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NEWS & TECH is sponsoring a free
market session for newspaper printers
and publishers titled "2020: Future Role
of Newspapers" from 9:00 - 10:00 am in
Room S102.
INPLANT PRINTERS FREE
MARKET PRESENTATION:
IPMA and
In-Plant Graphics are sponsoring a free
session titled "Connecting Customers
with Print" today at 12:00 noon - 1:30
pm in room S102.
HP HIFLEX is offering a free exhibitor session titled "Web-to-Print & MIS
Integrated Workflows for Print" from 12:30 - 1:30 pm in Room S404bc.
INSIDE EFI INTERVIEW:
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Print and Pixel Dust
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GRAPH EXPO 2012 is alive with leading-edge interactive print examples that propel ink-on-paper messages to compelling mobile and Web content. From QR code applications to cloud-based content repositories to augmented reality, this year’s showing of multi-media communications highlights the way a well-executed brochure, publication, or billboard connects presence and permanence to online and social media applications. It is a world where print, mixed with a little pixel dust, helps launch great marketing ideas into flight.
The first-ever PODi Cross-Media Application Gallery in Booth 1269 celebrates some of the best in interactive and multimedia direct marketing. The 2,400 sq.ft. gallery... |
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Wide-format: Get In Before Competitors Do
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Are you into wide-format? If not, the following evidence may convince you you’re overlooking a lucrative opportunity, one your rivals may not be missing.
First, the wide-format graphics portion of the market is growing at about 7.5% a year, in contrast to the rest of the market’s flat growth. Second, the gross margin in wide-format digital graphics is twice what offset offers today.
So says Jeffrey Nelson, Business Development Manager, High Productivity Inkjet Equipment with the... |
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Let's Face It: Face-to-Face Interaction Buoys Buying Power at GRAPH EXPO
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The Official Show Daily publication annually interviews the president of the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), which produces GRAPH EXPO.
Show Daily: With all of the industry changes over the past few years, are trade shows still relevant?
Ralph Nappi: There is little doubt that our industry has seen substantive changes over past few years. But just as print’s relevance stands among the onslaught of new media, so too does the relevance of face-to-face interaction that trade shows provide. While the numbers may change due to industry downsizing, the need for and value of GRAPH EXPO... |
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Soderstrom Society Inductees Rise High
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Named for the late Walter E. Soderstrom, one of the founders of NAPL, the Soderstrom Society is an honors organization that recognizes the contributions of industry leaders, including printing company owners, equipment manufacturers, educators, journalists, and consultants. This year 12 such leaders were inducted as members on Saturday evening at the Mid-America Club, where guests enjoyed a panoramic view of the Chicago skyline from the 80th floor of 200 E. Randolph Drive (the former Amoco/Standard Oil Building).
Congratulations to the 2012 Soderstrom inductees:
Merlin Buhl, President... |
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