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Remote Control: Cybersecurity and Working From Home
We’re all getting used to the ways in which COVID has changed our working lives. Dealing with restless children,...
A Hybrid World: Print and Extended Reality
Well, we’re not together again just yet. Who else is nostalgic for the naivety of spring, when we thought the...
Print, Technology and the Circular Economy
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, some lauded a positive of the widespread virus – a win for sustainability, a...
Print With a WOW at Dscoop with Design Strategist Vicki Strull
We only have eight seconds to catch someone’s attention. Still with me? In this Podcast from the Printerverse episode,...
Do You Have Any Magic Under Your Workflow?
Workflow is part of the business infrastructure, part of the supply chain, and a key element to production. It’s art...
Color Management: The Intersection of Technology and Intent
The Printerverse at Print 18 was a resounding success. Our panels, interviews and events were attended by almost 2000...
Training the Next Generation of Workflow Wizards
Across the years of doing workflow reviews and assessments one question comes up frequently: Where is the next...
The Workflow Wizardry of Web2Print!
While explaining why so many of you are workflow magicians, last month we looked at preflighting and the magic it...
You Are a Print Workflow Magician! Here is How I Know!
In my last post, I said that not all document composition engines or word processing products or even creative layout...
The Magic of Digital Front Ends in Your Workflow!
Last summer in this blog the topic of the magic inside your Digital Front End took position front and center. The idea...
The Magic of Workflow Management in Your Workflow
Sometimes workflow gets a bad rap. After all, it takes time to create a strategy for linking all of the pieces...
The Magic of Order Entry and Onboarding in Your Workflow!
Continuing our adventure through the wilds of workflow, the next stop is that messy process of codifying the order and...
The Magic of Composition in Your Workflow!
The promise for this next series was to go back to basics, so this edition is all about the magical role of the...
Becoming a Smart Workflow Wizard!
Sometimes it is good to go back to the basics, so let’s start with defining workflow in 2018. It’s a tall order...
Casting Workflow Spells for a Magical and Profitable 2018
The last of the decorations are neatly in their boxes and the new calendars have been organized to get the new year...
Practical Workflow Magic to End 2017 and 5 Ways for More Success in 2018
What a year of workflow wizardry! We started the year advising everyone to take a close look at their production shop...
Alexa is a Workflow Wizard and Wisdom From IPEX
A while back I wrote a blog on how it wasn’t yet possible to walk up to an Echo Dot or Alexa tower and ask where your...
Workflow Wisdom From Print 17
There are only a few tradeshows that attracts not only printers and print buyers, but an entire range of hardware and...
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?...
Understanding The Magic Inside Your Digital Front End
If you own a digital print device, somewhere in your life is a Digital Front End. The Digital Front End (DFE) is the...
The Day the Workflow Stood Still
The print hardware often gets the blame when there is a shop slowdown. Misfeeds, wrong stock loaded, paper transport...
Alexa! Where’s My Print Job?
When you think about workflow (and I know you do!), how much do you think about automation? The two should go...
The Way for Smaller Printers to Make Workflow, Work
A question came up over in the Print Production Professionals Group on LinkedIn that came down to this: there is a lot...
Waving a Workflow Wand for Magical Onboarding Success
Most print providers (commercial, in-plant, corporate) won’t need a wand or cape to discover that some parts of their...
Appify Your Workflow!
We’re off to a fast start in the Wizarding World of Workflow 2017. The stars are telling us that this could be the...
[VIDEO] Print Ninja Warrior: Adapting To The New Game
Print Ninja Warrior: Adapting To The New Game This panel focuses on the state of the industry, the equipment and...
[VIDEO] Are Your Bits Fit? Workflow Integration Without Perspiration
Are Your Bits Fit? Workflow Integration Without Perspiration This panel focuses on the tools that help print shops...
[VIDEO] Canon Solutions America Customer Panel
Case Study Café with Canon Hear directly from customers how Canon is helping printers realize new opportunities with...
[VIDEO] Optimize Prime: Transforming Your Workflow
This panel focuses on helping printers understand how to optimize their workflow and maximize their...
Caution: Dangerous B2B Marketing Fail Ahead
This is a story many of you will be uncomfortable with. It touches upon the BIG FEAR many companies have in the...
A Vision of a Perfect World of Communication
Communication has changed a lot over the years; we now have smartphones that can do just about everything except brush...
3 Sweet Reasons To Use Email Plus Print
Remember Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup ads? "Hey! You got peanut butter on my chocolate!" Yum! That’s how I feel about...
[VIDEO] Print Smart: Evaluating Tools for Saving Time and Money
This Graph Expo panel focuses on tips, best practices for printers to assess their workflows and processes in order to...
