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Published April 15, 2013
George Promis, VP of Continuous Forms at Ricoh, talks to Cary Sherburne about the evolution in continuous forms printing and interactivity through clickable paper.
Published April 8, 2013
Cary Sherburne interviews Brenda Kai, Executive Director at EDSF, who talks about their scholarship program.
Published March 19, 2013
Bob Raus, HP Smartstream Category Manager, talks to Cary Sherburne about Smartstream Production Center.
Published February 21, 2013
Jay Sato, CTO of Primary Color, talks to Richard Romano about the company and the types of services they provide to their clients including wide format printing.
Published February 19, 2013
Kevin Karstedt, CEO of Karstedt Partners, talks about how commercial printers can get into the packaging segment.
Published February 7, 2013
Allen Ali of InnoMark Communications talks to Richard Romano about growing their business in digital, signage, and packaging. They also talk about the challenges with growing wide format and the types of applications they print for customers.
Published October 12, 2012
At Graph Expo 2012, WhatTheyThink livecast a speakers series live from the show floor. The WhatTheyThink.com Speaker Series, designed as a "show within a show," featured engaging discussions with industry experts, end-users and seasoned professionals moderated by the editors of WhatTheyThink.com.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
The printing industry continues to change; many areas are shrinking while others are seeing modest to moderate growth. One area that is growing, at lest in pace with GDP, is packaging. Many companies in the commercial printing space are looking at packaging as an opportunity but don't know how to get involved. Couple this interest in packaging with the digital printing capabilities commercial printers and in-plants have embraced and opportunity could be closer than one might think.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
In today’s business environment, finding the right balance between environmental responsibility and cost isn’t always easy. The panel will discuss products and procedures they have brought into their facilities to help build a more sustainable business.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
Looking to grow your commercial printing business into new, higher margin areas? Large format flatbed printing is a rapidly growing segment that has been finding its way more and more into the realm of commercial print shops. This presentation introduces you to the types of flatbed printing systems available and discusses their strengths and weaknesses. We then discuss the applications common with UV flatbed printing, what you need to succeed plus, examine the ROI that can be achieved in supplying graphics to this exciting market.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
NAPL recently wrote a white paper, sponsored by Canon, which identifies the trends that industry leaders exhibit, and what they do differently and that makes them more successful than the rest of the market.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
Todays global world is about managing your customers brand and expectations. Join us as we discuss todays challenges and what the ideal color supply chain would look like. This panel discussion will have a slew of representatives from across the supply chain.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
Changes in reading behavior and disruptive technologies are causing the book market to become more volatile and unpredictable. Book publishers are looking for ways to streamline their value chain, and book manufactures must adapt to these evolving demands.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
Printing companies need a business partner that understands their unique needs and can architect an end-to-end solution. The value must extend beyond the products and services and include professional support and consultancy that enables faster on-ramping of jobs and expansion into new opportunities and markets.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
With printing platforms quickly evolving and expanding their media capabilities, print service providers are given an opportunity to stand out and differentiate themselves through higher-value materials. New substrates for digital presses are opening up the possibilities for new applications and new revenue streams. From textured premium stocks to synthetics and beyond, Mohawk has the broadest portfolio for digital in the industry. Application examples, tips on the achieving the add-on sale, and other resources to help printers grow will be showcased in this presentation.
Published October 10, 2012
This session was recorded live at Graph Expo 2012.
Changes in technology are impacting print. Understanding new outlets including QR Codes, VDP, W2P, Mobile, and Video is imperative to future survival.
Published August 21, 2012
Founder President Larry Yang Bin talks to Cary Sherburne about the re-shoring of manufacturing back to where it was off-shored originally.
Published June 26, 2012
Chairman Stan Freimuth joins Joe Demharter in walking us through their drupa 2012 stand. The 75DI is featured in Europe for the first time commercially and Joe gives an overview of it's capabilities and new enhancements. The 52DI is also featured in the tour along with plate enhancements.
Published June 22, 2012
Océ customers share their views about drupa 2012, the Canon stand, and some specific events they attended as guests of Océ. They also share their views about the combination of the two companies and what it's meant for their businesses.
Published June 18, 2012
Senior VP of Communications at Océ Jan Hol talks about the Canon stand at drupa and how it represents Canon and Océ working together and gives an overview of the reasons for the successful combination of the companies.
Published June 15, 2012
Published June 11, 2012
Published June 8, 2012
Theo Pettaras, CEO of Digitalpress in Sydney Australia shares a unique project that was done in collaboration with designers that showcases their work in a creative way using different substrates and printing methods.
Published June 7, 2012
LinkedIn has confirmed that a hacker had gained access to its user database.
Published June 5, 2012
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Published June 1, 2012
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Published May 31, 2012
Published May 22, 2012
Cary Sherburne interviews President, CEO, and "Head Oyster Shucker" of CJ Graphics and gets his impressions of drupa 2012. Jay is most impressed with the global nature of the show and talks about featured technologies at the show.
