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Kevin Abergel of Taktiful Discusses the Release of Taktiful Software Solutions

WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels spends some time with Kevin Abergel, Founder & CEO of Taktiful, about the company's recent launch of Taktiful Software Solutions. Hear more about the three major points in digital print embellishment and how this new company eliminates them for printers who have this technology. Watch Video

It's All in the Prep! The Target Report Interview with Mike Kellogg, Century Direct

Mike Kellogg of Century Direct discusses the journey to identify what would make a transaction work for all the stakeholders involved. During this third of four interviews, he shares how important maintaining company culture and opportunities for the existing employees played into the process. Preparation, solid partners, and ongoing diligence were required to see the transaction through. Watch Video

Convertidora’s Gilberto Rodriguez on Increasing Speed to Market

In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Gilberto Rodriguez of Convertidora (Conver) about the company’s 10-year journey to complement their analog printing/converting business with digital equipment in order to boost their speed to market. Watch Video

ISA Expo Is Back in Orlando!

Lori Anderson, President & CEO of International Sign Association, speaks to WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano about the ISA Sign Expo, which was held in Orlando last week. Watch Video

Frank's Book of the Month

Frank reviews “As If By Chance” by Kevin Reed Donley, a wonderful book about transformative technology from Gutenberg to Steve Jobs. Each short chapter is a gem that describes the people who changed print forever. Many you know; some you do not. Watch Video

Koenig & Bauer Is Ready for drupa!

Koenig & Bauer is a familiar name to printers and converters, but their involvement in drupa extends beyond just manufacturing equipment. In this video, sponsored by Koenig & Bauer, David Zwang talks with Sr. VP Marketing Eric Frank. Watch Video

Logica Looks to Introduce a Print-Specific MES Solution to North America

Logica has been offering its Print-specific Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in Europe for almost a decade and is now bringing the solution to North America. Business Development Manager David Triulzi explains what MES is and how it works on one side with MIS/ERP systems and on the other with the various resources in a print manufacturing operation to provide in-depth data and analytics on operational effectiveness. Watch Video

WhatTheyThink Magazine Issue 2—What's Up?

The WhatTheyThink team gets together to chat about the latest edition of the WhatTheyThink magazine: Issue 2 Display Graphics & Textiles. Julie, Richard, Amy, and Eric chat about the theme, content, and overall approach to the magazine. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Jeff Davidson

This week, Warren talks with Jeff Davidson of Modern LItho—where it started, and how his grandmother and now he and his wife own the business. Watch Video

Nick Gawreluk’s Personal Road to drupa

Nick Gawreluk, Special Content Programs Manager for WhatTheyThink, shares his own personal “Road to drupa” journey. Watch Video

Is Your Buyer Unique? The Target Report Interview with Mike Kellogg, Century Direct

In this second of four interviews, Mike Kellogg discusses how once the decision was made to sell Century Direct, they looked at potential buyers currently engaged in print and mail as well as those outside the industry and what they learned in the process. Watch Video

Artificially Frank

Frank goes on a rant about artificial intelligence. He found a program called Moveabletype.ai that can write a book for you. As usual Frank projects this capability into the world of graphic design and even type design. Soon you may be reporting to your printing press. Watch Video

Peter van Teeseling on dscoop

Kevin Abergel talks to Peter van Teeseling, Executive Director of Dscoop, about what Dscoop as an organization offers to its community, and about this year’s Indianapolis event. Watch Video

JetFX Brings New Capabilities to the Embellishment Market

In this video, Ed Weigand and Mike Ferrari talk to Cary Sherburne about the overall market for embellishments in labels and packaging, how the JetFX solution differs, its market positioning, and also a preview of a new product that will be launched at drupa. Watch Video

The Road to drupa: HEIDELBERG CEO Dr. Ludwin Monz on drupa 2024

Dr. Ludwin Monz, CEO of HEIDELBERG, shares with WhatTheyThink the company's business and its focus areas. Dr. Monz also offers a preview of HEIDELBERG at drupa 2024. Watch Video

The Emotional Angst of Selling: The Target Report Interview with Mike Kellogg at Century Direct

In this first of four interviews, Mike Kellogg, former CEO of Century Direct, discusses his background, history of managing acquisitions over the years, and how different it is to be on the selling side. Watch Video

Frank Gets Steamed

Frank begins by talking about the early steam-driven newspaper presses and the giant printing presses at the Los Angeles Times and segues into the decline of printed newspapers. They could be inkjet-printed but delivery to home or business could be the challenge. Watch Video

Road to drupa: Messe Düsseldorf's Sabine Geldermann Previews the Upcoming Event

Sabine Geldermann, Director of drupa for Messe Düsseldorf, speaks with WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels for the Road to drupa series and gives a great overview of where things are at and what to expect when we arrived at the messe in just over two months. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Trey Laverty

This week, Warren talks print with Trey Laverty, Director of Sales for the Slate Group about their company culture, growth, and excitement for the future as they expand their plant again. Slate Group has great leadership that gets it. Watch Video

The MGI Story with Victor Abergel

Dive into the fascinating journey of MGI's transformation and innovation in the printing industry with Victor Abergel, EVP and Managing Director. In this episode of the Digital Embellishment Show, host Kevin Abergel chats with his uncle, Victor Abergel, about the origins of MGI, the evolution from a small team to a global leader in digital printing technologies, the pivotal moments that shaped their success, and the exciting lead-up to drupa 2024. Watch Video