Special drupa Recognition

Published May 18, 2012

Back home from drupa 2012 and preparing to write some insightful articles about the show, the announcements and what it means for our industry over the next four years, so watch for those. Hint of what’s to come: for me, this was the Hybrid drupa. But first I wanted to offer some special recognition from a journalist’s perspective.

CEO Debara Medina starts Clear Story in Cloudy Market

Published May 18, 2012

Cary Sherburne sits down with CEO of Clear Story Debara Medina and asks her about starting a new company with no equipment during the economic recession.

Dscoop goes Global with Board Members like CEO of GlobalSoft Digital Solutions Chris Petro

Published May 17, 2012

President & CEO of GlobalSoft Digital Solutions and Member of Dscoop Global Board of Directors Chris Petro shares with Cary Sherburne about the duties of Dscoop Global bringing the success of Dscoop to the worldwide community.

Marco Boer discusses the top trends he recognizes at drupa

Published May 14, 2012

Mimeo's Chuck Gehman's drupa impressions

Published May 11, 2012

Cary Sherburne asks Mimeo's VP of Product Platforms Chuck Gehman what his impressions were during the opening days of drupa.

Delphax CEO Dieter Schilling Announces Elan

Published May 10, 2012

Dieter Schilling, President/CEO of Delphax unveils details of their new entry into color with Elan using Memjet technology.

HP's Alon Bar-Shany shares Indigo Strategy

Published May 9, 2012

Cary Sherburne and Alon Bar-Shany discuss the HP 10000 platform and overall Indigo strategy.

Wrap up of drupa Day 2

Published May 7, 2012

Cary Sherburne and Frank Romano discus their impressions at drupa.

Xerox at drupa 2012 and Beyond

Published May 1, 2012

As we rapidly approach drupa 2012, WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne talked with Jeff Jacobson, president, Xerox Global Graphic Communications, to find out what Xerox is up to and what we can expect to see at drupa and beyond.

Mohawk Reinvention: Tom O’Connor, Chairman & CEO Speaks Out

Published April 30, 2012

Following the mid-April announcement by Mohawk about its reinvention plans, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with Thomas D. O’Connor, Jr., the company’s Chairman & CEO, to dig deeper.

100 Year Old Bosch-Druck Adapts to a Digital Age

Published April 30, 2012

Cary Sherburne interviews Dr. Rüdiger Schmidt, Managing Director at Bosch-Druck about the company's rich history and their modern conversion to digital printing.

Xerox and the Cloud: Deb Cantabene Talks About Forward Strategy

Published April 27, 2012

There is no question that drupa 2012 will be an inkjet drupa, where inkjet technologies really begin to come into their own. But it will also be a “cloud computing” drupa. We have already seen a major announcement from Adobe, and many more companies are moving in that direction, including Xerox. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne talks with Xerox’s Deb Cantabene to find out more about the company’s cloud strategy.

Ariva a Clear Standout in Printing

Published April 25, 2012

Ariva's Sales Director Charlie Launsbach and Cary Sherburne discuss some more unique digital printing applications the company offers.

HP’s Alon Bar-Shany predicts a good drupa, sees industry excitement building

Published April 23, 2012

I was curious what customer reaction has been to the HP announcements delivered to the press in late March in Tel-Aviv, and who better to answer those questions that the general manager of the HP Indigo business, Alon Bar-Shany. I caught up with him while he was waiting at baggage claim in Mexico City. Bar-Shany has been on a global road show following the briefings held in Tel-Aviv and a very successful Dscoop event in Washington D.C.

Adobe Launches Creative Cloud

Published April 23, 2012

This announcement is quite an interesting business model change for Adobe and could be a game-changer. The company was very clear that it is not abandoning its desktop licensing model for Creative Suite, but the ability for users to access the full range of Adobe publishing solutions, including Creative Suite 6 and Digital Publishing Single Edition, for as little as $50 a month (for a one-year commitment), will be a significant boon, especially for the growing force of freelance designers.

How a 1987 Joint Venture Might Have Changed Digital Printing History

Published April 20, 2012

In this WhatTheyThink exclusive, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne tells the story of DX Imaging, a DuPont/Xerox joint venture founded in 1987, that might have changed printing history.

Ariva's Offerings Bring Unique Applications

Published April 18, 2012

Cary Sherburne and Charlie Launsbach, Sales Director at Ariva, discuss some of the more unique applications their substrates can provide.

