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Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Financial Advisor with John Hyde, Part 1

This week, in part 1 of a two-part interview, Warren talks with Graphic Arts Advisors Executive Director, Special Situations, John Hyde. They have a long and honest conversation about current economic conditions, the forces underlying them, recession fears, and what 2023 could mean for print business owners. Watch Video

GenZ and Millennial Representatives Weigh In on Sustainability, Workplace, and More

Andrea Bautil is a Millennial, a practicing architect currently working in the Dominican Republic, while Emma Vessels, GenZ, is finishing her degree at Kent State University in Fashion Merchandising. In this wide-ranging discussion, we hear directly from outstanding members of these two demographic cohorts on their thoughts about fashion and home decor, sustainability, and the impact their generations can have on the future of our planet. Watch Video

eProductivity Software Executive Chairman Marc Olin Previews the CONNECT Event Coming Up at The Wynn in Las Vegas

eProductivity Software Executive Chairman Marc Olin and WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels preview the upcoming CONNECT event at The Wynn in Las Vegas. They discuss the history and evolution of CONNECT and talk about what people can expect this year as it enters a new phase under the control of eProductivity Software. Watch Video

eProductivity Software's Aleks Zlatic Previews CONNECT 2023

Aleks Zlatic, General Manager of the Packaging Division for eProductivity Software, talks to Eric Vessels about the upcoming ePS CONNECT event at The Wynn in Las Vegas. Aleks talks about the packaging-specific sessions as well as key partners, associations, and customers who will be in attendance. Watch Video

Frank Is Old School

Frank rants about the high prices of textbooks. Barnes & Noble built bookstores on or near college campuses in order to get the textbook business. Amazon also entered the market with e-versions as well as print versions. College kids pay the price. Watch Video

eProductivity Software's Charlotte Tueckmantel Previews CONNECT 2023

Charlotte Tueckmantel, VP/GM Global E-commerce & Enterprise Print, gives a preview of the upcoming eProductivity Software CONNECT event. Charlotte talks to WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels about what to expect in Las Vegas at The Wynn as CONNECT enters a new phase under the auspices of ePS. Watch Video

eProductivity Software's Nick Benkovich Discusses "What's Up" at CONNECT 2023

In the latest installment of "What's Up? with WhatTheyThink", Eric Vessels talks to Nick Benkovich of eProductivity Software about the upcoming ePS CONNECT User Conference and Industry Event. Nick and Eric discuss the move from an EFI event to a software-focused event with new partners, exciting sessions, and industry keynotes. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to OEM with Jeff Karnoff of Kompac

This week, Warren talks to Jeff Karnoff of Kompac about how a 24-year-old who never knew what printing was before working in it, got into it and grew to love it. Thing is, he is not a printer, but works on the OEM side. Kompac is a seller of UV and aqueous coating equipment. Watch Video

Graphco Can Offer Printers Anything They Need to Grow Their Business

Graphco’s Chris Manley and Gary Greis talk about and demonstrate some highlights of Graphco’s growing portfolio of graphic arts vendors, equipment, and consumables including RMGT presses, Horizon and Foliant finishing equipment, and Kodak plates, CTP systems, and digital and inkjet solutions. Watch Video

Lithec’s Clyde Tillman on Color Control Systems

David Zwang talks with Clyde Tillman of Lithec about the company’s 25-year-history in developing color control systems primarily for packaging systems. Six years ago, Lithec introduced LithoFlash, an in-press color control system for offset presses. Watch Video

Transform Your Print Business with First Line Software

Pat McGrew and Ryan McAbee talk to the team from First Line Software about the services the company provides for print businesses. First Line Software is a provider of software and digital transformation services that fine-tune personalization and create connectivity between disparate print systems. Watch Video

RRD Study Introduces Optichannel Marketing, Bullish Intent to Use More Print

Margo Yohner, SVP of Growth RRD Commercial and Digital Print, shares insights that RR Donnelley gained from its most recent survey with marketers and introduces a new term for us: Optichannel. She explains how this is different from omnichannel or multichannel and can be more effective. She also shares specific data from the report indicating marketers' intent to devote more of their budget in 2023 to print, including direct mail, brochures, signage, etc. Watch Video

Frank and the "Personal Librarian"

Belle Da Costa Green was the librarian for J. Pierpoint Morgan, the richest man in the world. He hired her in 1904 to help him build one of the greatest libraries in the world. She became its first director in 1924. She was one of the first women to succeed in a male-dominated world. The book “Personal Librarian” by Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray, tells the story. Watch Video

Future.Green's FutureCardVisa Promotes Green Shopping Habits

Gen Zer Eunice Jung is passionate about sustainability, and that passion really comes out in this interview, where she explains what is behind FutureCardVisa and how it can help consumers become more aware of their shopping habits, give more consideration to end-of-life for things they buy, and especially in fashion, using rental or resale to extend the life of garments with less ending up in the landfill. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Jim Tomblinson

This week, Warren talks to Jim Tomblinson, VP Operations at Modern Litho, about how the company leverages both technology and people to link its five Missouri plants. The company has offset and digital equipment, wide-format, and other print capabilities. Sponsored by Graphic Arts Alliance. Watch Video

FLOCUS Takes a Sustainable Approach to Fibers for Textiles and Other Uses

FLOCUS was founded by Sara Cicognani and Jeroen Muijsers to leverage the unique characteristics of Kapok as a fiber for multiple uses, ranging from stuffing for toys and other soft products to yarns and fabrics. Muijsers, a textile engineer, learned about Kapok about 10 years ago and recognized its role in delivering a more sustainable textile industry and its link to regenerative agriculture for a holistic approach that not only delivers sustainable fibers but also benefits farmers in subtropical countries. Learn more in this informative interview. Watch Video

Regenerative Fashion: An Exit Strategy For Fashion’s Troubled Relationship with the Planet?

Paul Foulkes-Arellano of Circuthon Consulting is an expert in regenerative agriculture and regenerative fashion. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on the future of the textiles industry, and how regenerative fashion is an important element of making the industry more sustainable. And he discussed the link between agriculture and fashion as we move to a more circular economy. Watch Video

Frank Indulges

Frank goes historic. Before Gutenberg printed the Bible he printed indulgences. These were “passports to Heaven” which allowed you to bypass Purgatory if enough money was paid. There were blank spaces for the variable data. The first thing that Gutenberg printed was a form! Watch Video

ePS’s Nick Benkovich on the Company’s Extensive Software Portfolio

Nick Benkovich, VP Global Portfolio Product Management for eProductivity Software, runs down the current ePS software portfolio, comprising solutions for print businesses of all sizes and application specialties. Watch Video

Kevin Duffy on Vycom’s Display Graphics Recycling Program

Kevin Duffy, VP of Sales and Marketing at Vycom, provides an update on Vycom’s Recycling Program, through which Vycom collects waste material from the sign and display graphics production process and incorporates it into the company’s decking materials. Watch Video