ITW Foils, a global manufacturer […]
