Blogs

The McKinsey Killer: How Print Leaders are Accessing Strategic Advice Without the Six-Figure Price Tag

Here’s how printing and packaging companies can use AI-powered deep reasoning and research models to access enterprise-level intel.

How to UV Print on Baseballs: Best Practices and Common Challenges

Looking to print on baseballs? Karl King of King Print Co. shares his tricks of the trade, common challenges, and best practices.

What Does Your Customer Want?

Reps focus on selling equipment and services, missing critical sales triggers. Get to know your client’s world. The rest will follow.

Other Staff Bloggers
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Here’s how printing and packaging companies can use AI-powered deep reasoning and research models to access enterprise-level intel.

You scored an appointment with a top prospect. Now comes the arduous task of preparing for the sales call. Here’s a tip to help.

There is a problem with an order and the client is not happy. What happens next can be crush your customer relationship or solidify it.

Digital Printing - Inkjet

Looking to print on baseballs? Karl King of King Print Co. shares his tricks of the trade, common challenges, and best practices.

Whether it’s a metal water bottle or a plastic earbud case, UV printing can efficiently handle a range of promotional products.

Tune into this video to hear how Image Square Printing utilizes the Mimaki JFX600-2513 UV flatbed printer to print products like puzzles.

Business Management

Reps focus on selling equipment and services, missing critical sales triggers. Get to know your client’s world. The rest will follow.

Great sales emails build trust and keep you top of mind, so when buyers are ready, they turn to you. Here’s how to craft them.

Are you struggling to push your business past a plateau? It may be time to reassess your business model. Mike Philie offers insight.

Consumables - Media

When selecting the right adhesive for your sticking needs, it's easy to get caught up in the numbers. One common misconception is that higher tack equates to better adhesive performance and strength. However, the reality is far more complex.

While some graffiti may be considered art, the reality is that most unauthorized markings are unsightly and costly to remove. However, there’s a cost-effective and preventative solution: Anti-graffiti films.

While on the surface it sounds like the perfect material, there are some drawbacks to working with static cling vinyl. Let's talk about some alternatives.

Training & Education

Tara Smith breaks down what students are looking for when they’re searching for internships in the printing industry.

One month after PRINTING United Expo, Tara Seth reflects on her experience as a student attendee and what surprised her the most.

In the printing industry, there are opportunities for professionals and students to interact. Here is why it’s so important.

Consumables - Ink

Tune into this video tutorial for tips on creating custom playing cards using the Mimaki UJF printer and silver ink.

Although resin or latex ink and printers have been around for more than a decade, they are among the print technologies that have undergone the most significant and rapid evolution in recent years, and now it’s time to take another look at this versatile print technology.

Breaking down the types of inks and what they’re used for helps match the application to the best print technology.

Finishing

Lamination is one of the most widely used techniques to not only protect printed work but also add that extra special finish to make your graphics stand out.

In the modern market, varnishing is now regarded as a tool that can help add a whole new dimension to applications.

Silvering is a common issue that occurs when laminating a printed job.

Color/Quality Control

Color repeatability, quality, and accuracy are essential for preserving brand reputation and fostering customer trust.

Barbie pink is PANTONE 219 C. How different is the solid ink color from the CMYK build of that color?

With 2D curves, we can only change tints/tones for each color through the tonal range; we cannot change the 100% solid.

Consumables - General

Many professionals will be familiar with the concept of window graphics. What may not be so clear is the different options when it comes to installing and applying these colorful graphics.

If not installed correctly, window graphics can cause thermal stress. Here are some tips for how installers can avoid that.

While high-quality adhesive tapes allow users to take on all manner of work and assist them with creating applications of all shapes and sizes, you can push the boundaries even further by thinking outside the box with double-sided tapes.

Software

As drupa approaches and alluring technologies will be on display, don’t forget to rethink and energize sales efforts. Here’s why.

Cloud computing has transitioned from a distant concept to a pivotal aspect of business operations. Here’s what to know.

Asked in PrintFactory’s booth at the recent PRINTING United Expo if anything was new from the company, Simon Landau, the company’s director of global strategic partnerships,…

Interactive Print

The value Augmented Reality brings to all forms of print is significant.

With the latest innovations in printed electronics, we move one step closer to the ability to directly print microchips onto paper.

From a design perspective, you could say it was the year of the QR Code Comeback.

Mailing/Fulfillment

We’ve heard a lot on the news about essential businesses during COVID-19, but 1 we all count on that isn’t mentioned much is the USPS.