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Print Samples: Why You Need Your Own Magazine
Many years ago, as we were getting ready for Drupa in 2012 one of the sales team members I was working with in Europe...
Print Samples: Love Letter to All Our Pals in Print
Have you ever been specifying a print job and couldn’t remember how to spec an element? Do you want A4 or B4? How do...
Print Samples: Create Your Own Magazine
When was the last time you told someone about a great magazine article you read online? For many, reading online is...
Print Samples: Xplor and The Personalized Magazine
Have you been following the stories of innovation in magazines and catalogs? Articles will spotlight personalization...
The Compound Benefit of Raising Your Rates
“Marilee is distraught,” said my friend, “So I gave her your name.” My friend’s boss, Marilee, published a...
Business Cards, Shoe Leather and Dscoop with Larry Vaughn
Deborah spoke to Larry Vaughn, Strategic Account Executive at Thomas Printworks and one of the founders of Dscoop, at...
This Labor Day Thank Canada and the Print Industry For Your Day Off!
I resurrect this post every year so we never lose sight that print and the printing industry has significant impact on...
Quiet Paper Still Makes Noise in the Market
If I appear in a photo, I look for myself first. Wait. Let me amend that. If I am aware I appear in a photo, I look...
You Have WHAT on Your Bookshelf?
Books. From the time we’re babies, they surround us, with their bright pictures, big words and thick cardboard pages...
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?...
You Can’t Go Wrong With A Printed Greeting Card
Don't you just love-love-love printed greeting cards on cool paper? One of the things I love is about greeting cards...
Rotolito Lombarda and HP PageWide Press Share Some Inkjet LOVE at Hunkeler Innovation Days
One of the biggest reasons I became a member of the HP Page Wide Press fan club is their customers. These daring,...
With Print Comes Power And Long Life
My interest in history and my use of popular artificial intelligences have me thinking about how we extend our human...
[VIDEO] HP and Webcom Present: OneBook Case Study
HP, Webcom, and the authors of “Unsquaring the Wheel” discuss how digital printing driven by HP OneBook technology was...
What Are Your Olympic Printing Events?
Hi! I’m Chloe! I can’t help admiring all of the Olympic athletes in Rio. They have passion and dedication, and they...
Will The Resurgence of QR Codes Have Value For Marketers?
This might be the only PMC post about QR Codes in 2016! The undead are ugly. This is certainly true of the shambling...
#drupa2016: The Hype, The Hope, And The Social Media Revolution
To paraphrase Jan Brady… “All I hear is drupa is so big, drupa is so great… drupa, drupa, drupa.” Well Jan, and anyone...
WWDSD (What Would Dr. Seuss Do?)
As some of you might know, I have 4 kids under the age of 7. And that means I read a lot of children’s books. I mean,...
Still Tight With People In Tights, But Floppy Print Isn’t A Fit
I’m enjoying a refreshed appreciation for printed books as a whole. After a few years of reading electronic books...
10 More Signs You Are a Print Junkie: #drupa2016 Edition
My first trip to the Messe to experience drupa has been quite an adventure. I came here with HP PageWide Press to help...
1/1 Interview with Sabine Geldermann – Director, drupa
Thanks to my new best friend Anne Meerboth-Maltz from Messe Düsseldorf North America, I was able to score an interview...
Print is a Lifestyle Choice, Part II
How Print Advanced Civilization and Expanded the Human Mind The famous Wendell Phillips wrote, “What gunpowder did for...
Print is a Lifestyle Choice, Part I
Print and Neuroscience Emily Dickenson once said, “The brain is wider than the sky.” Of course she was right. The...
The Year Ahead: Q&A With Amit Shvartz, Scodix
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? Printing and print is a challenging business. In Scodix,...
The Year Ahead: Q&A With Eric Hawkinson, Canon Solutions America
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? For Canon Solutions America, 2015 was about launching new...
2016 Print Advice From Awesome Writers
Can you believe that we are already half way through the first month of the new year? I am sure you have thought about...
