{"id":1579,"date":"2013-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/network.napco.com\/print-and-promo\/article\/psda-s-2013-distributor-solutions-expo-show\/"},"modified":"2015-07-30T10:50:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T10:50:42","slug":"psda-s-2013-distributor-solutions-expo-show","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/network.napco.com\/print-and-promo\/article\/psda-s-2013-distributor-solutions-expo-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Exceeding Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly three years have passed since the Print Services & Distribution Association (PSDA) joined forces with management firm SmithBucklin<\/a> and relocated its headquarters from Alexandria, Va., to Chicago. Now the PSDA<\/a> is making bold moves once again.<\/p>\n

As members of the industry flock to Chicago for this year’s annual show (May 8-9), they will notice several changes, starting with a new name: Distributor Solutions Expo<\/a>. The decision is a direct result of PSDA’s commitment to evolve its national event.<\/p>\n

Matt Sanderson, PSDA executive vice president, believes the new name was a no-brainer. “Basic as it may seem, this event is fundamentally about distributors finding solutions. So why not call it that? Sometimes, the best answers are the simplest,” he said. “We added the tagline, ‘Delivering on the Power of Partnership,’ to remind everyone of the importance of deep partnerships throughout our unique supply chain.”<\/p>\n

Sanderson has been busy fielding questions from curious exhibitors, PSDA members and attendees. In particular, many are wondering about the continuing evolution of the show. According to Sanderson, feedback has been positive, and this is only the first step. Of course, evolution isn’t limited to a name change—tweaks also have been made to the Expo’s floor design and composition, education topics and delivery, schedule and overall atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Several factors influenced the strategic planning process. For instance, the association reviewed past attendee research before cutting the show from three days to two.<\/p>\n

“By building the event around a two-day experience, more attendees will overlap, improving value for everyone. And a tighter event program means fewer days out of the office and a less expensive trip for attendees and exhibitors,” Sanderson explained. “We are focused on improving the ROI for all involved, and the schedule is part of that. We want to make it hard for people not to come, and hard not to do business while they are there.”<\/p>\n

Furthermore, rather than highlighting a traditional keynote, PSDA opted to integrate education throughout the entire event. For the 2013 show, sessions will be delivered in classrooms (see “Over Achieving” sidebar), in small theater setups and on the show floor itself. “Driving attendee engagement and return on investment were at the center of these decisions. I’m looking forward to seeing it all come together in May,” Sanderson commented.<\/p>\n

The goal of the 2013 Distributor Solutions Expo is to be “more than a product showcase with a conference on the side,” and Sanderson remains confident in the show’s success. “We’re tracking consistently with the past couple of years, and Chicago is historically a great city for us,” he noted. “[…] There’s no better opportunity to listen and learn about where leaders in our industry are headed, to further relationships with new and existing channel partners, to see what’s working, and to give your employees a hands-on taste of our changing industry. We want attendees to see that we are responsive, and that we are working to increase the return on participation.”<\/p>\n

In addition to its annual show, the PSDA continues to look at some broader goals—particularly elevating the profile of its supply chain. As the national association of this industry, the PSDA is uniquely positioned to help this cause.<\/p>\n

“Programs like PSDA’s PEAK awards (the winners are announced at the 2013 Distributor Solutions Expo) help us tell that story. To achieve the awareness that we are after, we need committed, engaged, differentiated companies as members,” Sanderson remarked. “So that’s the goal within the goal—to deliver value for our member companies that are making a difference in this industry for their customers, both large and small.”<\/p>\n

This year’s show will feature more than 150 exhibiting companies. They include:<\/p>\n

Abbott Label Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 467<\/p>\n

AccuLink<\/strong>
Booth 228<\/p>\n

Action Printing<\/strong>
Booth 556<\/p>\n

Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI)<\/strong>
Booth 451A<\/p>\n

Affinity HR Group<\/strong>
Booth 427A<\/p>\n

Allen-Bailey Tag & Label Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 462<\/p>\n

