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Company's Steps To Capture Short-run Packaging Market 
Konica Minolta announced the installation of its MGI JETvarnish 3DS with iFOIL at Photo Craft Imaging in Colorado. Photo Craft, a professional visual arts and digital printing company with a 45-year local history, purchased the device as part of its strategy to become an all-in-one resource for its customers, offering short-run packaging to avoid having to outsource finishing services.
Tammy Tufty

The Power of Paper: A Driving Force for Political Change
"Paper has been such a large part of all political movements and election campaigns," says Domtar's Paper Advocacy Manager Tammy Tufty. "Even today, with easily accessible online campaigns and social media advertisements, paper is ever-present. From posters and pamphlets to direct mail, people rely heavily on paper to communicate their ideas, beliefs, and..."
Elizabeth Gooding

Measuring Paper Against Expectations
Different companies have different needs when evaluating paper in their inkjet environment. A paper has to be compatible with the device at a minimum, but the quality expectations will vary along with the relative importance of specific quality measures. It’s essential to measure and to prioritize the measurements that matter to you and your customers.
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Sid Chadwick

Developing the Business
Your Worst Unseen Threat May Not Be Covid-19 
About 53% of people working remotely do company business on personal laptops, which often lack safeguards that employers provide, such as firewalls and antivirus software. Even worse, 29% of remote workers said they let kids and other family members use their work laptops for online shopping and gaming.
Debbie Nicholson

When Is the Last Time You Made a Huge Impression?
Wake up your customers with Wide-Format ideas they didn’t see coming! While everyone else provides pricing, do more, offer a Solution. Be more to your clients than just order takers, have a consultative heart, help them with their projects, directed them to the best material to use. They don’t know what they don’t know! Make a Huge Impression.
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PGSF Names Scholarship Recipients for 2020–2021
The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) names its scholarship recipients for the 2020–2021 academic year. The nonprofit awarded scholarships totaling $501,500 to 187 recipients, averaging $2,681 per student. 
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Names in the News
Michael Judy

Michael Judy
imPRESSions Worldwide announced that Michael Judy had been named Production Manager.
Jason deBuhr

Jason deBuhr
Paper Converting Machine Company has announced that Jason deBuhr had joined the company as a Strategic Account Manager.
Rich Weick

Rich Weick
Rich Weick has joined Paper Converting Machine Company as a Strategic Account Manager.
Bo Gyldenvang

Bo Gyldenvang
Tacton announced the appointment of Bo Gyldenvang as CEO. 
Insights of Value?
5 Ways to Eliminate Toxic Workplace Behavior
Bosses can't ignore gossip and need to examine their own behavior while encouraging a culture of directness.
The Future of Content Creation: Virtual Production
Virtual production is the use and incorporation of visual effects (VFX) and technology throughout the production life cycle. This process isn’t exactly new; however...
Using Competitive Intelligence to Grow Your Business
In a world in which knowledge is power, what you don't know can hurt you. The good news: It's not so hard to find out what your rivals are up to.

Industry News

o XPLOR20 to Feature General Session Panel to Kick Off 3rd Day of Virtual Event

o The New Face of Premium Packaging

o Konica Minolta Selected Under the DX Stock 2020 Program
Good News Outside of Print
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New Treatments Reduce Lung Cancer Mortality Rate
According to a new study, mortality rates from the most common lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), have fallen sharply in the United States in recent years, due primarily to recent advances in treatment. Read full article >>>

 

Additional News

o Idealliance Announces New Research and Development Position

o Pitney Bowes' SendPro Mailstation Reaches Milestone of 10K Units Sold

o GPO Makes Available 11,000 Railroad Retirement Board Publications

o Printful to integrate with Getty Images API to provide customers with access to over 80 million...

o IDC MarketScape Names HP A Leader in Security Solutions and Services Hardcopy Vendor...

o Enfocus Announces the Release of Switch 2020 Spring

o FESPA Eurasia postponed to December 2021

o Ricoh Canada Becomes RelativityOne Approved Data Migration Partner

o Toshiba MFPs Simplify Businesses' Document Workflows

o Domtar Completes Successful FSC Certification of the Wabigoon Forest in Ontario, Canada

o Newman Print Expands Productivity With Installation Of The Acuity Ultra 5.0 Printer

o Superior Litho Triples Its Overall Job Throughput and Impression Output

o Fortis Solutions Group Facility Installs Gallus RCS 430 to Enhance Wine and Spirits Capabilities