Interview

'Talk about value, not just the price’

It’s safe to say that the Independent Print Industries Association is not exactly the best-known trade body in print. But that’s not a concern for chief executive Marian Stefani, nor part of her...

What do the next 12 months hold in store for print?

In a seasonal ritual that has become almost as traditional as a family feud or overcooked turkey, during the Christmas break PrintWeek published predictions for the year ahead from some of the...

‘It’s all about return on investment’

Earlier this month, The Printing Charity, in partnership with Ricoh, took the opportunity presented by its annual luncheon to organise a roundtable discussion on how the industry can prepare for...

‘2017 is really going to be a pivotal year’

Following a torrid period when his beloved Printed.com could have ended up in the arms of another, founder Nick Green looks back on an “exceptionally hard” year, while looking forward to bigger and...

‘I believe in global coordination and local action‘

While by the usual Xerox metrics chief executive in waiting Jeff Jacobson is still very much the new kid on the block, having not even reached his fifth anniversary, with almost 30 years’ industry...

‘Things go wrong – it’s how suppliers react that separates them’

Last month, PrintWeek hosted three judging days for the 2016 Awards, so we took the opportunity to ask our august panels on the main judging day about the challenges they face, what the opportunities...

‘We want to offer support, not create a dependency’

Becoming chief executive and secretary of The Printing Charity after heading up the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, might seem like trading in the Ferrari for a safe and sensible Volvo, in terms of...

Sitting comfortably II: more views from the red sofa

There was never any doubt that digital was always going to be a hot topic at Drupa. In terms of product launches, star turns, largely from the show’s birthday boy, and the sheer scale of the digital...

Sitting comfortably? Notes from the big, Red Sofa

In the first of our series of interviews from the DrupaDaily Red Sofa, Darryl Danielli talks to one of the oldest companies exhibiting at the expo, as well as one of the youngest attendees. Words...

‘In five years 50% of print will be digital’

Author, book collector, college professor, historian, museum director, technology expert and friend of the rich and famous and printers everywhere. Frank Romano has many hats, but in print circles...