Readers can judge for themselves. Direct mail can be a great way to get noticed, even in a digital world. Winging Winnebago. In this article, complements of textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor Debbie McKeegan, PONGS Group explains how they use digitally printed wallcoverings to add drama, scope, and style to their designer kitchens. 
This represents a decline of 18% since 2010.
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BECOME A MEMBER TO RECEIVE ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS, INDUSTRY DATA, AND MARKET INTELLIGENCE IMPORTANT TO INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES. This is the best May the industry has had since 2019although its well below that months $7.92 billion. Marketers must work harder than ever to establish that all-important connection with their customers so they can foster loyalty and build trust. 
DRM wheelchairs. A high-tech cane for the elderly. Yesterday was Bloomsdayand the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses. A prototype of a laptop that uses an e-paper-based display. Clipping printed coupons is on the decline. 3D printing a human ear from the patients own cells. Canada-based Prime Data decided to find out. Printer manufacturers like Xeikon are offering turnkey wall covering production solutions, and companies like Spoonflower see high demand for custom wall coverings from its maker community. The Mona Lisa is attacked with cake, for some reason. Billboard Beast.
Shoe Show. Fired gas station manager accidentally charges 69 a gallon for gas; may become local folk hero. There are many ways for brands to establish an emotional connection with their customers, and doing so can foster loyalty while also delivering a better overall experience.
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Or is it time for small and mid-sized companies to take up the mantle, too? All that and more in WhatTheyThinks weekly miscellany. The pandemic may have been a boon for books with people looking for things to do during lockdowns and reduced travel. Its a powerful marketing tool, and its growing. Part 2: External Data, Industry 4.0: Bringing Intelligence to Workflow One Step at a Time, AMPLIFY Print Minneapolis was Everything A New Event Should Be, Conquering the New Frontier in Production Inkjet. Labor is forcing us to scale in innovative ways. Payrolls declined steadily over the course of the 2010s, closing out the decade at $1.0 billion in 2019. You should be using data to guide your sales planning, and you should be revisiting the data you collect on a regular cadence because things change. Is baseball ready for robo umpires? Winnebagos flying camper from the 70s. 
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Have an Icelandic horse respond to your email. Is it possible to know the carbon footprint of direct mail? Dyson is closer than ever to robot housekeepers. With any luck passkeys will replace passwords. April 2022 shipments came in at $6.67 billion, down from Marchs $7.03 billion. Guest contributor Kevin Abergel explains how it is still the wild west when it comes to embellishment technologies and formatsand its not clear who should be leading the charge in educating designers. With the aging out of skilled labor in the print and packaging industry, engaging and training new hires in the intricacies of print is becoming a problem. Johnsons World: Grow Your OwnGet Creative to Find New Talent, A Sustainability Update for Textiles and Apparel, April Shipments: Returning to Regular Seasonality. European section editor Ralf Schlzer reports from the event, and highlights several technology introductionsas well as a few on the horizon.. Polystyrene-eating beetle larvae could hold the clues to dealing with plastic waste. Making leather from pineapple leaves. You make it about problem-solving. Asteroid Antics. European section editor Ralf Schlzer reports from Print4All, the largest European printing equipment fair this year, held May 3 to 6 at the Fiera Milano exhibition ground. Colleges, universities, vocational schools and high schools are discontinuing graphic arts programseven though students pursuing careers in print are much more likely to land successful positions upon graduation than students whove majored in web design, gaming, or computer science. All Rights Reserved. And how do these services rank from a sustainability perspective? Despite COVID, printing industry profits have been pretty good, with annualized profits for Q1 2022 coming in at $4.55 billion, down from $4.79 billion in Q4 2021. Spud Spoons. Maria Begum is just one example. Around the Web: Tome Tok. 
