WhatTheyThink today announced the opportunity for industry professionals to attend a free printing industry educational webinar. Drupa 2012: The Key to Staying Relevant in a Changing Industry will be led by WhatTheyThink Senior Analyst Richard Romano and is scheduled for Wednesday, March 14^th, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM EST (-5 GMT).

No-charge registration is available by visiting WhatTheyThink.com and selecting the Webinars tab.

“Drupa is the world’s largest printing trade show, and even if you’re not going in person, it’s important to know what innovations are being announced there and, more importantly, how to use those innovations to drive business,” says Romano. “As a result, our presenters will not only share what they expect to see, do, and learn when they travel to Dusseldorf in May, but also how they’ve transformed their businesses with new technologies.”

Romano will joined by:

• Katie Kriemelmeyer, President, AGS; Kriemelmeyer is a 16-year printing industry veteran with a background that encompasses programming, databases, mailing, management, and sales, giving AGS a leader that frequently looks outside the box to problem-solve.
• Ric Davis, Executive Vice President, Purchasing and Operations, Consolidated Graphics; Davis has spent 15 years in manufacturing and purchasing in a wide range of industries and has been with Consolidated Graphics since 2005.

“We are pleased to have high-performance Consolidated Graphics management join us for this session,” said Randy Davidson, President, WhatTheyThink. “They have jumped on the digital bandwagon and are using innovative digital printing technologies and applications to spur their growth. We are also pleased that Kodak is sponsoring this event, allowing us to offer this important educational session to attendees at no cost.”

Attendees will be able to participate in a live question and answer session to get the most from the experience and will be able to view and listen to the presentation using a standard Internet browser with audio streamed via computer.

About Kodak

As the world’s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses and creative professionals unleash the power of images, information, and printing to enrich their lives.

In the graphic communications industry, Kodak serves customers in the printing, publishing, packaging and enterprise markets with intelligent solutions for competitive advantage and greater return on investment.

Digital Print Solutions

Kodak helps customers adapt, transform and grow their businesses. Through a comprehensive product and solutions portfolio that integrates revolutionary technologies, smart automation and specialized services, Kodak supplies customers operating in traditional, hybrid and digital graphic environments the broadest choice of software, production products and services for creating and managing high value variable output efficiently and cost effectively.

About WhatTheyThink

WhatTheyThink is the printing and publishing industry's leading media organization; offering a wide range of publications delivering unbiased, real-time market intelligence, industry news, economic and trend analysis, peer-to-peer communication, and special reports on emerging technology and critical events. Independent studies rank WhatTheyThink as the one industry website that contains the most interesting articles, according to 58.2% of senior printing executives, and the one website most frequently chosen as the “Must Visit and Read.” WhatTheyThink also hosts webinars and live events as well as providing content through a syndication program, which delivers content directly to related websites. In addition, WhatTheyThink offers a wide range of lead generation and branding programs that help print- and publishing-related businesses achieve business growth.

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