Digital Presses at drupa: Delphax, HP, Kodak, Komori, Landa, Presstek, Ryobi, Xeikon

Published April 18, 2012

In this Part Two of her pre-drupa overview, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne reviews some of the new digital presses visitors to drupa will be able to see. It is not, by any means, an exhaustive list … while this is being called the inkjet drupa redux, there are also very interesting announcements in the toner space as well.

Infotrends Perspective on drupa

Published April 13, 2012

Jim Hamilton, Group Director for Intotrends, and Cary Sherburne discuss the some of the trends they'll be looking for at the rapidly approaching drupa conference.

Ariva brings New Products to Market in a Dynamically Changing Print Market

Published April 13, 2012

President of Ariva Mark Ushpol updates Cary Sherbrune on the company's rebranding and shares how paper media is more important than ever for hybrid printers.

Danaher Corporation to Acquire X-Rite

Published April 12, 2012

WhatTheyThink spoke with X-Rite-Pantone Senior VP of Sales and Marketing Vic Stalam upon learning about this news. Stalam indicated that X-Rite Pantone will join Esko and VideoJet in the Product Identification subgroup of Danaher, making this business a $1.2 billion subgroup.

Gearing up for drupa: Workflow news from Chili Publisher, Enfocus, Esko, HP, Kodak, Xeikon and X-Rite Pantone

Published April 12, 2012

March was a pre-drupa whirlwind for many of us journalist/industry analyst types. No one can attend all of the events, but it seemed like I had more than my share. I will be breaking my report up into three parts … the first will focus on the softer side—color management, workflow, etc. Stay tuned for additional information on new digital presses, finishing and more. Companies covered here: Chili Publisher, Enfocus, Esko, HP, Kodak, Xeikon and X-Rite Pantone

Ricoh Launches Customer Marketing Suite for Utility Companies

Published April 11, 2012

WhatTheyThink had the opportunity to speak in-depth with Mike Bryant, Worldwide Practice Leader for Strategy and Marketing Analytics, and Jay Robinson, Senior Solutions Consultant, Utility Market, to gain more information about this new offering from Ricoh for this WhatTheyThink exclusive commentary.

Mohawk's Reinvention Plans

Published April 11, 2012

I have been following Mohawk for a number years, dating back to its early engagement with Indigo in the 1990s and its work on developing digitally-optimized papers that worked with that press and others. It has been interesting to watch this fourth-generation family business evolve over those years. And now, under the leadership of Thomas D. O’Connor, Jr., Chairman and CEO, the company seems to be accelerating its rate of change.

Rider Dickerson Update with CEO Bill Barta

Published April 10, 2012

Bill Barta President & CEO of Rider Dickerson updates Cary Sherburne on the business and state of their digital equipment.

Precision Printing's Managing Director Gary Peeling on going Digital

Published April 9, 2012

Gary Peeling Managing Director Precision Printing Co Ltd. discusses the change to a digital print workflow and the growth the company has seen by that transformation.

Delphax elan—a Game Changer?

Published April 5, 2012

In February, Delphax Technologies announced it would be bringing to market a digital color print system powered by Memjet at drupa 2012. Industry watchers have been waiting to get more details on this sheet-fed device and the news is finally out. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne gets the details from Delphax’ Dieter Schilling.

PantoneLive Helps Chesapeake Pharmaceutical Reduce Rejection Rate to Zero

Published April 5, 2012

Operations Director for Chesapeake Pharmaceutical, Jon Drennan discusses with Cary Sherburne about their involvement with Pantone to launch PantoneLive as a print producer.

Heinz Beanz Uses PantoneLive for Color Matching Across Brand Diversification

Published April 2, 2012

Cary Sherburne and Paul Bean, Managing Director of Sun Branding Solutions discuss the importance of color matching across a variety of substrates and digital media markets for big brand companies like Heinz Beanz.

West Canadian Seeks Technologies to Double Up on Services

Published March 30, 2012

Tim Flaman Vice President of Marketing for West Canadian speaks with Cary Sherburne about transitioning into an entity that melded together its businesses with the advancement into the digital era.

drupa from a Latin American Perspective

Published March 30, 2012

Cary Sherbrune chats with Hamilton Costa with AN Consulting from Brazil about his Latin American perspective on the "Mecca" of print conferences.

