Quick Printing, Printing News, Wide-Format Imaging, MyPrintResource.com - Cygnus Properties

As Publisher of Quick Printing, Printing News, Wide-Format Imaging, MyPrintResource.com and the GRAPH EXPO Show Daily, industry veteran Kelley Holmes manages the Cygnus Graphics Media group properties. She previously worked as an account executive for Quick Printing, Southern Graphics & Artes Graficas publications under the ownership of Rob Schweiger, founder of Quick Printing and former owner of Coast Publishing, until it was acquired by Cygnus in 1997.  Shortly after, she became Associate Publisher under the ownership of PTN Publishing and then in 2004 was named Publisher of Quick Printing for Cygnus Business Media most recently taking over the Printing Portfolio in 2009.  Ms. Holmes and her team have worked to integrate the Cygnus Graphics Media group brands, build the business strategy of the current multi-media web portal and secure the contract with the Graphic Arts Show Company for the GRAPH EXPO Show Daily. Her background is in sales and marketing along with her formal education at the University of Central Florida where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Ms. Holmes is responsible for overseeing the business plans as it relates to circulation, editorial, sales, marketing & production in order to continue to maintain Cygnus’ high advertising market share in this industry. Ms. Holmes credits her understanding and familiarity with business issues to the excellent management team at Cygnus, Rob Schweiger, and to her father, Bud Holmes who successfully ran Holmes Oil Company, a family run gasoline & oil distributorship previously located in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ms. Holmes resides with her 3 children in Port St. Lucie, Florida. 

An experienced small business manager prior to joining Quick Printing in 1989, Karen compiles and interprets QP’s Annual Top 100 and Annual Franchise Review. She has spent more than 20 years writing feature articles for the Cygnus Graphics Media Group, with special emphasis on the quick and small commercial printing markets. She received the NAQP Industry Award of Distinction in 1999.

With more than 14 years of experience in the wide-format market, Denise parlays her journalistic experience with her in-depth knowledge of the issues, challenges, and technology of the wide- and grand format industry. She employs her unique vantage point to observe and report on the graphic arts, creative, and photography markets and how wide-format technology plays a vital role in each.

A respected voice of the industry for more than 25 years and award winning journalist, Bob has stayed on top of developments and trends in the quick and small commercial printing industry since becoming editor of Quick Printing in 1988. In 1995 he received the NAQP Industry Award of Distinction. He applies his knowledge and abilities toward guiding and shaping the editorial content for every aspect of the Cygnus Graphics Media Group.

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