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.

Digital Printing Driving Innovation in Textile Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 2, 2019, 2:11 pm.

This article examines the latest textile industry trends as textile printing changes to adopt new innovative technologies, and examines the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Pacific Printing Disrupts Traditional Color Control with Lithec LithoFlash

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 2, 2019, 1:35 pm.

Pacific Printing has completely automated their offset press color control with inline scanning of each press sheet with the Lithec… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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A March to Zero Printing Errors, Miscommunications and General Business Disorder

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 2, 2019, 12:21 pm.

May the New Year find your business well on its way to zero errors, zero miscommunications, and zero disorder in… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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UPDATE: Vistaprint Left Customer Calls, Chats and Emails in Unencrypted Online Database

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 2, 2019, 11:19 am.

TechCrunch reported that the database stored some 51,000 Vistaprint customer service interactions and included customer names, email address… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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BFHS Book of Wisdom Offers Leadership Advice to New Industry Members

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on December 2, 2019, 10:12 am.

The Ben Franklin Honor Society is now offering copies of the BFHS Book of Wisdom for aspiring managers in the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Former Colortree Group Employees Could See Some Lost Wages Before End of Year

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 25, 2019, 2:55 pm.

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HP Board Responds to Xerox Hostile Bid Attempt Threat Prior to Today’s Deadline

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 25, 2019, 2:54 pm.

“HP has numerous opportunities to create value for HP shareholders on a standalone basis,” responded the HP board of directors in a sharp… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Memjet and COASO Announce New Label Press with DuraFlex Technology

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 25, 2019, 1:56 pm.

The iCueLabel label press utilizes DuraFlex’s modular single-pass print solution and boasts 1600 dpi print quality and a print speed… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Angela Hipelius on Liberty Creative Solutions’ Success With Océ ProStream Inkjet Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 25, 2019, 1:56 pm.

Angela Hipelius, CEO of Tinley Park, Ill.-based Liberty Creative Solutions, shares the positive results her company has achieved after insta… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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J.S. McCarthy Printers Announces Formation of Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 25, 2019, 1:41 pm.

The sheetfed commercial and packaging printer announced that it became an ESOP, effective Sept. 1, 2019. In the transaction, prior… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

4 Million Subscribers – and Unprofitable? Closing of ‘Family Circle’ Signals Shift in Meredith Print Strategy

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 18, 2019, 3:03 pm.

Meredith Corporation announced that it will publish its last monthly issue of Family Circle. But how can a magazine with… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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AF&PA Reports 13% Drop in U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Purchases in October

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 18, 2019, 1:52 pm.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the October 2019 Printing-Writing Monthly report, revealing total printing-… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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GPO Adds Six Océ ColorStream 6000 Inkjet Presses From Canon Solutions America

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 18, 2019, 12:32 pm.

The GPO’s six new Canon Océ ColorStream 6000 inkjet presses replace outdated equipment that is more than three decades old…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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You Can Change You

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 18, 2019, 12:11 pm.

Want better leads? Find them. Don’t like unanswered voicemails? Change them. Want more appointments and more sales? There are outside… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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RR Donnelley Helps Quick-Service Restaurant Industry to Connect With Customers

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 18, 2019, 11:59 am.

To help QSRs address market saturation, changing customer desires, low market awareness, and competition, RRD designs data-driven, multi-cha… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

The ‘Weird and Wonderful World’ of 3D Printing in 2019

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 11, 2019, 3:08 pm.

3D printing solutions in 2019 have been introduced in a variety of fields, from solving the challenge of medical baldness… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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POS Professional Office Services Expands Printing with Palmer Acquisition

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 11, 2019, 2:50 pm.

Palmer Printing was acquired by POS Professional Office Services, a national communications company specializing in health care. Palmer will… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Aeoon Technologies Showcases New Kyo Link Series at PRINTING United

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 11, 2019, 2:43 pm.

Rich Thompson, CEO of Aeoon North America, showcases the company’s technology at PRINTING United, which included its new Kyo Link… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Summit Direct Mail Blends Digital, Conventional Technologies for Multichannel Approach

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 11, 2019, 2:33 pm.

Owner John Barber jokes that Summit Direct Mail’s approach to multichannel direct marketing is “We bug you ‘til you buy.”… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Be a Sales Nuisance

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 11, 2019, 2:22 pm.

Why would you choose to be a nuisance? Because there is sales success in it for you. The best of… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

DWS Printing on Switching to ‘MPS EF SYMJET Powered by Domino’ Hybrid Digital Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 4, 2019, 4:07 pm.

At TLMI printTHINK 2019, Tom Staib, owner and president of DWS Printing, served on a Q&A panel to discuss DWS… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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LSC Plans to Close Its Bible Printing Plant in Philadelphia, Lay Off 174 Workers

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 4, 2019, 3:56 pm.

