Print buying

Charterhouse operating profit hit by interest bill in 2011 results
Charterhouse PM posted an 18.5% increase in turnover for the year to 31 May 2011, but once again had its operating profit wiped out by the high interest bill on its bank borrowings.

BMC adds above-the-line capability with Adversion acquisition
Banner Managed Communication (BMC), the print management arm of BPO company Office2office, has boosted its cross-channel media production capability with the acquisition of the trade name and certain...

Clarity secures buyer for cloud-based Marketing
Exhibition and display printer Green Graphics has signed up for Clarity Software's new cloud-based marketing tool at Fespa Digital 2012.

Men's lifestyle mags hit in latest ABCs
Magazines showed a small overall decline in circulation in the second half of 2011 while customer titles dominated the top 10, according to figures published by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC).

Bodoni pressSIGN gets soft proofing and remote approval module
Bodoni Systems has added a soft proofing facility to its pressSIGN press measurement and verification system that allows remote approval of jobs.

MoneySupermarket.com tests print marketing with APS
Marketing services provider APS Group has launched MoneySupermarket.com's first ever direct mail campaign.

Egmont moves Bin Weevils brand into print with magazine launch
Egmont has moved its successful children's website, Bin Weevils, into print for the first time with the launch of a new monthly magazine title.
Quark offers corporates cloud-based brand control with Brand Manager
Quark has adopted Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to offer corporates low-cost and quick-to-market on-brand marketing services under its Brand Manager product.

InnerWorkings reports record 2011 revenue
Thanks to several key acquisitions and some healthy organic growth among enterprise clients, Chicago-based print management services company InnerWorkings this week reported that 2011 revenues soared...

Will the digital drive make post-press Drupa's unsung star?
As another major print show rolls around, the industry is busy assessing exactly what this year's Drupa will be focused on. While no individual theme has emerged as a stand-out leader, there is a...