As the wide-format segment evolves, and particularly as the printing devices wide-format producers use have become more robust, the needs of wide-format PSPs have changed. They want different things from their vendor relationships.
Dan Marx
The annual Wide-format Summit, presented by Wide-format Impressions and PRINTING United Alliance, provides a unique experience for wide-format businesses seeking to grow or expand. Summit co-chairs Denise Gustavson and Dan Marx discuss the event, which is being held July 29-31 in Miami.
This episode of Wide-Format Weekly highlights training and certification opportunities, summarizes the recent Sign Expo, previews two essential wide-format industry events, provides tips on selecting cutting systems, and recognizes Earth Day (April 22).
Mark Subers, president, events at PRINTING United Alliance, previews the 2024 PRINTING United Expo, which is taking place September 10-12 in Las Vegas.
Kristen Lanzarone, owner of WrapStar Pro, discusses the value of, and opportunities for, training for applied graphics, including her recently-launched WrapStar University. Training, she says, is not just a benefit for installers. Further, Lanzarone discusses her experiences in testing and using new, non-PVC vehicle wrapping films.
While labor is “top of mind” for many PSPs, a strong focus on profitability is perhaps an even stronger focus for long-term success.
Sign Expo presented a marketplace of equipment and ideas for sign producers, decorators, and entrepreneurs.
Ray Weiss, vice president – e-learning and certifications at PRINTING United Alliance, describes the wide range of training and certification the Alliance has created for the industry.
Producers who bring engagement strategies to the table are those who access higher-level customers seeking higher-value services.
Knowing your business means knowing your customers. Knowing your customers means better meeting their needs.
According to a recent report in PrintNews, Brother Industries has lodged a hostile offer to purchase Roland DG, Japan-based parent company of Roland DGA.
While some might choose to look the other way in the presence of, in this case, racism or sexism, the act of excluding a person as a potential customer is not only bad for society, it’s bad for business.
Six months after his business was inundated by three feet of mud, Desert Promotions owner Somu Desai shares the experience of bringing the business back, what needed to be done, and how several industry professionals stepped up to help a colleague in need.
Burst capacity is simple in concept: having that extra push, enough print and/or labor capacity on hand to be able to temporarily scale up to take big or immediate jobs (or both) and meet expected deadlines.
This week's episode highlights what it takes to handle graphics for the Super Bowl, a Quebec company on the move, training and installation for graphics installers, finding partners for apparel decoration, and celebrating women in the printing industry.
