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Using Social Media in Your Business

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

I was reading Barb Pellow's article Print Service Providers Are Going Social! which highlighted how two printers are using social media strategies to connect with customers and increase business. Social media can and does work when the right strategy is developed. Companies like Vistaprint and Tukaiz discussed in the article ...

Kodak Files Suits Against Apple, Research in Motion

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Kodak has filed patent infringement suits against Apple and Research in Motion for infringement of patents related to digital camera technology. The Kodak complaint, filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), specifically claims that Apple’s iPhones and RIM’s camera-enabled BlackBerry devices infringe a Kodak patent that covers technology related to ...

Going Back to Direct Mail

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Respondents to a recent BtoB Marketing Priorities and Plans Survey said they planned on reducing direct mail (40%) and print (63%) spending while increasing spending online in 2010. For many this is driven by cost cutting efforts as a result of the current economic downturn. The Wall Street Journal takes a ...

Editor and Publisher magazine shutting down

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Editor and Publisher magazine will shut down by the end of the year according to an internal Nielsen Business Media memo published on Poynter Online. Nielsen Business Media just closed a deal with an investment group selling Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, and a number trade shows. Editor and Publisher ...

Zappos.com Introduces a Printed Catalog

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Online retailer Zappos.com is adding a printed catalog as part of their customer retention and new customer acquisition strategy reports the New York Times. The catalog titled Zappos Life is in its 3rd edition, with the first two version labeled “tests.” Aaron Magness, director for brand marketing and business development at Zappos.com ...

UK’s best handheld for 40yrs

Friday, December 4th, 2009

UK's daily tabloid newspaper The Sun has released an advertisement touting the printed version over its electronic cousins. The Sun has been the UK's best handheld for 40 years. Top news, sports, photos, gossip and games in an easy-to-share format. No waiting for pages to load, no contract, no losing reception. ...

Heidelberg Restructures Revamping Services Division

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen has announced a decision to restructure the company effective April 1, 2010. The new corporate structure will create three divisions: Heidelberg Equipment, Heidelberg Services, and Heidelberg Financial Services. Heidelberg has been hit hard by the economic downturn which has reduced demand for offset presses in its core markets. Before ...