Faces of Finishing: Mark Nixon of Scodix on the Triumphs and Challenges of Bringing Disruptive Technology to Market

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Faces of Finishing: Mark Nixon of Scodix on the Triumphs and Challenges of Bringing Disruptive Technology to Market

In the latest installment of this interview series, Trish Witkowski talks with Mark Nixon, GM and VP Sales for Scodix NA, about creating a market and elevating print with disruptive technology.

By Trish Witkowski

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Trish Witkowski: How did you land at Scodix? Were you with the company from the start?

Mark Nixon: I saw the new emerging trend at drupa 2012, when Scodix launched into the industry. I got involved very quickly and set up U.K. distribution for Scodix with a company called Conversion. Scodix sales grew rapidly as a result and then we started discussing development of the U.S. market. They asked if I would transfer the same success we’d seen in the U.K. market to the U.S. In June 2015, I became the GM and VP Sales of Scodix NA.

TW: How has Scodix changed as a company since you began working there?

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About Trish Witkowski

Trish is president of FreshCut Crafts and Foldfactory.com. You may remember her as the host of “Fold of the Week”—a series that amassed 660 episodes and millions of views over its 15-year run. Trish is also an instructor for LinkedIn Learning, a public speaker, and the author of several books on print marketing and direct mail strategy.

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