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Warren Werbitt Says, “I’m At a Loss for Words”

Now we know the coronavirus situation is really serious: Warren Werbitt does not want to talk about print. This is an unprecedented time, and Warren calls for everyone to work together, regardless of politics, race, color, religion, etc., to help combat a virus that has no boundaries. Don’t do anything that will put others at risk, and try to remember that everyone is in the same position—a little bit nervous and trying to get to a good place. Watch Video

For Gaby Mullinax & Kaitlyn Mullinax-Fischer, FASTSIGNS is a Family Business

Gaby Mullinax & Kaitlyn Mullinax-Fischer, Owner & Director of Business Development of FASTSIGNS of Brea and Fullerton, Calif., talk about how their franchise became a family business, and how Gaby jumped off the corporate ladder to run a FASTSIGNS franchise. They encourage young people to get involved in the FASTSIGNS business. Watch Video

Frank Speaks On the Record

Frank talks about the Government Publishing Office’s move to rollfed inkjet presses to print the Congressional Record and other publications. He goes back in time to review the history of the production of the daily, ~1,000-page Congressional Record and how the technology has changed over the years. Watch Video

RadTech UV+EB Technology Expo & Conference Takes Place in Orlando

Eileen Weber, President of RadTech, talks about this year’s RadTech UV+EB Technology Expo & Conference 2020, which took place this week in Orlando, Fla. She also discusses some of RadTech’s upcoming events and initiatives. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Says, “We Have Survived in the Past and We Will Survive This!”

WhatTheyThink print evangelist Warren Werbitt addresses the coronavirus and its impact on industry events. Thanks to technology, it’s not just the virus that has spread, but the fear and paranoia that goes with it. Like all other viruses, we have to be cautious and be aware of our surroundings—but Warren also hopes that what doesn’t happen is that everyone’s fear drives them indoors, afraid to be around people. This virus is just another example of an ever-changing world that we must adapt to. Watch Video

HP Announces New PageWide Web Press with Brilliant Ink

Carles Farre of HP talks to David Zwang about the just-announced HP PageWide Web Press T250 HD with Brilliant Ink. Brilliant Ink expands the range of applications users can produce, as it makes the HP PageWide T250 HD press compatible with offset coated stock. Watch Video

Stan Gray Benefits from FASTSIGNS Veteran Program

Stan Gray, owner of FASTSIGNS Torrance and Long Beach, Calif., talks about his military background and how he came to FASTSIGNS via the Veteran & First Responder Franchise Program. Gray also has a background in architecture, and his franchise specializes in ADA signage. Watch Video

Frank Talks Type

Frank shows highlights from the Museum of Printing’s recent exhibit of “typographic ephemera,” specimen books and promotion pieces for typefaces. Researchers come from all around the world to delve into the MoP’s extensive type collection. The exhibit also included a 1930 magazine article from The Linotype Company called “Typographic Sanity,” bemoaning the fact that there were too many typefaces. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Says, “You’re Going to Talk About This to Everyone In Your Company—and Everyone Who Walks in the Door”

WhatTheyThink print evangelist Warren Werbitt talks about the new Print Is Everywhere program—designed by Generation Z for Generation Z—which promotes print and the print business to younger people, with training and certifications to get them involved. Warren is is so stoked that he joined the committee. Watch Video

Industry 4.0 to Play a Big Role at drupa 2020

Gavin Jordan-Smith, Senior VP, Commercial and Industrial Print, for Ricoh, looks ahead to drupa 2020, and anticipates the extent to which elements of “Industry 4.0” will play more significant and tangible roles in emerging new products. Artificial Intelligence (AI), for example, will be increasingly integrated—not just for predictive maintenance, but also to intelligently control workflows. Watch Video

Frank Looks Out to 2020

Frank offers a recommendation for WhatTheyThink’s “Printing Outlook 2020" special report, providing some historical context for the challenges of getting good data about the industry. He also comments on the sense of industry optimism conveyed in the report. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Says, “No Matter What You’re Doing, You Need to Be Passionate”

WhatTheyThink print evangelist Warren Werbitt talks about his passion for print, and how it comes through in every meeting he has. People want to do business with people who are excited about what they do—whether it’s printing or fishing (or, in Warren’s case, both). If you’re passionate about what you do, you will do better. Watch Video

King of On-Demand Book Printing

Frank interviews Tom Campbell of King Printing in Lowell, Mass. King has been a pioneer in short-run book printing and now provides a major service for publishers big and small. Campbell discusses the trends in book printing and publishing today. Watch Video

Owner of FASTSIGNS Forest Hills. N.Y., Talks About his FASTSIGNS Conversion

Mohamed Kazi, Owner of FASTSIGNS Forest Hills, N.Y., talks about his recent FASTSIGNS conversion. After coming to the US from India, Kazi started in the sign industry in 1998 and launched his own business in 2007. He recently decided to convert his sign business to a FASTSIGNS as a way to take advantage of the franchise’s marketing and sales training resources to better complement his own technical and production capabilities. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Says, "Everything Is Printed!"

WhatTheyThink print evangelist Warren Werbitt is sick and tired of hearing people, especially people in the industry, say that “print is dead.” Look around: print is everywhere. It’s changing, but it's anything but dead. As a result, printers need to promote print. Your assignment: tell Warren what you do to promote print communications. Watch Video

Temple, Tex.’s Paper Graphics Reaps Rewards with FASTSIGNS Co-Brand Program

Dennis Smith is owner of both FASTSIGNS of Temple, Tex., and Paper Graphics, a commercial print business founded in 1972. Five or six years ago, as the commercial print business started growing stagnant, Smith researched FASTSIGNS’ Co-Brand program. He chose to become a FASTSIGNS franchise rather than add his own wide-format printing equipment in order to take advantage of the franchise’s training and its brand recognition. Watch Video

All Flags Signs and Banners Leverages EFI Inkjet and Other Technologies for Double Digit Growth

Peter Wagner, Managing Director of Australia-based All Flags Signs and Banners, explains how his company has gone from needing four people over three weeks to produce 400 banners in 1998, to its capacity today to output 54,000 square meters of printed media today with its fleet of EFI VUTEk printers. The company serves a large portion of the Asia Pacific region with flags, banners, branding for sporting events, vehicle wraps, carpets, and more. Watch Video

Subscription in the Print Industry? You Betcha

The world is rapidly shifting from products to services with subscription pricing models. Nick Gawreluk explains what is driving the subscription economy and how subscriptions are coming to the printing industry. Watch Video

What’s In a Name? Printing!

Will apps replace printed show directories? Frank shows off his drupa 1972 show directory and some other recent directories—and an app that served as the directory for a recent show. He has had his drupa directory for 48 years. Will today’s trade show apps be readable in 48 years? He feels that any trade show with the word “PRINTING” in its name should have a printed directory. Watch Video

The Signs Are Good for Signs of Success

Curtis Metz talks to David Zwang about Signs of Success, a company that contracts with sign shops to do installations of major sign projects—analog and dynamic digital—and how the company is growing its digital business. The company also has a side business in embroidery and custom heat-transfer T-shirts. Watch Video