In Memoriam: Print 220–2015 AD
After almost 2000 years since the first evidence of printing was discovered in China, with a joyous heart I am here to...
Were You Naughty or Nice? 2015 in Review
Hi! I’m Chloe! It’s hard to believe, but this is our second Holiday Season together! Merry Christmas! Happy Hannukah!...
How Do You Tell Customers Their Ideas Are Bad?
Remember the last time you told a customer their idea was bad? Did you hesitate? Maybe you didn’t want to lose the...
Ramping Up For The Holidays? Make It Count!
Hi! I’m Chloe! I’m already knee deep in holiday catalogs from a host of people I’ve never done business with! But,...
Misconception 2: Younger Generations Are NOT Affected By Print
Trekking on through the misconceptions of the print industry, I’d like to address the second topic-- younger...
[VIDEO] Meet the Movers and Shakers From the Inaugural thINK Conference in NYC
The first thINK Conference - appropriately called thINK First, was held in NYC Sept 8-10, 2015 in the Roosevelt Hotel...
[VIDEO] Digital Schmigital: Marketing Print to Millennials
This Graph Expo panel focuses on “The New Print Customers” – what they know, what they don’t, and how to keep them...
[VIDEO] An ROI River Runs Through It: Mapping Your Multi-Channel Marketing Streams
This Graph Expo panel focuses on helping printers market themselves through print + additional channels by sharing...
[VIDEO] 50 Shades of YAY! Color Management, Paper and Digital Print
This Graph Expo panel focuses on the value of color management, and how to manage color across multiple devices and...
Get Ready For International Print Day (#IPD15) October 14, 2015!
INTERNATIONAL PRINT DAY 2015, A 24-HOUR SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT, TO EMPHASIZE THE INDUSTRY’S LOVE FOR AND DEDICATION TO...
This Labor Day Thank Canada and PRINT For Your Day Off!
I resurrect this post every year... enjoy! On Labor Day, while you are grilling away and sipping on a nice cold...
1/1 Interview with Eric Hawkinson: Ex-Politco and Incumbent Marketing Head Of State at Canon Solutions America
A funny thing happened on the way to Graph Expo this year... No, this isn't the start of a joke, it's actually the...
How Print And Digital Work Together
Last month I wrote a blog explaining some misconceptions of the print industry (did you miss it? If so, you can read...
Are You Augmenting Your Reality?
Hi! I’m Chloe! I know we are about to start show season and I should be jumping up and down about GraphExpo, labelExpo...
Print Media Centr Announces Line Up Of FREE Expert Panel Presentations And Special Events At Graph Expo 2015
Print Media Centr (PMC) announces a robust line up of expert panel presentations and special events that will take...
Brazilian Neutrogena Ad Lets You Wipe the Lipstick Right Off Actress’s Face
Brazil continues it's STREAK with the coolest uses of print out there!! This is from ADWEEK. Hat tip to Rick Littrell...
GRAPH EXPO 15 MUST SEE ‘EMS Winners Announced
Congrats to all - but especially our GRAPH EXPO 2015 Intergalactic Alliance members: HP, Xerox, Scodix, Pitney Bowes...
A Few Ideas (And Ways!) To Help You Attend GRAPH EXPO 2015
Greetings CMYK Enthusiasts! It is my distinct honor to announce that The PrinterverseTM is BACK as a show floor...
Do You Ask For Print Samples? I Do, Now!
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe! I have been working on a bunch of print jobs that have complicated...
3 Misconceptions Of The Print Industry
by Jennifer Grace When is the last time you've seen an article about how print is still alive? Or print isn't dead? I...
Top 5 Tips for InkJet Success
If you aren’t already working with an inkjet web press, this is a great time to get onboard the inkjet train....
GASC’s Onsite Event Gives Sweet Taste Of Orlando For GRAPH EXPO 2016
I am going to preface this post with a few, hopefully obvious things. First and foremost I am a loving, devoted fan,...
Is There Diversity in the Graphic Communication Industry?
