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In This Issue: November 2011

November 2011
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  • The Right Paper is Crucial to Digital Success
    Printers need specialized papers to get the best performance from their digital printers and presses

    Printers need specialized papers to get the best performance from their digital printers and presses

     What would happen if you tried to load Mac software onto a PC? If you’re lucky, nothing. If you’re not so lucky, you could ruin the software and crash your computer. The same principle holds true for the paper you choose to run in your digital output devices. Sure, you may be able to reproduce...
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  • Q: I typically prefer to use a permit for postage payment, but some of my customers request a stamp or a meter imprint on their mail. Why is that and are there easier ways to process these?
    Mail Room: Ask Sandra

    Q: I typically prefer to use a permit for postage payment, but some of my customers request a stamp or a meter imprint on their mail. Why is that and are there easier ways to process these?

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • You can either have a salesperson with exceptional closing skills and terrible organizational skills, or the other way around. Which would you choose?
    Sales Clinic: Every Little Bit Helps

    You can either have a salesperson with exceptional closing skills and terrible organizational skills, or the other way around. Which would you choose?

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • Forget the job they're doing. Take each of your people—no matter whether they answer the phone or run prepress—and place them into one of these five categories.
    Executive Suite: Assessing Assessment

    Forget the job they're doing. Take each of your people—no matter whether they answer the phone or run prepress—and place them into one of these five categories.

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • Tom Crouser tells us that the merger of QP and Printing News offers a lesson about survival. So do his own efforts to change, grow his business, and stay alive in a rapidly shifting market.
    Case Study: Case of More Change

    Tom Crouser tells us that the merger of QP and Printing News offers a lesson about survival. So do his own efforts to change, grow his business, and stay alive in a rapidly shifting market.

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • There is no better time to start a different future than when your printing company conducts a retreat. This should be done annually—ideally, at the end of the year.
    Winning Strategies: It’s a RAP

    There is no better time to start a different future than when your printing company conducts a retreat. This should be done annually—ideally, at the end of the year.

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • A printing company sale should always begin with a consideration of the owner(s)’ objectives. As a selling owner, you should first ask yourself two questions: 1) What am I going to do once I sell my company? and 2) Is the money I expect to receive post-closing enough to support those plans? Strong preparation and good timing will produce the best results.
    Money Talk: Preparing to Sell Your Printing Company

    A printing company sale should always begin with a consideration of the owner(s)’ objectives. As a selling owner, you should first ask yourself two questions: 1) What am I going to do once I sell my...

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • Think it's easy to get creative with a tote bag? You have no idea until you see how Under Construction pushed the envelope by using transparent overlays and foil stamping.
    How'd They Print That?: See-through Printing

    Think it's easy to get creative with a tote bag? You have no idea until you see how Under Construction pushed the envelope by using transparent overlays and foil stamping.

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • Printers may tell their customers white lies about why a job is late, but the worst lies they tell are the ones they tell themselves about their balance sheets. Cleaning up your balance sheet is hard work. Do it now and you'll sleep better tomorrow.
    Quick Consultant: Lies Printers Tell

    Printers may tell their customers white lies about why a job is late, but the worst lies they tell are the ones they tell themselves about their balance sheets. Cleaning up your balance sheet is...

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • LinkedIn groups can generate sales leads, but printers must be proactive about getting involved and then must follow up with live sales calls.
    Digital Original: LinkedIn Groups Can Generate Sales Leads

    LinkedIn groups can generate sales leads, but printers must be proactive about getting involved and then must follow up with live sales calls.

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • In this article we turn our attention to the long term future of print and print markets. Our purpose is not to provide a specific forecast of the future but rather is offered as educated speculation on a likely path of print’s future environment.
    Association Insights: Speculating on Print’s Longer Term Future

    In this article we turn our attention to the long term future of print and print markets. Our purpose is not to provide a specific forecast of the future but rather is offered as educated...

    Article • November 1st, 2011

  • It’s all about change and I’m sure you will quickly notice a number of changes in this issue of Quick Printing. The most striking change is that we have combined much of the content from Printing News with the normal content of QP.
    Editorial: Changing Times

    It’s all about change and I’m sure you will quickly notice a number of changes in this issue of Quick Printing. The most striking change is that we have combined much of the content from...

    Article • November 1st, 2011

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