Business Management – Convergence

During a session on “Digital Adoption in Printed Packaging Markets,” at the 2018 SGIA Expo, Bob Leahey, Associate Director for Keypoint Intelligence/InfoTrends, asserted packaging is a strong focus area for printers because the segment exhibits consistent growth opportunities.

As a corrugated packaging and display printer, Sutherland Packaging was interested in learning more about the digital printing opportunities in the corrugated segment, so Tom Quigley, ventured out to New Orleans for last year’s SGIA Expo.

With confetti raining down from the ceiling of the Tao Nightclub amid a brilliant display of lasers and neon lights, SGIA Expo attendees celebrated the opening night of a successful event in Las Vegas and toasted to the future with the launch of PRINTING United.

A joint SGIA/NAPCO research study confirmed the boundaries between printing businesses are beginning to disappear. During a Friday session entitled “Charting Industry Convergence,” Nathan Safran of NAPCO Research presented key findings from the survey.

Over the past few days, you’ve probably heard a lot about PRINTING United, but you probably still have questions. Here is what you need to know about what’s happening to the SGIA Expo in 2019 and what you can expect from PRINTING United.

Editor-in-Chief of Wide-Format Impressions Denise Gustavson sat down to speak with Ford Bowers, President and CEO of SGIA, to discuss the success of the 2018 SGIA Expo and the future of the industry. 

According to the results of SGIA’s (Booth 1961) Industry Benchmarking Survey, conducted this year, there’s a forward-looking, optimistic approach taking hold in the printing sector.

SGIA (Booth 1961) and NAPCO Media teamed up recently to do a study on industry convergence and the results of that study will be discussed by a panel led by Nathan Safran, Director of Research at NAPCO Media. The session is today at 10:30 am in room N120.

In an always-on, smart-everything world, the race for attention is on every second of every day. Before investing, print buyers want to be confident they’re choosing the right partner to cut through the static.

During his first SGIA Expo visit, Turk recalls that he was initially impressed and appreciative of the wide variety of equipment options visible at the show.