Business Management - Industry Trends

Charlie Taublieb, Owner of Taublieb Consulting and Chairman of the Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT), inducted the newest members to the Academy at the 2018 SGIA Expo.

A joint SGIA/NAPCO research study confirmed the boundaries between printing businesses are beginning to disappear. During a Friday session entitled “Charting Industry Convergence,” Nathan Safran of NAPCO Research presented key findings from the survey.

Over the past few days, you’ve probably heard a lot about PRINTING United, but you probably still have questions. Here is what you need to know about what’s happening to the SGIA Expo in 2019 and what you can expect from PRINTING United.

At the Women in Print Alliance breakfast, Kathy Korman Frey, Founder of the Hot Mommas Project, walked a packed room of women from across the printing industry through goal setting and the importance of mentorship.

The typical run length for print contracts has shrunk considerably in recent years, driven by an evolving e-commerce environment in which customization, personalization and on-demand production are increasingly the norm.

Sascha Tietje, Direct Enterprise Accounts Manager at Packsize International, will host a session at 2018 SGIA Expo discussing the future of on-demand packaging.

Yesterday, at Ricoh USA's Booth 3601, Dan Johansen, Marketing Manager at Ricoh USA, discussed some various opportunities, the idea behind Ricoh's interactive and immersive booth and trends in the industry.

According to the results of SGIA’s (Booth 1961) Industry Benchmarking Survey, conducted this year, there’s a forward-looking, optimistic approach taking hold in the printing sector.

One of the regular events attendees look forward to every year is the Women in Print Alliance breakfast, where women from all walks of print life are invited to network and learn from each other. This year’s keynote speaker will be Kathy Korman Frey, founder of the Hot Mommas Project.

This year’s Garment Decorators luncheon is the culmination of the work by the SGIA Garment Decorator Committee, which seeks to bring a wide range of information to this segment of the industry, topped off with a presentation from riCardo | crespo, who is also the emcee for THREADX 2019.