Teamwork in a Challenging Labor Market
Teamwork can be a differentiator for recruiting and hiring in a tough labor market. Technology can help set up the conditions (trust and transparency) that make teamwork possible.
The Target Report: Slugfest Breaks Out Over RR Donnelley—November 2021 M&A Activity
Chatham Asset Management Victorious in Fight Over RRD, CJK Acquires; and more…
What’s Second-Best to In-Person Conversations? Augmented Reality—and the Data Show It
You’ve seen the data for the effectiveness of augmented reality (AR) for sales and marketing. This isn’t due to novelty. There is real psychology to why it works.
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- Inkjet Insight Webinar Reminder! Reimagining Transaction Printing for Printers, Designers and their Customers, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 1:00 PM ET
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- Trend for Highly Finished Printed Materials Boosts Demand for Customized Presses from Heidelberg
- More than 100 TLMI Members gather for Association’s Committee Summit in Austin, TX
- PRINTING United Alliance Launches New Student Membership Program
- ColorLogic Announces the Release of ColorAnt 8
- New SpectraLab XF Delivers Accurate, Super-Fast Inline Color Measurement and Quality Reporting
- Webinar on Applying Food Contact Materials Legislation: All You Needed to Know on FCMs
- Crawford Technologies New Digital Transform Engine Version 5.1 Simplifies the Production of Complex Customer Communications
- LexJet Announces Partnership with Sefa to Distribute Heat Presses
- Flint Group OPS Announce Global Price Increase Across Sheetfed Inks and Coatings, Press Room Chemistry and Transfer Media Products
- Siegwerk Congratulates Eximpro on Winning the AWA International Sleeve Label Award 2021 for its Recyclable cPET Shrink Sleeve Bottle Printed with Siegwerk Inks
- Moore Announces the Acquisition of Tri-State Envelope Corporation
- Bitly Acquires QR Code Platform Egoditor
- PrintCYC Provides Important Input for Design for Recycling Suidelines
- Easy Cut Studio Adds Support for BDF, CUYI, Vinyl Systems, Dragon and ROHS Cutters
- Quadient’s Inspire Flex Software Release Delivers Customer Experience Built for a Digital-First World
Time to Talk Turkey about Sales—Part 2: Remembering to Invoice
Of course, you are invoicing, but are you invoicing the correct amount? Your customer will let you know if you overcharge, but they aren’t as likely to come to you with undercharges. Pat McGrew explains why now is an excellent time to look at your invoices for the last quarter to see if you have a chronic problem.
European Print Industry Snapshot: Romania
In this bimonthly series, WhatTheyThink is presenting the state of the printing industry in different European countries based on the latest monthly production numbers. This week, we take an updated look at the printing industry in Romania.
Johnson’s World—Warming Up To Color: “Unsettled” Is a Great Book, but the Graphs Miss the Color Mark
Steven Johnson takes a look at Dr. Steven E. Koonin’s new book on climate change “Unsettled”—an excellent book that is marred by bad chart printing.
Can the Fashion Industry Change Quickly Enough to Positively Impact Climate Change? Or Perhaps the Better Questions Is, Will They?
The fashion and textiles industry is one of the world’s worst offenders when it comes to impact on climate. There’s lots of talk from brands about how they will reduce this impact, but it’s not as straightforward as it may seem. To truly drive change, there are many friction points across the entire supply chain that need to be aggressively addressed. We discuss a few of them in this article.
You Can Work from Anywhere, But Can Your Technology Keep Up?
New technology solutions have opened the doors that allow work to get done from anywhere and on virtually any device, providing the resources needed to keep businesses moving ahead. Terry Antinora, VP and General Manager, Workplace Solutions Offerings at Xerox, discusses technologies that support a decentralized workforce, placing productivity at the forefront.
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Printing Outlook 2021 - The WhatTheyThink Overview of the Current State of the Printing Industry
The new Printing Outlook 2021 report provides detailed analysis of the latest WhatTheyThink Business Outlook Survey, the latest industry economic data and macroeconomic trends, as well as industry and cultural technological trends to look out for in 2021.
European Print Industry Snapshot: Romania
In this bimonthly series, WhatTheyThink is presenting the state of the printing industry in different European countries based on the latest monthly production numbers. This week, we take an updated look at the printing industry in Romania. Full Analysis
October Graphic Arts Employment—Print Production Up, Non-Production Also Up
In October 2021, all printing employment was up +1.0% from September, with production employment up +0.9%, and non-production printing employment up +1.2%. Full Analysis
Stationery Product Manufacturing Employment—2010–2019
According to County Business Patterns, in 2010, there were 24,349 employees in NAICS 32223 (Stationery Product Manufacturing establishments). This NAICS category declined slowly over the rest of the decade, ending with 15,678 employees in 2019. Also: following up a BoSacks tweet about newspaper circulation. Full Analysis
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