Herm Helps Provide Food for Thought, Soul and Stomach
One of the ways in which I prevent the onset of adulthood is by competing in a Strat-O-Matic baseball league, a board (computer) game that simulates the previous-season performances of players. Our...
View ArticleFeeling a Little Lost? Follow that Burning Desire
As the World Series plays itself out, I thought I'd share a tale relatable to the sport of baseball and tangentially bearing on our wonderful, whacky world of printing. I am coaching my son's "fall...
View ArticleOne Hyundai Ride Not So Comfortable...
Customer service is a pet peeve of mine, and from time to time I have railed about personal experiences in which CSRs and/or sales folks have dropped the ball. First off, I recognize that CSRs are...
View ArticleCowan Happy to Be Part of Political Process
It's been a roller coaster ride the past few years for Harvest Graphics. Back in 2008, the Lenexa, KS-based commercial printer had one of its best years, but it wouldn't be long before the pendulum...
View ArticleEndured a Digital Doom? Talk to Me...
Aloha and happy spring! I'm looking for a little audience participation in support of an article that I'm writing. The theme is digital printing misfires and reboots. I'm in search of companies that...
View ArticleToshiba, USPS Woes a Call to Arms...So Answer
By Erik Cagle This past June, Michael Makin—Printing Industries of America's grand poobah—had a heart-to-heart chat with Bill Melo, the marketing head at Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS). The...
View ArticleISO Integrated Marketing Campaign Successes
Before you go out and pick up the last of those Christmas presents, pull up a chair. I'm looking for printing companies that have success stories to tell with regards to integrated marketing...
View ArticleISO Printers Who Have Added Package Work
Greetings my print brethren and sisteren. I'm working on an article for an upcoming issue of Printing Impressions that examines commercial printers who have diversified into package printing...
View ArticleGoing Beyond Ink on Paper
Good day, gentle readers. Once again, I need your help. Yes, it seems like I only blog when I want something from you…I'm that brother you only hear from around the holidays, when he wants to "borrow"...
View ArticleCrossover Points Between Digital Cutsheet, Sheetfed Offset
Good afternoon, gentle readers. I am coming to you with hat in hand, once again, to see if I can find a couple of interview subjects for a story I'm working on that will be appearing in Printing...
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