[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] Reinventing World Class: A Conversation with Pitney Bowes
What does world class look like? Whether you’re a family-owned small business, a growing global enterprise, or...
[VIDEO] Incoming! Print Techs and Trends You Cannot Ignore
This Graph Expo panel focuses on just launched/upcoming technology, and provides thought leadership as far as where...
[VIDEO] Wine, Books and Beers
Learn how to enter the short-run bookmaking arena with panelists from: Fastbind USA http://fastbindusa.com • GPA...
[VIDEO] What Have You Done For Me Lately? Adding More Value to Customers Beyond Service.
This Graph Expo panel focuses on ways printers can expand their relationship with customers to create loyalty and...
The Print Galaxy, GraphExpo, and Girl Power!
Hi! I’m Chloe and I’m a print addict. I admit it. If there is a show and there is printing involved, I have to be...
5 Take Aways From Graph Expo – And One Big Learning
2015 was my first Graph Expo So how would I find the show? Would I find myself in a strange parallel print world,...
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...
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...
3D Printing Goes Viral With Sci-Fi Inspired Process
Revolutionary 3D process turns conventional 3D printing upside down by Ben Rutter Are you ready to see the flyest step...
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...
New “Print” Year’s Resolutions We Should All Consider
By Jonathan McGrew, EDP This is the time of year when we all make our resolutions, right? Go back to the gym. Eat...
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...
Print, The Gateway to Doing More Than Ever Possible?
By Jonathan McGrew, EDP When we get to this time of year (my birthday month), it always feels like it is the time to...
Why You Should Be At GRAPH EXPO 14 This September
by Jonathan McGrew, edp Preparing for this year’s GRAPH EXPO got me thinking; in recent years trade shows have been...
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...
New Print Ad Can Keep Track Of Kids At The Beach With App
When I shared my CMYK Manifesto to Re-Think Print in 2014, this is what I was talking about - x1000! Nivea's...
DAM Equals Dollars For Print
If you follow PMC or my posts with any regularity, you already know my strong belief that "Those who hold the assets,...
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...
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...
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...
The Key To Personalization Marketing Is Knowing Your Goals
Bringing Personalization Into Your Campaigns by Randy Hardy You’ve listened to the experts and realize how important...
Meet Jim Raffel, CEO Of ColorMetrix And Renaissance Road Warrior!
As promised in my LinkedIn group, this year I am going to share a lot of information from, and about our community...
The Power And Challenges Of Personalized Marketing Communications
by Randy Hardy Are You Talking to Me? Anyone involved in marketing today knows that to get heard by your audience, you...
Turn GIF's Into Cards Using Lenticular Printing At Gifpop!
Starting last year there was an explosion of creating and sharing animated GIF's online. Recognizing the trend, and...
#Print13 2013 MUST SEE 'EMS Winners Are In!
Congrats to all - but especially our Printerverse Partners Enfocus, Xerox, Ricoh and AccuZip!! The following products...
Tips and Tools for Becoming an Integrated Project Manager – Part 2
In my first post on this topic, I gave you a little background info on my PM journey, and then gave you some homework...
Tips and Tools for Becoming an Integrated Project Manager – Part 1
This is a re-post of Part 1 of this series which was originally posted over at AtTask. In all honesty, I caused a...
Personalization Is About To Get Real Personal
Not too long ago I wrote a guest blog for Printing Impressions about the Trade Show Road Less Travelled and spoke...
3-D Portraits Created Using Human DNA
There is some creep factor going on here, starting from "finding" gum, cigarette butts and "wads" of hair around NYC,...
No Brainers for Mobile Marketing with QR Codes – From a Teenager!
And now, a few poignant words of advice from Sandy Hubbard's son... and PMC's teenaged "man on the street!" No...
A Unique E-Book Concept Merges Dead Tree Pulp With The Web
More printed electronics! And genius concept! Thanks to Jill at @MillcraftPaper for sharing this in my LinkedIn Group!...
[Infographic] The ROI of Web Content Personalization
Im on a bit of a segmenting/personalization kick and this plays nicely into it. Knowing who your visitors are is a...
The Future of Print is Online Now
I am not a Vista Print fan. I have never used them, but I do know three people who have and only one was happy with...
App Has Beer Fans Seeing Gnomes with Augmented Reality Coasters
Oops - a little late on this one since Gnome week was June 6-9th. Still cute - unless it's 3am and the Gnomes start...
Mobile Control of Duplo Machines? Yep, There's an APP for That
Im catching up a bit on posts since PMC had hack aftermath over the last week+, and this is one I saved to share. I...
Popular Science Enlists Augmented Reality To Bridge Printed Page, Digital World
It's awesome that the publishing industry is adopting AR as another link between print and digital, and Im grateful...
