Twenty:10 Newsletter

Twenty:10 Newsletter Product From NAPL (National Association for Print Leadership): Twenty:10, is a new electronic newsletter from the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) that offers its members articles and blog entries on 10 industry news and management topics in a 20-second, time-friendly format. Readers will be able to scan the article list and gain in-depth information and insights from NAPL industry experts and other sources on those topics most relevant to them.

The new newsletter format, which will incorporate the best features of the association’s previous Executive Insights, Sales & Marketing Strategies, and Weekend Refresher newsletters, will also feature commentaries and blogs from NAPL subject matter experts in all industry management areas.

The newsletter is a benefit exclusively for members of NAPL and its small commercial and quick printer segment, the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP).; Expand for more details on this Product

Hybrid Portable Trade Show Displays Product From ESP Exhibits: The affordable Sacagawea Portable Hybrid Display packs in portable roto-molded case(s) and comes with optional counters and workstations. With Sacagawea, you can start with a 10' x 10' exhibit and expand to a 10' x 20' as your show schedule grows.

Quick and Small Commercial Printers Trends Report Product From NAPL (National Association for Print Leadership): Nearly 70% of the quick and small commercial printers surveyed expect sales to grow in 2011, while only 7% expected them to decrease, according to the just released inaugural issue of the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL)

PGSF Industry Career Guide Available Product From Printing Industries of America (PIA): The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) has produced a guide that print producers and other graphic communication organizations can use to help attract new people to the graphic arts industry. “Careers in Graphic Communications” is available for printing and distribution on a local basis. A limited number of finished guides are also available for those not wanting to produce them. The booklet is designed as a primer on the variety of jobs and career choices available in the industry.

Sales Training Product From David Fellman & Associates: It's time to invest in growth! There is plenty of business out there, but it's not just going to walk in your door. From the selling perspective, someone has to go out and get it—and someone has to be out there defending your current customer relationships too. Whether that's you or an employee, it has to be done, and it has to be done effectively and effciently.

NAPL Business Development Module Program Product From NAPL (National Association for Print Leadership): The NAPL Business Development Module Program from the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) systematically matches a company’s defined business management needs with sharply targeted solutions that will be implemented by NAPL Business Advisory Team specialists. The new program, unveiled at GRAPH EXPO 2010 in Chicago, Oct. 3-6, includes applications for any graphic communications industry business area, from strategic assessment and financial analysis to operations and marketing.

PODi AppForum - Jan 31-Feb 2, 2011 Product From PODi, Digital Printing Initiative: The digital print industry's leading marketing & business strategies event, the AppForum is for companies who want to learn new, more profitable ways to do business. 3 days of focused educational sessions, presented by and for print and marketing service providers on the frontlines. Topics include sales, relevant marketing, leading edge applications, and digital print technology. Independent, vendor-neutral, and backed by PODi, the foremost digital print support organization since 1996. Las Vegas, NV at the Mirage Hotel http://

WorkPlan for Success Product From NAPL (National Association for Print Leadership): The National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) has introduced WorkPlan for Success, a comprehensive business development program that puts into the hands of every Association corporate member the strategies, tactics, and tools for handling many industry business issues successfully.

2010 Financial Benchmarking Study Product From NAPL (National Association for Print Leadership): The new NAPL/NAQP Financial Benchmarking Study for the Quick and Small Commercial Printer, has been created specifically to enable printers with annual sales of less than $5 million compare their financial performance against detailed performance ratios of leading printing companies of similar size. Based on surveys from approximately 300 printers in the small and commercial printer segment, the 75+ page study includes dozens of Profit & Loss statements, balance sheets, and key ratio comparisons. In addition to the data, the

NAPL REPORT Product From NAPL (National Association for Print Leadership): How to best bring value to clients? What are the real costs of service diversification? Are "niche printers" safe from the vagaries of the business environment? How can you make contact with clients as productive as possible? How are companies getting and keeping clients? What are the "speed bumps" ahead in 2006? These are just some of the key issues explored in the NAPL 2006 State of the Industry Report, recently released by NAPL. The in-depth analysis provided in the Report is enabled by the ongoing relationship NAPL economists have developed with a broad base of printing and graphic communications company executives. The NAPL 2006 State of the Industry Report is distributed free to NAPL members. Non-member printers may purchase the report for $399; price to other non-member companies is $999.

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