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Ashley Roberts Visit Author's Page

Ashley Roberts is the Senior Production Editor of the Printing & Packaging Group.

Denise M. Gustavson Visit Author's Page

Denise Gustavson is the Editorial Director and Special Projects Editor for the Printing & Packaging, and Publishing Group, which includes Printing Impressions, packagePRINTING, In-plant Graphics andWide-Format Impressions magazines, among other brands. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Wide-Format Impressions.

Pat McGrewVisit Author's Page

Pat McGrew, M-EDP, CMP is the Director and Evangelist for the Production Workflow Service at InfoTrends. As an analyst and industry educator, McGrew works with InfoTrends customers and its clients to promote workflow effectiveness. She also has a background in data-driven customer communication, and production printing with offset, inkjet, and toner. Co-author of eight industry books, editor of "A Guide to the Electronic Document Body of Knowledge," and regular writer in the industry trade press, McGrew won the 2014 #GirlsWhoPrint Girlie Award for her dedication to education and communication in the industry, and the 2016 Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award from Xplor International. Find Pat on Twitter as @PatMcGrew and LinkedIn.

Candice SimonsVisit Author's PageCandice Simons is the CEO and Founder of Brooklyn Outdoor, a regional and national force in the outdoor advertising industry, with satellite offices and full-time sales representatives in Detroit, New York and Los Angeles. Brooklyn Outdoor is the only major outdoor advertising firm headquartered in Detroit. Simons was recently named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ “40 under 40” and is the founder of Detroit lifestyle blog, “j’adore Detroit.”

Ed LevyVisit Author's Page

Ed Levy has more than 25 years of apparel-decorating experience. Levy, who’s director of software technologies for Hirsch Solutions, is an in-demand speaker at trade show and regular contributor to industry magazines.

Michelle JohnsonVisit Author's Page

Michelle Johnson, Director of Worldwide Marketing at SAi can be reached at michellej@thinksai.com

Heather PoulinVisit Author's Page

A versatile leader with 20 years of combined, progressive experience impacting company performance and profitability through marketing leadership. Currently, Heather is senior director, marketing,
Commercial Printing Business Group, Ricoh USA Inc.

Dan JohansenVisit Author's Page

Dan Johansen is the Marketing Manager of Wide Format Solutions in the Commercial & Industrial Printing Business Group at Ricoh USA.

Dino ScaliaVisit Author's Page

October 25, 2019Tips for Effective Interviewing

Hiring the right people is essential to the success and growth of your business. It pays to use job interviews to gain insight into candidates’ skills, strengths, and such critical issues as their interest in working for you, and their potential fit with your company.

October 25, 20196 Steps to Success When Implementing Print MIS

Implementing major new software, such as a Print MIS, within an environment where people already feel stretched on a day-to-day basis can sometimes feel like a daunting task. To combat potential issues, it is important that preparation and communication occur before decisions are made.

October 25, 2019Member-Driven or Staff-Driven? A False Choice

In today’s environment of short attention spans and over-crowded schedules, an association is unlikely to survive without a strong staff, with equally strong opinions and ideas of where an association must move to stay ahead.

October 23, 2019Is It Time to Broaden Your Horizons with Wide-Format?

As convergence of wide-format and more traditional sheetfed shops continues apace, the risk of that other “specialty” shop expanding its capabilities and eating into your business can’t be ignored — and besides, wouldn’t it be nice to bring those large wide-format margins in house?

October 23, 2019Chasing the Big Growth Opportunities

Growth and profitability. At the end of the day, those are the two key metrics every printer is after. Every attendee is here because they are searching for new ways to grow their business. The challenge, however, is figuring out what those growth opportunities actually are.

October 23, 20195 Tips to Evolve and Grow for Tomorrow’s Print Market

Today, just about every PSP wants to establish and maintain a reputation as a customer’s one-stop shop for results. But earning that reputation requires the right mix of people, processes, and technologies — and sound strategy.

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