The Concept of Kaizen: Everybody, Every Day, A Little Bit Better

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on February 3, 2020, 3:03 pm.

The Japanese concept of “kaizen” when translated into English means “to change for the good,” or to improve. The concept… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Quadient Enhances its Flagship Customer Communications Management Solution

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on February 3, 2020, 1:40 pm.

Quadient Inspire R14 is the most feature-rich version of the company’s omni-channel customer communications management solution, and focuses… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Midland Paper Launches New Specialty Media Catalog for Offset and Digital Sheet Products

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on February 3, 2020, 1:14 pm.

The Specialty Media catalog merges media for major sheetfed print technologies into one publication, featuring offset, HP Indigo, and dry… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Business Operating at the Mercy of Chaos

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on February 3, 2020, 1:14 pm.

For those of us who enjoy, or hope to enjoy, a well-organized peaceful environment in business … THIS BLOG IS… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Nosco Acquires Assets of 40-Year-Old Printing Company in Illinois

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on February 3, 2020, 12:42 pm.

The asset acquisition of Gurnee, Ill.-based Haapanen Brothers will provide Nosco with an expanded print capacity and a seventh site… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Have You Visited the Museum of Printing? It’s Well Worth the Trip

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 27, 2020, 2:26 pm.

Jim Hamilton, who serves as a board member at the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Mass., describes some of the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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USPS Is Most Trusted Brand in US, But All Brands Still Have a Lot of Work to Do

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 27, 2020, 2:02 pm.

Morning Consult’s survey, “The 25 Most Trusted Brands in America,” says that the U.S. Postal Service beat tech giants Amazon… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Graphic Village Acquires Intrinzic Brand Consultancy

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 27, 2020, 1:43 pm.

Graphic Village acquired brand development and communications consultancy Intrinzic. This acquisition will help organizations build foundati… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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How to Resolve Conflicts in Business

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 27, 2020, 1:14 pm.

“RE” is a prefix meaning “again,” or “again and again,” showing repetition. “SOLVE” means to resolve or find a permanent… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Super Bowl Sales Tip

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 27, 2020, 11:42 am.

Despite the fact the Patriots are not playing, the NFL has decided to play the Super Bowl anyway. Go figure…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Barb Pellow and Jim Hamilton Reveal Digital Printing Trends for 2020

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 3:40 pm.

Long-time industry analysts Barb Pellow and Jim Hamilton reveal emerging trends for digital printing, including inkjet, for the coming year… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Benchmarking Digital Corrugated Production Technology

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 2:33 pm.

Digital corrugated production printing burst on the scene around 2016, and has been on the rise since then. Jeff Wettersten… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Data Will Lead Marketers Into a New World in 2020

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 2:30 pm.

What will be so different in this ever-changing world, and how can marketers better prepare themselves for the new world?… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Infestation Control for Business Bugs

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 2:16 pm.

Without systematic operations controls, business bugs (those pesky non-conforming critters) only increase in numbers. Here’s how to keep b… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Week That Was (1/13/2020)

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 1:38 pm.

On this episode of The Week that Was, LSC Communications is closing three printing plants; the GPO revealed its top… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Barb Pellow and Jim Hamilton Reveal Digital Printing Trends for 2020

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 3:40 pm.

Long-time industry analysts Barb Pellow and Jim Hamilton reveal emerging trends for digital printing, including inkjet, for the coming year… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Benchmarking Digital Corrugated Production Technology

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 2:33 pm.

Digital corrugated production printing burst on the scene around 2016, and has been on the rise since then. Jeff Wettersten… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Data Will Lead Marketers Into a New World in 2020

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 2:30 pm.

What will be so different in this ever-changing world, and how can marketers better prepare themselves for the new world?… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Infestation Control for Business Bugs

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 2:16 pm.

Without systematic operations controls, business bugs (those pesky non-conforming critters) only increase in numbers. Here’s how to keep b… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Week That Was (1/13/2020)

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 17, 2020, 1:38 pm.

On this episode of The Week that Was, LSC Communications is closing three printing plants; the GPO revealed its top… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Color Ink Moves to Fully Digital Production Processes with Strategic Investments

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 13, 2020, 1:43 pm.

Sussex, Wis.-based Color Ink installed a 29˝ Komori Impremia IS29 digital printing system 18 months ago. Now, for increasingly complex… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Giving up the Ghosts: Freaky Deviations

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 13, 2020, 1:03 pm.

The sure sign of the presence of “ghosts” in a business, are abnormalities and deviations in a company’s operations that… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Digital Print: 2020 and Beyond

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 13, 2020, 12:45 pm.

Digital print technology is constantly evolving is making progress toward ease, speed, and sophistication each year. For the last twenty… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Royle Printing Hires Northeast Account Exec for Catalogs, Direct Mail

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 13, 2020, 12:35 pm.

Mike Sipala brings more than 35 years of sales and business development experience to Royle Printing. Most recently, he worked… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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GPO Reveals Top Private Sector Contractors for $439M Federal Print Procurement Program

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 13, 2020, 12:11 pm.

