Business Management - Industry Trends

This episode of wide format weekly includes key trends and opportunities, mergers and acquisitions, direct dye sublimation, and Canon's wallpaper challenge.   Happy holidays to all!

As the wide-format segment has grown, the quest for companies to differentiate, and to define themselves among the crowd, has become increasingly difficult. And while the segment is highly competitive, it remains strong.

In this episode, guests talk about everything from the new technology they experienced in 2024 to their favorite part about being in the apparel decorating community.

The singer has partnered with Sony and the New York MTA to take over a whole subway train with a mix of print and promo.

To put a lid on a momentous 2024, the Wide-Format Impressions’ “News Team” offers their impressions on the last twelve months.

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, AlphaGraphics has committed to a five-year Membership Program with PRINTING United Alliance; Epson completed its acquisition of Fiery; we debuted a three-part video interview series with HP's Daniel Martinez; Fujifilm joined the Women in Print Alliance; and we take a closer look at Pantone's color of the year picks.

Canon USA, Inc.'s John Ingraham, senior marketing specialist, Large Format Solutions, and Angel Georgiou, senior product marketing specialist, sat down to discuss the wallpaper challenge that Canon presented at PRINTING United Expo in Las Vegas.

Mergers and acquisitions in the wide-format space continue to be robust, though the industry and economy make for a changing playing field.

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

The future of print is shifting toward personalized, on-demand production, driven by online ordering and supported by private equity.