Ladies and Gents of Print, Citizens of The Printerverse!! Once again it is our distinct honor to be able to help Dr....
Eco-Friendly Books Can Be Planted And Grown Back Into Trees!
From Design Taxi - By John Yong To educate children on where books come from, publisher Pequeno Editor and agency FCB...
Keeping Print Alive For Generation Z
by Jennifer Grace Last month I wrote a letter to marketers about Millennials about how we are affected by print (If...
Meet The New Print Pioneers
I’ve been thinking about how to tell you all about my incredible experience at Jetcomm and Dscoop since I got into the...
Of Swiss Chocolate and Pretzels: Tales From Hunkeler InnovationDays
By Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe! I just finished a run of tradeshows that made my head spin! And...
Print Fight Club: Round One Recap And Replay
Last week, with the support of our friends at eLynxx Solutions, I launched #PrintFightClub with the topic "Will Print...
Printing Impressions Launches PI Xchange with an EXCLUSIVE Interview with Thomas J. Quinlan III, President and CEO of RR Donnelley
Attention Printerverse!!! There is something very GROOVY coming your way… #PIXlive! Printing Impressions has recently...
Winning Customers With High Speed Inkjet And More
A few weeks ago I had the honor of working with Pat McGrew M-EDP, CMP to bring you a panel discussion with printers...
[Video] HP High Speed Inkjet, Hunkeler and POSTERS!!
I love that Pat McGrew says "I hope this was interesting" at the end of this video. I have never printed POSTERS on a...
[Video] HP Printing Books With High Speed Inkjet At Hunkeler With Some Help From Meccanotecnica
More videos from Pat McGrew M-EDP, CMP, from the show floor at Hunkeler InnovationDays in Lucern, Switzerland. This...
[Video] HP LIVE From Hunkeler InnovationDays
One of my favorite industry games to play is "Where in the WORLD is Pat McGrew?" - and world in this case is literal!...
#INKJET 101 Video Replay Now Playing!
This Webinar, presented by Pat McGrew, M-EDP, CMP created quite a buzz with almost 250 registrations, plenty of...
The Future Is Yours at the 2015 BIA Annual Conference
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 29, 2015 — The 2015 BIA Conference, presented by Printing Industries of America, is...
‘World’s First’ Self-Destructing Book Comes With A 24-Hour Countdown Timer
This coolness comes from Design Taxi: US author James Patterson has released a book that would self-destruct at the...
The 2015 CMYK Manifesto: Invest In The Future Of Print
The Following Topics Are Over And Done With For 2015! MSP/PSP… WTF! Enough already. No acronym is going to change the...
Easy Ways to Freshen Your Email Newsletter
if you haven't freshened up your email newsletter recently, it's TIME! Give your readers something to look forward to,...
Welcome To The 2015 World Of Print!
By Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe, and love to watch how people communicate in print. There are so many...
1/1 Interview With Dave Leskusky, NAPCO Media President And Visionary Agent Of Change
When I saw the news that North American Publishing Company had changed its name to NAPCO Media early January, I have...
Innovation, Personalization And The Cloud + More Predictions For Print In 2015
Greetings Earthlings, Prink Geeks and Citizens of the Printerverse! It's a new year and while I am sure you have been...
Bookmaking Part 4: Cover and Finishing
If you need to catch up: Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Three By Frances Atterbury Finally, a hand made book...
Bookmaking Part 3: Picking Paper And Grain Direction
Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Four By Frances Atterbury Paper is vital. The paper you choose will have a...
Bookmaking Part 2: Everything You Need To Know About Sizes And Signatures
Bookmaking Part One / Part Three / Part Four By Francis Atterbury Let me say straight away that I can’t tell you...
Got Books? What Are You Reading?
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe, and I’m a book addict. I know… last time I said I was a tradeshow...
Print Ad Drives “LIKES” To Your Facebook Page
It's not surprising to find out this awesome ad was created in Brazil. In 2014 they have come up with some very...