Sappi Fine Paper Sponsors Another Successful DSCOOP

Published March 29, 2012

Cary Sherburne was recently at DSCOOP 7 in Washington D.C. and interviews Sappi's Director of Marketing Mark Hittie about the value in sponsoring a user's group like DSCOOP.

xpedx Sees Success at DSCOOP

Published March 29, 2012

Cary Sherburne interviews Dennis Killion, Director of Marketing with xpedx about the platinum sponsor perspective on why DSCOOP is such a success.

Partnerships help make PantoneLive succeed

Published March 26, 2012

Cary Sherburne interviews Dr. Sonia Megert, Vice President of Pantone's Digital Business Unit about the successful partnerships offered at the launch of PantoneLIVE.

Pantone & Packaging: A Perfect Pair

Published March 22, 2012

Cary Sherburne interviews Vic Stalam, Senior VP at X-Rite about their initiatives into the packing market.

manroland web systems Inc.: A Conversation with CEO Roland Ortbach

Published March 22, 2012

In this exclusive WhatTheyThink interview, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne speaks with Roland Ortbach, just named as CEO of manroland web systems Inc. North America. Ortbach discusses the new organization, its relationship with the manroland sheetfed division and more.

Vic Stalam Joins X-Rite Pantone

Published March 20, 2012

Vic Stalam leverages his expertise as a long term technology customer of X-Rite and Pantone to unify the brands.

Allegra Scopes Industry Highlights for Franchisees at drupa

Published March 15, 2012

Allegra's Chairman Carl Gerhardt discusses how critical drupa is to the industry and how the Allegra Network benefits.

X-Rite/Pantone Update from President & CEO Tom Vacchiano

Published March 6, 2012

I had the opportunity to participate in an analyst briefing at Pantone in late February, and X-Rite President & CEO Tom Vacchiano took the time to speak with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne one-on-one with an update on X-Rite/Pantone strategy—where the company’s been and where it is going. Read more.

Better Color with PantoneLIVE

Published March 2, 2012

Pantone Senior Vice President Ron Potesky and Cary Sherburne confer about the newly announced PantoneLIVE

FedEx Office Expands Grand Format Business

Published March 2, 2012

FedEx Office recently announced that it would be accelerating investment in grand format printing services in selected centralized production centers to supplement its service offerings. The same release also reported that Boeing had selected FedEx Office as its print service provider of choice. WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne talked to the company to learn more.

Ricoh Helps Customer's Biggest Needs in the Printing Community

Published March 1, 2012

Tim Vellek, Vice President of the Production Printing Business Group at Ricoh Americas and Cary Sherburne address the biggest needs that arise during the dynamic and dramatic changes occurring today in the industry.

New Presstek CEO Stanley E. Freimuth Talks About Strategies, Plans, What to Expect at drupa

Published March 1, 2012

On February 2nd, Presstek announced the appointment of Stanley E. Freimuth as Chairman, President & CEO. Mr. Freimuth, who stepped into the role on February 13th, spent nearly 25 years with Fujifilm where he ultimately had responsibility for all Fujifilm U.S.A businesses. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with Freimuth about his reasons for taking on the role and his expectations for the firm and the market.

AGFA's Director of Marketing Deborah Hutcheson Says Plan Ahead for drupa

Published February 28, 2012

Director of Marketing for AGFA Deborah Hutcheson and Cary Sherburne discuss preplanning for drupa and offers a key tip.

Ricoh Americas Educates Their Customers to Adapt

Published February 23, 2012

Cary Sherburne and Annette McCrary, Director of Production Marketing at Ricoh Americas Corporation discuss the reoccurring trending topic of printers adjusting to the current market state and how Ricoh is helping their customers make that adjustment,

Industry Veteran Jeff Jacobson Joins Xerox

Published February 22, 2012

The announcement that Jeff Jacobson, President & CEO of Presstek, was departing the company to take on a senior role at Xerox caught many industry watchers by surprise. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with Jacobson to get the story behind the story.

Charlie Corr talks Inkjets at Mimeo

Published February 17, 2012

Chief Strategist for Mimeo Charlie Corr and Cary Sherburne talk about bringing inkjet into the primarily toner company.

VP of Marketing Mike Dane discusses Ricoh's Perspective on Analog Vs. Digital

Published February 16, 2012

Cary Sherburne and VP of Marketing Mike Dane discuss Ricoh's view on the rebirth to paper in a multi-channel communication market.

Epson Launches NextGen Wide Format Printer, New Branding

Published February 14, 2012

Today, Epson launched its next generation, newly-branded 64” solvent printer – the SureColor S30670 is a four-color solvent printer (CMYK) using Epson UltraChrome GS2 ink. Read more.

