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Monday, January 4th, 2010
WhatTheyThink has just been notified by Adobe's PR firm that the worldwide Adobe Partner Connection Print Service Provider Program will be discontinued, effective February 4, 2010, due to membership decline. Visiting the site reveals a message from Adobe:
We are no longer accepting applications for the Print Service Provider program.
There ...
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
Thanks, Frank, for putting a frank (and Frank) perspective on this whole association kerfluffle. This is the most concise statement of issues I have seen yet, and points out some of the shadier side of the whole mess, as well. I was also pleased to see Frank suggest that IPA, ...
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
As Print 09 was wrapping up, Michael Makin, President & CEO at Printing Industries of America sent out a memo to members about a consolidation proposal it had made to NAPL:
Recently, with the full blessing of the national board of directors of Printing Industries of America, Chairman Ken Kaufman formally ...
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Even before the latest economic downturn, there has been concern in many parts of the industry as to whether or not we are making the best use of our limited resources. We've been hearing rumors that something is afoot in the Association world on this topic, so we reached ...
Posted in Associations, Printing Industry | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
PIA/GATF has announced a rebranding of the associations name and logo. The world's largest graphic communications association will now be simply known as the Printing Industries of America:
The new name and logo reflect over a year's worth of work resulting in a strategic communications plan that will serve the industry ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Above: Joel Mason (right), chair of the Department of Advertising Design and Graphic Arts, New York City College of Technology (NYCCT), is congratulated by Lloyd Carr, director of the graphic arts program at NYCCT, upon his receipt of the “Person of the Year” award from the Printing Teachers Guild of ...
Posted in Associations, Education, Printing Industry News | 3 Comments »
Monday, December 31st, 2007
I can’t remember where I first read it, but I’ve never been able to forget it: “Editorial writers are the people who come down from the hills after the battle is over to shoot the wounded.” It’s also an admonition to columnists, consultants, analysts, bloggers, and anyone else in a ...
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