by Deborah Corn | Buyers, Customer Communication, Employment, Featured, Jobs, Marketing, Operations, Print Buying, Print Production, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales
Making print sales isn’t easy these days. Supply chain issues are disrupting the process and the ability to promise everything will be ok with 100% certainty. This situation can make even the most seasoned print customers nervous especially if they work as a print...
by Camille Corr Chism | Design, Digital Print, Packaging, Print Sales, Print Services
Everyone seems to be talking about supply chain issues and the paper shortage right now. Though the shortage is centered in Europe, this is having a worldwide impact. As a packaging professional keeping up with supply chain issues over the last two years, this round...
by David Murphy | Digital Marketing, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Search Marketing
Part 1 of a 2-part series Paid digital advertising is one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways for a print business to reach large targeted audiences of print buyers in a short period of time. Yet for a lot of owners of smaller print businesses, paying to...
by Pat McGrew | #PrintSampleTV, Marketing, Print Media, Print Sales, Print Services, Publishing, Sales
When was the last time you told someone about a great magazine article you read online? For many, reading online is done in snippets between other activities, and the content seems more fleeting. And, then there are printed magazines. Those lovely to-touch pieces of...
by David Murphy | Digital Marketing, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Search Marketing
If you’re like most print service providers, you are trying to grow your business. You want new customers while strengthening the loyalty of your current ones. Beyond those simple goals, you also want to expand your share of your customers’ print wallet by increasing...
by Camille Corr Chism | Design, Digital Print, Packaging, Print Sales, Print Services
It is estimated that the global digital print market for packaging will reach $28 billion by 2024. This segment has grown by leaps and bounds over the last ten years. Packaged beverages have been a significant driver of growth. Beverage manufacturers made digital...
by Pat McGrew | #PrintSampleTV, Marketing, Print Media, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales
Do you belong to an association? A bowling league? Intramural golf? What about a print association? Is that association keeping you educated? Are they helping you lift your business? One group that I love does this. It’s the Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic...
by Deborah Corn | Design, Digital Marketing, Finance, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services
This is not a political post. It’s a financial one for design, print, and marketing pros. At the end of 2020, the United States Construction Industry was valued at $1.36 Trillion Dollars. Even with the pandemic, private residential and non-residential construction had...
by David Murphy | Digital Marketing, Marketing, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Search Marketing
What does it cost you to get a new lead to your website from your digital marketing campaigns? The cost equation depends on a list of variables, such as your timing, your offer, your target audience, your competition, and your unique value proposition. Success also...
by Camille Corr Chism | Design, Digital Print, Packaging, Print Sales, Print Services
Digital printing is all the rage, we hear about it often in the packaging industry. How did we get here? Currently, there are over 25,000 companies in the United States alone that specialize in commercial printing, and just under 10,000 of those companies have digital...
by Pat McGrew | #PrintSampleTV, Marketing, Print Media, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales
Print shows in Europe often bring out displays of amazing print samples gathered by passionate people who want to share and educate. One of those passionate people is Janne Høgshøj, the Danish Connection. At the 2019 Danish Sign, Print & Pack, Janne brought her...
by Deborah Corn | Customer Communication, Education, Employment, Featured, Future of Print, Marketing, Operations, Print Sales, Print Services, Printerverse
This annual post has traditionally focused on what is in front of us in order to help customers generate business results with print. While there is still some uncertainty when it comes to planning meetings and events and when/if there will be a return to offices, we...
