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Frank Goes Across America

Frank joins the chorus supporting Print Across America, a day celebrating print. Print Across America is the brainchild of Deborah Corn, who has done more to promote print than any other person. Mark your calendar for October 25, 2023. Get more information at www.printacrossamerica.com and join the party. Watch Video

ITMA 2023 with Theo Van Bruggen of Optimum Digital

Debbie McKeegan, Texintel CEO and WhatTheyThink contributor, talks to Theo Van Bruggen of Optimum Digital to discover the latest developments for digitally printed textiles using pigment Inks. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Garry Gunter

This week, Warren catches up with Garry Gunter of Mitchell Press about the recent installation of a Landa Digital Nanographic Press and the growth applications the press has given the company. Watch Video

The Target Report Interview: Ironmark Acquires Millennium Marketing Solutions

In this three-part episode of The Target Report Interview, Janice Tippett, VP of Strategic Business Development at Ironmark, talks with Jules Van Sant about selling her business Millennium Marketing Solutions to Ironmark. In Part 2, Tippett explains how Graphic Arts Advisors helped her navigate some of the challenges of the process. Watch Video

Impact’s Pete Studer on the Production Inkjet Transition

David Zwang talks with Pete Studer, CEO of Impact, a 39-year-old company that started in the direct mail business and has expanded into other types of printing. The company operates all-digital equipment, and started working with Canon in 2015 to add production inkjet. Watch Video

Broadridge’s Naveed Choudry on the Transition to Inkjet

David Zwang talks with Broadridge’s Naveed Choudry about his 30 years with the company and Broadridge’s early adoption of production inkjet printing technology. Watch Video

Taktiful's Matt Redbear on AI for Design

Jessica Taylor, WhatTheyThink mutimedia production editor, sits down with Matt Redbear, creative director for Taktiful, to talk about AI, its impact on the print industry, and the inspiration behind the cover of WhatTheyThink's Finishing and Embellishment Issue. Watch Video

Frank in the Box

Frank thinks outside the box as he notes that we are all online and thus buying online and this requires shipping which requires boxes. Thus, he opines, packaging in all its forms is a growth market that all printers should consider, especially digital packaging. Watch Video

"Customer First": Canon Solutions America’s Ed Jansen at thINK

David Zwang talks to Canon Solutions America’s Ed Jansen at the recent thINK Ahead 23 conference about Canon’s “customer-first” philosophy and how it affects how they interact with customers, as well as where the company sees the growth in today’s market. Watch Video

Exploring the TexCOL Pigment Solution with Klieverik

Debbie McKeegan, CEO at Texintel and WhatTheyThink contributor, talks with Jorg Schuurman and Johan Schenke of KLIEVERIK. They explore the Coldenhove TexCOL Pigment transfer solution, discussing applications, market shifts, and the transfer process using TexCOL paper for natural and synthetic fabrics using Klieverik heat-transfer equipment. Watch Video

EFI Focuses on Sustainability at ITMA 2023

WhatTheyThink's Adam Dewitz speaks with Scott Schinlever, COO of Global Inkjet Business at EFI, about emerging trends in the textile space, particularly the importance of sustainability, EFI's focus on this area, and the launch of their ecoTERRA Solution. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with DCC’s Don Terwilliger

This week, Warren talks with Don Terwilliger, President of DCC. DCC was founded in 1987 as a high-end luxury brand image retoucher. When Photoshop threatened their business viability, the company expanded into printing and wide-format printing, and today is a $40 million marketing services provider—that still does photo retouching. Watch Video

The Target Report Interview: Ironmark Acquires Millennium Marketing Solutions

In this three-part episode of The Target Report Interview, Janice Tippett, VP of Strategic Business Development at Ironmark, talks with Jules Van Sant about selling her business Millennium Marketing Solutions to Ironmark. In Part 1: how Tippett developed an exit strategy. Watch Video

Textbook Printer/Publisher BJU Press Transitions to Inkjet

In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with James Llewellyn, Director of Manufacturing and Distribution for BJU Press, a book printer and publisher of K-12 textbooks for home schoolers and Christian schools. The company started in 1974 with offset equipment and has recently installed an HP PageWide T485. The company has an inline printing and bookbinding workflow. Watch Video

Coldenhove Launches the Latest Innovations for Texcol Pigment at ITMA

Debbie McKeegan, CEO at Texintel and WhatTheyThink contributor, talks to Ron Sportel, Manager, Innovation & Development, and Federica Valente, Marketing Manager, at Coldenhove. Texcol Pigment transfer paper was first launched in 2019 and in this short interview they discuss the latest developments for the product and its applications in 2023. Watch Video

SubMFG/SaviCustoms Delivers On-Demand Cut-and-Sew Projects

SaviCustoms has been in business for 20 years, with work previously produced in India. As General Manager Jeremy DeBoer explains, the work was re-shored to San Diego a few years ago. He also started SubMFG as demand grew for on-demand work, and now on-demand comprises almost 50% of the company's work. His story is inspiring, from the perspective of re-shoring, automation, on-demand, and of course, the challenge of hiring talent. Watch Video

Frank Saves Pennies

Frank discusses the world of the advertising shopper, also called a “pennysaver.” At one time, most small towns and cities had these newsprint publications filled with ads for local businesses. They competed with the Yellow Pages. Now their content is mostly on social media. Watch Video

ITMA 2023 New Developments and Innovations for Transfer Paper with Coldenhove

Debbie McKeegan, CEO at Texintel and WhatTheyThink contributor, talks to Gijsbert Harmsen, Senior Sales Executive, and Federica Valente, Marketing Manager, at Coldenhove. They discuss the latest innovations recently launched at ITMA for interiors, apparel, and sportswear, as well as market developments and new applications. Watch Video

Access Direct's Lori Messina at thINK 2023

Lori Messina, President of Access Direct, and President of the Board for thINK talks about this year’s thINK Ahead program. Lori talks about the importance of sharing knowledges and discussing common challenges with peers. thINK is an independent community of Canon production inkjet customers that provides a forum for networking and education. Watch Video

EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA Solution Provides More Sustainable Direct-to-Fabric Printing

In this video, sponsored by EFI, Paolo Torricella, Global Textile segment specialist at EFI, previews the EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA Solution, the all-in-one solution for pigment printing. It gives customers competitive advantages by cutting the energy and water consumption of the overall process for a more sustainable direct-to-fabric printing experience. Watch Video