ALLPRO Direct Marketing<\/strong>
Booth 320<\/p>\n

AmeriCAL Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 101<\/p>\n

American Slide Chart\/Perrygraf<\/strong>
Booth 424<\/p>\n

AmeriPrint Corporation<\/strong>
Booth 325<\/p>\n

Apex Business Systems<\/strong>
Booth 355<\/p>\n

Apex Color<\/strong>
Booth 457<\/p>\n

Appleton<\/strong>
Booth 231<\/p>\n

Arjobex<\/strong>
Booth 366<\/p>\n

B&W Press Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 224<\/p>\n

Badger Tag & Label Corp.<\/strong>
Booth 449A<\/p>\n

Bann Business Solutions<\/strong>
Booth P26<\/p>\n

BCT<\/strong>
Booth 213<\/p>\n

Bertek Systems Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 324<\/p>\n

Bradford & Bigelow<\/strong>
Booth 542<\/p>\n

Bristol ID Technologies<\/strong>
Booth 217<\/p>\n

Broker Forms<\/strong>
Both 419<\/p>\n

Business Cards Plus<\/strong>
Booth 323<\/p>\n

Carbonless & Cut Sheet Forms<\/strong>
Booth 455A<\/p>\n

Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 103<\/p>\n

CE Printed Products Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 430<\/p>\n

Central States Business Forms<\/strong>
Booth 433A<\/p>\n

Century Marketing<\/strong>
Booth 316<\/p>\n

CFC Print Solutions<\/strong>
Booth 216<\/p>\n

Chicago Tag & Label<\/strong>
Booth 437A<\/p>\n

Continental Datalabel<\/strong>
Booth 155<\/p>\n

Corporate Disk Company<\/strong>
Booth 223<\/p>\n

Custom Index Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 428<\/p>\n

Data Label Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 135<\/p>\n

Data Management Center (DMC)<\/strong>
Booth 266<\/p>\n

Datatel Resources Corporation<\/strong>
Booth 159<\/p>\n

Delforms<\/strong>
Booth 361<\/p>\n

DemandBridge LLC<\/strong>
Booth 137<\/p>\n

The DFS Group<\/strong>
Booth 357<\/p>\n

Discount Labels\/Wisco Envelope<\/strong>
Booth 554<\/p>\n

Diversified Labeling Solutions Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 115<\/p>\n

EAGLE Graphics Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 464<\/p>\n

Ennis Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 255<\/p>\n

The Envelope Express Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 269<\/p>\n

Envelope Mart USA<\/strong>
Booth 544<\/p>\n

e-Quantum Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 121<\/p>\n

Falls Cities Printing<\/strong>
Booth 470<\/p>\n

The Flesh Company<\/strong>
Booth 235<\/p>\n

Flexible Innovations Ltd.<\/strong>
Booth P41<\/p>\n

Folder Express<\/strong>
Booth 117<\/p>\n

Formax<\/strong>
Booth 123<\/p>\n

FormStore Incorporated<\/strong>
Booth 165<\/p>\n

Futek Forms, Tags & Labels Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 458<\/p>\n

Gill Studios Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 445<\/p>\n

Graphic Dimensions<\/strong>
Booth 225<\/p>\n

Greystone Print Solutions<\/strong>
Booth P312<\/p>\n

Greystone Results<\/strong>
Booth P23<\/p>\n

Hessprint<\/strong>
Booth 468<\/p>\n

Highland Computer Forms Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 460<\/p>\n

Hodgins Engraving Co.<\/strong>
Booth 449<\/p>\n

Hospital Forms & Systems Corp.<\/strong>
Booth 360<\/p>\n

Independent Folders<\/strong>
Booth 328<\/p>\n

InfoSeal LLC<\/strong>
Booth 147<\/p>\n

Integrated Print & Graphics Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 461<\/p>\n

