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interest to graphic arts professionals. Bloggers from the
Printing Impressions/PIworld.com, In-plant Graphics and
packagePRINTING magazine websites are featured,
supplemented by links to blogs from outside sources.

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SALES & MARKETING

  • The Sales Challenge

    Bill Farquharson

    See Kati Fly. Fly, Kati, Fly!

    Bill Farquharson | January 31, 2012

    I love people who love what they do. Those who are blessed with passion and a love for their jobs make everything better and infect those around...

  • Paul Castain's Sales Playbook

    How A “Thank You” Saved My Rear End!

    January 30, 2012

    If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you should know by now that I’m a big advocate of the handwritten thank you note! By...

  • Margie's Buyer Insights

    Margie Dana

    Remembering Steve Block, a Legend in Print Sales

    Margie Dana | January 27, 2012

    Some print reps cast large shadows as they build relationships with customers over many years. Steve Block was that kind of print salesman. I ...

  • Pressing Ahead

    Michael Casey

    Six Customer Service Areas to Check

    Michael Casey | February 01, 2012

    Conducting a customer service process audit will enable you to do a deep dive into your operation to understand the customer experience ...

  • Building Brands

    Tom Marin

    Three Basic Rules of Strategic Planning

    Tom Marin | January 06, 2012

    Many business owners have taken ownership of their company’s direction and are finding improved results by doing so. To get your strategic plan ...

  • View from Mount Olympus

    TJ Tedesco

    Overcoming Price Objections (Part I)

    T.J. Tedesco | February 03, 2012

    Whether you sell torches or commercial printing services, resist the temptation to lower prices to get your “foot in the door.” Instead, move ...

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CROSS MEDIA

  • MarketingSherpa

    Social Media Marketing: A look at 2012, part 2

    February 03, 2012

    We have insight and advice from Loren McDonald, Vice President of Industry Relations, Silverpop, an email and marketing automation vendor. Social...

  • InfoTrends Blog

    Canon Continues Legal Strategy for Drum Patent Protection

    February 02, 2012

    On January 23, 2012, Canon Inc. of Japan, Canon U.S.A., Inc. of Lake Success, NY, and Canon Virginia, Inc., of Newport News, VA filed another...

  • The Direct Marketing Voice

    8 Different Uses for Printed Flyers

    February 03, 2012

    Say the word “flyers” and most people immediately imagine colorful pieces of flimsy paper, tucked under a car’s windshield wiper, casually...

  • Affinity Express Blog

    10 Steps to Keeping Marketing Communications Updated

    February 03, 2012

    At the start of the year, every marketing department needs to update their materials and documents and make sure they’re ready to use. Now that...

  • EUS Marketing Blog

    Examples of Creative Direct Mail for 2012

    February 02, 2012

    Catching a prospect’s eye can be a real challenge when it comes to direct mail. Even with the best-written content, if the piece is not...

  • Digital Space

    All that Glitters, Shimmers and Glows

    December 06, 2011

    Retailers are gearing up for the holiday season with lots of shiny merchandise. The trend has shifted from red and green to shades of white, gold,...

  • Digital Printing Hot Spot

    Taking the Mystery Out of G7®

    February 02, 2012

    Written by Matthew J. Volpe Smart Press Production Consultant & National Customer Trainer Xerox Corporation Many print professionals have heard of...

  • PrintMediaCentr

    Looking for work or new customers? PMC wants to help!

    February 02, 2012

    Sometimes it isn’t about what you know, but who you know to open doors presently unavailable to you… and PMC wants to help you expand your reach!...

  • interlinkONE Blog

    Super Bowl Sunday QR Code

    February 03, 2012

    Super Bowl Sunday is just a few days away and here at the interlinkONE office we are MORE than ready for the big game! The past couple of weeks...

  • PODi Insights blog by Caslon

    In-plants as Visionary Leaders: Grab the Opportunity & Run with It!

    January 23, 2012

    There is a very real opportunity for forward-thinking in-plant managers to position their operations as visionary leaders within their companies,...

  • Converging Technologies and Print

    Thaddeus B. Kubis

    Three New Year’s Considerations for Success in 2012

    Thaddeus B. Kubis | January 05, 2012

    I do not have a top 10 list of resolutions or suggestions for 2012; the only fact that I can nearly guarantee is that the world will not end on Dec....

  • MindFireInc Blog

    QR Codes in the Mail

    February 03, 2012

    Remember last year’s USPS QR Code promotion? During the summer of 2011, the Postal Service offered mailers a 3% discount on Standard Mail and...

  • Spin Sucks

    Book Review: The End of Business As Usual

    February 03, 2012

    Last week Jeannie Walters and I were discussing Brian Solis’s new book The End of Business As Usual. Because she is a customer experience expert,...

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

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MAILING/POSTAL

  • Dead Tree Edition

    A Major Print-Media Bankruptcy Is Likely in 2012, Voters Say

    January 31, 2012

    A major print-related company is likely to go bankrupt this year, according to the vast majority of voters in a Dead Tree Edition poll that ended...

  • POSTALNEWS

    Scammers use USPS change of address system to steal woman’s identity

    February 03, 2012

    FULTON, Ky. — A local woman says someone from Nigeria stole her identity, opened multiple accounts... This is a summary- visit...

  • Courier, Express, and Postal Observer

    Today the Music Died

    February 03, 2012

    On February 3, 1959, an airplane crashed in a field in Iowa, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Vallens and the Big Bopper died. Take a few minutes and think...

  • Pushing the Envelope

    U.S. Mail: A Perpetual Duty

    January 30, 2012

    As America was expanding in the 1780s, the founding fathers realized that open access to secure and private communication among its dispersed...

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SUSTAINABILITY

  • Eco-Libris

    Top 100 green apps - Locavore

    February 03, 2012

    We are creating a list of the top 100 apps that will help you go green as part of our effort to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. Apps ...

  • Going Green

    Light On One’s Feet?

    February 03, 2012

    Via SciTechDaily, a story in The Atlantic about a unique recycling project: turning discarded Christmas lights into slippers. Yong Chang...

  • Paper or Plastic

    Going From Print to Digital

    January 31, 2012

    There are many reasons for why you would want to have a project printed versus keeping it electronic. However, you’ll probably want to have a...

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PRINT PRODUCTION

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LABELS AND PACKAGING

More Labels and Packaging Blogs >