Giants Satisfy Urge to Converge
November 15, 2013

Such a strange industry! Heidelberg and Fujifilm announce a collaboration, and most people I know within the industry did not even know about it. This collaboration is as much a manufacturing and idea convergence as media convergence is the future route to find consumers’ buying sweet spot.

Good Strategy Starts with a Question
November 15, 2013

The old tools of pushing out brand messaging and hoping someone will pay attention and seek out your company are gone. From now on knowing what your customers are asking should determine where your company goes next. And that starts with the right question.

Drive More Targeted Traffic to Your Website with SEO Best Practices
November 15, 2013

This week, Marka continues demand generation discussions by showing the tribe how implementing SEO best practices can help FEI drive more targeted traffic to their Website, a crucial first step of demand generation efforts. Remember, fire = print.

Agfa Graphics Announces Winners of the 2013 Sustainability Awards
November 15, 2013

Agfa Graphics created a global Sustainability Awards program at the beginning of 2013 that recognizes and honors companies that integrate, support and promote sustainably sound practices. Six winners were chosen from entries submitted throughout the worldwide graphic arts market.

Konica Minolta Recognized for Environmental Sustainability Efforts
November 14, 2013

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A.'s parent company Konica Minolta, has joined the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), a coalition of about 90 leading global electronics companies that seeks to improve efficiency and social, ethical and environmental responsibility in the global supply chain.

The Paperkut Business Card (Includes Video)
November 13, 2013

This week, PaperSpecsGallery.com features the Paperkut Business Card, a fun, interactive and three-dimensional, business card from designer Tommy Perez. The business card takes a "business in the front, party in the back" approach—using duplex laminated stock, with white in front and a variety of color in the back.

Why Your Sales Meetings Suck
November 12, 2013

Foreheads hitting desks during sales meetings should be a sign: You need to do something. Bill Farquharson has some thoughts on that subject.

Visant Announces Q3 Results, Reports Consolidated Net Loss of $27 Million
November 12, 2013

Visant Corp. has announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2013, including consolidated net sales of $207.6 million, compared to $206.9 million for its third quarter ended September 29, 2012, an increase of approximately 0.3 percent. Visant reported a consolidated net loss of $27.0 million for the third quarter of 2013 compared to a net loss of $19.5 million for the third quarter of 2012.