Business Management - Industry Trends

Chip Basse, president of Albert Basse Associates, shares details of his company's long history, which now focuses on wide-format display graphics.

As wide-format printing firms navigate through a transformative year, we witness a pivotal shift from expansion to consolidation. The evolving dynamics reveal a mature market poised for convergence, seeking resilience through specialization and tailored acquisition strategies.

Brian Hite, principal and founder of Image Options, discusses how the company has changed since its founding, the current state of the industry, and where he sees his business going.

Like any new market, there is always a lot to learn about how it operates. In an effort to learn more, I recently connected with Sara Whiteley, a senior interior designer at DBVW Architects in Providence, Rhode Island, to ask her to weigh in on some common questions I’ve been getting.

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, we continue to celebrate women in print; Don't miss out on the Wide-Format Impressions 150 rankings; We get a part two with Bluemedia's RJ Orr about Super Bowl Graphics; We get candid about reports of discrimination at tradeshows; And a business owner talks rebuilding after a natural disaster.

While some might choose to look the other way in the presence of, in this case, racism or sexism, the act of excluding a person as a potential customer is not only bad for society, it’s bad for business.

This week's episode highlights what it takes to handle graphics for the Super Bowl, a Quebec company on the move, training and installation for graphics installers, finding partners for apparel decoration, and celebrating women in the printing industry.

Tom Trutna, president of Big Ink, shares how his company has changed during its 25 year history, with a focus on "solving its customer's problems."

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, Crisp Imaging acquires ReproGraphic Solutions; A Sign-A-Rama branch transforms its business model; We discuss Vivid Impact's recent business moves; The Wide-Format 150 Annual Ranking is out; and the third annual podcast series for Women's History Month kicks off tomorrow.

The Board of Directors of the National Print and Sign Owners Association (NPSOA) is pleased to announce the election of David Dawson, owner of Instant Print and Promo of Chatham, Ontario as a Director at Large.