Digital Color Graphics Supports Cancer Research

In an effort to give back to the community, Digital Color Graphics Southampton, Pa., contributes a percentage of its profits to cancer research.

According to owner John Rosenthal, “The reason behind my personal focus on cancer is that my wife is a 16-year survivor of breast cancer and a six-year survivor of lung cancer. She had a lung removed after the discovery of the cancer and has being doing fine ever since.”

Rosenthal noted that he is also active with Gilda’s Club and a large supporter of The Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation. “Not only do I donate personal funds, Digital Color offers large discounts to the organization when we produce their print material,” he said.

Digital Color is also a supporter of the following organizations by providing substantial discounts: Fox Chase Cancer Center, St. Mary Medical Center, Abington Hospital, and The Abramson Center for Jewish Life.

“We also provide printed material at reduced rates to several other non profit organizations—The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Temple University, University of Penn Health Systems, and Drexel University—Lebow College of Business, The School District of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Police Department, The Mann Music Center, The Kimmel Center, Eastern Technology Council and many others. I have also personally participated in many bike-a-thons and annual walk-a-thons for cancer (ie: Susan B. Komen Mother’s Day Walk-a-Thon),” he explained.

Digital Color Graphics began based on a belief that the printing industry was quickly changing, and at that time, there was a window of opportunity for a company to capitalize on the fast growing, short-run, high-quality, color printing arena.

“We wanted to be able to offer a service in the short-run niche that no other printer could offer. Big printing companies have large equipment and schedules that would prevent them from being price competitive and efficient at producing small projects. Small printing companies are not able to produce the high quality work demanded by most high-profile companies,” Rosenthal noted.

As the digital printing environment became more prominent, Digital Color Graphics developed a method of printing short-run work conventionally, using plates and ink, while at the same time maintaining fast turnaround times and very competitive prices. “In 1997, we opened our doors using the newest computer-to-plate technology available, thus eliminating the need for a dark room and standard plate making equipment. This process drastically reduced our production time. Only in the last few years have many of the country’s other small commercial printers begun to understand the value of such technologies, which is one reason we have always been able to out perform the competition,” he added.

Using print management software Printsmith as an enabler to its production systems, the company is able to submit quotes faster, track orders, and quickly bill and manage customer account activities. “Utilizing Printsmith, Digital Color was one of the first companies to offer online Web ordering to our customers being directly tied to our management system. Customers could order on-line placing their job into our printing schedule instantly.

“Our desire to maintain our position as an industry leader encouraged us to constantly push our software and hardware vendors, looking for products that can provide us with unique advanced technology to help us achieve our goals. Our small-format Heidelberg printing equipment, and our advanced mailing and fulfillment facility helps keep us ahead of the curve,” he explained.

DW Mail Joins Habitat for Humanity

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