Archive for April, 2008

Bowne Buys Rapid Solutions Group from Janus

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Bowne & Co., Inc. today announced it has acquired the digital print business of Rapid Solutions Group (RSG), a subsidiary of Janus Capital Group Inc: "Rapid Solutions Group is a great strategic fit for us," said David J. Shea, Chairman and CEO of Bowne. "Like Bowne, RSG collaborates closely with its ...

Promotional Postcards Drive Revenue for Minneapolis Printer

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Minneapolis-based PostcardBuilder was highlighted in yesterday's Star Tribune newspaper "Promotional postcards prove profitable, popular". The company has built a profitable business around offering Web-based design and ordering of a single printed product: the promotional postcard: Kurt Johnson had this promising idea for a new business: a generic website where smaller corporate clients ...

High-End Printer Stinehour Press Closes Doors

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The Burlington Free Press is reporting Lunenburg, Vermont-based Stinehour Press closed its doors on Monday. Stinehour Press managing director and CEO Warren Bingham cited the inability to invest in new technology and competition from foreign printers as lead causes in the company's closure: Stinehour's offset press equipment lacks many of the ...

A Look at the Numbers Shows Catalog Growth In Some Categories

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Print in the Mix has the latest numbers on catalogs: Oxbridge Communications reports the total number of catalogs in their 2008 National Directory of Catalogs is 12,230 catalogs-- a 15% increase since 2004. There are now 1,868 online-only catalogs and 10,543 print-and-online catalogs listed in the 2008 directory. The categories with the largest ...

Don’t Miss Wednesday’s Webinar with Dr. Joe and Bob Rosen on Managing Smarter: Magic Numbers to Live By

Monday, April 7th, 2008

On April 9 at 2:00PM Eastern time, Dr. Joe Webb and Bob Rosen will be presenting a webinar on effective management of printing companies. The one-hour event will provide printing business owners and managers with valuable insight into successfully managing a printing business and the importance of metrics in that ...

Outlasting the Do-Not-Mail Movement

Friday, April 4th, 2008

The Multichannel Merchant has an article on How to Outlast the Do-Not-Mail Movement. The article presents steps direct markers can do to "not only help your bottom line, but will also help the overall reputation of the industry": Be mindful with your client’s campaigns —don’t over-reach/over saturate markets if ...

Paper Recycling Hits Record High

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

The American Forest & Paper Association is reporting an all-time high for paper recycled in America: In 2007, an all-time high of 56 percent of the paper consumed in America was recovered for recycling, achieving a significant industry goal five years ahead of schedule. Announcing the achievement today, the American Forest ...

Quebecor World Closes 285 Million Deal with McGraw-Hill

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

All the news coming out of Quebecor World Inc lately has not been very pleasant and it seem like the company was dealing with setback after setback. Today Quebecor World announced they had closed a deal with McGraw-Hill Companies worth 285 Million: Quebecor World Inc. announced that it has been awarded a ...

Trucking Shutdown and its Effect on Print

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

There has been a lot of coverage in the press of an independent trucker strike. It appears that if a strike is taking place its not well-organized and limited to certain areas of the US. Many truckers also appear to be undecided on if a strike is an effective route ...

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Not Reaching Forecast Numbers

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Printing-press maker Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG does not expect to reach annual forecast due to declining orders: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG may drop after the world's largest maker of printing machines said it won't reach its own, already previously cut, annual forecast because of declining incoming orders. The shares climbed 1.7 percent to 17.01 ...