The GPO’s print procurement program awarded nearly $439.7 million to printing and publishing needs of federal agencies in the 2019… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Show Some CSR Love

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 6, 2020, 1:56 pm.

The time to get out of a speeding ticket is before you get pulled over. The time to save an… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Monotech Systems Becomes Memjet’s First DuraFlex OEM Partner in India

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 6, 2020, 1:48 pm.

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Andy Kiecker Builds Printing Franchise and Joins Minuteman Press President’s Million-Dollar Circle

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 6, 2020, 1:28 pm.

Andy Kiecker is the latest Minuteman Press franchisee to join the President’s Million-Dollar Circle, achieving yearly gross sales of at… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Xerox Secures $24B in Financing Commitments for Proposed HP Acquisition

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 6, 2020, 1:21 pm.

This latest move, apparently, is to combat one of HP’s major objections that Xerox lacks the proper funding to pull… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Staff Changes at Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) Announced

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on January 6, 2020, 1:11 pm.

Jeff White, a 27-year EFI veteran, has been named director of development at PGSF. John Berthelsen, who formerly held the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Investment, Initiative, and a Sales Growth Program Set AWT Labels & Packaging on Path to Growth

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 30, 2019, 2:31 pm.

Jim Lundquist, CEO of AWT Labels & Packaging, says his company’s recipe for success is “a kind of a combo… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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GSP Announces New Partnership With Casey’s General Stores

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 30, 2019, 11:43 am.

GSP announced an agreement with Casey’s General Stores, the fourth largest convenience store retailer and fifth-largest pizza chain in the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Netpak Gains Efficiencies With EFI’s Packaging Suite Technologies

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 30, 2019, 11:09 am.

To enhance its integrated workflow, Netpak invested in the EFI Packaging Suite for folding carton production. Netpak, which had already… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Laughing at My Newsletter

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 30, 2019, 10:21 am.

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LSC Communications Receives Delisting Notice from the New York Stock Exchange

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 30, 2019, 9:39 am.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will delist LSC Communications because it did not meet the NYSE’s continued listing standard… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Help Your Customers Say Yes

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 23, 2019, 3:11 pm.

What is it that you do, that is different from your competitors and keeps your customers coming back? Organizations that… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Happy Holidays from Printing Impressions

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 23, 2019, 1:14 pm.

The office of Printing Impressions will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, to celebrate the Christmas… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Alliance’s Performance ‘Skyrockets’ to New Heights with Diversified Products and Services

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 23, 2019, 1:05 pm.

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GSP Awarded 10 Years of G7 Master Qualification Status

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 23, 2019, 11:22 am.

GSP announced that is has achieved G7 Master Qualification Status for the tenth consecutive year. G7, when implemented and managed… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Printing Industry Trends for Marketers and Designers

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 23, 2019, 10:43 am.

Color choices and specialty inks, environmental sustainability and awareness, and variable data and personalization are just a few trends an… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Carlson Print Group Unveils Its Koenig & Bauer Rapida 105 PRO Six-Color Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 16, 2019, 1:18 pm.

Carlson Print Group officially unveiled its new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 105 PRO 41˝ six-color press at a ribbon cutting… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Selling With Certainty

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 16, 2019, 12:49 pm.

What if you could see the future and know that the prospect you are calling on is your next big… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Mark Andy and UPM Raflatac Announce Strategic Partnership in Label Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 16, 2019, 12:05 pm.

Mark Andy and UPM Raflatac have announced a strategic partnership in the North American pressure-sensitive label market. The two companies… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The 10 Best Excuses for Business Disorder

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 16, 2019, 12:03 pm.

Grab one of our 10 Best Excuses for Business Disorder that we’ve collected from small business owners. Extremely helpful when… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Color and Sustainability Dominate the Conversation at the Digital Textile Summit

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 16, 2019, 10:53 am.

At the Digital Textile Printing Conference 4.0, held in Durham, N.C., this past week, representatives from print shops, brands, and… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

8 Direct Mail Enhancements, Other Than Paper, Finishing, Coating

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 9, 2019, 12:20 pm.

Direct mail enhancements can change appearance, dimensions, and texture of your mails piece. Die cuts, maps, and informed delivery are… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Sales Loss vs. Sales Defeat

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 9, 2019, 11:57 am.

Back in the November, a huge underdog (Stephen A. Austin) beat the #1 college basketball team in the country. For… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Boss In A Box – Virtual Controller

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 9, 2019, 11:42 am.

The “box” is a virtual management system, loaded with intelligent information right out of a business owner’s head, showing how… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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NPTA to Present Midland Paper CEO With 2020 Stanley O. Styles Industry Excellence Award

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 9, 2019, 10:48 am.

The National Paper Trade Association announced that Midland Paper’s CEO, Mike Graves, is the 2020 Recipient of the Stanley O…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Target Report: Commercial Printing Consolidation and Regional Expansion

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 9, 2019, 10:30 am.

Three out of every four transactions in the commercial printing business are structured as a “tuck-in,” but what about the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.