Who Is Buying All This Print Anyway?

by Jonathan Malone-McGrew, EDP For anyone that knows the McGrew name, it comes as no surprise when I tell them that I am in the print industry. As some of you may know, I spent my formative years growing up inside a print software development company that quickly made a name for itself with quality […]

Presentation Do’s and Don’ts

We’ve all sat through them. The presentations that seem to drone on and on and on. The ones that just beg for us to check our email. Or Instagram. Or focus on anything else BUT the presentation at hand. Then there are the gems. The presentations that keep us focused and riveted. The ones that […]

Four Fast Business Blogging Etiquette Tips

Guest post by Jeff Lewis, Group M Public Relations & Cross Media Marketing It’s been a while since my last post here on PrintMediaCentr, much to the dismay of its fabulous leader, Deb Corn. “Jeff…send me another blog,” she’d beg me. “The readers love you!” Ack…so much pressure! Blogs are a great tool for business. […]

#UKvUSA: Your Printer Has A New Press: So What?

Welcome to my blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the post… and if you are just joining us, here is some background… Matthew and I haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK procurement world, […]

How Relevant Is Your Print To Me?

By Jonathan McGrew, EDP The trip to the mailbox can be an interesting experience. For anyone that says print is dead or direct mail isn’t being sent, you obviously haven’t seen my mail slot after returning from a week on the road. The thing that strikes me about the communications I get is the lack […]

Busy Salespeople Let Print Do the Talking to Teens at Portland Auto Show

High Quality Printed Booklet Helps to Convey the Automaker’s Brand Promise by Ben Rutter I recently attended the Portland Auto Show, an event that brings car manufacturers and dealers from across the Northwestern U.S. to advertise their goods. As a teenager, I was of peripheral interest to the busy salespeople on the show floor. Nobody […]

#PrintSales Training Part 3: The Art Of Storytelling

If you are just tuning in… I (Deborah Corn) am currently in “sales” bootcamp with my personal drill instructor Kelly Mallozzi. Kelly has agreed to use my journey as the example, and create a blog series for PMC called #PrintSales Training. Since this is what she does for a living, and very successfully, consider yourselves […]

#UKvUSA: What Printshop Investments Attract New Customers?

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Welcome to my blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the post… and if you are just joining us, here is some background… Matthew and I haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK procurement […]

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 Management Services KILL In-House/Agency Buyers, Or Save Them?” with panelists Matthew Parker representing Print Procurement Specialists, Jim Fennell representing Print Management Services, and me, Deborah Corn, representing Agency/Marketing Print Buyers. I just listened to the replay […]

Upcoming Events And Happenings In The Printerverse And Beyond!

I sent this as a group announcement to my LinkedIn group today, and it’s too packed with awesome event info NOT to share here too! Enjoy! Greetings Print Pro’s! Sorry to intrude on your Sunday but I am thinking you may have a little “quiet” time to read this and do a little clicking today. I will […]

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 who are using HP’s high speed inkjet technology to create some amazing work, and win some amazing clients – like Mercedes! As I head off to Jetcomm and Dscoop tomorrow, I wanted […]

One Hot Order Of Print Coming Up, Hold The Digital

While many out there are trying to figure out how to incorporate digital into their offerings and marketing budgets, I am here today to celebrate ink on paper! So put on your printed party hats and have your printed noisemakers at the ready… it’s PRINTSPIRATION TIME! Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner? Over the winter holidays I […]