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SALES & MARKETING

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CROSS MEDIA

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

  • Success.In.Print

    Kelly Mallozzi

    It’s Not About YOU!

    By Kelly Mallozzi | May 15, 2013

    Many of the heavy hitters out there who have been earning big six-figure commissions for decades have some pretty big egos. And maybe in some ...

  • 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

    Does Your Company Culture Stifle Innovation?

    May 22, 2013

    Many of the same characteristics enabling companies to prosper are the same characteristics stifling the introduction of new ideas. Most...

  • 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

    Huge Customers and Business Risk: Do and Do Not

    By Carl Gerhardt, Chairman, Allegra Network | May 10, 2013

    Huge customers are great when you have them, but what happens if and when you lose them? It can be a disaster, and even put your firm at risk....

  • 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

    Immigration Reform

    May 15, 2013

    A recent study really rattled some cages in Washington. The study found that allowing our illegal immigrants a path to citizenship would create...

  • 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

    postalnews.com morning headlines for May 22

    May 22, 2013

    Postal worker sentenced to probation for stealing money from Mobile mail route Mobile... This is a summary- visit postalnewsblog.com for the full...

  • 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

  • Print Confessions

    Graphic Arts Professionals

    Kick Off 2013 by Focusing on Your Clients’ Growth

    Marketing Guru | January 10, 2013

    At the start of a new year, have you ever thought of sending an email campaign with a clear strategy in mind for garnering more business—not...

  • Against the Grain

    Dustin LeFebvre

    Some Sage Business Advice from James Schrager

    By Dustin LeFebvre | May 21, 2013

    At the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’ Management Conference last week, I had the pleasure of attending one more lecture by James...

  • Making the Grade

    Sabine Lenz

    The Big Lie About Paper Grades

    By Sabine Lenz | May 22, 2013

    Earlier this week, I came across a paper merchant’s Website (I will not mention any names here, and I’m sure they’re not the only ones) and was ...

  • RISI Blog

    Will European newsprint demand mirror the US downward spiral?

    May 09, 2013

    The North American newsprint market used to be muchlarger than the market in Western Europe. At its peak in 1999, the NorthAmerican market was 13...

  • Printing Industries Blog

    Interview with Julie Shaffer on the New Integrated Print Center

    May 20, 2013

    We asked Julie Shaffer, Vice President, Digital Strategies, about the newest resource for digital printing and integrated marketing, the...

  • Graphicstart

    The Future of Printers

    April 21, 2013

    The future of printersPrinter - "It used to be like printing money.""If journalists are gloomy about the outlook for their industry, printers are...

  • Blognosticator

    Digital ICE, revisited

    April 06, 2013

    I’ve been scanning a lot of old transparencies this week. The majority of those are 35mm Ektachrome, or equivalent, transparencies. Some are...

  • Grow Your Biz

    What is the role of the cloud in fostering process digitization and mobile capture?

    January 07, 2013

    Let's start with process digitization since it's usually the first step in automating processes and then move to mobile capture.  The world is...

  • Print Stories

    Looking for a job…

    April 19, 2013

    When was the last time you tried to sell yourself? The typical preparation would be to prepare your résumé, get your profile out in the social...

  • Printwand blog

    63 Empty Business Writing Cliches to Avoid

    May 07, 2013

    View original at 63 Empty Business Writing Cliches to Avoid.Contrary to popular belief, using business cliches in your writing isn’t always a bad...

  • Insights blog

    Digital integration “fundamental” to future of mail, says USPS chief

    May 20, 2013

    US Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe called on US mailers yesterday to embrace technology and creative ways to integrate physical mail with the...

  • Printing by Design blog

    The Business You Save May Be YOUR OWN!

    May 14, 2013

    Whether you are a businessman, author, publisher or any type of entrepreneur the key is to market that which you [...]

  • the web and print

    Why Launch the W2P Finder?

    May 12, 2013

    The W2P Finder doesn’t select a vendor for you; it simple asks that you think through the highest level components of your strategy in the...

  • LabelValue Label Blog

    Time Saving Tip: Print Your Own Postage

    May 21, 2013

    Taking a trip to the post office is time consuming and a hassle. You waste valuable gas money driving there and then waste precious time standing...

  • Color Clarity Blog

    “I Just Need One Good Sheet to the Numbers”

    May 05, 2013

    For prepress managers, “One good sheet to the numbers” is often all they need to help press operators get better results via corrective plate...

  • Printing Knowhow Blog

    The Value of Signage

    May 13, 2013

    As experts in large format printing, Prime Imaging keeps on top of all signage trends – mobile, digital and traditional. The focus of this post...

  • Matreks Printing blog

    Use Digital Printing for Your Point-of-Sale Materials

    May 15, 2013

    Point-of-sale, or POS, materials are important tools for any retail store manager or owner. When used correctly, POS materials help create...

  • Velocity Print Solutions Blog

    How appealing is your Annual Appeal?

    April 25, 2013

    Thought I would share a story of how we helped one of our clients achieve their annual appeal goal. In past years, this client simply mailed a...

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BINDING/FINISHING

  • foldfactory.com Blog

    FOLD of the WEEK: Telescoping Folder

    May 08, 2013

    This week’s solution is another great mail format, and it comes to us from Structural Graphics in Essex, Connecticut for client Sea Insure. 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

    Write For Us

    March 27, 2013

    Write For UsWe welcome guest post submissions to our blog. We’re especially interested in case studies as well as tips or tutorials related to...

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