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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...
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...
Open Letter To Marketers From An Old Millennial
Dear Marketers, Before I begin, I want to make a confession. I was born on the early side of Generation Y. Having been...
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...
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...
VIDEO: Unique Inkjet Technologies Featured At ISA Expo 2015
Although I cannot make it to ISA Sign Expo this year, Chris Price is carrying on without me!! GRAPH EXPO is hosting...
1/1 Interview with Bill Borrelle, Brand Transformer and Strategist at Pitney Bowes
A few weeks back I had the honor to be invited by @PitneyBowes to participate in their first #powerofprecision chat on...
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...
KFC Unveils Edible Coffee Cups!
From Design Taxi KFC is planning to serve their coffee in an edible cup that lets customers enjoy the warm beverage...
Data, Data Everywhere And Not A… Actually, A Lot to Leverage
We are surrounded by data. In fact, I think I hear my iPhone 6+ buzzing as I write this. As communicators, the...
#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...
PrintMediaCentr to Feature Interactive Workshop Focused On Online Marketing Strategies For Printshops.
New Pre-Conference Program Debuts at Xploration® 15 Lutz, FL —January 29, 2015—Xplor International, the worldwide...
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...
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...
Creating Value And Opportunity For Graphic Design in 2015
By Roberto Blake It’s 2015, and the landscape of graphic design has changed dramatically from how it was even a decade...
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...
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...
#UKvUSA: Why Aren’t Buyers Reading Your Blog Posts?
Welcome to my blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the...
Print Media Centr Visitors Pick The Best Posts Of 2014
Greeting Earthlings, CMYK Enthusiasts, and Print Media Centr Readers… Happy New Year! It's a brand new year and no...
Christmas Card Phones Friends And Family When It’s Opened
via springwise.com Telecoms company O2 has created a Christmas card with an integrated SIM, capable of making a call...
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...
Why Printers Should Stop Telling People What They Do, And Show Them Who They Are
Video may have killed the radio star, but it’s providing longevity for the promotion of print! Mark my words - VIDEO -...
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...
1/1 Interview With Paul Gardner: Industry Disrupter, Lenticular Lover, And Digital Print Pimp
One of the best reasons to attend industry events is that you never know who you will run into, or in this case, who...
[Infographic] How 3D Printing Will Revolutionize The Classroom
Im not sure that "revolutionize" is the fair term to use based on the examples they give for classroom uses for 3D...
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...
Poster Offers Spooky Surprise For QR Code Scanners
Although the House Of Nightmares doesn't open until April of 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden, clever marketers used print...
A View Of GRAPH EXPO 14 From The Printerverse
This is third year I have had the privilege to work with GASC and create The PrinterverseTM, a GRAPH EXPO show floor...
OMG! I Love Tradeshows!
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe, and I’m a Tradeshow addict. And I don’t need a program to change me....
Why Is Toronto’s New Print Community Forum So Different?
TORONTO IS HOT! Not only is it the LARGEST print market in Canada, but it is also host to a new event that looks...
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...
#PaperFundamentals: Four Amazing Reasons to Attend NPTA’s Paper School At #GRAPHEXPO
by Ande Leslie From beautifully crafted invitations and hand-written notes on luxurious paper, to complex...
How to Reinvent Yourself and Find New Markets in the Digital Age
By Jeff Lewis Early in my career, I had a job in Manhattan. Living in the suburbs of New York City, I had the same...
Print To Trend The Planet Through Social Media And #IPD14!
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye… the official countdown to International Print Day has begun and it’s time to start getting...
The Social Media Change Agent And Customer Experience
by Chris Echevarria Over the past few weeks almost everyone I’ve spoken to has made mention about the horrible...
1/1 Interview With Vitaly Golomb of Keen – Print Technologist, Venture Capitalist And Founder of #FuturePrint14
A few years back I stumbled upon a tweet with three simple words, "Print Is Big" and a link. After clicking, I...
The Top Five Things We Think We Know About Social Media But Really Don’t
by Jeff Lewis, Group M Cross-Media Marketing and Public Relations Remember MySpace? It’s still around but it’s not...
Ten Sure Signs You Are a Print Junkie!
There have been many times in my career where the satisfaction of making the impossible, possible, has induced...
ASK ROCK: Breaking The Old Print Business Model
Dear Rock, Major frustration. My father runs our printing business, and while I love him and respect him for all he’s...
1/1 Interview With Francis Atterbury, Bookmaking Pioneer And Craftsman At Artisan Books
There are a few print companies out there who become the default "name" used as the example when discussing a specific...
#UKvUSA What Should Printing Companies Sell?
In round one of my blogging duel with Matthew Parker... it's fair to say #UKvUSA Whose Responsibility Is It To Educate...
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,...
Keen Systems Announces Future Print Conference 2014
July 7, 2014, San Mateo, Calif. — Keen Systems, Inc., known for its award-winning web-to-print solution, has...
1/1 Interview With Trish Witkowski, Chief Folding Fanatic At FoldFactory.com
Trish Witkowski is one of those people who can command a room, or a video frame, simply by stepping into it. She is...
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...
