About

Print CEO contains analysis, commentary, opinion and link from various industry resources. This site filters the mounds of information available from trade magazines, events and Web sites into an essential summary for C-level executives in the printing industry. The site is managed by Adam Dewitz.

Contributors include Cary Sherburne, Patrick Henry, Gail Nickel-Kailing, Bernice LeMaire, Frank Romano, Barbara Pellow, Noel Ward, Dr. Joe Webb, Andy Tribute, David Dodd, Eric Vessels, Randy Davidson, Bob “BoSacks” Sacks.

About Our Contributors

Adam Dewitz, Managing Editor of Print CEO

As Director of Technology at WhatTheyThink Adam provides vision and leadership on technology, architecture and management.

He has detailed knowledge of: Printing and Publishing Technology, Web-enabled Print Production, Software Development, Web Development, Information Systems, Digital Printing, Color Management, Graphic Arts Technology Standards, Document Engineering, Content Management and has served in production and technology roles in printing companies.

Adam holds a masters degree from Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Print Media and a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Communications Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. In his spare time, Adam runs the PrintWiki Project, an open-source knowledge base of information on the printing and graphic communication industry.

Adam is a research fellow in the Open Publishing Lab at the School of Print Media at Rochester Institute of Technology. The lab is a cross disciplinary center that focuses on researching new methods of content creation and developing innovative applications to publish across various media.

Patrick Henry, Senior Editor of WhatTheyThink.com

Patrick Henry has been a business-to-business journalist, editor, publications director, and educator since 1977. The holder of numerous awards, Henry is an expert in graphic communication technology who has published hundreds of articles in industry news media and taken part in many initiatives for knowledge-sharing, training, and recruitment. He also is an author and a university lecturer of many years’ standing.

Cary Sherburne, Senior Editor of WhatTheyThink.com

Cary Sherburne’s tenure in the printing and publishing industry has included sales and marketing positions at Xerox Corporation, Indigo America, CAP Ventures, IKON and Bitstream. She is a frequent speaker at industry events and a recognized author.

David Dodd
G. David Dodd is a principal of Point Balance, LLC, an executive education and management consulting firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. Dodd has been advising graphic communications industry enterprises for over fifteen years. His clients have included numerous printing and publishing companies, leading industry suppliers such as Hewlett Packard, Xerox, and Kodak, and the US Department of State.

Dodd works with clients on a variety of strategic and financial issues including business strategy development and implementation, enterprise performance management, activity-based costing, pricing strategy development, and process improvement programs such as lean management.

Gail Nickel-Kailing, Senior Editor of WhatTheyThink.com

Gail Nickel-Kailing is a nationally known analyst and consultant, providing counsel to commercial and digital printers and the marketing executives who use their services. She has held senior management positions at CAP Ventures, ImageX, and Firstlogic. Gail is an accomplished writer and public speaker, business process analyst, and market researcher.

Andrew Tribute, Contributing Editor to WhatTheyThink.com

Andrew Tribute is recognized internationally as one of the world’s leading authorities on printing and publishing technologies. He consults with a large number of publishers and printers as well as a significant number of industry vendors.

Bernice LeMaire

Bernice LeMaire is a sales and marketing professional known for securing customers, closing deals, and delivering innovative marketing concepts and strategies. An expert in the art and science of one-to-one marketing, Bernice is creative and understands the value of cross media. She was an Account Manager at Consolidated Graphics and a Marketing Product Manager at Standard Register. Prior to joining Standard Register, Bernice earned a Masters degree in Print Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She was an active participant in several Printing Industry Center research projects and authored monographs that addressed industry-wide issues and trends. Her graduate thesis focused on media distribution in the printing industry, analyzing physical and electronic distribution workflows. Bernice is the co-author of the book Print Media Distribution – A Look at Infrastructure, Systems, and Trends.

Noel Ward

Noel Ward is a print industry consultant, speaker and writer focusing on digital printing strategies and content development for print and electronic media. One of the best-known writers in the industry, Noel has worked with companies like Adobe Systems, Exstream Software, DeskNet, Océ, OPserver, and Xerox.

Dr. Joe Webb, Director of Economics and Research for WhatTheyThink

Dr. Webb is one of the industry’s best-known consultants. He is mostly known for his development of the successful and influential TrendWatch information service. His commentary, speeches, and lively Q&A sessions has been featured at industry trade events. He is a Ph.D. graduate of the NYU Center for Graphic Communications Management and Technology (1987) and serves on the Center’s Board of Advisors.

Barbara A. Pellow, Contributing Editor to WhatTheyThink.com

A digital printing and publishing pioneer and marketing expert, Barbara Pellow helps companies develop multi-media strategies that ride the information wave. She was the Chief Marketing Officer of Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, where she was responsible for all marketing activities for the division, including business strategy, marketing communications, public relations, marketing intelligence and advertising strategy. Prior to joining Kodak, Pellow was the Gannett chair in integrated publishing sciences in Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) School of Printing Management and Sciences (SPMS). She has served in Executive Management for IKON Office Solutions, Indigo, Xerox and InfoTrends.

Frank Romano, Contributing Editor to WhatTheyThink.com

Frank Romano is a noted authority on printing and prepress and has written numerous articles, research reports and books on these subjects. A long time educator, he served as Department Chair, School of Printing Management and Sciences, at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Bob “BoSacks” Sacks

A veteran of the printing/publishing industry since 1970, Bob Sacks was always an innovator. Even back in the 70s he followed a more creative path than usual. He started his career where some people end — with the founding of his own weekly newspaper in the metro New York area.

After several years in the alternative press publishing newspapers in New York and Tucson, Az., he went on to become one of the founding fathers of High Times Magazine.

Since then Bob has held positions that include Publisher, Editor, Freelance Writer, Director of Manufacturing and Distribution, Senior Sales Manager, Circulator, Chief of Operations, Pressman, Cameraman, Lecturer, and Developer of web site companies.
Bob’s resume lists directorships at such prestigious companies as McCall’s, Time Inc, New York Times Magazine Group, International Paper, Ziff-Davis, CMP, and Bill Communications (VNU).

Today Bob’s firm, Precision Media Group, does private consulting and publishes “Heard on the Web: Media Intelligence”, a daily e-newsletter that delivers pertinent industry news to a diverse, worldwide, publishing community of over 11,750 media industry leaders. It is the longest running e-newsletter in the world.

Bob Sacks is a columnist and lecturer who regularly electrifies the media and marketing industry with the good and bad news about what he calls “El-CID” or Electronically Coordinated Information Distribution. His fun and extremely informative presentation covers the technological past, present and future possibilities for publishing at the digital edge.