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Precious print treats to stash under the tree
If you’re stumped for what to buy that special someone, then our gift guide is the ideal place to get some inspiration.
Despite digital growth the promissory note persists
With an increasing number of contactless payments being made, and the popularity of using mobile phones for managing money, it is easy to wonder whether the paper (or, nowadays, plastic) banknote...
60 seconds with Bootyman Print & Packaging
Founded in 1914 by William Bootyman – hence the name – the firm was a high street printer for 77 years until production of wet glue labels started.
Cultivating client reviews can put a smile on your face
Over the past decade or so review sites have become part of our daily lives. If you want to find a nice holiday resort and hotel, you visit Tripadvisor.
How do you ensure that the numbers add up?
In God we trust, all others pay cash. It’s a famous saying first used by The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1877 and it makes a very valid point – how can a business ensure that it’s going to get paid?
Q&A: Nick Cahm Production manager, Reach Printing Services (Midlands) and Newsprint Manager Reach Printing Services
Nick has been in print most of his working life. He started off at Mirror Colour Print, then moved to Quebecor and returned to what is now Reach 13 years ago.
Is a one-sided debate sinking sensible policy?
As an industry that uses plastics on a daily basis, what do UK print and packaging businesses really feel when they hear the material being berated?
'We’re seen as the people you come to for solutions’
Earlier this month, PrintWeek, in partnership with Konica Minolta, brought together six print unit heads from across the local government and education sectors to discuss the evolving roles of CRDs.
60 seconds with Palmer Publicity Services
PPS was set up in 1989 (the year sales director Katie Palmer was born) by her parents Noel and Lesley in the garage of the family home. PPS began by offering photography and marketing services and as...
Setting a higher standard for others to follow
One reason Imprint is good at exploiting business opportunities is because it never exploits people. The large-format company owned by Pureprint recently became a member of the ethical supplier...
Q&A: Justin Battle, sales and marketing executive, Printroom Group
Justin is 46 and has been in print for 30 years after getting into the industry through a YTS placement. His hobbies are the gym, golf, F1, travel and he is a bit of a foodie – “eating not cooking!”
Open up sociable channels for better reach and impact
You don’t need me to tell you how big a deal social media has become. You’ve probably already read that somewhere... like Facebook. Or maybe LinkedIn or Twitter. Or possibly on some other platform,...
Set out a routemap for your firm’s future
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” – wise words from Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the US. He’s right and it’s one of the reasons why an industry has grown up to...
'Look outward to your clients’
Last month, PrintWeek, in partnership with Canon, brought together seven business leaders from a range of companies to discuss ‘rising to the challenges and seizing the opportunities’.
Best of British: Britain would be poorer sans Serif
One of the pioneers of desktop publishing software, Serif Software is a 31-year-old all-British company that four years ago reinvented its product range to suit the new era of affordable, downloadable...