The 12 Days Of PRINTMAS 2013

Im a little late getting the holiday decorations out of the PMC blogging closet, but there is still enough time for a sing-a-long if you are so inclined! Make a video of this (or your own version) and send it over so we can share through our channels!  Whatever you celebrate this holiday season, keep […]

Q&A With Frank Tueckmantel VP, Corporate Marketing at EFI

Brian Rothschild, my friend and fellow print enthusiast, could easily be described as inquisitive. In this case, I was able to help put that trait to use for the greater good with the assistance of Jenna Kempie! The result is an interesting Q&A with Frank Tueckmantel from EFI, and definitely touches upon areas beyond my […]

Clampitt Paper Wins Industry Excellence Award From NPTA

Congrats to Don Clampitt, and posthumously his father Max Clampitt, for receiving this honor. WE LOVE ourselves some Clampitt Paper here at PMC! I was lucky enough to  be invited to speak at an event last year in their awesome creative center and made this funny, though blurry video, and Don’s daughter Meredith Clampitt presented “Specialty […]

Print& Webinar Replay And Cited Marketing Data Now Available

Many thanks again to Daniel Dejan and Sappi etc for sharing this information with us!  Download PDF’s of the marketing info/data: Print& AR Guide   Print& Resources Part 1   Print& Resources Part2   Print& Articles Join our Webinar mailing list and be among the first to hear about our upcoming Webinars and get the goodies before they run […]

PIA announces All-Star Line-up for Next Month’s 2013 Color Management Conference

— Conference Begins December 7th in Phoenix at the Arizona Biltmore — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — November 21, 2013 — Brand managers, designers and imaging professionals all understand the importance of color in our work. The 2013 Color Management Conference is the not-to-be-missed event for anyone with a vested interest in optimized color reproduction and maintaining brand integrity […]

The Five Stages of Grief: Print Edition

If you have never taken any psych 101 courses, or seen the movie “All That Jazz,” you might not be aware that there are five stages of grief proposed by Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in her 1969 book “On Death and Dying.” The hypothesis states that when a person is faced with the reality of impending […]

ASK ROCK: Think Growth, Not Sacrifice

Welcome to ASK ROCK, a monthly advice column where industry expert Rock LaManna will answer your questions on topics such as: key financials for business, and how it can lead to profitable organic growth, M&As, strategic alliances, succession plans, and exit strategies. He will also talk about leadership and present family business case studies. Do you have […]

Achieve Your 2014 Goals By Using Lean Thinking

By Terry Rayner The more I read and learn and think about using Lean Thinking, the more I realize that it is not just a continuous improvement program. “Lean is a business Strategy and unless used in this many will ultimately fail whenever used!” To use Lean Thinking effectively there must be a goal – a […]

Overproduction – The Power Of Understanding Waste

By Terry Rayner In a previous post Not Understanding Value Can Cost Printers More Than Customers, I discussed the meaning of Value as seen through the eyes of a Lean practitioner, now I want to address waste so that you can get out into your plant and start making real change. Lean Identifies eight categories of […]

Printing Industries of America's Color Management Conference…Reinvented!

5 Colorful Questions for Julie Shaffer  by Sandy Hubbard, Print Futurist Traditionally, Printing Industries of America’s Color Management Conference has been a place where prepress operators, retouchers, and print production professionals could rub shoulders with color scientists and those who create the standards for color around the world. In a word, it was a Geekfest. This […]

Six Trends From Cross Media Show 2013

Since I don’t get to go to ALL the shows I wish I could attend, I am very fortunate that I can ask some great people to do a little recon for us. Such is the case with Matthew Parker and the Cross Media Show which just took place in London. He also reported for […]