The event was held live in Stockholm on May 20, 2022 and tackled a diverse range of topics including the paper shortage, Amazons impact on the industry, sustainability, and more. Loony Logos. RR Donnelly commissioned an online survey of 300 procurement, brand marketing, and packaging engineering decision makers to provide insights that inform strategy, priorities, and investments. An heirloom app ensures your digital presence outlasts you. In this article, we summarize the literature on the topic, including how damaging animal-based leather is to the environment, the different types of so-called vegan leather, and the future of truly 100% plant-based leather, an important element of a sustainable future. Steve Johnson explains how to cultivate the next generation of printing employees. Last week we wrote about British home decor firm Gillian Arnold leveraging digital printing to bring production of wall coverings in house. Crossword Computer. One step closer to space-based solar energy-collecting satellites. (Im old enough to remember that!). Big Birds. Thanks to textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor Debbie McKeegan for sharing this story with us. Global Glee. Well be discussing this in an upcoming WhatTheyThink webinar scheduled for July 20 at 1 pm ET! Umlaut Understanding. Heinzs spoon fries. The Adventures of Chef and Emu. Hard seltzer made with real holy water. All that and more in WhatTheyThinks weekly miscellany.
Kentuckys Depression-era horseback librarians. Why do metal bands love umlauts? The Target Report: Commercial Print Awakes from M&A SlumberJune 2022 M&A Activity, Printing Profits: Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels. 
What is the state of retail personalization in 2022? Good Help Is Getting Harder to Findand Keep, Part 2: ISA Wages & Benefits Report for the Sign Industry, Learn How the Company Digital Space Created a New Wallcovering Business With Digital Printing Technology, Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Canadas Direct Mail, Transforming the Learning Environment with Signs, Texprocess America Showed an Industry Collaborating, Unifying, and Growing. A Reddit chart of compound pejoratives. Carlsbergs dubious attempt at a wooden bottle. A new airplane seat design looks horrifying. As so often happens, entrepreneurs in the textiles and apparel industry are driving change in the U.S. market. However adjusting for inflation, payrolls declined by -38% over the course of the decade. The printing machine is blamed most of the time for these errors, especially when the resolution is so high that every file error becomes visible when printed. In this article, provided compliments of textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor Debbie McKeegan, Jos Notermans of SPG Prints explains how to avoid these costly errors, beginning with proper design. A suspicious biometric in a smartwatch ad. In the inaugural installment of this series, we look at how print applications have changed over the past decade. It invested in research to determine the footprint of direct mail in its home country as a foundation to understanding the companys own role in the larger ecosystem and what to do about it. Wonder Worms. Fiction Flames. Upcycling discarded EV batteries to harvest graphene. All that and more in WhatTheyThinks weekly monkeypox miscellany. Effective age-based marketing can provide a much higher return on investment than attempting to group all consumers into a single audience. Printing Shipments: The Best May Since the Before Times, Using Generational Marketing to Improve Communications, Meet Phoebe Lewis: Creating Pigments from Seaweed for Industrial Textile Printing, Call Goes Forth for Entries into Neographics 2022, the Industrys Largest Regional Print Competition. Go out in style (if thats the word to use) in the Kiss Kasket. In this article, we take a look at how the fashion industry is jumping on the NFT bandwagon, generating an amazing amount of revenue, and, they hope, more customer loyalty. Bogus Beats.
How to Ensure Your Design Files Are Correctly Prepared for Digital Textile Printing. David Zwang takes a look at the current web-to-pack landscape. A new packaging system that automatically creates the smallest possible box that uses the least amount of material. Toilet Tech. Communicating with customers based on their age is a sound strategy, but it must be done correctly. We are well into the second half of the calendar year, and to ensure a profitable end to your year, take a few minutes to look at what is in your pipeline, what has been onboarded, and what is in production. 
Around the Web: Wallpaper Warming. The fascinating history of Salisbury steak. European section editor Ralf Schlzer was there, and highlights some of the major announcements and offers his initial impressions of the event. Print Geek Dan Gillespie of Alder Color Solutions outlines how effectively using color science/software is the most accurate and efficient way to reach the tightest conformance achievable. But that boost is likely temporary and may be hiding a core failure of the industry to update business practices to meet changing demographics, competition from other types of entertainment, and the growth in self-publishing. In March 2022, all printing employment was up +0.6% from March. Core77 Visual Communications Design Award winners. But there is a lot of potential datasome of it is useful in helping to set sales plans, and some of it could be considered noise. Sourcing Journal recently conducted an in-person sustainability summit in New York titled The Road to 2030. Sourcing Journal Founder and president Edward Hertzman spoke with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne to explain why this summit was different from other sustainability events and why he is optimistic that substantial changes will occur in the industry by the time 2030 rolls around. How to laugh online in 26 languages. Gas Goof. Home decor is a hot market, and wallpaper, which had fallen into disfavor over the years, is making a comeback, fueled largely by the high-quality, fast turn, customized wall covering products now enabled by digital printing solutions. Battery Breakthrough. Environmental Sustainability: Your Customers Want It and the Planet Needs It! You dont make it about the QR code. 
