Archive for the ‘Printing Industry’ Category

Print Buyers Straight-Shoot Print Providers at WOA’s “Offset and Beyond 2008”

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Printers sometimes are advised that it’s not necessary—and may even be counterproductive—to post equipment lists at their Web sites. Print buyers really aren’t impressed, this curious argument goes, by a roll call of iron that doesn’t tell them anything about the creative “solutions” that the printer is prepared to provide. Anyone ...

Checking in on Cenveo - Delayed Filing, Changes in Staff, Contract Extension, Acquisition Target

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Tomorrow, March 13, we will see an annual report from Cenveo (NYSE: CVO). In a late afternoon update call on February 27, executives announced that they would be delaying their 10K filing because of accounting irregularities. An SEC filing dated February 27, provided notice that the delay was needed "to allow ...

O Say, Can UV? At Print UV 2008 in Las Vegas, You Can Learn How

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

UV (ultraviolet) printing has been available in the offset market since the 1960s, and these days, the process is demonstrating its merits for digital output as well. UV’s upsurge in popularity in recent years has produced a corresponding increase in trade media coverage, educational material from UV technology providers, and ...

Romano is Found Down Under

Monday, February 18th, 2008

A rare sighting of the elusive Frank Romano was seen recently. This seldom seen character was last seen leaving the USA on his way to Germany for drupa next May. Now for most of us going to Germany is finding the nearest international airport, fighting our way through the queues ...

Publishing Executive Interviews Quebecor World President Doron Grosman

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Publishing Executive Inbox has published an question and answer with Doron Grosman, president of Quebecor World Magazine Division. The Q&A provides an inside look at the current state of the company and how reorganization will effect the company long term.

“Why you shouldn’t use Staples for business printing”

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A story of dissatisfaction with a Staples printing department: We received a call from a rather flustered client who (despite our recommendations) had taken their brand new business card artwork to the local Staples store to be printed. A couple of hours later, our client takes a phone call from the ...

3 Upcoming Printing Industry Events in Minneapolis

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Minnesota printing companies looking for fresh talent and new ideas may want to circle Thursday, February 21st on their calendars. On that day, Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis is a hosting three printing industry events. The first is the annual InternExpo held by the Graphics & Printing Technologies and Graphic ...

IQW - A Penny Stock? Quebecor World Shares for a Quarter, Anyone?

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Late yesterday - 1/15 - Quebecor World announced that it had failed to meet the first financial hurdle in its push to financial solidarity. A piece in the Globe and Mail on Monday, 1/14, outlined some of the potential results should the banks decline to accept the proposed financing. In exchange ...

Warren Werbitt is a Print Fanatic!

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

I got an email today from Warren. He's the President & CEO of Pazazz Printing. He wanted me to check out a couple of videos they had posted on YouTube. Ordinarily this would be a quick check it out and move on to other things. But ...

The Printing Industry at 564

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

The Printing Industry will celebrate it's 564th birthday in 2008. Over the last 564 years the materials and processes used to place ink on paper have evolved, but one thing has remained constant: print remains a highly effective method of distributing and consuming informaton. To mark the event, Frank Romano wrote ...