International Label Mfg. LLC<\/strong>
Booth 560<\/p>\n

iPROMOTEu<\/strong>
Booth 257<\/p>\n

Jubilee Brands—Packaging 360<\/strong>
Booth P31<\/p>\n

Jubilee Brands—Thanks a Dozen & Brandelope<\/strong>
Booth P412<\/p>\n

Kay Toledo Tag\/SSP<\/strong>
Booth 518<\/p>\n

KDM Enterprises LLC<\/strong>
Booth 141<\/p>\n

Label Art<\/strong>
Booth 222<\/p>\n

Label Works<\/strong>
Booth 274<\/p>\n

Labels West Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 267<\/p>\n

Lancer Label<\/strong>
Booth 420<\/p>\n

LaunchPad Marketing, a Graphic Dimensions Company<\/strong>
Booth 221<\/p>\n

The Leslie Company<\/strong>
Booth 445A<\/p>\n

LTI Printing<\/strong>
Booth 275<\/p>\n

Madison Forms<\/strong>
Booth 427<\/p>\n

Magnets 4 Media<\/strong>
Booth 111<\/p>\n

Mailers Haven<\/strong>
Booth P37<\/p>\n

MAR Graphics<\/strong>
Booth 443<\/p>\n

Marathon Label<\/strong>
Booth 330<\/p>\n

Marketing 4<\/strong>
Booth 461A<\/p>\n

McCourt Label Company<\/strong>
Booth 372<\/p>\n

MICR Express<\/strong>
Booth 431<\/p>\n

N.E.W. Printing<\/strong>
Booth 268<\/p>\n

NAStar Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 313<\/p>\n

Nationwide Payment Solutions<\/strong>
Booth P29<\/p>\n

Navitor Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 272<\/p>\n

New Century Envelope<\/strong>
Booth 459A<\/p>\n

New Dimension Labels, a Graphic Dimensions Company<\/strong>
Booth 219<\/p>\n

New Loyalty USA Inc.<\/strong>
Booth P212<\/p>\n

Nexdor<\/strong>
Booth P313<\/p>\n

Novex Systems LLC<\/strong>
Booth P213<\/p>\n

Paper Systems Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 457<\/p>\n

Pilgrim Plastics<\/strong>
Booth 421<\/p>\n

Powered by Katalistik<\/strong>
Booth P26<\/p>\n

Primadata LLC<\/strong>
Booth 329<\/p>\n

Print+Promo Magazine<\/strong>
Booth 366<\/p>\n

Printco Incorporated<\/strong>
Booth 229<\/p>\n

PrinterPresence by Firespring<\/strong>
Booth P211<\/p>\n

PRINTSouth<\/strong>
Booth 455<\/p>\n

Prodigital<\/strong>
Booth 459<\/p>\n

ProDocument Solutions<\/strong>
Booth 425<\/p>\n

Promo PrintSolutions Inc.<\/strong>
Booth P11<\/p>\n

Proximity Marketing<\/strong>
Booth P21<\/p>\n

PSDA<\/strong>
Booth 251<\/p>\n

Pyramid Checks & Printing<\/strong>
Booth 331<\/p>\n

Quick Tab II Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 433<\/p>\n

Rainmaker Sales<\/strong>
Booth 422<\/p>\n

RCS International<\/strong>
Booth P310<\/p>\n

Regal Envelope<\/strong>
Booth 230<\/p>\n

Regency Business Solutions<\/strong>
Booth 374<\/p>\n

Repacorp Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 110<\/p>\n

Roeda Signs & ScreenTech Imaging<\/strong>
Booth 368<\/p>\n

Rose Printing Company<\/strong>
Booth 443A<\/p>\n

RR Donnelley<\/strong>
Booth 215<\/p>\n

SAGE<\/strong>
Booth 363<\/p>\n

Specialty Graphics Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 457A<\/p>\n

Star Filing<\/strong>
Booth 439A<\/p>\n

Stouse Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 322<\/p>\n

Strata-Tac Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 261<\/p>\n

Stylecraft Printing<\/strong>
Booth 153<\/p>\n

Superior Print Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 538<\/p>\n

TABBIES, Div. of Xertrex International<\/strong>
Booth 465<\/p>\n

Team Concept Printing<\/strong>
Booth 109<\/p>\n

Teraco Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 317<\/p>\n

TFP Data Systems<\/strong>
Booth 367<\/p>\n

TLF Graphics Inc.<\/strong>
Booth P116<\/p>\n

Total Printing Systems<\/strong>
Booth 273<\/p>\n

Triangle Wholesale Printing, Div. of BCI<\/strong>
Booth 431A<\/p>\n

Universal Manufacturing Co.<\/strong>
Booth 161<\/p>\n

VariVerge<\/strong>
Booth P32<\/p>\n

Ward\/Kraft Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 451<\/p>\n

Western States Envelope & Label<\/strong>
Booth 437<\/p>\n

Western Tag & Printing<\/strong>
Booth 466<\/p>\n

Wilmer<\/strong>
Booth 335<\/p>\n

Wise<\/strong>
Booth 129<\/p>\n

Worldwide Ticketcraft<\/strong>
Booth 375<\/p>\n

Wright Enterprises<\/strong>
Booth 127<\/p>\n

Xant\u00e9 Corporation<\/strong>
Booth 373<\/p>\n

Xeikon<\/strong>
Booth 321<\/p>\n

Xetex Business Systems Inc.<\/strong>
Booth 149<\/p>\n

YourPackagingSource<\/strong>
Booth 416<\/p>\n

(Available exhibitor information was up-to-date at the time of publication. Booth numbers are subject to change.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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