Published May 22, 2012
Cary interviews Xerox President of Technology Business Armando Zagalo de Lima and gets his perspective on what it will take for printers to enter the new era and succeed as the industry shifts from ink on paper to multi-channel content curation and creation.
Published May 7, 2012
Catch up on the latest information, videos and exclusive reports about Landa's nanographic printing platform.
Published May 1, 2012
European Professional Print Director for Canon Europe, David Presket shares some information about the recent white paper reports detailing the challenges and opportunities in the industry and unveils "The Bigger Picture" report.
Published April 27, 2012
The question on many printer's minds is, can you retrain your sales staff? Kathi Woolsey with ImageSet seems to think so as long as you have a serious commitment within the company an you fully utilize to tools to avoid cetrain common pitfalls and challenges.
Published April 27, 2012
Cary Sherbrurne and Hank Brandtjen of Brandtjen & Kluge discuss the olympics of the printing industry, drupa.
Published April 26, 2012
David Preskett from Canon Europe shares some of the debates about what people think this drupa will be and offers some insight to what can be seen at the Canon booth.
Published April 24, 2012
David Preskett from Production Printing Business for Canon Europe and Nick Klitsie Vice President for Office and Print Room at Oce share together the success of the two companies since the acquisition.
Published April 24, 2012
Published April 24, 2012
Published April 24, 2012
Published April 23, 2012
Océ's Vice President of Marketing, Francis McMahon highlights the company's Q1 2012 performance and offers a look ahead to drupa.
Published April 20, 2012
John Foley owner of interlinkONE and Grow Socially gives a few tips and tricks on QR Codes, mobile marketing, and other ways you can get your audience to interact with printed pieces of all shapes and sizes.
Published April 19, 2012
John Rosenthal, Owner of Digital Color Graphic tells why their mailing and fulfillment center has been such a huge asset to the company.
Published April 17, 2012
Think Patented's Director of Sales David McNerney discusses why their clients look to them for answers first as the area thought leader.
Published April 16, 2012
Vice President of Interactive Solutions for DG3 Val DiGiacinto gives an update one year after the acquisition of the Ace Group and what the Interactive Solutions group has been up to.
Published April 12, 2012
CEO of Caslon Rab Govil answers the question of cloud computing's impact on the printing community. and how printers should look to incorporate the cloud into their business.
Published April 6, 2012
Vice President of Marketing for Allegra Network Jessica Eng updates us on how Allegra keeps their franchisees up to date on potential jobs.
Published April 3, 2012
Founder of Custom Print Now Solutions Willie Brennan adapts the company into a full service custom print facility
Published April 3, 2012
Theo Pettaras, CEO and Managing Director of Digitalpress talks about the Australian print market and its challenges.
Published March 27, 2012
John Foley of Grow Socially and interlinkONE shares some key tips from his book, Transformation: A New Path to Profit for the Printing Industry, and it all starts with a business plan.
Published March 23, 2012
Randy Herron of Herron Printing and Graphics talks about getting new customers in a touchy economy.
Published March 16, 2012
Masterworks's Caleb Atkinson reflects on how they can incorporate the technology shown at the pre-drupa HP Inkjet First Look event at O'Niel Data Systems in Dallas.
Published March 16, 2012
Tony Hodgson with PODi UK looks forward to the return of the AppForum event in the UK March 29th.
Published March 15, 2012
Universal Healthcare Group's Print Production Manager Lynor Romer contributes on how they make use of O'Niel Data Systems experience for their complex material.
Published March 13, 2012
Karin Weiss, Marketing & Colour Expert at Salmat shares her takeaway from the recent pre-drupa HP Inkjet First Look at O'Niel Data Systems.
Published March 12, 2012
Managing Director of King Printing Adi Chinai shares his thoughts and opinions of HP's pre-drupa sneak peek at HP and O'Niel Data Systems event in Dallas.
Published March 9, 2012
Manager of HP Inkjet Press Solutions Steve Welkley continues our coverage of the O'neil Data Systems/HP pre-drupa event and shares a little about HP's drive from offset to digital for its customers.
Published March 8, 2012
Vice President and General Manager for HP Indigo Yishai Amir highlights some of the coverage a select number of customers got to see at the recent O'Neil Data Systems grand opening at their new Plaxo Texas facility.
Published February 27, 2012
Theo Pettaras Founder of Digitalpress shares some background on his Sydney based business.
Published February 20, 2012
Bart Foreman President of Group 3 Marketing comment on how print has evolved to be apart of the mix with new technology mediums.
Published February 14, 2012
Bob Berland, President of Berland Communications discusses how they transformed their legacy company into an integrated communications provider.
Published February 13, 2012
CEO of Caslon Rab Govil comments on the trend of business process outsourcing as businesses review their marketing and product chains.
Published February 2, 2012
Caslon's Director of Web Services Greg Cholmondeley discusses new services in their portfolio to help marketing service providers further their business.