Penguin Books and Zappar Bring Augmented Reality to Print
Dear Mobile Industry, As a member of the Print Industry I would like you to consider the following before declaring...
Philadelphia Newspaper Adds Augmented Reality via iPad App
The author makes a great point in reference to marketing technology: there is a time and place for everything. Like...
NFC Technology is the New QR Code
When the NFC buzz started a few years back, I was all excited since like many I was having bad experiences with QR...
Bloomingdale’s Kinect Change Room Helps You Find The Perfect Pair Of Jeans
Attention Adriene Maloof (who I love): Forget your in-home tanning booth and spa, VIRTUAL SHOPPING PODS are coming to...
Steering the Dreamer to the Dealer – And Perhaps the Printer?
It's Friday so I admit the thought I just had after reading this article MIGHT be a bit out there, but using myself...
PMC's Documobi Webinar Replay is now available!
Please feel free to share this Webinar Replay with your contacts and embed this video on your websites!
PMC's Documobi Webinar: The Recap
Thanks to all of the 250ish attendees on the Documobi webinar Wed Jan 11th, and to the other 200 that registered but...
RIT Study on VDP Now Available
Jeanette Bredsten is a member of my LinkedIn Group Print Production Professionals and Graduate Student, School of...
Concept Digital Vending Machine With Facial Recognition
A vending machine prototype is being developed by Sanden, Okaya Electronics and Intel. The 65in HD display window...
How to avoid malware hiding behind QR codes
It's always only a matter of time before the spammers and hackers show up to the party, and the holiday season is a...
Can Personalized Ads Save Magazines?
Those who HAVE the data, know how to MANAGE and can use it CREATIVELY... will win!!! by Lucia Moses Some Popular...
Need Holiday Gift Ideas? Walmart And Facebook Have An App For That!
Just a warning that my Facebook status updates will now included phrases such as "if only I had an iPad2" and "1200...
Photoshop or Photo Not?
by Sandy Hubbard, Print Futurist For years, newsrooms have had rules about digital alternations. Photo journalists who...
Company Predicts The Future By Scanning Current Websites
I wonder if it is making predictions past December 21, 2012? If so, could be a good sign the Mayans just ran out of...
Using Credit Cards to Target Web Ads
I'm not a fan of any technology that uses my "personal" information to sell me things, or worse, allows others to know...
Selling a $60 dictionary in an online world
This is an AWESOME multi-channel and multi-faceted campaign and a great example of print embracing the digital world...
Xplor Issues Call for Annual Award Nominations
For Immediate Release Xplor Issues Call for Annual Award Nominations Recognitions to Include Application, Innovator...
PMC's Vendor Spotlight: 1/1 Interview with Peter Lancaster, COO/Co-Founder of Documobi
Documobi came into my life during GRAPH EXPO. Nigel Cliffe (the CEO of PMC) was going on about this new...
Kids Interact With Yogurt Brand Through Fun-Filled AR Challenges
Looks like we are nearing the end of the "toy in the box" strategy to get kids to get their Mom's to buy...
Win a Free VIP Pass to PODi AppForum 2012!
PODi AppForum conference is three days of innovation and ideas for making more money with digital printing. Join PODi...
Augmented Reality Meets Gesture Recognition Through Print And More
Lot's of cool stuff coming down the road to interact WITH Print as well as other objects. Like any marketing...
What Digital Asset Management can mean to a Printer
We all talk about the myriad of ways a printer might add value to the services he provides his Client in these...
PMC's Vendor Spotlight: Ernie Crawford President, Crawford Technologies
I first learned about Crawford Technologies earlier this year at the Xplor International Conference & Vendor Forum...
PMC's News From The Printerverse: GRAPH EXPO Special Edition
Our GRAPH EXPO Newsletter is out! Get info on some of the Products & Services seen in Chicago, upcoming...
Graph Expo Recap: An Opportunity to Reach Those Who Couldn't Attend
Despite the enormous amount of attendees last week in Chicago, there are people and companies out there who arent on...
Video: Where Augmented Reality and Architecture Collide
WOW. This is not only a well produced video, but all I can imagine now is people walking into their office and seeing...
Magic Mirror: The Future Of Your Bathroom Wall
This is one of the cooler things Ive seen lately. It's really amazing what a little augmented reality can do. What...
Adobe Muse: Web Design With No Code Necessary
Oh HAPPY DAY for print designers! Anyone who has ever tried to create a website from a print designers layout knows...
Nike Scores With Exceptional MultiChannel Project
Nike+ City Runs from yesyesno on Vimeo. For the launch of the Nike Free Run+ 2 City Pack series, YesYesNo was invited...
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