THE PRINTERVERSE TO DELIVER “STELLAR” EXPERIENCE AT #GRAPHEXPO 16

Trending Topical Sessions, Special Events, and Robust Networking Round Out the Interactive Programming in Store for Orlando Show Goers in The Printerverse. Print Media Centr is pleased to announce the Printerverse™ will return to GRAPH EXPO 16, coming to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, September 25 – 28, 2016. Here, attendees will […]

#drupa2016: The Hype, The Hope, And The Social Media Revolution

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To paraphrase Jan Brady… “All I hear is drupa is so big, drupa is so great… drupa, drupa, drupa.” Well Jan, and anyone else who isn’t sure whether or not to believe the hype, get out a tall glass and get ready to guzzle down some drupa Kool-Aid, I’m pouring. To get you up to […]

It’s drupa! Were you there?

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Hi! I’m Chloe! I’m just back from that fun fair called drupa – where companies that sell to printers pitch their wares and print buyers and print equipment buyers of all types come to kick the tires, ask questions, and compare technologies. Since that is what the show is for, that’s what I did! I’ve […]

Study Results For U.S. Graphic Communication Industry Diversity Are In

Almost a year ago to the day, the Citizens of The Printerverse were called upon to lend their voices to this important research topic. The study results are in, and Dr. Twyla Cummings has graciously provided an abstract, and a summary of her findings. The following note was attached, pdfs of abstract and summary below. PLEASE share! […]

10 More Signs You Are a Print Junkie: #drupa2016 Edition

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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 […]

There is a Printerverse

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That is not news to regular Print Media Centr visitors, but until recently my multiverse guidebook didn’t include ink-sniffers and substrate sensitives. Print was all around, but the Printerverse was hidden. With an experience less Brian Greene and more Barry Allen, I did not perceive it until I vibrated through the barrier and saw it myself. So […]

#UKvUSA: Stop The Presses!

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Welcome to my monthly blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the post… and if you are just joining us, here is some background… Matthew and I haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK procurement […]

TRENDING: Today’s Startup Print Customers Are DEMOCOLLABORATING!

We’ve talked about how to woo start up companies and cultivate a love of print. Now that you’ve won a startup customer, there’s more work to be done. First and foremost, you need to understand and manage the “democollaboration” style of today’s young and new companies. Yes, I invented the term, and I’m going to use […]

Print is a Lifestyle Choice, Part II

How Print Advanced Civilization and Expanded the Human Mind The famous Wendell Phillips wrote, “What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.” From books, to articles, to theories, to how people view the world and life in general, civilization as it is today would be far different without the influence […]

#UKvUSA: Does Your Teamwork, Work

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Welcome to my monthly blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the post… and if you are just joining us, here is some background… Matthew and I haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK procurement […]

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 […]