Friday, May 16th, 2008
On May 15, Printing Industries Alliance identified most of those who will be honored at its 2008 Franklin Event on September 10. From left: Charlene McNeil (Hammer Packaging), representing recipient James E. Hammer (Hammer Packaging); Ken Lantz, DRAFTFCB; Tom Fox (American Express Publishing); Frederick K. Moss (Galvanic Printing & Plate ...Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Last fall the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) Education Summit was held during Graph Expo. The event focused on how the industry can attract talent and “apprise the wonderful opportunities a career in print can provide.” Various ideas were presented including: Reaching Generation Y in places they congregate (including social networking ...Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Today's Industry news included a release from X-Rite that current CFO Lynn J. Lyall was leaving the company personal reasons. This morning I'm receiving email reports that Doris Brown, Pantone's VP of Marketing has resigned. The only confirmation I have received is from a phone operator at Pantone who stated that ...Monday, May 12th, 2008
A new Website has been launched to target junk and promote “Do Not Mail” legislation by “sending over 10,000 boxes of junk mail to congress.” The new site Junk Mail Revolt is attempting to build a grassroots effort: Voice your support for an opt-out Do Not Mail registry by participating in ...Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is looking to buy companies that complement the companies current product and services according to a report at Forbes.com: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. plans to spend up to a three-digit million euros amount on acquisitions to compliment its services and printing materials businesses, chief executive Bernhard Schreier said. 'We're in ...Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
NewPage Group Inc has filed a registration statement with the SEC yesterday proposing initial public offering of its common stock: NewPage Group Inc. is the parent company of NewPage Corporation. NewPage Corporation, headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with more ...Sunday, May 4th, 2008
The 1to1 Media blog has a short case study on a unique direct marketing campaign from a small college in northeast Pennsylvania: The small school in northeast Pennsylvania wanted to attract local incoming freshmen who typically had the credentials to attend college far away from home. Their marketing team decided to ...Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Shares of X-Rite stock dropped after the company reported further defaults on loan agreements tied to its aggressive buying spree the past two years. X-Rite has had some troubles lately, first announcing low then expected profits, and then reports of layoffs coming out of Grand Rapids, MI. Shares of X-Rite closed at ...Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
eWeek has an interview up with David Murphy, head of HP Imaging and Printing Group's Web Services and Software unit. In the interview Murphy sheds some light on HP's acquisition of Exstream and potential for future acquisitions: Exstream is very powerful in enterprise printing. It had already invested in Dialogue Live, a ...Monday, April 28th, 2008
In the last few months I have received some top notch print in the mail from the personalized REI Members Rewards annual divided/annual report/election ballet to a high quality rich black incase computer accessory catalog. As I was going through last weeks mail a pattern emerged: all of the bound mail ...
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