Print 17 and Label Expo Europe Provide Industry a Clear Path for Print Business Success
Fall tradeshow season is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. This post is about two that I attended so far, and why I believe they should matter to you. PRINT 17 aka GRAPH EXPO in Chicago To start, I have it on good authority that the organizers of Print/Graph Expo are going to stop […]
Carpe Printum: New Ideas to Help You Seize the Print!
When you visit the Printerverse, you learn how printers can Carpe Printum — seize the print and get ahead of the competition! The Printerverse is a cool trade show feature at Print / Graph Expo. It is brought to you by Print Media Centr and its Intergalactic Alliance of the Printerverse. This year, the Alliance […]
Workflow Wisdom From Print 17
There are only a few tradeshows that attracts not only printers and print buyers, but an entire range of hardware and software providers. This year the organizers for Print 17 attracted new and existing exhibitors and in the neighborhood of 20,000 attendees to browse the show floor, meet with their current suppliers, identify potential new […]
What You Missed at Print 17
What’s that you say, my friend? You didn’t make it to Print ’17? You were too busy to make it? You didn’t want to spend the money? Hmmm. Well. All I can say is, in the eternal words of Vivian from Pretty Woman, “Big mistake. HUGE.” I am sorry to tell you this, but you […]
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. […]
When Worlds Collide: Meeting an Old Friend in The Printerverse
“There is a Printerverse” was my very first Print Media Centr column. Look at me then: full of wonder at how the knowledge, technologies, interests, events, and organizations shared among ink-sniffers formed a culture and a “Printerverse.” Can you believe we were ever that young? As I write this, I’m on a pre-summer business and […]
Print Media Centr Readers Pick The Best Posts Of 2016
Greeting Citizens of The Printerverse, CMYK Enthusiasts, and Print Media Centr Readers… Happy almost New Year! No better time to look back and share some annual history with you. Here is a bit of statistical site info and some quick links for the Top 10 posts on PMC in 2016! PMC attracted readers from all over the planet […]
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 […]
GRAPH EXPO 2016 Made a Splash for This Millennial Print LOVER
If you’ve read my last two articles then you know how excited I was to have the opportunity to walk the show floor and attend some of the events at GRAPH EXPO this year. I talked to a lot of people, went to a lot of booths, saw a lot of amazing print technology. There […]
International Print Day Aims to Trend Worldwide on October 19th
A 24-hour celebration without borders, International Print Day (IPD) will throw open its virtual doors to the global community on Wednesday, October 19th – and everyone is invited. IPD’s organizers encourage anyone with an interest in the original communication delivery device better to join the planet’s largest conversation about print in all its forms, hosted […]
[VIDEO] The drupa Effect: What’s Next Is Now
This panel focuses on all things drupa – what Alliance partners showed, what they saw, and what the print community needs to know about, products and trend wise, before 2020 rolls along. Panelists: Avanti, adphos, RMGT, InfoTrends Download the panel brochure PDF!