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Gelato Connect Integrates with Amazon, Expanding Its Global Network

At drupa, Gelato launched Gelato Connect, a software solution that enables printers to more efficiently participate in the world of ecommerce. Henrik Müller-Hansen, the company's founder and CEO, explains how Gelato Connect functions as part of the overall supply chain and what the Amazon—and other integrations—mean for the printer. Watch Video

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Digital Embellishment Show Panel Debates the Case for Standards

In this follow-up to the widely-discussed article, “The Case for Standards in Digital Embellishments,” the first-ever panel on The Digital Embellishment Show dives deep into the pressing need for standardization in the digital print embellishment industry. Host Kevin Abergel and moderator Eric Vessels are joined by an all-star panel featuring Sabine Lenz (PaperSpecs), Sean Roberts (Konica Minolta USA), and Ryan Moskun (Harris & Bruno International). Together, they debate how the lack of consistent terminology, quality control measures, and design standards creates confusion and hinders adoption across the industry. Watch Video

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Product Strategy: Xerox

In this video sponsored by Xerox, Terry Antinora talks about the top trends Xerox is seeing in the market and discusses the company's product strategy to address these trends. Watch Video

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Frank’s Radio Daze

Frank tracks the movement of advertising dollars from radio to television to cable and now to email and the Web. Ads in publications as well as direct mail are migrating to the digital world. We need to rejuvenate print advertising. Watch Video

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Keypoint Intelligence's Eric Zimmerman on Today's Wide-Format Trends

Richard Romano talks with Eric Zimmerman, Principal Analyst, Keypoint Intelligence's Wide Format Printing Consulting Service, about the latest developments and trends in wide-format, display graphics, and signage. Watch Video

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Voice of the Customer: Inkjet Lessons Learned

In this video sponsored by Screen, the final installment in this “Voice of the Customer” series, Lois Ritarossi talks with three direct mailers—Joe Williams, General Manager of MDI Imaging & Mail, Dave Johannes, EVP Strategic Initiatives for Moore Direct, and Fadi Lahlouh, CEO of Lahlouh—about the lessons they have learned in adopting production inkjet. Watch Video

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Product Showcase: XMPie and Hyper-Personalization

In this video sponsored by XMPie, VP of Marketing Ayelet Szabo-Melamed talks about hyper-personalized communications campaigns and the solutions XMPie has to streamline the process. Watch Video

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Voice of the Customer: Choosing the Right Digital Printing Partner

In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with three direct mailers—Joe Williams, General Manager of MDI Imaging & Mail, Dave Johannes, EVP Strategic Initiatives for Moore Direct, and Fadi Lahlouh, CEO of Lahlouh—about their partnership with Screen and how it has helped their businesses. Watch Video

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Business Update: Plockmatic Celebrates its 50th Anniversary at PRINTING United

In this video sponsored by the Plockmatic Group, Jakob Ekeberg, Vice President of Product Management, talks about the company’s growth strategies and new products on display at PRINTING United. Watch Video

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Product Strategy: XMPie’s PersonalEffect Print Pro

In this video sponsored by XMPie, Director of Business Development Scott Houck talks about PersonalEffect Print Pro, XMPie’s software solution for creating high-volume variable-data print campaigns. Watch Video

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Frank Finds the Right Words

Frank reviews a book about the evolution of the dictionary—“Hardly Harmless Drudgery: A 500-Year Pictorial History of the Lexicographic Geniuses, Sciolists, Plagiarists, and Obsessives Who Defined the English Language" by Bryan A. Garner and Jack Lynch. Watch Video

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The Institute for Excellence in Writing’s Tim Lawless on the Transition to Continuous-Feed Inkjet

In this video sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Tim Lawless, Chief Operating Officer at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, about how increasing volume led them to transition from digital cut-sheet presses to continuous-feed inkjet via the HP PageWide. Watch Video

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Demystifying Digital Embellishments with Bryar McDonald, TUI Total Solutions

Join host Kevin Abergel in this enlightening episode of The Digital Embellishment Show as he chats with Bryar McDonald, Production Specialist at TUI Total Solutions—a family-owned Xerox dealer based in Central Florida. Discover how TUI evolved from a copier repair company into a pioneer in digital print embellishments. Watch Video

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Business Update: Fiery

In this video sponsored by Fiery, Pat McGrew talks with John Henze, Vice President Sales and Marketing at Fiery, about Fiery's long history in the DFE market and the company's current software offerings. Watch Video

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Voice of the Customer: Lahlouh

In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks to Fadi Lahlouh, CEO of Lahlouh, about the impact that their strategic partnership with Screen and integration of Screen technology has had on their business. Watch Video

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Frank's All About the Benjamin

Frank talks about Ben Franklin. His collection of books and other items about this famous printer is voluminous, and the collection of Franklin statues is unique. He also shows a few of the many statues he photographed as he crisscrossed America. We need more Ben Franklins. Watch Video

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Building a Fortress: Four Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience

If the pandemic taught us anything, it's how really fragile supply chains are, especially in today's turbulent world. In this interview, Cary Sherburne talks with John Marrow, who heads up RR Donnelley's supply chain solutions. He shares the insight and advice gained from a report outlining results of a recent survey. Watch Video

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Who is Konica Minolta's New Digital Embellishment Guru Sean Roberts?

In this special episode of the Digital Embellishment Show, host Kevin Abergel introduces you to Sean Roberts, the newly appointed National Director for Digital Embellishment at Konica Minolta US. Join us as we explore Sean’s impressive background, his passion for innovation, and his vision for the future of digital embellishments in the printing industry. Watch Video

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The Inside Scoop: The PGCA and PGAMA Merger

In this interview, Tim Freeman and Melissa Jones, co-presidents of PGCA, discuss the merger of PGAMA with PGCA, what it means for the region, an update on programs and membership, and more. Watch Video

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Voice of the Customer: Southwest Publishing and Mailing

In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks to Shane Hillmer, President of Southwest Publishing and Mailing Corp., about the impact that their strategic partnership with Screen and integration of Screen technology has had on their business. Watch Video