Dscoop Adds DSee Digital Print & Design Conference

Published February 10, 2012

Dscoop, the wildly successful HP digital printing users group, has added a new conference to its repertoire. Co-located with Dscoop7 being held in Washington D.C. March 22-24, the event, DSee, takes place on March 22, 2012, and has already sold out. Hear more from Dscoop board members and HP about this novel event.

EFI's Fiery XF Expands VUTEk Capabilities

Published February 7, 2012

Christian Schowalter, Product Marketing Manager at EFI, tells Cary Sherburne about the new turnkey solution with the Fiery XF solutions.

AlphaGraphics Acquired by Blackstreet Capital

Published February 7, 2012

Now that the dust has settled a little on the acquisition of AlphaGraphics (AGI) by Blackstreet Capital and CEO Kevin Cushing’s unexpected departure, Art Coley, AlphaGraphics’ Interim President, talks to WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the AGI perspective, future prospects and franchisee reaction.

NCP Solutions's David Erwin on Customer Organization

Published February 6, 2012

David Erwin Senior VP Market Development at NCP Solutions discusses some of the challenges they face with customer organization in transaction and trans-promo markets.

Hubcast President Tony Dolph Updates About the Cloud Print Service Company

Published February 3, 2012

President of Hubcast Tony Dolph and Cary Sherburne discuss the success of their global cloud printing network and the international cost savings potential.

Gerhardt and Marcantonio on Allegra's Acquisition of Signs by Tomorrow

Published February 1, 2012

Cary Sherburne, WhatTheyThink’s Senior Editor, had a few questions for Allegra’s Carl Gerhardt and Mike Marcantonio about this acquisition. Here’s what they had to say.

PrintCom's Bill Lamparter's predictions on 2012 drupa

Published January 30, 2012

Well known industry analyst and President of Printcom Bill Lamparter and Cary Sherburne discuss an industry analyst perspective of the 2012 drupa show.

Fenske Media: Innovative and Growing

Published January 27, 2012

In December, WhatTheyThink’s Senior Editor, Cary Sherburne, joined a number of her press and analyst peers on a visit to Fenske Media in Rapid City, South Dakota. In this article, she shares details about the event and includes an exclusive interview with Tom Fenske, one of the four brothers that own and operate the business.

AlphaGraphics Has a New Owner

Published January 27, 2012

Rumors that AlphaGraphics was on the blocks proved to be true when the company announced it had a new owner. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke to CEO Kevin Cushing to get the story behind the story for our readers.

Océ Business Services Partners with Mimeo to Deliver Océ PrintExpress

Published January 25, 2012

Océ Business Services introduced Océ PrintExpress, an online print and distribution service that augments its Managed Print Services offerings. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne speaks with Océ Business Services and its partner, Mimeo, to get the scoop.

Experiences from Beta Site for GS3250LX, imageoptions

Published January 24, 2012

Cary Sherburne and President of imageoptions Brian Hite discuss the company's involvement as a beta site for EFI's GS3250LX.

HP's Xavier Garcia Gives Advice to Printers Looking to Enter the Wide Format Market

Published January 23, 2012

Cary Sherburne and HP's General Manager of Scitex Xavier Garcia have a conversation focused on print service providers looking to expand their offerings with wide format.

Running the Gauntlet: A Book Review

Published January 19, 2012

Jeff Hayzlett’s second book, Running the Gauntlet, is out, launched January 3rd. Read what Senior Editor Cary Sherburne has to say about the book and the SnapTags it incorporates.

EFI Breaks Ground with LED Curing in their GS3250LX

Published January 17, 2012

Cary Sherburne and EFI's VUTEK Product Manager Jamie Dolpies talk about the latest LED curing technology recently included in their product line and the suite of advantages it brings to the industry.

Cool App from a Surprising Source

Published January 17, 2012

Web-to-print provider Aleyant profiled one of its customers in a recent press release that caught my attention. Thinking this was an innovative print service provider who had launched a niche holiday application, I contacted them to see what they do the rest of the year. Not a print service provider!

HP's Strategic Marketing Manager Harel Ifhar on HP's Market Innovation

Published January 16, 2012

Scitex Strategic Marketing Manager Harel Ifhar tells Cary Sherburne how HP is constantly striving to bring new technologies and business ideas to their customers to help them evolve their business.

