Blogs

Redefine What Print Could Be

Traditional sales teams are failing to align with the industry’s rapidly evolving demands. Here are some strategies to keep up.

Performance Management: A 3-Step Approach to Accountability and Results

Most performance appraisal processes are perfunctory at best. The Dynamic Performance Appraisal offers a better, simpler way.

The Art of Making Decisions: A Senior Manager's Guide to Staying Ahead

Leadership is part art, part science, and entirely about making the best possible choices with the information you have.

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Business Management

Traditional sales teams are failing to align with the industry’s rapidly evolving demands. Here are some strategies to keep up.

Most performance appraisal processes are perfunctory at best. The Dynamic Performance Appraisal offers a better, simpler way.

Leadership is part art, part science, and entirely about making the best possible choices with the information you have.

Color/Quality Control

Color repeatability, quality, and accuracy are essential for preserving brand reputation and fostering customer trust.

Barbie pink is PANTONE 219 C. How different is the solid ink color from the CMYK build of that color?

With 2D curves, we can only change tints/tones for each color through the tonal range; we cannot change the 100% solid.

Consumables - General

Many professionals will be familiar with the concept of window graphics. What may not be so clear is the different options when it comes to installing and applying these colorful graphics.

If not installed correctly, window graphics can cause thermal stress. Here are some tips for how installers can avoid that.

While high-quality adhesive tapes allow users to take on all manner of work and assist them with creating applications of all shapes and sizes, you can push the boundaries even further by thinking outside the box with double-sided tapes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A PRINTING United Alliance and NAPCO Research study on artificial intelligence (AI) in the printing industry identified that wide-format print providers are increasing their use of AI in their operations.

Leveraging AI, such as ChatGPT, to analyze sales performance can lead to both personal growth in sales skills and closed deals.

In this new era where AI redefines the boundaries of sales expertise, we have reached a learn-or-lag fork in the road. Will you adapt?

Training & Education

One month after PRINTING United Expo, Tara Seth reflects on her experience as a student attendee and what surprised her the most.

In the printing industry, there are opportunities for professionals and students to interact. Here is why it’s so important.

Tara Seth offers a glimpse into her college degree, Graphic Media Management, and how this has set her on a path to success.

Consumables - Media

While on the surface it sounds like the perfect material, there are some drawbacks to working with static cling vinyl. Let's talk about some alternatives.

In its continuous effort to support sustainability and innovation, Moss is proud to announce the expansion of its sustainable materials portfolio. The newly expanded range features 14 cutting-edge, eco-friendly materials that deliver the high quality and performance you expect from Moss, with an enhanced focus on environmental responsibility. Many of the materials are made from…

It can be frustrating when unsightly bubbles appear during the installation process, but the good news is that there are many effective solutions to avoid them.

Software

As drupa approaches and alluring technologies will be on display, don’t forget to rethink and energize sales efforts. Here’s why.

Cloud computing has transitioned from a distant concept to a pivotal aspect of business operations. Here’s what to know.

Asked in PrintFactory’s booth at the recent PRINTING United Expo if anything was new from the company, Simon Landau, the company’s director of global strategic partnerships,…

Consumables - Ink

Although resin or latex ink and printers have been around for more than a decade, they are among the print technologies that have undergone the most significant and rapid evolution in recent years, and now it’s time to take another look at this versatile print technology.

Breaking down the types of inks and what they’re used for helps match the application to the best print technology.

Understanding how materials work with specific print and ink technologies is a key foundation of product development.

Digital Printing - Inkjet

UK-based Print Evolved created a unique application for a customer wanting a Wimbledon-themed bar, printing graphics onto astroturf.

Considerations of print speed, print quality, and flexibility factor strongly in wide-format equipment purchases.

Technology advancements allow operations of all sizes to adopt industrial décor printing.

Finishing

In the modern market, varnishing is now regarded as a tool that can help add a whole new dimension to applications.

Silvering is a common issue that occurs when laminating a printed job.

The products offered by Rollem International, including systems spanning the printing spectrum, work to expand the product offerings of print providers, promote differentiation in the marketplace, and ease print production and finishing. PRINTING United Booth 10351.

Interactive Print

The value Augmented Reality brings to all forms of print is significant.

With the latest innovations in printed electronics, we move one step closer to the ability to directly print microchips onto paper.

From a design perspective, you could say it was the year of the QR Code Comeback.

Mailing/Fulfillment

We’ve heard a lot on the news about essential businesses during COVID-19, but 1 we all count on that isn’t mentioned much is the USPS.