Printing Industry Commentary & Analysis

Articles by Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry is a journalist and an educator who has covered the graphic communications industry since 1984. The author of many hundreds of articles on business trends and technological developments in graphic communications, he has been published in most of the leading trade media in the field. He also has taught graphic communications as an adjunct lecturer for New York University and New York City College of Technology. The holder of numerous awards for industry service and education, Henry is currently the managing director of Liberty or Death Communications, a content consultancy.

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In Dubuque, a Screen-Printing Apparel Maker Helps Haiti with T-shirts

Published February 16, 2010

In Dubuque, IA, the owner of a screen-printing sportswear business is assisting Haitian disaster relief with the T-shirt pictured above. Tom Rauen, who started Envision Sports Designs in Dubuque four years ago, is selling the shirts for $10 and will donate 100% of the proceeds to the American Red Cross.

In North Carolina, a Valentine from A. Klein

Published February 12, 2010

There was a time when, if you gave your sweetheart a present of chocolates for St. Valentine’s Day, chances were good that Jesse Salwen made the heart-shaped box you gave them in. His business, A. Klein & Co., ceased operation more than a year ago, but Salwen continues to touch real hearts with the shimmery, satiny, and velvety raw materials that he used to turn into millions of cordiform candy boxes per year.

MSP Digital Marketing and TecDoc Digital Solutions: The Case History of an M&A Transaction Done Right

Published February 12, 2010

When four print industry veterans decided to form a national network of digital services for marketing communications, they knew they would need the help of an M&A expert. Realizing that the digital universe is huge, they understood that locating the right acquisition targets within it was a task they could entrust only to an advisor possessing "industry knowledge, financial acumen, and a great database." Read how MSP Digital Marketing, with the help of New Direction Partners, took a successful first toward building its network with the well-executed acquisition of TecDoc Digital Solutions.

PIA’s Michael Makin Takes to the Skies with Pro-Print Message

Published February 10, 2010

Opportunity in difficult days, Roy Grossman and Jon Fogel of MSP

Published February 9, 2010

Roy Grossman and Jonathan Fogel of MSP Digital LLC talk about the formation of the company and their other partners and discuss their recent acquisition of TecDoc. They also discuss why they are launching a venture in this economy and how they see opportunity in the changes that are taking place in the industry.

Cutting Your Tax Bill with the Help of “R&D”

Published February 8, 2010

Small-Business Loans at 40% Interest? Legally?

Published February 5, 2010

An Interview with Mark Hischar, KBA North America

Published February 3, 2010

As it did to every other print equipment manufacturer, 2009 brought a host of challenges to Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA). Declining orders, a change of leadership at the top, job cuts further down the structure, and uncertainty about the future cost this global distributor of sheetfed and web offset presses some momentum.

Virtual Press Clips: Print Firms in the News

Published February 1, 2010

Adobe and Print: A Short Shrift, or a Long Goodbye?

Published January 25, 2010

"Lost in Translation. La Piña de Muerte"

Published January 18, 2010

Sign Up for the APO Newsletter

Published January 12, 2010

Three WhatTheyThink Blogs Make M-Bossed's "Top 10 Print Blogs" List

Published January 6, 2010

Coaxing an Antique Press to ‘Kiss the Page’

Published January 5, 2010

Virtual Press Clips: Print Firms in the News

Published January 4, 2010

"Yes, We Need Graph Expo Every Year!"

Published December 11, 2009

Andrew Tribute Asks: "Do We Need Graph Expo Each Year?"

Published December 8, 2009

Yes, They’re Your Father’s Litho Clubs: But Why Aren't They Yours, Too?

Published November 30, 2009

“Workplace Gossip? Keep It to Yourself”

Published November 27, 2009

Virtual Press Clips: Print Firms in the News

Published November 23, 2009

Gary Marron of HiFlex on the meaning of workflow

Published November 23, 2009

Tuck In, Luck Out: A Guide to an M&A Opportunity Built for Two

Published November 19, 2009

There’s strength in numbers, goes the old adage, but there’s also strength in the power of one—a cumulative strength that printing companies can achieve by undertaking the kind of merger known as a “tuck-in.”

Bob Weber talks about the refurbished prepress equipment market

Published November 19, 2009

Family-Owned Printing Company Is Portrayed as a Victim of the “Death Tax”

Published November 18, 2009

PIA, NAPL Announce Plan To "Collaborate"

Published November 16, 2009

“Is Your Sales Force Ethical?”

Published November 9, 2009

ASBL: The Obama Adminstration's First Year Short Changes Small Businesses

Published November 6, 2009

Small Graphics Firms Get Big Recognition as “Best Workplaces”

Published November 3, 2009

“Printer’s Drawer Halloween Candy Display”

Published October 30, 2009

From Down Under, an Opportunity To Rise To?

Published October 29, 2009

"Resco Packer-Viking Week"

Published October 27, 2009

"The optimum size for a printing company"

Published October 26, 2009

Must Reading: Mallard Press

Published October 21, 2009

Report: Small Firms without Web Sites Are Standing on the Brink of a “Great Divide”

Published October 16, 2009

NFIB: Despite Having Taken “A Real Beating,” America’s Small Businesses Are “Clawing Their Way Back”

Published October 14, 2009

Virtual Press Clips: Print Firms in the News

Published October 12, 2009

PIA: Beware “Penalties” in Health-Care Bills

Published October 6, 2009

American Express Small-Business Poll Reveals Some Glints Amidst the Gloom

Published October 5, 2009

Kevin Keane on “the Coal-Fired Internet”

Published October 1, 2009

Virtual Press Clips: Print Firms in the News

Published September 30, 2009

Heidelberg Hails Two-Time Gold Medalist in SkillsUSA Championships

Published September 25, 2009

Would-Be Printing Giants FedEx and UPS Slug It Out—But for What?

Published September 24, 2009

When It Comes to Technological Progress in Print, There's No Such Thing as A"Recession"

Published September 22, 2009

As it happens, and as reported below, both KBA and AccessGroup fared rather well as exhibitors at Print 09. But, like every other exhibitor, they have no illusions about the fact that because their customers are struggling, they too will continue to struggle against a recession from which printing could be one of the last industrial sectors to emerge. That lingering economic drag was evident throughout the show, even when interest in its many technological advancements was keenest.

Progress in Prepress Was a Keynote of Print 09

Published September 21, 2009

"Unscientific" has to be the word for our selection of exhibitors to write about in the aftermath of Print 09. Some are on the follow-up list because of pre-booked editorial appointments; others because of what we heard at media briefings during the show; and, in a couple of cases, because we were buttonholed by pouncing p.r. people as we moved past the booths, never intending to stop. But, at a show like Print 09, any reason for spending time with a vendor usually turns out to be a good one in terms of knowledge gained.

PIA: NAPL Rejects Our "Olive Branch"

Published September 15, 2009

Print 09: Litho, Litho Everywhere

Published September 14, 2009

To state the more or less obvious: Print 09 is an offset litho show. The rise of digital presses and a decline in the number of offset presses seen at the last three Graph Expos may have lowered the profile of conventional printing at the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) events somewhat, but it’s plain to see that the traditional ink-on-paper process is back in full force this year.

At Print 09, the Search for A New Beginning Is On

Published September 14, 2009

Bernhard Schreier has seen five economic crises since he joined Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in 1975, the first of them being the one brought on by the oil embargo that threw businesses around the world into a tailspin. He also recalls the stock market meltdown that the printing industry was only starting to recover from on September 11, 2001, before the awful events of that day threw it and the rest of the U.S. economy back into a state of shock.