ISA's Brandon Hensley On The 2014 Expo, The Future Of Signage, And Mugshots!
Signs are one of those things so engrained in the world that most people don’t stop to think about how they are concepted, created, and installed, let alone there is a pretty significant industry devoted to signage consistently developing education, tools and technologies. I’ve been involved in a few signage projects and let me say […]
The Future Of Print Is In The Palm Of Your Hand
I have written a few posts to date regarding my experience at Dscoop and saved this one for the finale since it will recap something incredibly unbelievable, awesomely inspirational and yes, even controversial that has become my big A-HA Moment take-away from the conference. Let’s start here. Dscoop9 was filled with advocacy, education and tools […]
GPA Shows Us How A Little Heat Can Be Cool At #Dscoop9 [video]
One of the best things about Dscoop 9 was being able to literally see how the HP the partners fit together, because many of them were in the same room! Such was the case with GPA, Specialty Substrate Solutions – a good friend of PMC and really fun Paper People! GPA has many of the […]
The Wonderful World Of HP High-Speed Inkjet At #Dscoop9 [video]
There are a few things you can count on when I go to an industry event: You’re going to learn something, you’re going to meet cool people, and you’re going to get inspired by something. To achieve those goals in the simplest way, just look for the HP booth and find Pat McGrew! Even though […]
SCODIX Takes Print To Sensational At #Dscoop9 [video]
If you were following my tweets from Dscoop 9, or near me when anyone mentioned “the name” at the conference, you might have noticed I was a bit obsessed with Scodix. Now my obsession is not new, but it has admittedly approached stalker levels, and let me tell you why… METALLICS. When I walked into […]
#Dscoop9 – From The Community, For The Community
I am fortunate to be able to attend a few industry events every year. A couple I have the honor to present a session or participate on a panel or two, GRAPH EXPO lets me loose to create The Printerverse as a show floor feature, and for the rest I put on my press pass […]
Creating Relationships with Personalized Direct Mail
by Randy Hardy As I’ve noted my recent posts, most marketers try to reach their target audience by using multiple marketing channels to get their message through. And while new channels such as mobile and social media are getting a lot of attention, recent studies show that print continues to play an important role in the […]
Newsweek Is BACK In Print And Positioned As A Luxury Product
This is a great story and it’s all about “re-thinking print“… my 2014 theme for PMC! Let’s recap: 1. Giant publishing family sells Newsweek to media mogul who spends millions trying to revive readership. 2. Mogul gives up and sells to IBT Media, a small digital publishing company. 3. IBT recreates Newsweek to be web-only. […]
Are We Our Worst Competition?
Amidst all the chatter about the poor hotel conditions in Sochi, the spring-like weather in Russia where it should be winter, Bob Costas’ terror alert worthy pink eye, and of course – the ring #fail, there is another Olympic story I’ve been tracking: Team USA’s Mach 39 Hi Tech Speed Skating Suits! To give a […]
When Is The Time For Commercial Printers To Consider Adding Inkjet?
by Elizabeth Gooding If you’re a commercial printer, let me first thank you for not skipping this article. I understand that the knee-jerk response to my question for a lot of you is an emphatic “NEVER!” I’m just here to say that never is a very long time. For all the PR coverage that digital […]
Case Study: Do Personalized Communications Increase Local Response Rates?
by Randy Hardy In my last post, you learned which aspects are important to consider before starting to use personalized communication in your direct marketing campaigns. You also learned that individualized elements like a PURL or a personalized map help you generate greater attention with your campaigns, which leads to better results and increase your response […]
How To Create And Deliver Great Presentations
by Marion Williams-Bennett We’ve all been there. You are held captive in a dimly lit room listening to a presentation. The presenter has his back to the audience and is reading each and every one of the bullets on his slide. And the sub-bullets. Just when you think you are free, the next slide flies in […]
