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HP and Tecnau Help DG3 Conquer Supply Chain Challenges

DG3 is a full-service solutions provider serving primarily the pharmaceutical and financial markets, as well as Fortune 1000 companies across a wide range of industries. A longtime HP customer, DG3 installed a PageWide T230 back in 2013, and were recently able to upgrade it to the latest T250 specs, taking advantage of the latest HP technologies such as Brilliant Ink. The partnership between HP and Tecnau has also helped DG3 weather the recent labor and supply chain challenges. Watch Video

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Frank Zappar

Frank talks about the integration of print and augmented reality (AR) using your phone. A free app called Zappar lets museum visitors perform audio and video self tours of the exhibits by scanning printed codes. And a printed book reproduces those codes and gives visitors a virtual and portable museum. Watch Video

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JPS Graphics’ Hunter Johnson on the Transition to Inkjet

Hunter Johnson, CEO, JPS Graphics talks with David Zwang at last week’s thINK Forum. JPS Graphics is a third-generation printer that specializes in book printing and kitting for learning organizations. Originally an offset shop, the company only recently added digital printing and last year added their first production inkjet machine. Watch Video

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Ultimate’s Andrew Bailes-Collins on Finishing Automation

Andrew Bailes-Collins of Ultimate TechnoGraphics talks to Kelley Holmes at the recent Amplify Print event. Ultimate TechnoGraphics’ Impostrip was the first electronic imposition program, and the company has since expanded into integrated software for automating finishing. Watch Video

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Jeff Alexander of Alexander's Print Advantage at the Canon thINK Forum

Jeff Alexander, President of Alexander's Print Advantage, talks with Dave Zwang. Founded in 1979 as a retail copy center, the company gradually evolved into a trade printer producing one-off books, invitations, etc. Alexander’s Print Advantage has developed an automated system for onboarding customer orders. Watch Video

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Warren Werbitt Previews Americas Print Show: Print is Everywhere!

Warren Werbitt, The Print Whisperer, takes a break from fishing to talk to Eric Vessels of WhatTheyThink about his session at the upcoming Americas Print Show in Columbus, Ohio, August 17-19. Warren's presentation is titled "Print is Everywhere!" Watch Video

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Ed Jansen Offers Highlights of thINK Ahead 2022

Elizabeth Gooding of Inkjet Insight talks to Ed Jansen, Vice President of Marketing for Production Printing Solutions at Canon Solutions America, about last week's thINK Ahead 2022 event. Watch Video

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David Mauro Previews Americas Print Show: Think Like a Hacker!

David Mauro, Regional Manager for All Covered, speaks with Eric Vessels about his session at the upcoming Americas Print Show in Columbus, Ohio, August 17-19. His session will cover cybersecurity—and will challenge us to "Think Like a Hacker!" in order to improve our businesses' security. Watch Video

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Dr. Aravind Chandrasekaran Previews Americas Print Show: Creating a Culture of Innovation and Learning

Dr. Aravind Chandrasekaran, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Executive Education at the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, speaks with Eric Vessels about his session at the Americas Print Show in Columbus, Ohio, August 17–19. Dr. Chandrasekaran session will discuss how to create an environment for sales to grow and everyone thrive in their job. Watch Video

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Canon and Tecnau Help A.B. Data Transition to Production Inkjet

In business for 40 years, A.B. Data produces direct mail and transactional statements, specializing in variable-data printing. Formerly relying on black-and-white toner-based digital printing, the company transitioned to production inkjet to improve its efficiency. See how partners Canon and Tecnau helped A.B. Data make its transition. Watch Video

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Frank Looks at Dave Seat's US Linotype Tour

Master mechanic Dave Seat is one of the few specialists who keep Linotype and Ludlow type casters running. His recent visit to the Museum of Printing lasted three days, and was part of an extended tour where he will visit more than 20 locations in 11 states that still have this vintage equipment. Watch Video

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Trish Witkowski Talks About Her New MarketWise Academy

Trish Witkowski talks to Kelley Holmes about a new partnership with Daniel Dejan and Vicki Strull called MarketWise Academy, a training program for businesses to learn about print and digital marketing—where each one works in the customer journey. The first fruit of this endeavor is a day-long in-person masterclass, with some hybrid in-person/virtual events in the works, as well. Watch Video

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The Evolution of VITS International

Deirdre Ryder of VITS International talks to Kelley Holmes at the Amplify Print event. VITS International started as an inline finishing equipment company specializing in sheeters, and the company has evolved to produce a full range of finishing equipment, as well as customized bespoke solutions for customers. Watch Video

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FSEA’s Jeff Petersen on the Amplify Print Event

Jeff Petersen, executive director of the Foil and Specialty Effects Association (FSEA), talks with Kelley Holmes about FSEA’s partnership with APTech that led to the Amplify Print event highlighting the latest trends and technologies in embellishments and other finishing effects. Watch Video

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Kelly Mallozzi Previews Americas Print Show: Supercharging Your Sales Engine & The ABCs of Social Media

Kelly Mallozzi, Principal at Success.In.Print, speaks with WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels about her sessions at Americas Print Show in Columbus, Ohio, August 17–19, in which she will talk about supercharging your sales engine and the ABCs of building and maintaining a social media presence. Watch Video

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Sugar Print Helps Brands Design for Embellishments

Darren Kenning of Sugar Print talks to Kelley Holmes at the Amplify Print event. Founded three years ago, Sugar Print specializes in adding embellishments to printed materials, working with agencies and brand owners to design materials for embellishments. Watch Video

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Rollem Changes with the Times

Doug Sherwood, National Sales Manager for Rollem, talks to Kelley Holmes at the Amplify Print event about how the 60+-year-old finishing equipment manufacturer has changed, evolved, and adapted over the years. Watch Video

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Frank Ad Nauseam

Frank opines about how advertising is following eyeballs from print to digital media. Within a year, digital media will exceed print media in terms of advertising revenue. Magazines and newspapers are moving to digital subscribers to keep their advertising base, as Facebook and Google monopolize advertising. Watch Video

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Trish Witkowski Reports on Amplify Print

Foldfactory’s Trish Witkowski talks about her impressions of last month’s Amplify Print event, including educational sessions, highlights from the show floor, conversations with show attendees and exhibitors, and many examples of how to take advantage of all the benefits of print. Watch Video

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Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Steven Roberts

This week, Warren talks to Steven Roberts, President of Elite Print Finishing, about the benefits of digital embellishments and “sexy print.” Watch Video

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