Business Management - Industry Trends

Andy Paparozzi, newly named chief economist for SGIA, proclaimed that, for the immediate future, the positive market forces driving the U.S. economy will prevail.

2018 SGIA Expo will have a panel of recipients of Big Picture magazine’s annual Women in Print Awards speak about their roles in print. Adrienne Palmer, Editor-in-Chief of ST Media Group (Booth1893), will lead the session today at 1:30 pm in room N114.

SGIA teamed up with Karstedt Consulting to research and write a report on the impact of digital printing technologies in the packaging sector. Kevin Karstedt is leading two separate sessions at the 2018 SGIA Expo explaining the findings of the report and their possible effects on the industry.

InfoTrends, a division of Keypoint Intelligence, and SGIA combined to put together a report on digital adoption in printed packaging.

Ford Bowers, President & CEO of SGIA, noted that we are on the cusp of a new beginning for the association, and for the industry as a whole.

SGIA (Booth 1961) and NAPCO Media teamed up recently to do a study on industry convergence and the results of that study will be discussed by a panel led by Nathan Safran, Director of Research at NAPCO Media. The session is today at 10:30 am in room N120.

In an always-on, smart-everything world, the race for attention is on every second of every day. Before investing, print buyers want to be confident they’re choosing the right partner to cut through the static.

Mary Ann Geers, SVP for Marketing and Corporate Strategy at GPA (Booth 338), and Matt Buckley, Business Development Director for the Wide-Format Market at GPA, are leading a session today to help businesses adjust to the ever-changing retail environment.

Take some time to learn more about the functional printing, process and products at the SGIA FP3 Luncheon, taking place today from 12 to 1:30 pm in room N110.

As the 2018 SGIA Expo kicks off for the final time — it will be reborn in 2019 as PRINTING United — there is no denying that at this show, there is something for everyone.