By Mike Kind on January 28th, 2010 - 2 Comments
Working with CEO’s whether through our peer groups or on site repositioning their companies, the first order of business is always the same; helping them understand the importance of the culture of the organization and more importantly the impact that they have on it. We’ve all heard about the “culture” of the company. There is…
By Cary Sherburne on January 26th, 2010 - Comment
I remember having a conversation with franchise network Allegra’s Carl Gerhardt a few years ago about the impact of more fully featured equipment in corporate environments on the volumes of work available to his franchisees. At the time, his position was that franchisees should go after what Gerhardt describes as “messy work.” He said, “With…
By Cary Sherburne on January 26th, 2010 - 1 Comment
WhatTheyThink is keeping you informed real-time about Quad/Graphics’ intent to acquire Worldcolor, formerly Quebecor World. This big industry news was broken on WSJ online and on WhatTheyThink as well as here on PrintCEO. During the investor conference call held this morning, Mark Angelson of Worldcolor and Joel Quadracci of Quad/Graphics talked about the strategic intent…
By Cary Sherburne on January 26th, 2010 - 16 Comments
Quad/Graphics announced today the intent to acquire Worldcolor formerly known as Quebecor World, before that company filed for bankruptcy in January 2008.
Joel Quadracci, 41, will serve as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the expanded company. The future Board will be comprised of the six current Quad/Graphics directors and two Worldcolor directors: Mark…
By Mike Kind on January 25th, 2010 - 11 Comments
Author’s Alterations have been another sensitive issue between sales and production. The sales perspective is how can you go back to the customer and charge them a $125.00 AA on a $10,000 job? The production perspective however is that the work is done, I’m being held accountable for billable hours and the customer should be…
By David Dodd on January 25th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Marketing and selling to business buyers are becoming increasingly difficult. More than ever before, prospective buyers now control the buying process. They decide when and how they will research purchasing decisions and when and how they will interact with potential suppliers. The Internet has put a huge volume of information about almost every conceivable product…
By BoSacks on January 21st, 2010 - 2 Comments
There are two things I would like to point out today in reference to an article Folio titled Magazine Production’s New World Order. The first is that I forecasted the demise of the traditional production department in a white paper in 2005. Being a senior manufacturing guy most of my adult life, I hope…
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