Business Management - Operations

To kick off the official launch of the PI Xchange Live video series, RR Donnelley (RRD) President and CEO Thomas J. Quinlan III sat down with Printing Impressions Editorial Director Mark Michelson to discuss RRD's organic growth and M&A strategy, how to best integrate diverse corporate cultures following an acquisition, and his outlook regarding the future and evolution of the printing industry.

Printing Impressions’ Mark Michelson to interview RRD’s Thomas J. Quinlan III on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 3 p.m. ET!

What does a business owner or manager do when the PAIN OF DISORGANITIS strikes?

Your current business may NOT be your "calling;" however, if you take the cards you’ve been dealt—even if you feel stuck in a business you think now you should never have started or taken over—there IS a way out.

As of this month, I am 100 percent retired, and this will be my last blog. I can say that I am enjoying this new phase of life, but what is right for one may not be right for another. I'd like to share the following checklist of things to consider when planning retirement at any age.

Quad/Graphics revealed that it is closing its direct mail facility on McCall Drive in Atlanta on or before Feb. 1 and will shutter its Dickson, TN, retail insert plant on or before March 15. Both moves were announced by the printer in letters sent out to suppliers.

Mohawk's plan to operate a new 112,342-square-foot envelope manufacturing facility in South Hadley, MA, will result in the creation of up to 40 new jobs. The company expects to produce over 500 million envelopes annually at the new facility, and the new warehouse space will also allow it to service its customers along the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions, as well as overseas businesses.

The parent company of Vistaprint and other Web-to-print brands has changed its name to Cimpress N.V. It plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars over the next five years to develop proprietary software and production technology, in order to evolve its operational capabilities into a shared mass-customization platform (MCP).

Printing Industries of America (PIA) announced the recipients of its 2014 Best Workplace in the Americas awards. A total of 28 graphic arts companies, both members through PIA affiliate organizations and non-members, were selected by a committee of industry HR experts.

The most successful printers don't refer to the weather forecast when assessing their next move; they plunge head-first into a scenario that has the potential to be parlayed into handsome profits. We've got three success examples for your consideration—firms that have enjoyed immense success even as the economy provides little to no optimism for the immediate future of print.