WhatTheyThink today announced the opportunity for industry professionals to attend a free printing industry educational webinar. Business Transformation: Adjusting to Today’s Market Realities. The session will be led by WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne and held Wednesday, September 12th, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm EDT (-4 GMT).

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

“There has been a lot of hype about the need for print service providers to transform their businesses to a marketing services model,” said Sherburne. “But is it really all hype?  Join us for this session to hear from three very successful businesses that have made this transformation. Ask lots of questions. If you haven’t yet made the transition, or have just started to do so, this session will help you decide whether this is the right move for your business.  Join us.”

Sherburne will be joined by:

• Rick Sands, Founder/Creative Director, Sands Creative Group. President of The Fenway Group, a Boston based integrated marketing resource firm, Sands is responsible for identifying and developing new sources of growth that help provide cross media communications to his clients utilizing: design, print, creative services, email, web and measurable results. Leveraging growth through enabling technologies has been a key factor in the Fenway Group’s success.
• Bill Nicholson, Vice President, Business Development, e-Integrity.  Nicholson works with clients to understand their needs and structure projects to deliver stated objectives in a cost effective and timely manner. In addition, he helps clients understand how web based marketing and workflow applications can be deployed for maximum benefit. At e-Integrity, he has implemented web to print and workflow projects for clients such as Hilton, Owens Corning, Staples, Travelers, Invisalign, Chubb and the American Heart Association.
• Jason Tews, Vice President of Marketing, Kelmscott Communications.  With more than 20 years of experience, Tews has an extensive background helping clients build brands and pipeline through integrated marketing campaigns that utilize data to drive content and offers.  He has focused on providing high impact “door opener” campaigns that encompass all facets of message delivery and link them all back together to achieve measureable results with companies such as IBM, Cognos, VM Ware and Qlikview.  Jason was previously Vice President of Marketing for Graphix Products before their merger with Kelmscott Communications in 2011.

“Now more than ever before, it is critical for printing businesses to re-examine business strategies and better align them with current market realities,” said Randy Davidson, President, WhatTheyThink. “This session will help businesses in determining how and whether marketing services should be a critical element of their business strategies.  We are pleased that Canon 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 Canon U.S.A., Inc.                                                    

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With approximately $45.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents registered in 2011† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World’s Most Admired Companies in 2012. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.

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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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