10 More Signs You Are a Print Junkie: #drupa2016 Edition
My first trip to the Messe to experience drupa has been quite an adventure. I came here with HP PageWide Press to help with some pre-show set-up, and will stay through June 10th reporting to you about the HP partners who have contributed to the amazing inkjet print we are producing on the show floor, and about everything […]
Add Color To Your Life with Next-Generation Inkjet
Guest post by Clive Stringer Regional Vice President for Enterprise Solutions, Pitney Bowes Colour and its impact have been the subject of study for hundreds of years. Colour can generate an emotional, powerful and uncontrolled response. And it’s fascinating: did you know, for example, that grasshoppers have white blood, that crocodiles are colour blind or […]
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 digital age regarding negative press, comments and reviews freely flowing through the blog and socialsphere. While some of these stories end up in the horror genre, this one about Mindfire has a very happy […]
1/1 Interview with Sabine Geldermann – Director, drupa
Thanks to my new best friend Anne Meerboth-Maltz from Messe Düsseldorf North America, I was able to score an interview with Sabine Geldermann Director drupa & Global head Printing Technology, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. Needless to say with drupa only 2 months away, I am extremely grateful that both of these amazing women took the time to share some cool […]
15 Content Ideas for Your Printing Blog
Starting a blog can be intimidating. Finding the time to sit and write can seem impossible. And when you finally DO have the time, you’re often left scratching your head wondering what to even talk about. Is it even worth the frustration? Well – in short – ABSOLUTELY. By strategically writing about things that are […]
5 Ways to Leverage Your Personal Brand With Print
Developing a personal brand has always mattered, because reputations and referrals have always been a cornerstone of business success. The phrase personal brand get’s a lot bad press. People fail to understand that it is basically the “presentation deck” called “you”. The way you introduce yourself to people, from the clothes you wear, the way […]
Print Media Centr, Domtar Paper and Avanti to present Pre-Conference Program at Xploration® 16
The Ultimate Marketing Workshop for Printers: Solid Strategies for Sales Success Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced, a pre-conference program presented by Print Media Centr, Domtar Papers, and Avanti as part of Xploration® 16, being held April 5-7 at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida. Deborah Corn, Principal at Print […]
No, No, No, No! Black Typewriter Font – Just No!
Hi! I’m Chloe! I just got back from a trip and did my usual scan of the mail, and someone sent me, in 2016, a DM piece that is done in a typewriter font laser printed onto a preprinted shell. And then I opened a credit card statement for a new card I opened and […]
6 Things to LOVE About Print Sales
It’s February! The month of love and devotion and heart palpitations and romance. No, not the month of snow storms and iced driveways and snow days and being trapped in a long desolate winter that will never end. No, fine people. Today we are talking about love. I am here with good news for you. […]
Print Doesn’t Need Saving
Every year we hear about the premature death of print. Yet somehow each and every year we find that the print industry is alive and well. It’s true that print designers are struggling to find jobs. It’s true that some smaller print shops find themselves struggling and dropping prices to get local clients in the […]
Print is a Lifestyle Choice, Part I
Print and Neuroscience Emily Dickenson once said, “The brain is wider than the sky.” Of course she was right. The statement is as true today as it was then. The human brain is as much a mystery to us as are the cosmos. In fact, The Society for Neuroscience wrote on their website that “The […]
The Year Ahead: Q&A With Eric Hawkinson, Canon Solutions America
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? For Canon Solutions America, 2015 was about launching new technology and connecting more with our customers. 2015 marked a year in which we released three new products that both we and our customers are excited about. We released the Océ VarioPrint i300 – […]
