FastbindUSA Debuts First PUR/EVA Tabletop Binder in US at GRAPH EXPO
Watch Kent from Fastbind USA talk about their PUR/EVA launch, and take questions from the crowd and viewers from home during our #PrintChat Press Conference – Live from GRAPH EXPO! Affordable and cost saving PUR/EVA tabletop binder will revolutionize commercial print and bindery capabilities Fastbind has developed the first of its kind PUR EVA tabletop perfect […]
Graph Expo 2014 – A Year For Celebrating
by Stephen McWilliam Executive Vice President, Avanti – sjm@avantisystems.com As we were preparing for Graph Expo 14, we went through the typical process of deciding what the focus should be for us this year. Graph Expo is one of the larger shows that we attend, and it’s an opportunity for us to meet with some […]
Rear View Mirror: GRAPH EXPO 14 and How it is Linked to Everyone in Print
by Jonathan McGrew, edp Looking in the rear view mirror is most times not advised; people will tell you it doesn’t lead to forward looking vision and facilitates being stuck on what has already happened. In the case of GRAPH EXPO, we look back to reflect on the innovations, people and opportunities to move each […]
OMG! I Love Tradeshows!
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe, and I’m a Tradeshow addict. And I don’t need a program to change me. Here’s the thing. There is nothing like a tradeshow, any size or venue, to help recharge your ideas on business, communication options, and design ideas. It’s like being in a shopping mall! All […]
The Trade Show Customer Experience
by Chris Echevarria Coming back from Graph Expo or any trade show is always a great time to reflect about how “the show went”. For different people inside of an organization this means different things – did we get the number of leads we were targeting, did we have enough customer visits scheduled, did we […]
GPA Takes Substrates To New Heights At GRAPH EXPO 2014
Information provided by Lisa Lukonen Marketing Manager, GPA Specialty Substrate Solutions GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago was a successful show! GPA experienced high levels of booth traffic from new contacts, current customers, and graphic designers, among others from the industry interested in GPA’s offerings. GPA saw a 58% increase in booth traffic from the last GRAPH […]
Unlock the Hidden Value of Client Communications with Print, Mail and Digital Solutions
This article originally appeared on pitneybowes.com as part of the Graph Expo 2014 coverage. When Johannes Gutenberg made his revolutionary reveal at the 1455 Frankfurt Book Fair – his moveable metal type printing press and 200 bibles he’d printed over the previous three years – it was clear the printing process would never be the […]
Eagle Systems Scores At GRAPH EXPO 2014
by Ellen Manning Vice President Marketing and Sales, Eagle Systems, Inc Eagle Systems exhibited at this year’s Graph Expo and was thrilled at the response from printers worldwide looking to add cold foil to their print and packaging. Many of those attending told our staff they came to the show specifically to see Eagle Systems’ […]
#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 […]
Why Is Toronto’s New Print Community Forum So Different?
TORONTO IS HOT! Not only is it the LARGEST print market in Canada, but it is also host to a new event that looks pretty interesting… and not just because it’s being held in a Chateau! The Print Community Forum is as much a networking event as it is two-day educational retreat to learn about […]
The Gold Nugget – The Customer Experience
by Chris Echevarria The Gold Nugget -The Customer Experience I read an interesting article this week posted by Colin Thompson in Printing News entitled “Treat Your People like Gold Nuggets in the Printing Industry.” What really struck a chord with me were the two points as to why key employees stay at a job: The […]
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 […]