By William Gindlesperger, chairman and CEO, e-LYNXX Corporation Innovation is required if the United States is to regain the level of productivity that it enjoyed toward the end of the 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. However, innovation by itself is not enough. Just as our parents and grandparents adopted electricity, the automobile, credit cards and airplanes in the period from 1870-1950, businesses and organizations of the 21st Century must embrace change. This is one of the conclusions of the McKinsey Global Institute Report on Productivity, prepared by McKinsey & Company in February 2011. “U. S. infrastructure is not only inadequate to meet the needs of a dynamic, growing, and productive economy, but its quality has...

It's only been one day since the offical start of drupa 2012 and I have to admit that while the dogs are tired of walking already--the show takes up 17 buildings on how many acres I don't know--but there is a lot of wide-format news already announced. Press conferences on the first day included news from companies such as Durst--with several new introductions including a corragated packaging press configuration for the Rho 1000 and a high speed label press; Ricoh--with an entrance to the wide-format market with a latex inkjet printer (perhaps because of the arrangement with Mimaki who is using Ricoh heads in their printers...haven't had the chance to ask that question yet.); HP--with the official introduction of the FB7600; Mutoh's new...

By John Foley   When people talk about how they are using social media in the marketing efforts, Facebook and Twitter are often the first answers given. Sure, they might be on LinkedIn. But they may currently only view it as a way for them to “collect people” – i.e. to amass connections. If that sounds similar to how LinkedIn is utilized in your business, here is one idea for converting that connection data into a way to build relationships and generate sales. Connections and Job Status When someone experiences a change in their employment status, LinkedIn is often the very first social network that they update. Depending on our relationship with that person, taking action on that information can be valuable to them...

By Deborah Snider, e-LYNXX Corporation   The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) awarded more than 16,000 jobs (also called jackets) in the $1,000 to $10,000 per job range in 2011 totaling almost $30 million to private sector printers. Close to 2,000 jobs in the $10,001 to $100,000 per job range totaling more than $50 million were awarded per data from the largest database of GPO job records which is at e-LYNXX Corporation. The majority of printers that win these jobs are small to mid-size businesses, many with 20 employees or fewer, according to the GPO. There also is tremendous opportunity for printers capable of handling GPO’s million dollar plus jobs – often ulti-year programs. Examining GPO data back to 2006...