The Plight of the Bottom-Feeder

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 16, 2018, 7:00 am.

Sure, go ahead and give that “get me in the door” price if you must, but you are leaving money… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Here’s How Commercial Printers Can Boost Their Promotional Products Business

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 15, 2018, 5:32 pm.

Seth Barnett, VP of operations at Think Promo Now, admits that the promotional products market has long been a closely… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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MAR Completes Installation of High-Speed Ricoh VC60000 Color Inkjet Web Press

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 15, 2018, 3:17 pm.

The full-color twin-engine inkjet web press is configured with options to print up to 250gsm and coated stocks up to… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Our R&D Powers the Future of Digital Inkjet Printing

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 15, 2018, 2:49 pm.

: At Memjet, we’re powering the future of digital inkjet printing with our advanced printhead, datapath, module and ink technologies…. Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Color Reflections Video- Océ Colorado 1640 Printer

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 15, 2018, 2:36 pm.

“In this market everyone has to be aware of their bottom-line. Any waste is equated to the bottom-line, and we… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

FUJIFILM to Display Multiple Inkjet Solutions at SGIA Expo 2018

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 8, 2018, 2:21 pm.

Making its North American debut will be Fujifilm’s all-new Acuity Ultra, a superwide UV roll-to-roll press for the production of… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Mactac Launches Easy-to-Apply IMAGin M-Dot Film for Indoor Promotional Graphics

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 8, 2018, 1:34 pm.

M-Dot can be applied, re-applied and removed by anyone. It was custom-engineered to allow quick and easy error-free, bubble-free application… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Reflections on the Printing Industry Recruitment, Gender and Diversity Discussion

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 8, 2018, 1:24 pm.

Harvey Levenson evaluates the future of printing industry recruitment and diversity. He discusses whether it will be an attractive industry… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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CJK Group Acquires Assets of Dickinson Press and Kingsport Book; Spells Demise of Printing Consolidation Co.

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 8, 2018, 12:40 pm.

From an organizational standpoint, the assets of each acquired company will flow under CJK Group company Sheridan, and the sites… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Think Promo Now Helps Printers Succeed With High-Margin Promotional Products

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 8, 2018, 11:52 am.

Seth Barnett, VP of operations at Think Promo Now, reveals the free website tools, product sourcing and order management services… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Wide-Format and Business Strategy Special Sessions Will Kick Off SGIA Expo

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 1, 2018, 3:44 pm.

The half-day special sessions taking place the day before the kickoff to the 2018 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, Oct. 18-20)… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Ricoh Unveils New SaaS Platform for Print Service Providers

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 1, 2018, 3:36 pm.

Ricoh Communications Manager is a standardized SaaS platform used to manage, view and report on job status and activity. It… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Sun Chemical Names Myron Petruch as New President and CEO

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 1, 2018, 3:26 pm.

Myron Petruch will assume leadership of Sun Chemical after serving as president of Sun Chemical Performance Pigments and General Manager… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Spectrum Print Plus Enters Wide-Format Market with Océ Colorado 1640

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 1, 2018, 3:19 pm.

As a sign of ever-growing industry convergence, Canon Solutions America announced that Spectrum Print Plus, a digital cut-sheet commercial p… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Promotional Products and Print, The Solution

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on October 1, 2018, 2:56 pm.

Promotional products are a perfect pairing for print solutions, and they are a highly desirable marketing and advertising solution for… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

High-speed Inkjet: The Path to Profitability Video

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 24, 2018, 4:19 pm.

Printers have been able to increase profitability and reduce costs without a loss in speed by transitioning more projects to… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Océ ColorStream 6000 Introductory Press Demo

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 24, 2018, 4:16 pm.

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High-speed Inkjet: The Path to Profitability Video

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 24, 2018, 4:14 pm.

Printers have been able to increase profitability and reduce costs without a loss in speed by transitioning more projects to… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Océ ColorStream 6000 Introductory Press Demo

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 24, 2018, 4:12 pm.

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High-speed Inkjet: The Path to Profitability Video

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 24, 2018, 4:06 pm.

Printers have been able to increase profitability and reduce costs without a loss in speed by transitioning more projects to… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Xerox Names Joanne Collins Smee Chief Commercial Officer

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 10, 2018, 2:11 pm.

Xerox has appointed Joanne Collins Smee to the role of chief commercial officer and as a member of the company’s… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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SoOPAK Boosts Output with New Diecutting and Embossing System

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 10, 2018, 2:03 pm.

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Epson Opens Professional Imaging Technology Center in California

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 10, 2018, 1:51 pm.

The Epson Technology Center will provide a comprehensive, hands-on experience for customers with the full Epson wide-format printing portfol… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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OSG Makes Two Acquisitions to Support Omnichannel Communication Demands

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 10, 2018, 1:33 pm.

OSG Billing Services announced that it has completed the acquisitions of Applied Information Group, Inc. (AIG) and TeleReach, Inc. OSG’s… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Prevention System | Keep Employees Accountable

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on September 10, 2018, 1:02 pm.

When employee mistakes happen, they can cause customer loss, internal back-biting and reduced profits. But with a Prevention System, mistake… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Top 5 Articles That Heated Up the Printing Industry in August, Including the Cenveo/GPO Debacle

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 31, 2018, 3:00 pm.

