#PRINTCHAT 2.0 – New Host, New Time, New Opportunities

If you are unaware, in January of 2011 Quad/Graphics created a weekly “tweet-up” for the purpose of exchanging ideas and information within the world of print. Aptly named #PrintChat, word spread through networking circles and soon enough a nice weekly crowd began to gather and participate in intelligent discussions and relevant knowledge sharing. The Background Quad/Graphics founded […]

PrintMediaCentr partners with GRAPH EXPO 2012 to create Print Integrated Multimedia Experience

ARE YOU READY TO EXPERIENCE THE PRINTERVERSE? GRAPH EXPO 2012 (http://www.graphexpo.com/), coming October 7-10, 2012 to McCormick Place South in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition and conference for the graphic communications industry in the Americas.  New this year, for the PrintMediaCentr audience – and all attendees – will be an […]

Woman has 152 Facebook friends tattooed onto arm. Unfriending will be painful.

by Mike Butcher via Woman has 152 Facebook friends tattooed onto arm. Unfriending will be painful.. Social networks have contributed to the Arab Spring, people getting arrested for jokes, you name it. Now one Facebok user has taken the social network to heart – or rather to her body. A woman in the Netherlands has […]

FREE Xplor Webinar: Highlights from GraphExpo10 – 10/21 @1PM EST

Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, will host a one-hour Lunch and Learn webinar focusing on the highlights from Graph Expo 2010. Pat McGrew, EDP, Kodak and Ralph Nappi, Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) will host the webinar and panelists include Carrie Murphy, EDP, Infoprint Solutions Company, Scott Baker, GMC Software Technology and […]

Sappi Announces European Price Increase for Specialty Products

Sappi Fine Paper Europe said that it will increase prices for its specialty products in European and overeseas markets by 8% for deliveries as of November 1.  The increase follows an earlier one by Sappi this year as demand for specialty products remains strong. “Our first price rise has barely compensated for the extraordinary cost […]

Free Webinar: Make Sustainable Printing Your Competitive Advantage

Canon and HOW magazine are joining together to offer the free webinar “Make Sustainable Printing Your Competitive Advantage.” Date: Tuesday, October 12 Time: 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT Duration: 1 hour Presenters: Don Carli and Hans Wegner Green is much more than a color to today’s creative professionals. It’s an expectation, driven by a sincere […]

Paper Arabia 2010 opens in Dubai

Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) today inaugurated Paper Arabia 2010, the first-of-its-kind industry expo, at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre. The event will continue until September 28th, 2010. Speaking about the paper industry, Al Qamzi said: “Paper industry is developing all over the world, especially […]

New Neenah Website Advances Use of Paper Through Technology

Some might find it ironic: one of the world’s leading fine paper makers using advanced digital technology [paperless!] to sell paper? What are they thinking? “Because consumers today get most of their information from web-based resources or smartphone apps, we need to embrace that and speak their language,” explains Tom Wright, senior director of advertising […]

What's The Difference Between Advertising & Social Media?

by Tom Martin: As a 20 year vet of the ad business that has steadily morphed his focus from traditional advertising to digital/social media strategy, I get this question a lot. Here’s how I answer it. Advertising is about selling. Thus, it is based on interruption and scale. Because you’re interrupting someone that ideally would rather […]

How to Calculate Your ROI With Social Media – Free Online Tools

When it comes to measuring and tracking online and trying to determine what your return on investment is with social media, you first need to ask yourself why you want to participate in social media in the first place. If the answer is to build your brand and develop a loyal following, then you are […]