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Printing Impressions/PIworld.com, In-plant Graphics and
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SALES & MARKETING

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CROSS MEDIA

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

  • Success.In.Print

    Kelly Mallozzi

    God Is in the Details

    By Kelly Mallozzi | May 23, 2013

    Being in a service business like we all are in, accuracy is not only expected, it is absolutely vital to our survival. And a lack of it can not...

  • Systemic Success

    Philip Beyer

    That Hands-in-the-Air Feeling

    By Philip Beyer | May 20, 2013

    Isn't growth good in a business? Doesn't growth give you extra resources to hire more employees to take on some of the workload? My answer is ...

  • Bill Prettyman

    Don’t Overlook Communicating with Your “Non-Desk” Workers

    May 23, 2013

    A wide range of small businesses rely on employees who don’t happen to sit behind a desk in the home office. They are known as “non-desk”...

  • Rock Around the Block

    How Lean Operations Fuels Business Development

    May 22, 2013

    Budgeting for lean operations is about more than just creating a quality control department and adding another line item to the budget.  You’re...

  • Business Sense & Sensibility

    Carl Gerhardt

    A Hiring Tool That Works

    By Carl Gerhardt, Chairman, Allegra Network | May 23, 2013

    If you have not used the Printing Impressions job posting site on PIworld.com, I recommend you give it a try. I recently assisted one of our...

  • Hyding Out

    Strategic Acquirers Open Up Financials for Sellers

    May 20, 2013

    Could you imagine buying a house and the seller asks to review your financial analysis showing how much money you’re going to make from the...

  • Mr. Magazine

    “A Tale of Two New Magazines:” Mr. Magazine’s™ First “Minsider” Column…

    May 19, 2013

    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was...

  • The Target Report

    April 2013 – Deals, Court Filings & Closures in the Printing, Packaging, Paper & Related Industries

    May 07, 2013

    Is there print after Google? The 83-year old founder of the Frommer’s brand travel guides certainly thinks so. Less than eight months after...

  • Ussery Printing Blog

    The “U” vs the “C”

    May 13, 2013

    We’ve all become very reliant on our computers for concept, ideas, design and communication. But do you use your computer’s software program...

  • NAPL Biz Trends

    Industry Consolidation: No Panacea

    November 27, 2012

    When previously asked what they were counting on to increase sales, 52.8% of NAPL State of the Industry participants cited “gaining work from...

  • Cup-a-Joe blog

    Why Fly When I Can Drive?

    May 23, 2013

    Recently I was headed to Kansas City on a Southwest Airlines flight for our KC Awards Gala honoring our industry’s best and brightest. Which got...

  • Pro Web to Print Blog

    Don’t Buy W2P in a Bundle!

    December 05, 2012

    More money is made on W2P by iron hawkers (and the consultants they bring in) from naive PSPs than one might think. The art of bundling services...

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MAILING/POSTAL

  • Dead Tree Edition

    How Google Is Becoming the Magazine Industry's New Best Friend

    May 17, 2013

    After siphoning off billions of dollars that used to go to print advertising, Google’s practices in recent months have provided a huge boost to...

  • POSTALNEWS

    DOL says USPS underpaid PSEs for overtime work

    May 24, 2013

    From the American Postal Workers Union: The Postal Service method of calculating overtime rates for... This is a summary- visit...

  • Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

    What is holding up Secure Electronic Mail

    May 03, 2013

    Cloud Computing Journal reported today that “After more than two years of promising the imminent arrival of Volly, Pitney Bowes … has failed to...

  • Pushing the Envelope

    Learning from Lean Six Sigma

    May 20, 2013

    Lean Six Sigma is a method used in many large organizations to look for improvements in business efficiency and effectiveness. It relies on a...

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LABELS AND PACKAGING

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SUSTAINABILITY

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PRINT PRODUCTION

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BINDING/FINISHING

  • foldfactory.com Blog

    FOLD of the WEEK: Convertible Pocketfolder Envelope

    May 23, 2013

    After a few weeks of specialty formats, we’re going practical with a super-smart pocketfolder format that doubles as a mailing envelope. From the...

  • The Finish Line

    Don Piontek

    Finishing's Future?

    By Don Piontek | May 20, 2013

    It's no secret that the U.S. print and finishing sector has been quite a challenge for vendors over the past five years, or so. Economic ...

  • Bindery Success

    Important Checklist Item for Your Scoring or Perforating Machines

    May 17, 2013

    Rotary scoring and perforating machines with direct feed systems are easy to use and widely available. This type of machine has no register table...

  • MyBinding Blog

    Royal Sovereign Introduces Affordable Trimmers

    May 14, 2013

    If you’re in the market for a new electric trimmer, don’t look any further. Royal Sovereign has recently released three wide format trimmers...

  • Company Folders Blog

    5 Free Presentation Folder Mockup PSD Templates

    May 22, 2013

    5 Free Presentation Folder Mockup PSD TemplatesBefore a presentation folder design has been printed, it often doesn’t look very much like a folder...

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