Corporate News
Adobe Revenue Q3 2014 1B$ thanks to Creative Cloud
Most creative communication professionals can only dream about a turnover of 1 billion US$, and if, like Adobe, a quarter of this comes from subscriptions, you are having a great year and a bright future. You might think that Adobe could reduce their prices a bit, but that´s not the way it works. And honestly…
Lees meerFespa Census 2015: Optimism and growth in large format printing
Fespa has published an infographic on the results of the Census 2015 which was held amongst the Fespa members. What stands out is the optimism in our industry which will result in more investments and increased interest in new markets. Another remarkable fact is the product mix of large format printing with banners and posters…
Lees meerBlendle tests pay button
Digital kiosk Blendle is testing a pay button which newspaper and magazine publishers can integrate into their websites. This pay button will allow Blendle users to pay for articles without having to leave the publisher´s website. “Newspaper and magazine sites increasingly use pay walls which require registration. Many people think that´s too much hassle”, says…
Lees meerWork Live: Inspiration for the digital future in a real printed book
Ricoh is a unique company. Not only for its product portfolio which ranges from clickable paper to production inkjet systems, but also because of the way the company uses soft-selling to slowly, but surely increase brand awareness and their market share. An example of this marketing technique is the new book Work Live. A book…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: the ISO Technical Report 17098 and the long road to 100% recyclability of printed paper
Our industry is doing well, but there is still a long way to go to 100% recycling of all printed paper we produce. In her Verdigris blog Lauren Brunner talks about the steps needed and how she and her organisation are contributing to the ISO standard.
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: How Japan solved classification of paper recycling
For an optimal recycling of paper it is necessary to classify the paper correctly. This is not a simple task. Japan has found a solution which might be applicable to all of us. Read about it in Laurel Brunner´s Verdrigris article on Blokboek.com
Lees meerFacebook to become news platform
In the past week Facebook had a record billion visitors in one day. In 2012 the social media phenomenon would have this amount of visitors in a month. Facebook is developing into an important news and information platform and is busy developing new products which will change the face of Facebook. Instant articles is a…
Lees meerBranson invests in business card app by Dutch entrepreneur
Richard Branson and rapper Will.i.am are investing in the Knock Knock app, designed by a Dutch entrepreneur. Business cards, will they survive? According to Dutchman David Wyler they will not. He designed Knock Knock, an app with which you can exchange contact details by simply knocking. For example your Facebook, Snapchat or Twitter profile. The…
Lees meerRoularta more profitable with less turnover
The Belgian media giant Roularta reports a fall of 4 million in turnover for the first half of 2015, from 154 to 150 million. However, net profit increased to 22 million. An increase of a whopping 53,4%, a margin of 14,6% of turnover. Remarkable is that income from television advertisements (+ 22.3%) and internet (+…
Lees meerBlokboek.com hacked: the price of success?
For the second time in two weeks blokboek.net has been offline. The first time because of malware which made us appear on several blacklists. This weekend it was more serious with three Trojan viruses which were picked up by our website host´s security software. We could have known: hundreds of unique visitors from a country…
Lees meerWorkintelligent.ly: how SMBs can survive the 21st century
Workintelligent.ly´s article on surviving the 21st century reads as if this is really simple for SMBs. Most of the business in our industry have already taken many of the steps as described by the site which is sponsored by Ricoh, such as automisation of the purchase department and remote working. But, it is good to…
Lees meerBecome a millionaire with Epson in CNBC TV show
It is possible to become a print millionaire, that is if you believe what the new “Make me a Millionaire Inventor” show on CNBC proposes. Together with sponsor EPSON the show provides support to help small enterprises succeed. Central to the show are the possibilities of creating custom content quickly and efficiently with Epson´s hardware…
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