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March 3, 2021 eNews

Online Newsletter – Have you joined LinkedIn’s “Print Industry Thought Leaders” group yet?

How Texas’ Winter Implosion Mirrors the Print Industry
People Texas is HOT. But last month we sat in the dark in our freezing Texas home. Why? Because of infrastructure failures due to ignoring changing conditions. Printers too must adapt their infrastructure to changing conditions. Texas delayed recommended solutions with devastating results. Want can we learn from that failure?

New Year New Products for Duplo USA
“The print industry is rapidly changing and Duplo, as always, is developing solutions to fit those needs. While we look to the future, we have not forgotten our past and the product segments that made us an industry leader,” said Rick Salinas, Vice President of Marketing at Duplo USA. “These three releases bolster our legacy segments with new and exciting features to help customers keep their competitive edge.”

Disaster Recovery: 3 Sides–Physical, Equipment, Personnel
Last month Texas made a statement “2020 was Hell, 2021 is Hell Froze Over.” Our hearts go out to families and employers still being affected by the lack of electricity and water. Disaster plans are critical for the continuation of a business after a crisis. We need to plan for fires, floods, tornados and now add frozen state infrastructures.

Opening the Taps at Manroland Sheetfed
"As in many other businesses our growth path until the beginning of 2020 was disrupted by the pandemic. But finally, we have observed during the last months in most countries a significantly increased number of projects for new machinery, especially in large size. The level of new orders in the first weeks of 2021 confirms this change of trend in our industry,“ said Rafael Peñuela Torres, CEO Manroland Sheetfed.

Jacob Aizikowitz: Personalization & Customer Experience
To succeed today and beyond, print needs to integrate seamlessly with the world of digital media. Evidence shows that adding print to digital campaigns, delivers significant response increases. So, what keeps marketers from embracing print in their digital marketing campaigns? Read Jacob Aizikowitz’s discussion on a little-explored limiting factor.

Forbes Recently Highlighted Ricoh’s Innovations
The article highlights how Ricoh is empowering the future workplace using its 80-year history of technical innovations. Ricoh’s copier technology is credited for helping companies be more productive. Areas where they have been most impactful, are healthcare, data security, and sustainability. Diversification seems to be the success key.

Developing the Business
Market Conditions Changing Quickly!
Market conditions are changing faster than you may be able to (re)act. Customers are getting vaccinated, positive virus test results are dropping, schools and many other businesses are now opening up. Who you talked to last week has a different opinion today about what they want to accomplish now.

Webinar: Unleash the Power of VDP
Mark Andy and Global Graphics Software have partnered to host “Unleash the Power of VDP”, a virtual event to shine a light on VDP. We will talk about VDP growth and trends, educate printers on types of VDP and proper workflow, and on what to take into consideration when adding this technology to the pressroom.

On The Fence About Adding Wide-Format Capabilities?
A Printing Franchise organization admitted locations that offered Wide-Format Printing had weathered the COVID storm quite well. "If you are on the fence, not sure wide-format is a direction you want to take, sign up for the APTech's Wide-Format Master Class I am instructing. Come learn the advantages of developing an actionable plan for moving your company to profitability!"

Names in the News

Grant Miller
Grant Miller, former President of BlueCrest, is now the Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Officer at CJK Group, Inc.

Charles Lissenburg
Charles Lissenburg, formerly of Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, is now the Chief Commercial Officer at SPGPrints B.V.

Ted Grigg
Ted Grigg has joined IWCO Direct as VP of Marketing Strategy.

Marie Myers
Marie Myers is the new Chief Financial Officer at HP Inc.

Carl Brock
Carl Brock has been appointed the Senior Application Specialist at Hamillroad Software.

Scott Robinson
Scott Robinson has been promoted to VP of Managed Print Services at Toshiba America Business Solutions.

Laura Blackmer
Laura Blackmer of Konica Minolta was Recognized on CRN’s 2021 Channel Chiefs List.

Industry News

o Lowe-Martin Upgrades Productivity and Capabilities with NEXFINITY

o Minuteman Press Franchise Owner Manny Castro Fulfills Lifelong Dream of US...

o New Distribution Partnership with Digital Color Ink

o Epson to Present and Host Workshop at Natural Products Expo Spark Change...

o GIS Launches New Atlas UI Direct to Shape Module

o The Best Just got Better - Sitexco+!

o Family-Owned Minuteman Press Franchise in East Indianapolis Shows Print Is...

o Baldwin Presents Free Webinar on Automated Cleaning of High-Graphics Presses

o Agfa and Dataline to Host Joint Virtual Event Focused on Automation Through...

o Fourth drupa Preview Day Kicks Off 2021 with Top-Class Speakers and Content

o DS Graphics/Universal Wilde Expands its Inkjet Footprint and New Facilities with...

Business Reads

First a Dream, James L. Clayton
This book has a good story. Warren Buffett read this book after he spoke to a group of students from the University of Tennessee, who gave him a copy as a gift. It's the autobiography of the founder of Clayton Homes, a manufactured home company. Buffett says he found the story so compelling that he wound up buying the firm.

News Outside of Print

Mardi Gras Becomes ‘Yardi Gras’
A New Orleans couple who normally spend this time of year building fantastical floats for the Mardi Gras parade has done something a little different for the pandemic—creating porch floats so people can party safely at home.

Additional News

o Koenig & Bauer Achieves Revenue of More than €1bn in 2020 – Slight Organic Revenue Growth...

o Toshiba Introduces Touch Free App for Multifunction Printers

o INX International and CannedWater4Kids team up to send drinking water relief to Texas

o HP Inc. Reports Fiscal 2021 First Quarter Results

o SUN Automation Group Enters Exclusive Strategic Partnership Agreement with PARA Srl

o Exhibition Space, Conference Area and Networking Plaza: The Three pillars of Virtual.drupa are...

o Idealliance Recognizes Leadership at Closing Board Meeting Prior to Merger with...

o International Paper Named One Of The 2021 World's Most Ethical Companies By Ethisphere...

o Xaar’s FuturePrint Presentation to Highlight Inkjet Printing’s Drive into New Applications

o National / AZON Closes 2020 with Best Month on Record for Contex Large Format Scanners

o CR Print Adapts and Grows Business During Pandemic with FUJIFILM Acuity Line of Printers

o FADEL and Esko Announce Partnership and Integration of Cloud-Based DRM and DAM Software

o Super High Speed Single-Pass: EFI’s Fastest-Ever Inkjet Solution for Display Graphics is a...

o Canon U.S.A. Receives Eight Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, Including the BLI 2021 A4...

o Pitney Bowes Continues Expansion into the Small Business Market

o Passion for Pharmaceutical Packaging – Growth with New Machine Generation

o Digital Print Technology for a Circular Economy

o New Leaf Paper Announces Sustainable Green Printing Partnership

o Konica Minolta Ranked #1 MSP by Cloudtango for Second Consecutive

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