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Label community salutes industry’s finest
The winners of the 2016 Label Industry Global Awards were announced last night at a gala ceremony which took place after the opening day of Labelexpo Americas. Held at the Rosemont Theatre, Chicago, the awards recognize the notable achievements and commercial creativity of label industry manufacturers, suppliers and converters over the last twelve months. Outstanding…
Lees meerStudio Dumbar now part of Dept. Studio
Design agency Studio Dumbar is now part of Dept. Studio. Dumbar will continue to operate under its own name and with its own management, but as part of the Dept network of agencies. Dept. consists of TamTam, Expand Online, a friend of mine, Second Degree and Building Blocks. Now that it includes Dumbar Studio the…
Lees meerAmazon opens real bookshops
Amazon, the web retailer which made life difficult for real bookshops, will now be opening their own bookshops. At first in the US, where they will open another 2 bringing the total up to 5. The shops will sell printed books as well as Kindle eReaders and Kindle Fire tablets. Jeff Bezos, Amazon´s CEO, has…
Lees meerGood first half year for Bertelsmann
In a world where big European print concerns had a financially tough year, or even went bankrupt – think UK based Polestar – German Bertelsmann is doing really well. Bertelsmann closed the first half year with a turnover of €8 billion and an EBITDA of €1.1 billion. Remarkably the gravure division has done well. Bertelsmann…
Lees meerAre you prepared for the Multi Channel Publishing eruption?
After the DTP and POD revolutions our industry will now be faced with the MCP eruption. This Multi Channel Publishing eruption will disrupt current business models and forever change the way we publish. Driving force behind MCP is the simple fact that content has become too valuable to publish via one channel only. Valuable content…
Lees meerInternet of Things: time, cost and maintenance savings
Yes, it is a hype mainly focused on consumers, but IoT is more important for our industry than you´d expect. Just like at home you can save on energy by finetuning the management of light, heat and air. Other solutions which is being used by a number of print manufacturers is maintenance and…
Lees meerAIIM webinar: the new EU General Data Protection Regulations
If you are interested in the impact of the new EU laws on Data Protection of your own company or perhaps your clients´ companies, the AIIM (global community of information management professionals) webinar an absolute must-do. If you are not able to attend on 22 September at 3pmCET/2pmUK, you can register to view the complete…
Lees meerKickstarter hits the $100 million mark for publishing projects
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has collected more than $100 million for publishing projects since its launch in 2009. These projects are anything from comics to serious novels and from journalism to podcasts. Not just writers use Kickstarter to get their projects on to market, also publishers and print companies do so. Kickstarter has been used for…
Lees meerAir-Ink: ink out of smog
You won´t be able to print with it, but Air-Ink, ink made out of the soot particles in smog, clearly shows one of the biggest environmental problems of our time. Because, if it is possible to produce ink from a couple of hours of collecting diesel exhaust you get a good indication of what all…
Lees meerBelgian Graphius continues to grow
Consolidation of the printing world continues also in Belgium. The most recent news is the take over of Dereume Printing by Graphius Group. This grows the Group into a very big print shop which produces books, magazines and catalogues. Dereume Printing, especially strong in the French speaking market, will integrate with Graphius subsidiary Boone-Roosen in…
Lees meerBusiness success with the 100 year old Ivy Lee Method
Nearly a 100 years ago PR pioneer Ivy Lee helped the biggest steel producer of the USA to boost its business success. The Ivy Lee Method is a simple way of getting your priorities in order by way of a to-do list. At the end of each workday make a list of the six most…
Lees meerA message to the future
The Chestnote app lets you decide when and where your messages are opened. Only a few days after the launch in July this year more than 25,000 messages were sent into the future and Chestnote was downloaded in 25 countries already. According to the manufacturers instant messaging is a thing of the past. Slow messages,…
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