Business Management - Industry Trends

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.

As each year winds down, paint companies and color authority Pantone release their picks for Color of the Year. These picks are no crystal ball into what everyone will be using and wearing in the upcoming year, but they do reflect a moment in time.

When Spencer Coleman rose to a leadership role at the signage/print firm his parents founded, the Utah-based company was at a crossroads. It was time to find a way to truly evolve and usher in a new era of greater growth.

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, we explore how AI is impacting every facet of print businesses; Dave Leskusky, president of PRINTING United Alliance talks about the ASI Pavilion that will be at at the 2026 Expo; we discuss getting better color from AI art; and we welcome Derrick Nelloms as vice president of the Alliance.

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, harness the power of your LinkedIn; better understand what AI can do for your business with this latest podcast episode; potential port worker strike concerns reignite, and be sure to checkout highlights for wide-format printers from BDNY 2024.

There are countless opportunities for promo distributors to expand their offerings within top end-buyer markets using print products.