How Mercury Print Productions Revitalized Their Business with Educational Book Printing

Published January 13, 2012

Cary Sherburne visits Mercury Print Productions and interviews President John Place about their increase in educational book printing in the inkjet market.

Are you ready for drupa season?

Published January 12, 2012

Gina Testa, VP Graphics Communications Industry for Xerox, talks about the preparation and expectations for this year's drupa season.

EFI's Wide Format Automation Solutions

Published January 10, 2012

Senior Marketing Manager Mark Goodearl and Cary Sherburne discuss how EFI brings better integration for a more efficient workflow to meet wide format's ever increasing demand for automation.

Why HP Acquired HiFlex

Published January 9, 2012

On December 7th, HP announced the acquisition of print MIS provider HiFlex. WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with HP to understand more about this acquisition and how it fits into the HP portfolio. You may be surprised to learn where the acquisition is reporting within the HP organization.

HP's Xavier Garcia's Advice to Printers in an Evolving Wide Format Market

Published January 9, 2012

Cary Sherburne and Xavier Garcia, General Manager for HP's Scitex, discuss the evolving wide format market and give advice to print providers.

Boarman Out as Public Printer

Published December 19, 2011

On April 15, 2010, President Obama announced his intent to nominate William J. Boarman as the 26th Public Printer of the United States. Following that announcement, WhatTheyThink covered the long, and ultimately unsuccessful confirmation process, revealing a number of problems with the nominee. Apparently more problems have arisen and his nomination was returned to the President. Read more.

A Tribute to drupa

Published December 15, 2011

Andy Tribute and Cary Sherburne chat about the rapidly approaching drupa season and some of the key things they will be looking for.

First Coated Stock for Production Inkjet Introduced by NewPage

Published December 15, 2011

NewPage was the first paper manufacturer to bring to market a coated stock optimized for production inkjet. Availability of an affordable coated stock solution is at the top of the wish list for many production inkjet press owners. We expect to see much more activity in this space between now and drupa. In the interim, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with the folks at NewPage to get the full story.

Wild Apple Graphics Turns to Digital Printing for Art Prints

Published December 12, 2011

Wild Apple Graphics recently added a new digital press that allows the company to offer short runs of certain popular print sizes. Cary Sherburne spoke with Jim Chadwick, Director of Technical Services, to understand how digital printing is streamlining the company’s art print business and why they chose the digital press they purchased.

GMC's Bill Parker on Software Rebranding

Published December 2, 2011

Chief Marketing Officer at GMC Bill Parker shares with Cary Sherburne why GMC rebranded their software into GMC Inspire.

Eric Ligget Lets Us Get to Know KCI (Part 2)

Published December 1, 2011

continue their in-depth discussion on KCI. Part 1 can be found here

Eric Ligget Lets Us Get to Know KCI

Published November 29, 2011

Cary Sherburne and KCI's General Manager Eric Liggett sit down for an in-depth discussion about KCI

Marco Boer Highlights New PRIMIR Study

Published November 28, 2011

Cary Sherburne and Vice President of IT Strategies Marco Boer highlight some of the key findings in the latest PRIMIR study, Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print.

Touchcode: A New Way to Make Print Interactive

Published November 18, 2011

German firm Printechnologics has developed another way for print to be interactive utilizing the increasing number of touch screens—tablets, smartphones and more—now in the marketplace. What is a Touchcode, how can it be used and when might we start seeing them in the market? Cary Sherburne speaks with Printechnologics CEO Sascha Voight.

As Pulp Transitions Services Automation is Key

Published November 18, 2011

Crackerjack Robert Carrier and Cary Sherburne sit down to discuss how automation is playing a bigger role with smaller jobs.

GLS Companies CEO Gary Garner looks forward to drupa

Published November 17, 2011

Cary Sherburne asks CEO Gary Garner his perspective as a repeat attendee and the value drupa brings to the industry.

DPI Sees Value in Automation

Published November 15, 2011

Susan Moore with DPI in Atlanta shares with Cary Sherburne the value of automation measured in both time and money saved.

Making a Big Impression Trends in Large Format Printing

Published November 14, 2011

As we approach drupa 2012, what are the technologies we can expect to see that will drive change in the printing and publishing markets? Once again, we can expect to see a significant position for inkjet in the array of new technologies exhibitors have on display.  This time, however, while there will still be a large presence in the production sector.

