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New xpedx tech center a good mix of facility and people

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 ...

PrintUV 2009 Shines a Light in Las Vegas

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 ...

Faking It

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 ...

Clipping Coupons

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 ...

Cultural Differences

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 ...

Barrytown

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 ...

The Club is Open

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

After a short presentation by Printing Industries of Florida (PAF) President George Ryan and PAF Chairman Art Abbott (of Abbott Printing), the latter welcoming the crowd to “the best trade show in the Western Hemisphere,” at precisely 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, the ribbon was cut, officially opening the  ...