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Greetings - May these carefully curated articles provide a bit of business wisdom to help accelerate your 2026 success journey.

Promoting print profits,
Andy & Julie Plata, Co-CEOs

2025 Most Read Featured Article:
Howard Schultz

Honoring Your Company’s Soul – A Success Formula
If your company needs a reset, ​this CEO’s letter to his leadership team will be of interest. “Organizations that endure…will be those that are not just nimble and innovative, but those that embrace their core purpose...in the work you are doing to address not only the systemic challenges the company is facing but also take the extra critical step to truly understand and honor the soul of the company and its brand.” Read full letter >.

Hersh Rephun

A 5-Minute Shift Empowers Your 5-Year Plan
It is easy to underestimate the power of five minutes. In this article, Hersh Rephun discusses a simple 5-minute fix to help you identify and overcome barriers that may be stalling strategic plans and projects. If your big idea, such as a rebrand, new service, or shift in direction, has been stalled too long, stop waiting. For a 5-minute reset to regain critical momentum, read on >,

Steve Beardon

What We Really Need Is…
This printer-to-printer End of Day Reflection from Steve Beardon, Chairman of Linemark, addresses an important industry need. Steve’s “call for more” and the feedback from his fellow print professionals are a call to look beyond the shiny objects for deeper information. Read and share your views >.

Modern Print Floor

PrintTech: Modernizing Production Smartly
Automation is changing print production in ways that are hard to ignore. Smarter workflows, tighter color control, and fewer manual steps adding up to real gains. If you’re looking for practical ways to cut waste, boost consistency, and stay ahead, this is worth a read >.

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Sid Chadwick

How Did This Team Move Forward – As One…..?
Sid's article reviews how a print team found unexpected growth by focusing on repeat orders, measuring what mattered, and giving employees room to improve the work themselves. Their steady gains show how small operational habits can reshape customer loyalty and monthly revenue. Read how they did it >.

Debbie Nicholson

Executives: A Hard Look at Accountability Gaps
A CEO gathers team after losing a long‑time customer and uncovers a hard truth. The team knew how to keep the business, but no one followed through. Debbie breaks down the quiet accountability gaps that cost companies revenue and what leaders can do to fix them. Find out how >.

Most Read Featured Article from Last Edition:
Survival of Smartest

PrintTech: Survival of the Smartest in 2026
The print industry’s production metrics have changed. In past years it was all about maximizing throughput for large print runs. Today it’s all about managing fast-turnaround of thousands of tiny, highly personalized orders. We included this vendor article because we felt it presents valuable ideas for growing 2026 profits >.

 
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o FSEA Launches NextGen Leaders Society

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