Stafford Printing Retrains Staff in a Hybrid Print House

Published November 10, 2011

Howard Owen of Stafford Printing shares some of the trials and tribulations of retraining people now that they're a hybrid printer with both digital and offset.

Pitney Bowes Helps Customers Beyond Buying Equipement

Published November 8, 2011

Vice President for Global Strategic Product Management Grant Miller and Cary Sherburne chat about the how Pitney Bowes is helping their customers adapt as more mailers are printing and printers are mailing while maintaining efficiency and keep costs low with new products and services.

AlphaGraphics Seattle Finds Success in Search Engine Marketing

Published November 4, 2011

Printing firms today face many challenges and opportunities. Entrepreneurs like AlphaGraphics Owner Chuck Stempler provide examples of what the printing firm of the future might look like and offer services to small commercial and quick printers to help them reach their own goals.

Is There an iPad App in Your Future?

Published November 1, 2011

As we look at ways to ensure that print remains viable and that we have the right set of services to go with it, becoming an iPad app developer is an interesting avenue to explore that may be easier than you think. Cary Sherburne reviews two options for easy entry into this market.

Pitney Bowes Helps Printing Firms Increase Productivity

Published November 1, 2011

Kevin Marks and Cary Sherburne sit down and discuss Pitney Bowes recent product announcements that aim to help firms be more productive in the production print space.

Val DiGacinto Talks About Being Part of the DG3 Family

Published October 28, 2011

Cary Sherburne interviews Vice President of Interactive Solutions Val DiGacinto about life after the DG3 Group acquired the Ace Group.

CEO Jochen Meissner Shares Goss International's Perspective of drupa

Published October 27, 2011

Jochen Meissner President/CEO of Goss International shares his unique perspective as both an exhibitor and attendee on why it's so important to attend drupa.

Bill Parker GMC Extends Into New Markets with Inspire

Published October 24, 2011

Cary Sherburne and Bill Parker chat about GMC breaking into new markets with GMC Inspire and moving with the industry beyond just print.

Optimizing Print On-Demand Workflows

Published October 20, 2011

PTI's Director of Professional Services Shabnam Behzadpour tells Cary Sherburne what printers should look into in order to optimize their print on-demand worflows.

Hamilton Costa with ANconsulting Discusses Latin American Opporunities

Published October 17, 2011

Cary Sherburne and Consultant Hamilton Costa from ANconsulting discuss the Latin America market and the opportunities that lie within.

How to Engage Marketers and Win Business

Published October 13, 2011

Vice President of Marketing for PTI Dustin Ritter sits down with Cary Sherburne to share just what modern marketers are looking for in today's more social world.

Kodak President & COO Phil Faraci Clarifies Kodak Position

Published October 12, 2011

Recent news stories about Kodak have implied that the company’s digital transition is not going as planned, even suggesting an investigation into filing bankruptcy. While waiting for Kodak to announce quarterly earnings on November 3rd, WhatTheyThink spoke with President & COO Phil Faraci to gain his perspective these issues.

PreCycled Customers Use Digital Printing Web-to-Print Solutions

Published October 11, 2011

Cary Sherburne asks Dan Horkan, Owner of PreCycled, to give a few detailed examples of how their customers utilize their digital printing toolsets.

TRI-C Enterprises CEO and PIAG Chairman Bill Cole Talks About Turning His Business Around

Published October 11, 2011

Bill Cole, CEO of TRI-C Enterprises and PIAG Chairman, talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the impact last year’s PIAG book study group, featuring Disrupting the Future by Dr. Joe Webb, had on the future of his business…a wake-up call that infused new energy and excitement into his life and his business.

Delivering Value via the Web

Published October 5, 2011

Although most of us understand that electronic communications are here to stay, it can still be difficult to figure out how best to leverage it in a business sense. WhatTheyThink spoke with Mohawk’s Chris Harrold, VP, Business Development, about the company’s new service platform for digital printers, Mohawk MakeReady, a great example of using the Web to deliver valuable information while building increased credibility for the business.

A Comparison of Privacy Standards with Oscar Dubbeldam

Published October 3, 2011

Strategy Partners' Oscar Dubbeldam and Cary Sherburne discuss privacy standards in Europe and how they compare to the United States.

Production Automation: How Do You Get Started Affordably?

Published September 30, 2011

Following up on her recent article, Graph Expo Retrospective, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne takes a look at production automation, a key "Critical Technology" as identified by the Graph Expo Must See 'ems committee. Getting started might be more affordable than you think.