Published January 31, 2012
Cary Sherburne and Strategic Project Manager Mike Wozny discuss EFI's capabilities in textile printing with the introduction of the TX3250R
Published January 31, 2012
CEO of Whitestone Marketing Group Alex Marchetti shares an interesting case study on the cross media campaign they built for Habitat for Humanity
Published January 27, 2012
Cary Sherburne and Pulp's Robert Carrier discuss the driving forces behing Pulp's change and how some trends are irrelevant when compared to the solutions you can bring the customer.
Published January 27, 2012
PODi/Caslon General Manager Dave Erlandson highlights 4 key points attendees picked up at this year's AppForum
Published January 26, 2012
AT&T's Valerie Vargas shares what a major corporation is looking for when reaching their customers through direct initiative at the PODi's AppForum 2012.
Published January 25, 2012
Former Communication Director for Harley Davidson Ken Schmidt shares the highlights from his keynote speech at PODi AppForum.
Published January 24, 2012
President of PODi Rab Govil highlights just some of the key features at this year's PODi AppForum.
Published January 20, 2012
Phil Faraci, Eastman Kodak President & COO shares some answers to common questions they've been receiving about the recent bankruptcy protection filing.
Published January 20, 2012
Alex Marchetti, President, CEO of Whitestone Marketing Group shares an interesting case study where a very good professional relationship helped multiple entities land a $500,000 contract.
Published January 18, 2012
Richard Romano and Jon Bracken, General Manager of Unified Workflow, chat about the partnership between GUA and Kodak at the 2012 GUA conference in New Orleans.
Published December 16, 2011
Randy Heron of Herron Printing & Graphics shares a case study involving a long term client and how the brought QR Codes into recent campaigns.
Published December 13, 2011
Hatteras Director of Cross Media Marketing Jason Eagleson offers advice from his experience jumping into the cross media marketing arena.
Published December 8, 2011
Allison Rickett, Sales Manager for Triangle Printers, shares about the company and some of the current solutions they are implementing for their clients.
Published December 6, 2011
Kate Dunn with Digital Innovations Group talks about how they incorporate social media into their direct marketing campaigns and how those tactics can differ for B to C or B to B target audiences.
Published November 24, 2011
Published November 22, 2011
Randy Herron of Herron Printing & Graphics shares a little information about their social media ventures.
Published November 17, 2011
Mike Kyle with Pace shares an interesting cross marketing promotional campaign proving that they can walk the new media market talk.
Published November 11, 2011
Cory Sawatzki, Director of Operations for Consolidated Graphics, shares some of the key things CGX is focusing on with their venture into the photo book niche.
Published November 9, 2011
Published November 8, 2011
Waleed Ashoo of LithExcel shares a case study of spreading out a campaign over multiple ad agencies to create ROI for their customers.
Published November 7, 2011
Cary Sherburne interviews CEO of Progressive Solutions Mark Sarpa about the company's recent ventures.
Published November 7, 2011
Cary Sherburne interviews Crackerjack at Pulp Robert Carrier about the company's change from B&B Printers into the rebranded Pulp that we know today.
Published November 4, 2011
Consolidated Graphics Director of Operations, Cory Sawatzki discusses their recent venture into the niche photo book market and comments on the shift in the industry as a whole.
Published November 3, 2011
Cliff Hollingsworth, Vice President of Workflow Systems for Consolidated Graphics, shares how CGX alleviates customer's concerns in securing their data.
Published November 2, 2011
Published October 31, 2011
Ted Raymond with Allegra Marketing and Print shares how they've learned from their early mistakes with their IT strategy and how they are putting increasing efforts in planning their IT infrastructure and securing their cloud services.
Published October 25, 2011
James Michelson shares details about his book Cross Media Marketing 101 and shares how his 10 years of cross media campaign experience can help your business.
Published October 21, 2011
Partner Oscar Dubbeldam with Strategy Partners in the Netherlands shares with Cary Sherburne the use of QR Codes in the European market and how quickly they're seeing the adoption rate versus in the U.S.
Published October 19, 2011
Published October 18, 2011
CMO Rick Littrell of Magicomm and Cary Sherburne chat about the social tools that are indispensable in their daily grind.
Published October 14, 2011
Vice President of Workflow Systems at Consolidated Graphics Cliff Hollingsworth chats a bit about finding good talent beyond the industry.
Published October 10, 2011
Ted Raymond Allegra Network explains how they entice good new talent through multiple channels.
Published October 7, 2011
Cary Sherburne and Hamilton Costa of AN Consulting chat about the current status of Latin American printers and his prediction of their future market.
Published October 7, 2011
Jim Rosenthal VP and COO of Digital Color Graphics discusses two topics that are important to the survival of the industry.
Published October 6, 2011
Cary Sherburne and Coleman Kane, CEO of PTI sit down to discuss the recent requests for jobs and technologies in the commercial print space and also how they're helping customers delve into the performance of the campaign.
Published October 4, 2011
Associates International won the 2010 CIPPI Award for biggest improvement in process management and customer responsiveness and that couldn't have been done without a strong partnership with vendors to reduce the manually going through job after job.
Published September 30, 2011
CTO John Sisson and Cary Sherburne chat about Universal Millenium's interesting start leading up to where they are today.
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