Business Management - Industry Trends

At the third annual Women in Print Alliance Breakfast, held Thursday morning, a sold-out crowd greeted the lineup of speakers.

Erik Holdo tells In-plant Impressions Editor Bob Neubauer about the solutions attendees can explore at Konica Minolta Booth 9536.

As small, direct-to-consumer businesses carve out market space from giant conglomerates, they need to increase their marketing efforts.

Kicking off the inaugural PRINTING United Wednesday morning was Joe Everson, celebrity artist and singer.

Caroline Lanspa takes Mark Michelson on a tour of Booth 7001, where PRINTING United attendees can find the latest solutions from Ricoh.

At the inaugural PRINTING United, Dino Pagliarello of Konica Minolta discusses the debut of the MGI JETvarnish 3D One.

Ford Bowers, president and CEO of SGIA, and Dave Leskusky, president of NAPCO Media, offered their insights into what PRINTING United will mean to the industry and how the two organizations behind the show have grown even closer over the past few years.

I’ve seen profound change within the industry, and within the core printing segments SGIA has long represented. As with all new technologies, some saw the possibility inherent in their use, while others viewed them as a threat to the status-quo. Over the years since, “the shock of the new,” has become “the new normal.”

More than 100 people attended the invite-only breakfast before PRINTING United opened on Wednesday morning, charting the trends currently impacting the print industry.

2019 is on its way out, offering us an opportunity to reflect on the past year, and plan for the upcoming year with lessons learned. Changes in technology, marketing, finance, operations, and other external factors are imminent. Each year seems to bring changes that impact our businesses.