Printing Industry Commentary & Analysis

Many in the investment community view Vistaprint as an extremely successful and profitable printing company. Printers across North America point to the company as a model: “If I could just be another Vistaprint.” If you look a little more closely, you’ll see that Vistaprint is not “just another printer,” it’s a sophisticated marketing company that sells marketing products and services to consumers and small/micro businesses. They just happen to print those products.

Sustainable Marketing & Media Symposium - Live & Virtual!

Published December 2, 2009

Verso's Take on Paper Vs. Digital Communication

Published November 30, 2009

Water, water everywhere? Wait...

Published November 29, 2009

GE Smart Grid Augmented Reality Site - Fun and Informative

Published November 24, 2009

Printers LOVE Trees and Plant Lots of Them!

Published November 22, 2009

Large Format Webinar: Eco-Friendly & Profitable

Published November 19, 2009

Seeking Carbon Footprinting Experts

Published November 18, 2009

Unisource Gets Good Grades on ForestEthics Report Card

Published November 18, 2009

Behind the Agfa Acquisition of Gandinnovations

Published November 18, 2009

We may call this “the week that was” when looking back at the stories for 2009 in our year-end review! The Monday news opened a few eyes over morning coffee. While the Canon acquisition of Océ grabbed the day’s headlines; the second story – Agfa’s acquisiton of Gandinnovations – was just as interesting.

Democratizing Publishing with HP's MagCloud

Published November 17, 2009

Still Time! America Recycles Day, Sunday, November 15

Published November 13, 2009

What Exactly is a B Corporation?

Published November 12, 2009

Alex Steffen, Worldchanging.com, Speaks in Seattle

Published November 12, 2009

Transparency of Paper Sourcing Required for Indigo Books & Music

Published November 10, 2009

The Green Scene from INX International

Published November 9, 2009

Don Carli Talks About Grey Energy and National Security (Video)

Published November 8, 2009

Packaging Reuse - Columbia Sportswear

Published November 6, 2009

Design Can Change Behavior - Neenah Paper

Published November 3, 2009

Duoyuan Printing, Printing Equipment Manufacturer Goes Public

Published November 2, 2009

How long has it been since an equipment manufacturer filed for a public offering – an initial public offering (IPO) – in the printing industry? Fiscal year 2008, regardless of where it begins and ends on the calendar, was a particularly tough time for vendors, and income/loss over revenue ranged from -20.2% (EFI) to 9.7% (Punch Graphix).

Low-Power Happy Hour and a Worm Bin

Published October 30, 2009

Colorado Recognizes Unique Litho as "Gold Leader"

Published October 28, 2009

Donnelley Says “You’re Fired!”

Published October 28, 2009

In real life “do overs” can get expensive. In late September, R.R. Donnelley (NasdaqGS: RRD) filed an SEC form 8-K announcing that the company had terminated a contract with a “critical customer” and it would incur charges between $123 million to $130 million under the agreement. The termination would “end their contractual relationship allowing [Donnelley] to exit from certain unprofitable operations.”

FSC/SFI Feud Continues

Published October 26, 2009

The Ups and Downs of Going Green

Published October 23, 2009

SPC "Greenifies" with Green Business Alliance

Published October 22, 2009

USPS Greens Up

Published October 19, 2009

Too Many Ways to Measure Print's Carbon Footprint

Published October 15, 2009

12 Steps to Sustainability

Published October 14, 2009

Report: Majority Of Newspapers Now Purchased By Kidnappers To Prove Date

Published October 14, 2009

Print's Future - Worth Fighting For?

Published October 13, 2009

PIA Georgia Event: Answering the Need for Green Differentiation, Growth and Sustainability

Published October 12, 2009

Consumables - Not Just the Cost of Doing Business

Published October 11, 2009

Sustainability in the News - Clip File

Published October 9, 2009

Paper vs "The Coal-Fired Internet"

Published October 6, 2009

Print with Purpose

Published October 5, 2009

Melissa Stevens, Mohawk Fine Papers, on coated paper and recycled content

Published October 4, 2009

A conversation with Paul Hawken at the Sustainable Industries Economic Forum

Published October 2, 2009

It's Green! Wine in a Box

Published October 1, 2009

From Here the Vista(Print) Keeps Going Up

Published September 28, 2009

VistaPrint (VRPT) provides print and marketing services to more than 20 million customers, who spend an average of $33 per order. The company, recently ranked number 16 on the Fortune 100 Fastest Growing Companies list, has manufacturing facilities in Windsor, Ontario, and Venlo, Netherlands.

At Print09 Xeikon Demos and Donates to Dana-Farber

Published September 25, 2009

Pixels vs Paper? No! Pixels AND Paper!

Published September 22, 2009

ForestEthics and SFI Trade Statements

Published September 20, 2009

NYU Climate Event - Monday, 9/21 - Still Time!

Published September 18, 2009

Paper, Paper, Everywhere!

Published September 18, 2009

Almost every guide to “going green” starts with paper. Use the right paper, use recycled paper, use both sides – in printing, it almost always starts with the paper. Several paper manufacturers (Mohawk Fine Papers, Neenah Paper and NewPage) and a number of paper merchants (including xpedx, Pitman, Eagle Ridge Paper, and others) had stands at Print09, and a representative of Appleton Coated caught me in the aisles.

GMC's "virtual postal clerk"

Published September 16, 2009

A New Day at Print 09 (#3) and a Visit with NewPage

Published September 14, 2009

Waterless Printing - A Green Choice

Published September 13, 2009

Day One at Print 09 - Why Print?

Published September 12, 2009

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to Print (09) We Go!

Published September 11, 2009

A Paperless Life and a 4-Year Old's Trauma

Published September 8, 2009

State and Federal Programs Help You Get Off the Grid

Published September 4, 2009

The Workings of InnerWorkings: Still Positive in a Down Turn

Published September 3, 2009

We’re tracking on the ups and downs of public companies in the graphic arts industry to bring you regular profiles. Based on SEC filings, including quarterly and annual reports and proxy filings, as well as transcripts of earnings calls, we summarize key financial and business issues.

Articles by Gail Nickel-Kailing