Training and Education

Women Most Notice Price, Quality Info in Advertising
January 26, 2012 at 5:04 pm

The top elements of advertising that make women "take notice" are an easily found price (45%) and proof or details of quality (43%) followed by relevant messaging (39%) and ads that are easy to remember (28%).

Americans Still Prefer Print and Paper Communications
January 20, 2012 at 10:43 am

According to a recent survey, Americans have declared their preference for paper-based media in a digital world with 70% stating they prefer to read print and paper communications than reading off a screen.

Graphics of the Americas to Feature Wide-Format Printing Sessions, Exhibit
January 20, 2012

Wide Format Print Shop Live!, sponsored by Caldera, will offer an in-depth series of free sessions on wide-format printing and live demonstrations in booth #395. The Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference will take place on March 1-3, 2012, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Moms Lead Way In Use of QR Codes to Find Deals
January 17, 2012 at 11:48 am

A study examining the shopping behaviors of 8,000 U.S. mothers shows moms are more likely than the general population to include use of QR codes in their deal-finding arsenal.

Apple’s Education Event Is Getting Seriously Over-Hyped
January 17, 2012

“This whole event is being blown out of proportion.” That’s a former Apple executive talking about the media drumroll for the education announcement the company is scheduled to make Thursday. Case in point...“Apple to Announce Tools, Platform to ‘Digitally Destroy’ Textbook Publishing”

Global Yellow Pages: Digital Revenues Overtake Print By 2015
January 4, 2012 at 6:25 pm

BIA/Kelsey expects revenues from print and online directories to decline globally from $23.4 billion in 2011 to $22.0 billion in 2015, representing a compound annual growth rate of -1.5%. BIA/Kelsey believes newer services (websites, video, social, mobile, SEM) rather than established Internet Yellow Pages platforms will be the primary digital growth drivers for directory publishers…

Consumer Survey: "We Prefer Direct Mail"
December 2, 2011 at 11:45 am

Epsilon Targeting's latest Consumer Channel Preference Study of nearly 5,000 U.S. and Canadian consumers, finds direct mail continues to deliver as consumers' preferred means of receiving marketing messages from brands.