August had some pretty interesting headlines relevant to the printing industry. Here are the top five online articles from Printing… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Week That Was (8/27/2018)

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 31, 2018, 2:54 pm.

In this episode of The Week that Was, we have some good news for printers; an update on Komori’s Impremia… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Duplo to Showcase its Print Embellishment and Workflow Automation

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 31, 2018, 2:48 pm.

Duplo USA Corp. will showcase a wide array of finishing solutions at PRINT 18 and promote business growth through print… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Your 3-Step Guide to Better Sleep in 2018

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 31, 2018, 1:10 pm.

The expression, “What keeps you up at night?” is often applied to entrepreneurs and people who lead organizations. A lack… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Blowing Up the Status Quo for the Benefit of the Entire Printing Industry

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 31, 2018, 12:46 pm.

Every industry deals with disruption and I believe that you can either let it consume you or you can take… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Colby B. Jubenville to Speak at 2018 SGIA Expo’s FP3 Luncheon

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 27, 2018, 2:59 pm.

Colby B. Jubenville, Ph.D., has signed on as the keynote speaker for the 2018 SGIA Expo’s FP3: Functional Printing, Process… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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That Guy, The Boss – Business Production Dilemma

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 27, 2018, 2:55 pm.

The Boss’ Dilemma: How far should they go to apply pressure on employees and others to get a job done?… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Profile Magazine Features Canon Solutions America President

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 27, 2018, 2:41 pm.

Pete Kowalczuk, president of Canon Solutions America, has been featured in Profile Magazine. The piece originated from the publication’s mis… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Sales Love Languages

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 27, 2018, 2:33 pm.

Can you read people? Do you know the good witches from the bad? Okay, but are you aware of a… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Komori Announces Plans to Field Test Impremia NS40 Nanographic System

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 27, 2018, 2:27 pm.

Komori announced it will begin field testing the 40˝ Impremia NS4 sheetfed nanographic printing system. The technology is equipped with… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

You Better Be Right!

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 20, 2018, 1:46 pm.

In this week’s blog, Philip Beyer explains a common refrain from frustrated, over-worked, small business owners: “Yeah, but I don’t… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Contiweb Formalizes Independence on 40th Anniversary

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 20, 2018, 1:20 pm.

Contiweb, a specialist in state-of-the-art technologies for advanced drying and web-handling products for printing and previously a subsidia… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Brandtjen & Kluge to Showcase Latest Finishing Technology

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 20, 2018, 1:10 pm.

Last year, Brandtjen & Kluge launched the ApexFoil foil stamping process. This year, Kluge will unveil finishing equipment solutions wit… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Technology and Media Companies Partner to Help Commercial Printers Sell Promotional Products

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 20, 2018, 12:54 pm.

Altitude Group and Printing Impressions have launched “Think Promo Now,” a service that allows printers to easily supplement their curre… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Four-Word Sales Tip

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 20, 2018, 12:36 pm.

In what has to be his shortest sales tip ever, Bill Farquharson delivers two statements that, when put together, will… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Digital Press Image Measurement, Benchmarking Program Enables ‘Group Therapy for Imaging’

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 13, 2018, 2:26 pm.

John Braceland, managing director of purchasing cooperative Graphic Arts Alliance (GAA), describes how his members worked with Henry Freedma… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Open Letter to PIA Board Opens Flood of Comments About Lack of Women in Printing Industry

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 13, 2018, 1:18 pm.

Allen Press CEO Randy Radosevich’s open letter about the lack of women among Printing Industries of America’s board has led… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Paradigm Shift in Business Process Management

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 13, 2018, 1:03 pm.

Business owners and managers should implement a paradigm shift in business process management into their own company. Most importantly, a… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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The Student of Sales

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 13, 2018, 12:50 pm.

Any good sales rep will acknowledge that learning never stops, but few truly become a student of sales and look… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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New EFI Fiery DFE for AccurioPress 6136 Series Delivers Best-in-Class Quality

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 13, 2018, 12:23 pm.

The new DFE is almost 50% faster than previous generations and is compatible with the new Konica Minolta IQ-501 Intelligent… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

Keynote Speakers Revealed for thINK 2018

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 6, 2018, 1:59 pm.

Two keynote speakers were revealed for the fourth annual thINK conference, an independent community of Canon Solutions America production pr… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Koenig & Bauer (US) Announces the Passing of Company Veteran Tim McKeon

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 6, 2018, 1:35 pm.

Koenig & Bauer announced that Tim McKeon, senior VP of service and operations in the sheetfed division, has passed away… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Heidelberg and Gallus to Exhibit Together, Unveil Smartfire at Labelexpo Americas 2018

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 6, 2018, 1:30 pm.

Heidelberg and Gallus will exhibit together at the same booth during Labelexpo Americas 2018. During the show, Gallus will unveil… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Be Good. Be Great. Be Humble.

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 6, 2018, 12:34 pm.

Quick question: Are you better than the average sales rep? If statistics hold true, 70% of men and 59% of… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.

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Printing Industry Convergence: Where to Find New Market Opportunities

Story from Printing Impressions. Originally posted on August 6, 2018, 11:31 am.

“Convergence” happens when print service providers expand from their core businesses into adjacent market segments as a way to grow… Read the full story on Printing Impressions.