LSC Communications is consolidating Bible production at another plant it owns near Crawfordsville, Ind., and moving some of the Philadelphia… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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AFP Consortium Secures New ISO Standard to Unite PDF Capabilities With AFP Reliability

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 4, 2019, 2:49 pm.

Customers in the transactional print environment are increasingly creating workflows that include PDF content within AFP documents. This new… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Stouse Acquires Provider of Custom Labels, Magnets, and Other Promo Products

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 4, 2019, 1:45 pm.

Stouse has acquired Magna-Plus, a Kansas City-based wholesale provider of custom printed labels, magnets, and other promotional products. Ma… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Biggest Lie in Business History

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on November 4, 2019, 1:36 pm.

If you’re experiencing chaos in your business, it might be because you have bought into the biggest LIE ever told… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Overcoming the Knowledge Gap and Adding Value With Digital Printing Embellishments

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 28, 2019, 1:48 pm.

During PRINTING United, NAPCO Research presented a newly developed study on adding value to digital print, referring specifically to special… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Heidelberg Supervisory Board Chairman Steps Down; New Member to Assume the Position

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 28, 2019, 1:31 pm.

Dr. Siegfried Jaschinski announced his resignation as a member and as chairman of Heidelberg’s supervisory board, leaving before the end… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Convergence is Clear on the PRINTING United Show Floor

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 28, 2019, 12:46 pm.

Denise Gustavson, editorial director of the Printing & Packaging group at NAPCO Media, took some time to speak with Mark… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Xeikon and Anderson & Vreeland Announce Digital Press Sales Partnership

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 28, 2019, 12:40 pm.

The companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Anderson & Vreeland will sell the Xeikon line of dry… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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SGIA Announces Golden Image Award Winners at PRINTING United

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 28, 2019, 12:28 pm.

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association announced that judges selected the winners in the association’s prestigious, annual Golden Image Awa… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

The Print And Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) Adds New Board Members

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 7, 2019, 12:45 pm.

The new PGSF board members will focus on encouraging young people to consider the printing and graphics field as careers… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Hello, Worldwide Inkjet Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 7, 2019, 12:08 pm.

With more than 7 billion impressions worldwide, it’s clear the Océ VarioPrint® i-series inkjet press has made a global impact…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Hello, Sustainable Inkjet Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 7, 2019, 12:06 pm.

What if you could sustainably produce high-quality prints? The Océ VarioPrint® i-series inkjet press uses water-based pigment inks for exc… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Hello, Cost-saving Inkjet Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 7, 2019, 12:03 pm.

Inkjet’s attributes of high productivity at lower costs add up to an easy decision. Learn how the shift to the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Hello, Speedy Inkjet Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 7, 2019, 12:02 pm.

Meet the flexible inkjet press that meets your need for speed: the Océ VarioPrint® i-series inkjet press. It’s twice as… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Deborah Corn Explains the Value Propositions of Project Peacock and BRAND United

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 23, 2019, 3:53 pm.

Deborah Corn, of the Print Media Centr, discusses the continued evolution of her Project Peacock educational initiative, as well as… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Dark Side of Lean Management

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 23, 2019, 3:17 pm.

There is a dark side of lean management, and a bright side of lean management. When correctly implemented, it can… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Minuteman Press Printing Franchise Receives Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies of 2019 Award

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

The Hanover, Pa.- based franchise was listed on the Central Penn Business Journal’s Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies of 2019…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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CustomInk Now Owns Its Own Concert Merchandise Platform (Backed by Beyoncé)

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 23, 2019, 3:05 pm.

CustomInk is fully in on the music merchandise game, having purchased SideStep, the online-focused music merch platform that boasts Beyonce… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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HP Indigo Launches New Solutions for Label and Packaging Production

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 23, 2019, 3:03 pm.

HP will showcase the HP Indigo digital portfolio, including presses, workflow, and partner solutions. The portfolio offers printers and conv… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

drupa 2020 Online Ticket Shop Now Open, Redesigned App Helps Attendees Plan Visit

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 16, 2019, 2:40 pm.

The online ticket shop is now open for drupa 2020, which will be held from June 16-26, 2020 at the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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EFI Fiery Edge Delivers High Print Color Quality, Controls for Boosted Color Saturation

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 16, 2019, 2:28 pm.

EFI’s newest Fiery Color Profiler Suite integrates color management software and color profiling technology, featuring tools to intelligentl… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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PRINTING United Offers a Bigger, Better, Bolder Experience

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 16, 2019, 2:19 pm.

Printing United offers opportunities for all print service providers to grow their businesses in more ways than ever before. It… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Educational Events Build Greater Community

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 16, 2019, 2:16 pm.

Similar to previous years, PRINTING United will feature special community breakfasts and luncheons on the first two days of the… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Petition Filed to Force Bankruptcy of Colortree Group; More Than $8M Owed to Creditors

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 16, 2019, 1:39 pm.

On June 3, the Colortree Group abruptly closed its doors without informing employees prior to the closure. Now, the Colortree… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.