Business Management - Industry Trends

This article highlights the efforts of three printing companies, and provides recovery-focused strategies presented by a well-known industry consultant.

Three months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, articles about the impact of COVID-19 are still the most well read stories on IPI’s site. Here’s your chance to catch up if you missed any of them.

In order to support social distancing measures and protect workers as businesses reopen, HP and 3M have collaborated on signage templates for print service providers to offer to customers.

More than three-quarters of in-plants now provide wide-format printing, according to the latest IPI research, with other services like graphics installation, contour cutting, and scanning on the rise. Here’s an excerpt from our newly published report.

If you have decided to move into government procurement contracts, there are several secrets to understand. First, this is a highly regulated world, at both the state and federal level. Second, recognize that printing itself is often considered a service in government contacts.

Faces Behind Masks, a nonprofit organization based in Israel, has debuted a platform to connect digital printing companies with hospitals to provide stickers with photos of medical professionals' faces to adhere to their PPE.

Fujifilm announced results from qualitative interviews with more than 1,100 customers indicating optimism for the printing industry.

The Center for Print Production at Ithaca College has pivoted production to develop FDA-approved face shields and acrylic sneeze guards.

Peter Drucker’s timeless advice can still help steer any operation through challenging market conditions. His insights and recommendations are still relevant and can be applied in making business decisions in today’s unprecedented COVID-19 business environment.

Plum Grove has launched a line of coronavirus signs for workplaces to promote safety protocols and comply with new COVID-19 legislation. The files are free to download for print and distribution.