Label Summit Latin America welcomes record visitor numbers
Label Summit Latin America welcomed 708 people to the two-day conference and table-top exhibition held in Mexico City on May 11-12. The event drew more delegates and exhibiting companies than any previous Labelexpo Global Series event in Latin America, and a 50 percent increase on the conference in Mexico City two years ago. This year’s […]
PSA SURVEY: FOUR MORE WEEKS TO GO
The goal of RIT’s Print Standards Audit (PSA) Survey is to capture the impact of standards and certification on printing operations around the world. Today, the survey is well on its way to fulfilling this goal. The survey consists of two parts: (1) a 15 minute Internet survey to collect information on the practices printers […]
Twitter Business Search Tips
Here is a short video I did sharing how business professionals can search Twitter for targeted prospect pools and begin to grow their twitter followings in a very targeted manner. via Twitter Business Search Tips | My Corporate Media. Related articles by Zemanta 6 Ways to Maximize Results Using Social Networking Strategies (e-commerce-marketing.suite101.com) 12 More […]
Tarnished Logos: Can Brands Bounce Back From Scandal?
In the wake of the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf, petrolium giant BP is taking flak from all sides, including attacks on their logo. As the irony in BP’s “beyond petroleum” tagline becomes painfully obvious, GreenPeace is calling for a re-brand of the bright green and yellow BP logo, which had implied a certain […]
FREE WEBINAR: Understanding the New FSC Labels
When: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. – Noon Pacific) Where: Anywhere – all you need is an Internet connection. If you use FSC labels on the materials you create or the all-familiar logo helps to guide your paper purchases, recently something has been looking different, altered, distinct […]
Free Webinar on New FSC Label Format from PaperSpecs and Tembec
June 15, 2010 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific) Tembec Paperboard Group and PaperSpecs present “Understanding the New FSC Labels,” a free Webinar that will explain how FSC changed its labeling standard and what that means to you. Palo Alto, California – June 1, 2010 – If you use FSC labels on the materials you […]
Mohawk Paper – Get In The Loop
Mohawk Fine Papers (Cohoes, NY) announces the launch of Mohawk Loop: a comprehensive line of recycled and environmentally preferable papers. The papers are made with renewable energy and post-consumer fiber — including the largest selection of 100% postconsumer waste (pcw) options — without sacrificing quality, variety or performance. The line also includes the new coated […]
Ipex 2010 Shows 'Print is Back in Business'
Professor Frank Romano, international analyst and Ipex ‘Champion in Print’ best summed up the mood of exhibitors and visitors when he declared that “Ipex 2010 has demonstrated that the printing industry is back in business.” With one day of Ipex 2010 to go, visitor attendance stood at just under 50,000 from 135 countries, excluding over […]
manroland to Host IDEAlliance G7 Expert Training session
manroland’s Print Technology Center in Westmont, Illinois is hosting the spring session of the IDEAlliance G7 Expert Training. Printers, educators and consultants are trained at these sessions held around the world each year. Participants learn to perform the G7 process and to implement the techniques for a pressroom operation to meet the quality criteria described […]
Is Inkjet Killing Offset, DI Printing Killing Toner, or Offset Killing Toner?
I read with great interest Andrew Tributes story Will Inkjet Printing Kill Offset? and Richard Romano’s report on the Presstek press conference at IPEX where Jeff Jacobson, Chairman, President, and CEO of Presstek said, “I believe with the advent of inkjet, electrophotographic missed an opportunity.” Romano goes on to report that Jacobson sees shops with […]
IGS UK to launch new affordable green printing systems at FESPA 2010
UK-based distributor IGS UK is planning to make the most of its first FESPA attendance with a strong portfolio of cost-effective, environmentally aware options geared for the wide-format ink-jet market. With a rapidly growing reseller channel, the company’s popular after-market inks and service options are being complemented by the introduction of a completely new, modestly […]
Modernizing the Pantone Matching System
With the release of PANTONE PLUS, Pantone has taken an important step to modernize the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (PMS), which has been a color communication standard for half a century. When Pantone introduced the Goe system in 2007, many wondered whether this was an attempt to replace PMS. According to Ron Potesky, that was not […]
