Business Management - Industry Trends

Heidelberg recently hosted the first Security Day to highlight its commitment to partnering with security printing companies and state printing offices. The latest technology and solutions impacting ID printing were showcased for the more than 120 attendees from all over the world.

This week, Julie Greenbaum highlights industry news about LSC Communications' release of IntercepTag solution for verifying textbook authenticity; Weldon, Williams & Lick's acquisition of Worldwide Ticketcraft; C.J. Group of Companies' acquisition of Clixx; the acquisition of Quark Software by Parallax Capital Partners; Cox Media Group Ohio's closure of its newspaper printing facility in Franklin, Ohio; and the final deadline for the 2017 Gold Ink Awards (which is today!)

The sign and visual communications industry continues to reap the rewards of an improving economy.

The way Quark lost its monopoly in the professional publishing space would be a great case study on everything a company can do wrong.

If you are a creator and producer of print, share your creation with the world! Enter the 2017 Gold Ink Awards competition today!

LSC Communications announced the release of IntercepTag solution delivering a platform for verifying textbook authenticity.

Ford Bowers talks with Denise Gustavson about the upcoming SGIA Expo.

Learn the latest research about how combining enhancements with the unique capabilities of digital printing can impact the market.

Cox Media Group Ohio will close its newspaper printing facility in Franklin, Ohio — originally built at a cost of almost $100 million.

Idealliance Chief Economist Andrew Paparozzi, in the Summer 2017 issue of the State of the Industry Update newsletter, reports that industry sales continue to grow at last year's modest pace — increasing another 1% and lifting volume to $85 billion in the first quarter of 2017 — but that growth isn't strong enough to appreciably boost profitability or pricing power.