Business Management - Industry Trends

Wide-format Impressions has named its three innovators for 2025: Convergent Print Group, StickerBros, and Print Wisconsin. Read their stories here.

It’s not every day that you’re tasked with carrying the legacy of the family business, but Connor Miller, director of sales for 2025 Wide-format Innovator Print Wisconsin, was ready for the challenge.

On this week's Wide-format Weekly: Mark Popp of Imagine, busting common myths about promo, Women in Print Alliance, and escalator interviews. Intrigued? Join us!

Dan Marx, takes a random sample of escalator-bound PRINTING United Expo attendees, asking them about their expectations for, and impressions of, the event. Though Marx found the task successful, he reports is did have its "ups and downs."

This webinar will provide practical steps to guide print providers on their AI journey.

Jeremy Picker, CEO and Creative Director of AMB3R Creative. Jeremy shares his journey into the world of branding, emphasizing the significance of creativity, empathy, and strategic planning in creating impactful promo campaigns.

Mark Popp, vice president - technology, research, and development for Imagine, discusses the need for additional capacity, how the nature of the wide-format segment is changing, the effect of automation, and the value-added services offered by the massive PSP.

On this week's Wide-Format Weekly, Warren Webitt sat down with Kevin Abergel of Taktiful to chat about the Expo and how digital embellishments dominated at Expo; Kalie VanDewater and Amy Servi-Bonner talked more about AI and how it is impacting the industry — and where it's going next; and Stephanie Bevans, CEO and owner of Design-to-Print, sat down with Dan Marx to talk more about experiential graphics.

Despite ongoing convergence, many misconceptions about selling promo products remain. Let’s debunk seven of the biggest myths.

A panel of print professionals said adding promo has helped them to become a one-stop shop for all their clients’ branding needs.