If the business fails, the technology is of no value. Therefore, in 2022 American Printer will increasingly focus on business management versus print technology issues. Is print-centric business information on 5-Critical issues important to your company?

Maybe you have initiated a digital transformation in the past with less than successful results. In that case, you are not alone since most digital transformation projects fail. This discussion aims to stimulate ideas and strategies that can help you navigate your next digital transformation initiative to success.

If your firm is reviewing printing plate upgrades, we trust this discussion is of value. Our discussion seeks to determine if KODAK SONORA XTRA Process Free Plates can make enough difference in cost, defects, quality, and EPA requirements to be profit accelerators.

Can a digital press, like Kodak’s NEXFINITY, accelerate profits by reducing costs defects, labor, and liabilities. Other important criteria are quality, variable run-length capacity, high-quality color variable data output, odor/emission-free processing, and print flexibility.

If maximizing production and profits are important initiatives, consider a cross-functional business analysis as Step 1. Begin by reviewing the five critical business areas from the front office to the loading dock and all points in between. Then determine optimal paths for decreasing costs while also maximizing efficiency, productivity, and profit...

Many in the print industry are finding it difficult to find and hire pressmen, print operators, finishing operators, and even salespeople. Could part of the problem be because it is increasingly difficult to hire the “right” people? You know, trained people who are like your past and current staff. Let’s discuss alternatives.

With great sorrow, we share the passing of our friend and former colleague, Katherine O’Brien. Katherine served for 18 years as American Printer’s editor-in-chief, North America’s oldest publication, founded in 1883. Her reputation as the print industry’s “investigative reporter” resulted from insightful questions and to-the-point follow-up queries...

McKinsey & Company’s second Global Survey on automation has many interesting insights for production print companies. A successful post-pandemic recovery requires more automation to enable greater profits from existing work and supports many new clients while minimizing scale-up costs.

What are Apple presentations consistently beat the competitors? Because they tell attention grabbing stories. And those stories show how their product matters and makes life better in a way that competitors don't. Learn how your firm can integrate Apple’s 3 simple presentation rules to win new, profitable business.

In this episode, Thayer talks with Andy and Julie Plata, Co-CEOs of the OutputLinks Communications Group, American Printer’s parent company. Andy and Julie have served the industry in many capacities - as printers, service providers, analysts, and media providers. They share insights into our changing industry and what it will take for businesses t...