Print buying
Specle launches low-cost web-based ad delivery service
Specle has today launched an automated web-based digital ad delivery service, Specle Send, that is integrated within its eponymous free online ad spec database.
Forbes puts print at centre of European expansion
Forbes' billionaire chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes praised the "unique characteristics of print" at the launch of the group's maiden European title, <i>Forbes Europe</i>, last week.
St Ives' Service Graphics builds signage for Peppa Pig theme park
St Ives' large-format and display business Service Graphics has produced 3D signs for the new Peppa Pig World theme park.
Royal Mail launches digitally enabled mail service
Royal Mail has launched a digital watermarking service for direct mail clients that enables quick-response functionality without taking up valuable real estate on marketing materials with ugly 2D...
Regional US Printers team up to create national magazine printing platform
In a model that it hopes to replicate with additional printers and publications, Gardena, CA-based Southwest Offset Printing has partnered up with two other regional printers to build a national...
USPS posts Q2 loss, warns of potential default though service unlikely to be impacted
The US Postal Service (USPS) reported this week it lost US$2.2bn in the quarter that ended March 31 and warned it could default on some its financial obligations on September 30, the end of its...
Buxton seals new 3m deal to print Excel mag portfolio
Buxton Press has extended its magazine printing contract with Excel Publishing in a three-year deal that could be worth more than 3m.
Brokers: happy trio or doomed love triangle?
Print management companies can add value to the buyer-printer relationship but are often a third wheel
Johnston Press eyes cost savings to offset newsprint prices as ad revenues fall
Johnston Press, the regional newspaper publisher, hopes to mitigate "significantly higher" newsprint prices by improving cost management and saving an extra 5m this year.
Southern Railway pushes online ticketing with biggest campaign to date
Southern Railway has launched its biggest campaign so far to promote a month-long discount on its tickets.