Print buying

Marie Claire bids to boost readership with mini-mag campaign
IPC Southbank aimed to boost its readership over the weekend by creating a 52pp taster version of <i>Marie Claire</i> for distribution with the Saturday edition of <i>The Times</i>.

Clear Channel teams on greener outdoor adverts
Outdoor media company Clear Channel has teamed up with green comms specialist Curb Media to form an exclusive partnership dedicated to delivering innovative bespoke campaigns using sustainable...

Wyndeham Plymouth enters consultation over closure
Staff at Wyndeham Plymouth, the loss-making former St Ives facility, were informed today (24 May) that the company has entered into a 90-day consultation over the site's closure.

BAF teams with Ecophon to print Woodland Trust's acoustic panels
Woodland Trust has tasked London-based BAF to print onto its highly engineered acoustic panels at its head office in Grantham.

St Ives signs sole distributor deal for Motion Display's e-paper
St Ives has signed a three-year deal with e-paper (electronic paper) manufacturer Motion Display, making it the sole UK and Ireland distributor for the Swedish company's display technology.

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...