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The Pond-Ekberg
Company installs new KBA 74 Karat digital offset press
 The
Pond-Ekberg Company, a Chicopee, Mass. commercial printing company and
finisher in Chicopee, Mass., recently held an open house to display its
new 74 Karat digital offset press, the third press from equipment manufacturer
KBA North America that Pond-Ekberg has installed over the last seven years.
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The tired company syndrome
By John Graham
There’s plenty of available advice on what it takes to be a great
company. And there’s no end of articles and books on how to manage
a business enterprise. Every business school professor produces them,
along with an endless stream of consultants. (More)
What makes you so special?
20 ways for printers to differentiate themselves
By Margie Gallo Dana
In an extended business environment where sales have been tougher to secure
than at anytime over the past 20 years for many printing and graphic communications
firms, there are cost-effective ways companies can elevate their profiles
to make them an attractive option for professional print buyers. (More)
Company Profile
Lane Press celebrates 100 years of quality printing
from northern Vermont
By Jane Peters
The old adage “The mighty oak from a tiny
acorn, grew,” is very appropriate when describing Lane Press. A
printer that started as a small shop on the second floor of a wooden building
is now a leading web printing company that occupies a modern 200,000-square
foot building in South Burlington. Today Lane Press anchors Vermont's
and New England's printing industry. (More)
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“Control the assets and
you control fulfillment”
The message from NAPL’s first mail &
fulfillment conference
By C. Clint Bolte
NAPL member surveys of recent years have highlighted the growing interest
among printers in diversifying into the value-added services of mailing
and fulfillment. Bolte provides readers with a recap of NAPL’s recent
first dedicated conference, which concentrated on the basics of how to
get started in either or both of these areas.
New value-added business opportunities
for printing companies
By Frank J. Romano
There was a time when 100 percent of what a printer sold was printing.
That has changed, and with margins being as tight as ever, printers need
to look throughout their entire organizations for opportunities to generate
revenue. Romano reviews 11 areas of additional services now offered by
printers.
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