Features

Mobile2Print: the future of print?

With web-to-print now a key print sales channel, is mobile-to-print set to be the natural evolution of the technology and be just as crucial, if not more so?

Ensure you're not fair game for claims of discrimination: hiring

One printer describes hiring as a "minefield", while a consulting firm says it is potentially very costly. Let us take your hand and guide the way

Being tagged as a leader of the field: Scantech business inspection

Scantech has been quick to recognise the value of a technology that could transform the way print helps marketers understand consumers

Bigger does not necessarily mean better: choosing smaller firms

When it comes to customer service, small but perfectly formed companies can often outperform more muscular rivals with a degree of attention to detail that's hard to beat

How Davids can take on Goliaths: a guide to microbusinesses

On a level playing field, small firms can punch above their weight. However, too often, the odds are stacked in favour of the bigger players

Be sure to put some vision in your site: website design

People may not like to judge a book by its cover, but they will judge your company by its website, so make sure it's doing its job properly

Drupa update: when will concept become concrete?

Predictions about the availability of digital machines shown at last year's show were pretty vague. Nine months later, we look at what's shipping now or in the near future

Mastering the art of the motor makeover: 'Challenge Jenny' vehicle wrap

Having your brand's graphics emblazoned down the side of your van is fast becoming de rigueur, but applying such wraps takes real skill and years of training

City slicker takes to the single life: Cascade Group business inspection

The decision to go it alone can be daunting, but the potential reward can be well worth it

Neck and neck: platesetters keeping up with digital kit

As technology continues to improve, litho presses are currently getting much better at short-run, on-demand work. But platesetters must keep apace, too, if those gains are really going to be effective

Spotting an opportunity: the benefits of digital spot UV

The use of digital spot UV in the UK has lagged far behind the development of technology itself. So, why have British printing companies been so slow on the uptake and is this situation likely to...

Direct-to-substrate market takes off: the power of wide-format

Wide-format inkjet's ability to print on virtually anything has opened up an exciting world of opportunities

A year of print innovation

Time and time again, print shows that it can deliver real-world impact like no other medium and these examples are the proof

Jubilympics year boosts profile but green message fades

the summer's high spending events have certainly proved that print has a significant role to play, in spite of hype around digital advances, but the industry could do more to sell itself as a green...

Learn the art of working in mixed media

The next generation knows that print and digital are both part of a broader media spectrum