Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
I posted bits of this over on my personal blog, but some of it seems appropriate to repurpose here, as there is one place I found where print will remain alive and well—for the foreseeable future, anyway. Last weekend, I competed in the 33rd annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, held at ...Thursday, May 7th, 2009
It struck me at some point in the half-day tour of the new xpedx Technology Center in Loveland, Ohio. I was asked by Dennis Killion, Director of Marketing for Graphics, what I thought. "You have a really nice combination of facility and people here". That's what struck ...Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Monday, March 8 — It may be the just the trade-event formula that many in the industry have been clamoring for. A small but hand-picked audience. A low-cost exhibiting opportunity for the sponsors. A niche-specific program on a hot technological topic. Networking moments galore. And, a great location to make ...Friday, February 27th, 2009
Continuing the discussion of coupon fraud, it should be pointed out that it has been estimated to cost retailers and manufacturers millions of dollars a year. The highlight of “Fraud, Forgery, Counterfeits, and Deterrents” session at the Brand Protection Conference was another “shocking demonstration” of how a coupon was forged, and what protections ...Friday, February 27th, 2009
Greetings from Day Two of Graphics of the Americas. I spent the morning at a brace of sessions at the Brand Protection Conference. The first was called “Fraud, Forgery, Counterfeits, and Deterrents,” featuring renowned security printing consultant Richard Warner. Mr. Warner provided some background of the economics of various types ...Thursday, February 26th, 2009
An afternoon Graphics of the Americas session sponsored by HP examined “Marketing to the Latin Market.” Presented by John Bord, President and CMO of Guevavi in Tubac, Arizona, the session ran through the changing (read: increasing) demographics of the Latin market. The U.S. Hispanic economy alone is estimated to be ...Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Graphics of the Americas keynote speaker Dave Barry—humor columnist for the Miami Herald and winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary—began his talk by saying “I am not an expert on printing.” but that hardly mattered as his one-hour, stand-up comedy-like talk careened through a variety of topics that ...
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