Would You Hire These Guys?Many in the print industry find it difficult to find and hire pressmen, print operators, finishing operators, and even salespeople. Could part of the problem be because it is increasingly difficult to hire the “right” people? You know, trained people who are like your past and current staff. Let’s discuss alternatives.
Starbucks’ CEO Began at Xerox in SalesThe success of Starbucks legend Howard Schultz is inspiring. According to Forbes, the chairman emeritus is now worth $5.7 billion, but long before that, he was an entry-level salesperson at Xerox. And that job was an upgrade from his first job out of college, which was working at a ski lodge in Michigan.
Printer Selects Strategic Partner for the FutureJostens produces nearly 20,000,000 yearbooks and commercial publications each year. They needed technology robust enough to handle the world record number of makereadies required each day to produce such a high volume of books. Find out who they ultimately selected as their strategic partner.
Gartner CCM Market Guide Recognizes ElixirElixir Tango was recently added to the Gartner CCM Market Guide as a product rep of the CCM market and prevalent in client inquiries. Elixir Tango, developed for the cloud and sold specifically for CCM, provides platform-wide and functional, role-based access with just a browser and connected device.
Service Provider Finds Ideal Inkjet Press for EnvelopesFeeding envelopes through a printer is not an easy task. There are so many sizes, configurations, and variations. Printlink printing of envelopes accounts for about 50% of their volume. After seeing Kirk-Rudy’s FireJet 4c, they thought it might be what they needed to open up new opportunities.
Developing the BusinessEffective Virtual Customer Communications Are CriticalVirtual Communications with your customers may be the critical success link for your organization and its future. In the last month, we've received multiple complaints and requests for assistance re. "perceived communications ineffectiveness of their customer contact personnel".
Wide-Format PSPs: Are You Content With Your Content? Do your marketing materials WOW customers with uniqueness and experience? Or are they saturated with text and photos of your equipment? Remember, buyers are not buying your equipment; they are buying your expertise. Being content with your marketing content will invite problems to your organization.
The Future of Document Re-Engineering is in the CloudLearn how Crawford Technologies is changing the world of Enterprise output management one document at a time. Crawford has deployed a full suite of data stream transforms and Post Composition solutions into a secure AWS fully scalable cloud environment. Register now>>>
Stacey SujeebunStacey Sujeebun the Marketing Communications Director at Konica Minolta has named one of the 2021 Women Influencers.
Chris MitchellChris Mitchell has been appointed as Midwestern US Sales Manager at Miraclon.
Josh CarruthJosh Carruth, Industry Sales and Events Veteran Joins PRINTING United Alliance as Apparel Community Managing Director.
Industry News
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o Mitchell Press Hiring Prepress Technician
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o Quadient Introduces the iX-9, a High-output Mailing and Shipping System...
o Packaging Industry Consolidation in Every Direction
o Epson Adds E-Learning Content to SurePress Website
o How A Request From Customer Molded An Idea Into A Full-fledged Web-to-Print...
o Madison Advisors Identifies Crawford Technologies as a Leader in the Document...
Olympian Auctions Medal for Infant's Heart Surgery $Not even two weeks since winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk put her silver medal up for auction to help save an infant's life. "A medal is only an object, but it can be of great value to others. This silver can save lives instead of collecting dust in a closet."
Additional News
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o Graphics One Announces MAC-Based RIP
o Primoreels Purchases Second Nilpeter FA-17 After Devastating Fire
o Canon U.S.A. Introduces Three New Compact A3 Color Models
o Xaar’s Presence in China Taken to New Heights with Opening of Shenzhen
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o Kornit Digital Acquires Voxel8, Expanding Additive Manufacturing Technology
o DTG Connection, LLC. Adds the Epson SureColor F2100 DTG Printer
o GAM Graphics and Marketing Extends Capability with Ricoh and Color-Logic
o Specialist from Germany's South Invests in an Evo XD from Koenig & Bauer
o SUN Automation Group Showcases its “Strong Partners and Strong Solutions”
o PRINTING United Alliance Announces Newest Members