Since 1958, Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has been enabling flexographers to grow their skills, connect with likeminded individuals, expand their reachable markets, and drive flexography to package printing dominance. It is now being used to drive real, practical results for businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofits. 
Hows Your Sales Plan Working? Cary Sherburne previews the upcoming Americas Print Show 2022, scheduled for August 1719 in Columbus, Ohio, which will offer an opportunity for commercial printing professionals to once again gather in person after a long pandemic hiatus. Payrolls declined over the first half of the 2010s, at least on a current dollar basis, but started to rise again, closing out the decade at $993 million in 2019. All that and more in WhatTheyThinks weekly miscellany. The survey, Retail Personalization in 2022, looks at the difference in perceptions between consumers and retailers on a variety of issues related to retail personalization and data privacy, as well as areas such as loyalty programs and channel usage. As the industry and the world returns to in-person events, the recent FESPA exhibition in Berlin is a good example of the pent-up energy after a long virtual experience induced by the pandemic.FESPA Global Print Expo 2022 brought the specialty print community together for four motivational days in Berlin (May 31 to June 3, 2022), in an atmosphere of overwhelming positivity that affirmed the industrys readiness to bounce back from the challenges of the last two years. Elements of Noteworthy and Engaging Direct Mail, PONGS Group Use Digitally Printed DESCOR PREMIUM Wallcoverings to Add Drama, Scope, and Style to Their Designer Kitchens, Software Has to Be Your Answer to Labor Shortages, Digital Embellishments: How to Add Valueand Profitabilityto Ink on Paper, Restarting the Live Print Show with Print4All 2022. Around the Web: Robot Retailers. In this story, compliments of textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor Debbie McKeegan,five winners of the prestigiousCentral Saint Martins Maison/O Green Trail competition demonstrate how the next generation of textile professionals is working to address the climate emergency. 
A magazine wed like to see. Amazon opens a physical clothing store. Member CenterRenew membership, reset password, set email and notification preferences. Leading up to the UKs Design Futures 2022 competition, textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor Debbie McKeegan spoke to one of the judges, designer Phoebe English. Lou Caron discusses some potential solutions. This article explores how certain colors can trigger an emotional response and create a deeper connection between consumers and brands.
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According to County Business Patterns, in 2010, US establishments in NAICS 32312 had an annual payroll of $1.4 billion. 3D billboards get more extreme. Our mission is to provide cogent news and analysis about trends, technologies, operations, and events in all the markets that comprise todays printing and sign industries including commercial, in-plant, mailing, finishing, sign, display, textile, industrial, finishing, labels, packaging, marketing technology, software and workflow. The German printing industry association (BVDM) recently published its 2021 print industry statistics, which includes an overview of print application revenues. European section editor Ralf Schlzer reports from Print Matters for the Future, the annual conference of Intergraf, the European association representing the national printing associations in Europe. Paper Puter. 
Post Capital Acquires Ironmark, Graphic Village adds another, and more. In this years third annual Technology Outlook, David Zwang looks at new trends, technologies, and products in labels and packaging. 
Subscription services and fashion boxes for apparelthe ability for consumers to sign up for periodic boxes of personalized clothing selectionspredated the pandemic, but arguably, these services prospered along with the rest of ecommerce as a result of retail closures, work-from-home, and a general concern with going out in public. A chess-playing robot breaks its six-year-old opponents finger. The keys to an effective workout playlist. Welsh artistPolly Verity folds paper into into elegantly suggestive sculptures. A graphene-based e-tattoo measures blood pressure.