July 8, 2002 -- Tawnya Starr of Digital IMS will present seminars throughout Canada this summer to area printers. The no-cost, one-hour seminar entitled, "How To Grow Your Business Using the Internet" is structured to help printshop owners understand how to make effective and affordable use of the Internet as a sales and marketing tool. The seminars will take place in the following cities: Tuesday, July 23 in Edmonton, Alberta; Tuesday, July 30 in Calgary, Alberta; and Monday, August 13 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seminar times and locations are located on the Web at www.printerpresence.com or call 402-437-0100. Topics to be discussed at the seminars include: why a printshop needs a Web site; what print buyers want from a Web site; building lasting customer relationships with a Web site; streamlining production workflow; what print buyers want from a Web site; and saving money using an Internet presence. Owners, managers, graphic designers and sales executives are invited to benefit from this presentation. Digital IMS has made several appearances in Canada this past year, including Toronto and Winnipeg. "We've discovered a growing need to share our experience and knowledge with printers throughout Canada due to the high adoption rate of the Internet by print buyers," Starr said. "Printers need to maximize their revenue potential by embracing the Web technology to grow their business," Starr said. Starr is the CEO of PrinterPresence, a solution of Digital IMS based in Lincoln, Neb. Starr speaks frequently to printshop owners throughout the U.S. and Canada about sales, marketing and technology issues. As a former printshop owner and salesperson, she has a decade of frontline experience working face to face with print buyers. The PrinterPresence solution allows printers the ability to establish an affordable Web site where print buyers can place orders, request estimates, view proofs, transfer files, and order variable data forms, such as business cards. Digital IMS Seminar Dates and Locations July 23 - Edmonton, AB - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm The Palace Holiday Inn 4235 Gateway Boulevard Edmonton , AB CA T6J 5H2 July 30 - Calgary, AB Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Airport - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 2622 39th Avenue N.E. Calgary, AB CA T2E8C3 August 13 - Vancouver, BC - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Granville Island Hotel 1253 Johnston Street Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9