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Will Your Business Survive the Digital Apocalypse?
Unless you successfully manage the digital transformation, your company may not exist in 10 years. So how do you go about creating and executing a successful digital strategy? Take a holistic view of your organization and consider consulting with a partner. First, create a vision based on factors that are disrupting your market, an Altimeter Group study suggests. Read more...
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Will Tomorrow's Paper/Ink Price Increases Make Print Production Cost Prohibitive?
While many clients request price reductions to help manage their cost of doing business, print suppliers are being hit with price increases for ink, paper, personnel, utilities, equipment, and cybersecurity, to name a few. Their print clients have options: they can reduce quantities, switch providers, or move from print to social media. All options are bad for the print industry.
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Is There a Difference Between Fonts for Landscape and Portrait Documents?
Our designers are changing some company documents from landscape orientation to portrait. Are we going to need different versions of our fonts and images to manage the rotations?
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Sid Chadwick

Developing the Business - Sid Chadwick 
Distributors and Resellers Opportunities
As a manufacturer, how often do you invite your Distributor customers for a Plant Tour, that's not rushed, but rather engaging for meeting key personnel? Recognizing that Distributors “lower your sales costs”, do you ever invite your Distributor customers to participate in a Sales Education Meeting, asking them to prepare for your Sales & Manufacturing Team?
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Your Guide to Attracting Digital-Native Millennials to Print
Nick Gawreluk, a millennial print evangelist, currently working at Heidelberg, shares practical recommendations for successfully attracting young, creative talent into your company. It takes more than an attractive job title and a competitive salary to secure the next-gen workforce. In Part 2 of his video series, Nick provides useful information that can help reverse the aging of print.
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RIT Hosts Scientists Who Achieved ‘Historic First’ with Inkjet Printing that Matches Offset Quality
The results by scientists from Image Test Labs were 10 years in the making. They will benefit the evolving print industry by offering commercial printing companies reliable quality of images, variety of paper choices for printed works, and a cost-effective process. The event is free and open to printing and imaging professionals, scientists, faculty, and students.
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Minuteman Press Awarded Top Printing Franchise Rankings from Entrepreneur and Franchise Business Review
Entrepreneur has ranked Minuteman Press as the #1 printing franchise in 2020 for the 29th time and 17th year in a row.
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Names in the News
Chris Perry

Chris Perry has been promoted to President of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
In his new role, Mr. Perry will take a stronger role leading Broadridge's top clients and partners, overseeing Broadridge International, and coordinating Broadridge's overall growth strategy. 
Nicole Torraco

Nicole Torraco was Appointed Xerox’s Senior VP, Chief Strategy, and M&A Officer
Ms. Torraco was formerly in the hedge fund industry. She joined Xerox in May 2018 and now reports directly to the Xerox’s CEO.

Duane Payment has joined Ultimate TechnoGraphics as an as Application Specialist
About Duane: BFA in Photography and a BA in Physics. Worked in the Graphic Arts industry in many capacities, from Creative to Pressman, for Design and Color Houses, and PrintShops.
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Good News Outside of Print: Chiefs' Derrick Nnadi Picks Up Adoption Fee for 91 Dogs at Shelter
91 dogs from a Kansas City animal shelter will soon have new homes courtesy of Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi.

Industry News

o Konica Minolta Extends Alliance with M-Files

o Avanti Earns Top 30 Readers’ Choice Awards

o Ricoh Named a Worldwide Leader in High-Speed Inkjet in New IDC MarketScape Report

o Kyocera Acquires Quality Digital Office Technology  

o IDC MarketScape Names HP A Leader in Security Solutions

o Color-Logic Expands Pattern-FX Library

o Lexmark Recognized for Security Solutions and Services

o Packaging Technologies Praises Heaford for Helping Scoop Multiple Print

o Konica Minolta Announces Official Launch of High-speed Digital Press

o Image360 Accelerates Franchise Growth Momentum in 2020

o Lexmark Launches New Global Partner Program

o Ricoh Wins Gold in 9th Annual Best in Biz Awards

o APTech’s LeadingPRINT Summit to be Held at The National Postal Forum

o Techkon Announces Strategic OEM Partnership with Screen Americas

o Quadient Enhances its Flagship Customer Communications Management

o Xerox Announces US Expansion of IT Services

o Sun Chemical Addresses Supply Chain Preparations Amid Coronavirus

o Flexible Packaging-Specific Tools Incorporated into Label Traxx MIS

o 2020 Best Workplace in the Americas Award Winners Announced

o drupa 2020: Between Global Trends, Locdrupa 2020: Between Global Trends

o Konica Minolta Extends Alliance With M-Files 

o Worzalla Presents the Name That Press Competition

o Entrepreneurs Find Success with Two Family-Run Franchises
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Industry ThoughtLeaders Share Their Wisdom on the 5 Essential Elements for Printers  Making$, Saving$, Gaining / Retaining / Growing Customers
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