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Digital printing has transformed the print world. For a long time, it was restricted to printed documents and photocopying, then inkjet went after the label market first, followed by the narrow-width packaging market or "small" format. At the same time, in the world of large and very large format, inkjet pushed the screen printing and even the offset process out of the most common jobs. This article looks at the potential for diversifying into a wide variety of print applications. Read More
The signs and graphics industry has become essential to the recovery of small business communities worldwide, and its value has only grown as the pandemic has gone on. Guest contributor Mike Cline, Vice President of Franchise Development at Alliance Franchise Brands, looks at three ways meaningful graphic displays have shown to be a crucial tool for businesses in both the fight against, and recovery from, the coronavirus. Read More
The pandemic has changed both the way companies seek to attract new talent and the interview/on-boarding process. In this article, Arnold Kahn & Dino Scalia of PrintLink offer five steps for hiring and keeping great employees during and after the pandemic Read More
Despite the technology’s relative infancy, the choice of digital printers is already so widespread that you have to understand every detail of what you are buying before making a decision. Getting it wrong is likely to be very costly! In this article, corrugated industry veteran Nick Kirby looks all the variables involved in selecting a digital corrugated press. Read More
One thing the pandemic has boosted is online shopping. And one application that is experiencing terrific growth is direct-to-garment printing, allowing consumers to personalize their T-shirts and other items. Guest contributor Peter Wright, Managing Director of Amaya Ltd., shares more information. Read More
Headquartered in San Ramon, CA, K/P Corporation wears a lot of different hats. The company’s 10 locations provide complementary direct mail and fulfillment services, business process consulting, web-based applications and custom marketing program solutions designed to help its Fortune 1000 customers implement complex marketing and communication programs. It’s the “…and printing” that is the operative phrase here. K/P’s portfolio of integrated services reflects a business model that seeks to create value for its customers at every link of the supply chain, including the press, but not exclusively print-related. Not surprisingly, Susan Kelly, K/P’s President and CEO since 2005, is a critic of the dominant (and potentially crippling) capacity utilization model, as well as an evangelist for the adoption of a more streamlined, cost-effective, speed-to-value proposition. When WhatTheyThink spoke with Kelly recently, we asked her to elaborate, starting with K/P’s evolution from printing company to provider of strategic marketing solutions. 
