Business Management - Industry Trends

As 2017 comes to a close, Printing Impressions has taken a look at what stories captured our readers' attention the most this year. We have compiled a list of the top 10 articles from 2017 based on the number of visitors online.

Cory Francer, editor-in-chief of packagePRINTING, Printing Impressions' sister publication, recently sat down with David Luttenberger, Mintel's global packaging director, to discuss the top packaging trends of 2018.

Each year, Constantia Flexibles manufactures packaging for more than 50% of the 150 million chocolate Santa Clauses produced in Germany

“The Week That Was With Julie G,” reports that IWCO Direct has been acquired for $476M, along with other major industry news.

Employers seeking prospective printing employees should look for those that have a mix of soft skills and relevant hard skills.

Packaging trends for 2018 will increasingly go beyond color to include embellishment options.

For those in the magazine and catalog printing and publishing segments, the past year has been nothing short of dynamic.

Specialization and coopetition can help struggling players in the print sector not only survive the future, but thrive in it too.

Check out seven print campaigns from 2017 that restored our faith in the creativity of the medium.

We spoke with three direct mail printers, Jim Andersen, CEO, IWCO Direct; Mark DeBoer, director of customer experience, Darwill; and Laura Helfers, director of creative and marketing, Freedom, who shared their direct mail printing outlook for the year ahead.