Archive for August, 2007

Webinars This Week

Monday, August 6th, 2007

There are a couple of free webinars this week that are worth checking out. Barb Pellow presents Statements Aren't Statements Anymore...They are a Pathway to Profitable Marketing With the continued convergence of transactional and promotional printing, more marketers are looking to capitalize on statements as a critical marketing tool,” said Pellow. “For ...

KODAK Shuts Down Creative Network, Product Availability Moved to KODAK Gallery

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Open for business for just five months, the KODAK Creative Network will close its doors on August 15. Today, an email went out announcing the discontinuation of the service: Thank you for being such an important part of the KODAK Creative Network service. Your participation has enabled us to learn a ...

Adobe Makes Decision, To Move Quickly to Resolve Printing Industry Concerns

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Although the official release is not yet out (6 PM Eastern on August 1), Michael Makin, CEO of PIA/GATF was kind enough to contact WhatTheyThink to let us know about the decision Adobe has made relative to the FedEx Kinko's brouhaha. (UPDATE: See Adobe's statement below.) Makin indicates that ...

Recruitment, reprised: time for a reality check?

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Well-expressed comments by "Nick" and Kellie Gibson in the thread about recruitment raise a legitimate issue in the debate about meeting the printing industry's present and future staffing requirements. If printers are having trouble hiring and retaining qualified people, does part of the problem lie in the fact that some ...