Business Management - Industry Trends

PRINTING United Expo 2022: Unite to Discover What’s Next
August 26, 2022 at 9:24 am

Business owners need to arm themselves with the most up-to-date and relevant market information and position it alongside the hardware and technology required to bring those plans to fruition. The best place to accomplish all those goals will be at the 2022 PRINTING United Expo.

FTC Fines Apparel Brand $211K for False 'Made in USA' Labels
August 24, 2022 at 10:14 am

The FTC issued a fine against the apparel brand Lions Not Sheep for replacing its "Made in China" labels with "Made in USA" labels. The FTC has begun cracking down on these claims as it enforces a new rule that tightens Made in USA labeling requirements.

Expand Your Business with Surface and Floor Graphics
August 24, 2022 at 9:45 am

While printing floor graphics is not that difficult — it just requires using a different substrate and a good glue to get the right adhesion on the floor — printing on a laminate, such as that used on kitchen cabinets or furniture, requires more. But looking at the bottom line, it’s worth it.

Costs and Risks of Hiring vs. Automation
August 17, 2022 at 9:37 am

The combination of the paper shortage and staffing crisis has created new problems. In a new blog, Consultant Howie Fenton compares how two companies approached staffing issues differently, experiencing different results.

A History Lesson for Today’s Printing Industry
August 5, 2022 at 10:08 am

In a new article by Cal Poly Professor and former in-plant manager Dr. Ken Macro, he focuses on 17th-century printer Joseph Moxon to help clarify the important role printers and publishers play today.

IPMA 2022 Recap: Roundtables Bring Out Concerns
July 22, 2022 at 11:06 am

The recent In-plant Printing and Mailing Association conference featured numerous roundtable discussions where managers asked questions and shared ideas in an informal setting. Here are some of the topics managers were most concerned with.