Print Producers: Make The Best Of Your 525,600 Minutes In 2013
Assuming the Mayans were wrong, in a few short weeks we change the calendars and start a fresh new year with a rejuvenated and hopeful outlook for things to come. Here are a few things Im anticipating, examining, and planning to immerse myself in during the next 365 days. Technology is moving so fast and […]
PrintMediaCentr Zones Out At Graphics Of The Americas 2013
NEW! In its inaugural year, PrintMediaCentr (PMC) brings its action-packed, fun-filled networking zone live to the GOA show floor February 21-23, 2013! Co-located with the popular GOA Expo Theater in Booth 371, PMC is the place for an interactive experience like none other. Here, attendees can see, firsthand, the use of print-based marketing technology – […]
What’s New in Near Field Communications
by guest blogger Ben Freund Near Field Communications has been touted as the next big thing to unite print and digital mediums for years now. The technology allows tiny RFID circuits, or “tags,” embedded in physical objects which send data directly to NFC-enabled phones and devices. Although NFC technology hasn’t taken the world by storm […]
PrintMediaCentr Partners With FESPA For The 2013 Global Summit In London
Experience This Five Star Event in Five Star LUXURY! I am so excited to be working with FESPA again, especially since I am able to turn that partnership into exclusive offers for our community!! Register as a NON-MEMBER Printer and enter code PMC2013 when prompted to receive 10% off registration. One person who registers with this code will WIN 2-night’s accommodation at […]
1/1 Interview with Rock LaManna, Executive Coach for the Printing Industry
I am fortunate to attend several industry events each year and even more so when I am able to participate in them. Such was the case this year at SGIA EXPO in Las Vegas where I presented a session titled “Understanding Todays Print Buyer.” Speaking at events is awesome not only because you get to […]
An Amazing Example Of Customer Service: Making The Impossible, Possible
This story is really amazing. It starts with Jia Jiang, a man who set out to overcome his fear of rejection by making one crazy request a day for 100 days and blogging about his quest. On day three, he walked into a Krispy Kreme in Austin, Texas and asked for what he was sure would […]
Dscoop, Social Media and Barcelona
It’s not everyday that print industry veteran and twitter personality X offers to represent you at an event and blog for you. I do admit, I was wondering if I would be liable for any potential international incidents, but it seems he kept on his best behavior and no Dscoopers were “harmed” during his visit. […]
Who needs a mentor?
Of all the amazing things that went on in The Printerversetm at GRAPH EXPO this year – The GRAPHitti Wall, Girls Who Print Day, playing Rock Em Sock Em Robots with Benny Landa – the panel discussion I put together titled “Wooing Women to Print: Mentors and Mavens” stood out as something very special. It was just one of […]
Meet InfoTrends' Tim Greene, and METRICS
Ever wonder how your Print business measured up to others? Sure you have. Who doesnt want to know if they are “normal” – well as normal as Print people can be that is! Im really proud to be working with Tim Greene and InfoTrends to help introduce METRICS to all of you. It’s a FREE […]
World’s First 3D Printing Photo Booth to Open in Japan
This is brilliant! I wonder if this tech will be available for THE PRINTERVERSEtm at PRINT 13??? Since Marco (@miercs) sent me this link, I think he should also figure out how to get one to the US! If you agree, please tweet him “I want a mini-me Marco!” – and maybe he will succumb […]
Blippar Makes The Shortlist (Interactive)
This is a nice example of Augmented Reality from Blippar. What makes this interesting for me, is that in this magazine there are a bunch of ways to interact with print – play a video game, see additional photos, get more information, do a little shopping, make funny pictures to share with your friends, and […]
MasterCard Launches New Credit Card With LCD Screen, Keyboard
OK, this one gets a WOW. I have to admit I dont exactly get how it works, but Im loving that one of the FUTURE intended uses is to be able to check your balance right from the card… ok that freaked me out a little. I wonder if something like this falls under printed […]