Vertical Marketing And The Print Provider
An overview of the DMA IMW 2014 event, a potential resource of new business for smart print providers. by Thad Kubis ...
SEO for Printers: Strategy Has to Come First
I know a business owner who spent thousands -- many thousands -- to have his website “search engine optimized”...
#UKvUSA – Whose Responsibility Is It To Educate Print Buyers?
Matthew Parker and I haven't always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK "procurement"...
Sprout: Use a Pencil, Plant a Pencil, Grow a Plant!
I've seen seeded paper that you can plant and grow wild flowers, but never a pencil that you can use to write down...
1/1 Interview With Don Carli On Printed Electronics And The Future Of Packaging And Design
The print industry is filled with characters, and Don Carli is certainly one of them! I met him several years ago at...
JWT Brazil Shares Some Secrets Behind The BBQ Bible
Recently I shared a story about the BBQ Bible created by JWT Brazil. I did a little digging and reached out to the...
Are Customer Experiences Connected In All Your Channels?
by Chris Echevarria How do you connect across all of your customer experience channels or touch points? As time...
Emerald Packaging Partners Up For Digital Print, Prepress And Profits
Last week a Press Release came through my inbox from HP announcing "Emerald Packaging, Inc. had signed a launch...
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...
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...
Rights, Reuse, Revenue And The Recap from #DAMNY
by Thaddeus Kubis This blog is provided via Print Media Center and Deborah Corn. Deborah set me up with a press pass...
[infographic] Which Social Networks And Posts Work Best For B2B?
I found this infographic on webpronews. It was created using information from The Social Media Benchmarking...
The Dawn Of Consumer 3D Printing Has Arrived
At 7.2 inches per side, weighing in at 2.2 lbs, and currently going for $299 USD on Kickstarter, the dream of a 3D...
Catnip Scented #Directmail Creates Kitty Litter Customers
Getting to consumers through their pets isn't a new concept - but it is still a smart one! Over the years I...
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...
Open the Door with Email, Clinch the Deal with Print
The one-two punch of email plus print - POW!! - is a powerful way to amplify your sales results. With email-to-print...
Why Should I Buy Print From YOU – Part 2
In a recent article, I shared some tips to assist you and your sales team understand what I expect from a Print vendor...
ASK ROCK: Should I Invest In 3D Printing?
Welcome to ASK ROCK, a monthly advice column where industry expert Rock LaManna will answer your questions on topics...
1/1 With Thaddeus Kubis – Author, Guide To Integrated Marketing And Media Convergence
Thaddeus Kubris is a fellow blogger on Printing Impressions, and an active member of my LinkedIn Group Print...
#PRIMIR 2014 Summer Meeting To Reveal 'Vision' Of Evolving Printing Industry
This looks cool... if anyone is going PLEASE let me know!! Program Theme Explores "Print's Evolution—Changing Markets,...
[infographic] The Five Most Dangerous Creative Productivity Myths – BUSTED!
Our friends at AtTask have produced a series of cool infographics I'll be sharing here and there. I started with this...
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...
Special Effects And Finishing Techniques Webinar Replay Now Live!
Daniel Dejan takes us through The Standard #5 from Sappi - an educational reference piece that combines the technical...
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...
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...
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...
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...
#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...
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...
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...
[infographic] Responsive Web Design: Hope Or Hype?
Last February I lead a panel titled "Building The Bridge From Print To Digital Through Design" at Graphics of The...
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...
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...
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...
Customer Experience: Does Yours Start With A Wait?
by Chris Echevarria For those of you who follow my posts, I shared with you that I am in the process of obtaining my...
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...
How to Market Your Printing Company to Millennials
By Katherine Tattersfield Hey print providers---are you targeting me yet? Maybe you’re ignoring me because I don’t own...
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...
[Infographic] Latest Graphic Design Facts and Trends for 2014
The good people at iStock asked leading designers around the world for their top trends in 2014. Since we’re almost...
#PrintBig: Printerview With Washington Graphics
Your resident Print Geek has some very special people to introduce to you today. I met the wonderful Washington...
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...
20 Questions With @HeidelbergUS HQ!
Greetings Citizens! I am honored to let you know that I have been invited to Heidelberg HQ in Atlanta to represent the...
Take the #ONETHING Creative Challenge!
Trish from the FoldFactory.com said it's her New Year's Resolution to get you to be more creative in 2014. I share her...
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...
The CMKY Manifesto: Re-Think Print in 2014
I am declaring the following topics OVER and DONE WITH in 2014! Anything claiming or alluding to print being dead,...
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...
Are You Pricing Print Without Including Value?
A commodity is defined as something that is bought and sold. Commoditizing is defined as rendering (a good or service)...
Some Video Aids To Achieve Success On Your Lean Journey
By Terry Rayner Lean is incredibly simple; however, it requires passion and perseverance. If you are starting out on a...
Profit is Paramount in Prognostications for Print
by Sandy Hubbard, Print Futurist There are new opportunities everywhere for printers. Diving into growth areas can be...
Lessons Learned From A 6th Grader
When was the last time you learned a new technology? I mean truly played with it and embraced it for all it was meant...
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