Northeast
Regional Print Management Conference will be in Vermont
The Sheridan Group CEO to deliver a keynote at Sept. 14-17
gathering
The leading regional conference for owners and executives of printing
and graphic communications in northeastern United States’ $14
billion print marketplace will take place Sept. 14–17 at The Woodstock
Inn in Woodstock, Vt. (More)
Xpedx
plans major expansion at Connecticut hub
Move deepens commitment to printing and graphic arts customers
in New England
Xpedx, one of North America’s largest marketer
and distributor of printing papers, graphic supplies and equipment,
will more than double its presence in Connecticut with construction
of a full-service distribution/logistics center and new company offices
in Middletown, Conn. Occupancy is set for later this year. (More)
Universal
Graphix buys United Lithograph
Sales now top $50 million
One of the fastest growing printing companies in the Boston area, Universal
Graphix, has purchased United Lithograph in Somerville, Mass.,
from Cenveo. (More)
Monroe
Litho to be powered by wind
Rochester, N.Y. printer to be one of first in nation
Monroe Litho, a commercial printing company in Rochester,
N.Y., has signed a contract to purchase 1.8 million kilowatt hours of
electricity annually that is powered by wind-generated sources. (More)
Demystifying
marketing: What makes it work?
By John Graham
A company is lucky if there’s someone around who’s not afraid
to poke holes in its “latest and greatest” ideas and initiatives.
Of course, most organizations either sideline or dismiss these bothersome
skeptics as lousy “team players” who don’t fit into
the corporate culture. (More)
Backups,
support contracts and other unpleasant topics
By Ron Ellis
A certain amount of time is spent each month rebuilding or fixing broken
workflows, RIPs and other systems that happen out there. Things break,
nothing is perfect and unless you are willing to configure duplicate
workflows, there will be times when you won’t be able to get any
work done because of these events. As someone who is called in because
things often aren’t working, there are some things I see that
can prevent downtime and allow you to get back up quickly. Some of these
cost money and some don’t, but very often I find myself doing
work that never should have been done in the first place — if
there had been a good backup plan in place. (More)
Company
Profile
DS Graphics: Where change and improvement are
constant
By Nancy A. Hitchcock
With customer satisfaction as its primary goal, DS Graphics complies
to customers’ requests — even when they don’t involve
printing. After 30 years of following this principle, the Lowell, Mass.,
company now offers custom solutions that involve print, fulfillment,
warehousing, and even manufacturing. Most recently, customers began
to request variable data printing and direct mail, and for the first
time, DS Graphics expanded its services by purchasing another company.
In February 2006, DS Graphics acquired Fidelity Communications, a commercial
sheetfed company specializing in personalized one-to-one direct mail
marketing. (More)
Only
in printed version
Conflict
resolution: Six secrets to successfully conquer conflicts
By Paul Davis
There are just a several different types of employee interaction that
can create conflict and cause tension in the workplace. Such tension
and turmoil among employees, if not quickly dealt with, can rapidly
spread throughout the ranks and distract many from work-related duties.
Davis, author of “Breakthrough for a Broken Heart,”shares
six secrets to successfully conquer conflicts.
Learning
to lead:
Five steps to pain-free, productive meetings
By Suzanne Bates
If you hate meetings, you’re not alone. Practically everyone does,
and although businesses have to run meetings, very often, meetings run
businesses. You may think that the only thing worse than sitting through
meetings is having to lead them. Rather than dreading running meetings,
though, you can embrace the opportunity to polish up and show off your
leadership skills. Bates, an executive coach and communications consultant,
gives five steps that will enable you to lead great meetings.
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