Executive Outlook at Graph Expo Unveils Freeze Frame of Today’s Printing Industry
Photo by Melissa DiVietri Conference Sets a Pivot Point for Futurists, Analysts and Practitioners to Access a 360...
1/1 Interview With Mark Michelson Editor-In-Chief Printing Impressions, Dutiful Grandfather and Ex Basketball Junkie
I have been doing 1/1 interviews for several years and it never ceases to amaze me how incredible peeks behind the...
Ikea’s BookBook Proves That #PRINT Is “The” Universal Technology
It's about time somebody came up with this... finally a technology that works for everyone - PRINT!
Five Pieces Of Equipment You MUST Have To Be A Book Maker – And One That Is Essential!
By Francis Atterbury Some time ago, I took the decision not to buy or own manufacturing equipment for making our...
11 Examples of Inspirational Print and Flyer Design
By James Lane In an ever growing competitive market regardless of your industry or expertise it is getting more and...
Full Comparative Study Results For Women in Graphic Communication Are In!
In November of 2011 I set off on a mission to help Dr. Twyla J. Cummings, Senior Associate Dean and Professor,...
Photoshop CC update improves font search and integration
Even though Adobe rolled out new Photoshop features in January of this year, Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) 2014...
May 12-18th Is Children's Book Week
I must admit I've never been much of a reader. I grew up sitting in front of a TV when I wasn't outside playing...
Getting Real With The Perception Of Print On #EarthDay
I have said it many times, but for those of you who may not already know, I am a TV Junkie. Many of my blogs, industry...
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...
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...
10 Zen Tips for Mastering User Interfaces
How to Quickly Adjust to Navigation Changes in a Cloud-based Program by Sandy Hubbard, Print Futurist Does this...
HP Powers Up Publishing!
I started sharing a link to HP's new publishing focused site the other day because I LOVE when companies get aboard...
The First-Ever 3D-Printed Book Cover Has Arrived
Ok, perhaps there IS a commercial use for PRINT and 3D Printers after all! Thanks to Gary Jones from PIA for sharing...
The Five Stages of Grief: Print Edition
If you have never taken any psych 101 courses, or seen the movie “All That Jazz,” you might not be aware that there...
Paper Generators Create A New Level Of Interactive Print
I don't have a degree in electrical engineering, so Im not sure how this is something "new" and not within the known...
PRINT 13 Garners Upbeat Reviews
Graphic Communications Industry Event of the Year Draws Positive Feedback from Exhibitors and Attendees Reston,...
Riding The Wave Of Killer Catalog Design
By Katherine Tattersfield, Print Geek I love catalogs. Ever since I got my hands on a JC Penny Christmas catalog when...
This Labor Day Thank Canada and PRINT For Your Day Off!
I resurrect this post every year... enjoy! This Labor Day while you are grilling away and sipping on a nice cold...
Will 2014 Be The Year Of The MSP?
As Print 13 gets closer, one thing that’s perfectly clear is that Print, isn’t just a Print show anymore. Take a look...
World's First Print-on-Demand Newsstand Being Tested In Sweden
This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while that is purely PRINTtastic! Step up to the machine, pick your pub, push...
Thank Print For Superman's Red Underware
Quora, if you are unaware, is a question and answer user-based site. There is a lot of cool information being...
Screw 3D – How About A Catalog That Flies!
Shout out to Jamie McLennan for sharing this via Twitter! While projects like these aren't in everyone's price range,...
Who’s REALLY Consuming Print?
“In the last decade, while the digital marketing space has gotten noisier and considerably less effective, print has...
NYT's "Game of Thrones" Shadow Ad Takes Over The News
Genius! Genius! Genius! Im trying to control my excitement here, but it's going to be difficult. Just to get it out...
Japan Using #AR To Teach Kids to Enjoy the Newspaper!
This needs to be an "A-HA" moment for the publishing world! Problem: Printed newspaper readership in decline, loss of...
6 Things You Can Miss While Reading A Newspaper
This is GREAT!!! On behalf of Newspaperswork, the marketing platform for all Belgian newspaper publishers, we gave...
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