No matter where you stand on the political spectrum—elephant, donkey or somewhere in between—there’s something businesses can learn from the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign. Who can yell the loudest? Well, not quite, but close. In a world where competition continues…
Everywhere you turn, the gleam of a digital signage display surrounds you. Where once there was a colorful yet motionless message in a frame, now there’s a dazzling digital display that you often can’t avoid. While some say it’s sensory…
We know businesses want “better, faster, cheaper,” and the print industry is listening. Demand for digital printing— particularly wide format printing—is exploding with forecasts showing it will be neck and neck in popularity with offset printing by 2018. More specifically,…
You may think the world’s going completely digital, but print direct mail campaigns have made a comeback and we don’t see this changing anytime soon. Ever since digital overtook its print cousin in the 1990s, it has played a huge…
Web-to-print as it relates to managed print services Web-to-print is the practice of doing print business through websites. It enables commercial printers to communicate via the web with print buyers to manage functions such as submitting print jobs and performing…
The first printing press gave rise to the first Information Age These days there’s a lot of talk about the Information Age. But what many folks forget is that there was another Information Age. Most people don’t recall it because…
Meeting your print materials expectations is all about details and follow-up. Some time last year I wrote a blog on customer services entitled, What is Excellent Customer Service? The answer to that question is: It’s the company’s ability to consistently and…
Color printing made simple Ordering commercial printing can be intimidating. Especially when it comes to choosing colors. The biggest decision you’ll have to make is whether to go with spot colors from the Pantone Matching System (PMS) or with CMYK…
More effective trade show graphics are vital if you want more successful events If you’re a meeting planner in charge of your company’s events in multiple locations over the course of the year, you have many concerns. Three of the…
Printed marketing collateral is not a thing of the past. With the advent –or perhaps more appropriate, the deluge– of digital marketing, many businesses entertain the thought of jettisoning their printed marketing collateral altogether. After all, who needs printed marketing…