How the USPS Postage Increase Impacts You!
Effective April 17th, 2011, the USPS is increasing postage rates. This post will explain what this means to you as both a consumer and as a bulk mailer. How was the USPS able to get the rate increase through? Last year, the USPS requested a 5.6% average postal rate increase. This would have raised first-class […]
Now on PMC: Events, White Papers & Jobs
PrintMediaCentr is a Global communications platform providing resources and information to the Print and Integrated Marketing Service industry. Today, we are proud to announce three new site features to further enhance the sites capabilities, and the user experience. Global Events: A comprehensive list of Industry Gatherings! Find Print and Integrated Marketing events, conferences, webinars, and […]
Get Your Transaction Color Printing on Track at Xplor11!
Xplor 2011 DELIVER Track Spotlight! The Jump to Transaction Color Printing “This track provides the knowledge and foundation for the future of the printed document. How it is created, distributed and delivered is critical to any company and vital to the document industry!” says Track Chair Rob Williams. The Jump to Transaction Color is presented […]
QR Code Fuel Economy Window Stickers
QR Code fuel economy window stickers for used cars are now available from the website of the official US government source for fuel economy information. The stickers include city, highway and combined mpg ratings, engine size, transmission and recommended fuel grade as well as a photo. Stickers can be generated for all vehicles sold in […]
Microsoft Adds Do-Not-Track Tool to Browser
By NICK WINGFIELD And JULIA ANGWIN A new version of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer to be released Tuesday (today) will be the first major Web browser to include a do-not-track tool that helps people keep their online habits from being monitored. Microsoft’s decision to include the tool in Internet Explorer 9 means Google Inc. and […]
Greener Package Awards – Enter Now
Entries are now being accepted for the 2011 Greener Package Awards, the industry’s only independent annual competition honoring the most innovative and environmentally significant approaches to packaging sustainability. Since the second edition of the competition last year, Greener Package and its Advisory Board of Experts have revamped the award’s entry requirements to more fully reflect […]
Email Marketing: Lessons from the stats
by Karen J. Bannan In marketing, there are few absolutes. Strategies and methods change based on audience, vertical and budget. However, according to the Direct Marketing Association’s 2011 Statistical Fact Book, released earlier this month, there are some things that email marketers can take—and use—at face value. The book, a collection and analysis of internal […]
3D printing in bone now possible
The insanely creative team over at Open3DP have amazed us yet again. Now they have been able to 3D print in bone. For a project with Juliana Meira do Valle and Michael Storey the team developed a way to create a bone mixture that can be 3D printed. The mixture consists of Powdered Bone Meal, Powdered […]
Get your Multi-Channel Strategy on Track at Xplor11
The Strategize Track at the 2011 Xplor International Conference & Vendor Forum features speakers who are leaders in our industry. Some of the presenters include: Tuesday 4/5 Making Multi-Channel Make Sense presented by Pat McGrew, M-EDP, Evangelist, Kodak Strategize Track Vendor Panel: Is Hope a Strategy? moderated by Carrie Murphy, M-EDP, Market Development Manager, InfoPrint Solutions, […]
GMAIL's Smart Labels & implications for email marketers
A Gmail Labs-developed feature for Gmail that allows users to classify and organize the email. Once it is turned on from the Labs tab in Settings, Smart Labels automatically categorizes incoming Bulk, Notification and Forum messages, and labels them as such. By Bulk You Mean….Any kind of mass mailing including such as newsletters and promotional […]
Interactive Starbucks Storefront
Starbucks locations in Toronto and Vancouver are beckoning passersby with an interactive window display promoting Tazo Tea. The touch-sensitive screens let curious pedestrians guide a hummingbird, dragon or butterfly on a journey to find the teas’ ingredients. The video shows how the display was executed. Via Mashable Related articles Starbucks: Interactive Storefront (adsoftheworld.com) Touch-Screen Storefronts […]
Get Your Document Workflow Integration on Track at Xplor11!
First there was ADF (Automated Document Facility), then ADF 2.0. What about ADF today? Half of all enterprises haven’t yet implemented an ADF. Will the drop in software costs and the rise in smaller, more focused ADF systems allow enterprises to finally be able to cost-justify implementing an ADF? What about the emergence of mini-ADFs, AppDF, […]
