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Premier Print Holdings, Operating as Premier Graphics, in Liquidation

By Gail Nickel-Kailing on March 11th, 2010 - 4 Comments

Unfortunately, the recession has taken down another company. Premier Graphics is being sold under a “uniform commercial code sale” by GE Capital, which is foreclosing on the business and liquidating the assets.

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Disrupting the Power of Print

By Richard Romano on March 10th, 2010 - 6 Comments

A version of this post is going out to subscribers of the Economics and Research Center newsletter. (What? You don’t subscribe? Well then, be sure to sign up here.) It contains excerpts from the forthcoming book Disrupting the Future by Dr. Joe Webb and myself. Watch for the announcement of the book’s release, and for…

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Pazazz Printing to Restructure

By Adam Dewitz on March 10th, 2010 - 13 Comments

Pazazz Printing has filed a Notice of Intention to restructure the company under Canada’s Companies Creditors Arrangement Act. President Warren Werbitt says, “Pazazz file a Notice of Intention to preserve and maximize the value of the business.”

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Punch Graphix Hosts Trade-Media Open House

By Patrick Henry on March 9th, 2010 - Comment

Seeking a higher profile for Xeikon digital presses and its other print market technologies, Punch Graphix today opened the doors of its international headquarters in Liel, Belgium, to a contingent of more than 70 print industry journalists from around the world.

Seeking a higher profile for Xeikon digital presses and its other print market technologies, Punch Graphix today opened the doors of its international headquarters in Liel, Belgium, to a contingent of more than 70 print industry journalists from around the world.

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Growth of B2B Marketing Budgets to be Slow

By David Dodd on March 9th, 2010 - Comment

A recent survey by Target Marketing magazine indicates that B2B direct marketing budgets will grow only slowly in 2010. Over half (55%) of B2B marketers responding to the “Media Usage Forecast 2010″ survey (conducted in January 2010) said they expect 2010 budgets to be the same as 2009, while 23% of respondents expect 2010 budgets to be higher, and 13% expect further cuts. Nine percent of respondents indicated they weren’t sure how 2010 spending would compare with 2009.

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Briefings in Brussels Give Technical Preview of IPEX 2010 (continued)

By Patrick Henry on March 8th, 2010 - Comment

Today’s briefings continued with a presentation by Kodak, which operates a technical center nearby the conference site. John O’Grady, Kodak’s managing director for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, spoke of the company’s comprehensive portfolio of solutions, both digital and analog, for the printing, publishing, and packaging markets.
Chris Payne, director of business-to-business marketing, noted that…

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Briefings in Brussels Give Technical Preview of IPEX 2010

By Patrick Henry on March 8th, 2010 - 2 Comments

Four exhibitors at IPEX—Atlantic Zeiser, EskoArtwork/Enfocus, Kodak, and Punch Graphics—are giving previews of their show plans at a combined media briefing taking place today and tomorrow at a conference center near Brussels, Belgium. Among those presenting today are Atlantic Zeiser and EskoArtwork/Enfocus.

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