Don Landis

STRAINS OF “Should old acquaintance be forgot” heard this New Year’s Eve will have added significance in the catalog and magazine printing market sector. The flurry of merger and acquisition activity that carried over into 2007 made several marquee names just a memory in this year’s lists of top printers. Then there are the developments on the paper and postal fronts that catalogers, publishers and printers wish they could forget. In looking back on 2007 and ahead to 2008, there’s a risk of coming across unduly negative. Most of the noteworthy developments and trends do have a downbeat tone, but it’s more a matter