Millennials, Mills and More with Vanecia Carr, Director of Customer and Brand Marketing, Domtar Paper
Deborah spoke to Vanecia Carr, Director of Customer and Brand Marketing at Domtar, about the importance of building a diverse workforce in the modern print industry in this Podcasts from the Printerverse episode. When Vanecia talks about encouraging young people to be a part of the print industry, she speaks as someone who came into […]
Building a Better Print Business with Dawn Olson, Konica Minolta
At the InPrint USA show in Louisville, Kentucky, Deborah spoke to Dawn Olson, Director of Production Print/Industrial Print Client Business Development at Konica Minolta Business Solutions. Dawn delivered the first keynote presentation of the educational programme at InPrint USA in April, in which she talked about business development for clients in industrial and production print […]
Is Collaboration Lacking in Your Workplace?
As I was doing my usual Tuesday morning social media audits ( translation: spending time on LinkedIn and Twitter looking for cool stuff and trying to find some inspiration to write this blog) I stumbled upon a Harvard Business Review Article that claimed that spending money on team building was a waste of time. Huh. […]
Dear Men: How to Be a True Ally to a Woman at Work
Being that it is Women’s History Month, and we are celebrating Women’s Print HERstory month all month long at Girls Who Print, it seemed only fitting and timely to write this. At times you may feel that the piece sounds bossy. You may find me aggressive and snarky and just plain mean. You might wish […]
Project Peacock Print Fair; A One-Night Only Pop-Up Event for Print Customers and Printers
The Printerverse – Print Media Centr (PMC) is expanding Project Peacock by taking it beyond the conference rooms of ad agencies and in-house marketing departments and bringing it to intimate event spaces, around the US. Project Peacock, a traveling show-and-tell created by Deborah Corn, the Intergalactic Ambassador to The Printerverse at Print Media Centr, began […]
Project Peacock Peeks: Applications with Canon Solutions America
See some of the print possibilities with inkjet presses from Canon Solutions America. Step up your print marketing game… Peacock Long and Prosper! *********************************** Connect with Canon Solutions America: http://csa.canon.com Request print samples from Canon Solutions America: http://samples.printmediacentr.com *********************************** Project Peacock is produced by Print Media Centr. Connect with the Printerverse: https://printmediacentr.com Project Peacock Peeks […]
5 Ways to Show You Are Listening For Better Sales
Two of my favorite sayings regarding listening come from my work bestie Bill, who always says, “you have one mouth and 2 ears – do the math” and “you learn more with your mouth closed”. REALLY listening to someone is a true gift. Constantly striving to be a better listener is worth it. When you […]
Training the Next Generation of Workflow Wizards
Across the years of doing workflow reviews and assessments one question comes up frequently: Where is the next generation of workflow specialist? It’s a good question. It is often followed by: Can I train someone to be my workflow expert? The answers are related. It is likely that your best candidate for your next generation […]
You Are a Print Workflow Magician! Here is How I Know!
In my last post, I said that not all document composition engines or word processing products or even creative layout solutions produce optimized PDF. Some PDF is slim but might be missing elements that make it easier for the Digital Front End (DFE) of your printer to turn into print. Some PDF is heavier – […]
THREE 30-Day Challenges You Can Start TOMORROW
Challenges are all the rage these days. There was the Ice Bucket Challenge, there is the Whole 30 Diet craze and even multiple challenges on Facebook where you post your favorite albums every day for 30 days or post a moment of gratitude every day for 30 days. Which got me thinking…. Why couldn’t we […]
Trade Show Exhibiting 101: Unboxing Your Exhibitor Kit
Ahhh, who doesn’t love getting brand-new stationary products? A new package of markers or a shiny new notebook – these are a few of my favorite things. Maybe that’s why I’ve always loved receiving my exhibitor kit. A shiny new two-inch-thick binder straight out of the shipping box with pages and pages of content and […]
Trade Show Exhibiting 101: Prioritize Your List
Welcome to March. This is a great time of year – one of my favorites. Everything is starting to come back to life after sleeping through the winter. I hear birds chirping and I see my flowers pushing up in my garden. I hope that wherever you’re reading this from, you’re starting to see signs […]