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 feature, and it has its perks! The biggest reward in my opinion is being able to host the community in an open space and have real conversations with attendees and exhibitors, and an emerging group in […]

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. Here’s the thing. There is nothing like a tradeshow, any size or venue, to help recharge your ideas on business, communication options, and design ideas. It’s like being in a shopping mall! All […]

GPA Takes Substrates To New Heights At GRAPH EXPO 2014

Information provided by Lisa Lukonen Marketing Manager, GPA Specialty Substrate Solutions GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago was a successful show! GPA experienced high levels of booth traffic from new contacts, current customers, and graphic designers, among others from the industry interested in GPA’s offerings. GPA saw a 58% increase in booth traffic from the last GRAPH […]

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 many of them were in the same room! Such was the case with GPA, Specialty Substrate Solutions –  a good friend of PMC and really fun Paper People! GPA has many of the […]

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 to meet cool people, and you’re going to get inspired by something. To achieve those goals in the simplest way, just look for the HP booth and find Pat McGrew! Even though […]

How Do YOU Define Transactional Print?

By Jonathan McGrew, EDP I started our conversation last month with an aim to bridge the terminology gaps in our vast and complex print industry. One of the first terms I want to take a whack at is Transaction Print. Since I work in this part of the industry I had a pretty good idea what […]

Mohawk Partners With Print Media Centr For 2014!

It’s no secret I love paper, it’s no secret I love the paper people, and it’s no secret I specifically love the paper people over at Mohawk! We met a few years back at Graph Expo after “meeting” through social media, and since then we have carried on a lovely relationship that has spanned from […]

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 through PrintMediaCentr. There is no better way to kick this off than to introduce you all to Jim Raffel. I met Jim in person at SGIA Expo 11, (here is video proof) and […]

World's First Print-on-Demand Newsstand Being Tested In Sweden

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while that is purely PRINTtastic! Step up to the machine, pick your pub, push print, and viola’ – within two minutes your freshly printed magazine drops into the pick-up slot! Genius! I am totally a buy a magazine and a pack of gum before getting on […]

Create Custom Office Space With Print

Unlike Peter Gibbons who took a chainsaw to his cubicle to improve his view in Office Space, with the help of some wide format technology and some cool creative people, using print to freshen up your four walls is fast, easy and affordable – even when customized! Last year at SGIA Expo in Las Vegas […]

Are Maps The Key To Unlocking Higher Marketing Conversion Rates?

As I mentioned in a recent post Personalization Is About To Get Real Personal, one of the cool techs I learned about at the Xplor 13 conference was locr Maps presented by CEO Rolf Richter. At first I was a little skeptical, especially since he claimed “marketing campaigns using locr maps have proven to be […]

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