Keeping colour consistent
The lack of a standard for colour in digital has been troubling printers, but moves are afoot to fix

Put your ad here
Filling the space on transactional mail with advertising is predicted to be worth billions, but Philip Chadwick finds that despite press advancements making it easier, clients aren't biting

Magazines count the cost of survival
The sector has been hit by falling sales and rising paper costs, but Philip Chadwick finds printers are helping publishers find ways of cutting costs

Bulk up to lose weight
Lighter grades can certainly reduce production costs, but you have to know where to draw the line, discovers Nosmot Gbadamosi

UK buyers push for print 2.0
The UK is finally catching up with the rest of the world in web-to-print uptake, which should give the sector a boost, says Philip Chadwick

Print by numbers
The new ISO 12647-2 colour standard will make colour management big news this year, with paper stocks and data handling being the toughest issues it faces, says Barney Cox

Vital and valid lessons of adding value
The culture of print procurement is evolving at such a pace that comprehensive training struggles to keep up. Hopes of lower print costs or more efficient purchasing drive brand owners toward print management and away from highly skilled in-house print procurement departments. Automated and online procurement...

Visions of a fruitful future...
When used in close proximity the words "print management" are always likely to spark heated debate - just check out the endless series of comments that usually accompany any story about print managers (both positive and negative) on printweek.com. So if you had the temerity to bring together some of...

Jockeying for a print saving
Around 1750, a group of gentleman were brought together by their shared love of horseracing. Within two years, the Jockey Club, as it was then known, organised what is believed to be its first race meeting on Newmarket Heath. The rules that were drawn up for this inaugural event were gradually adopted...

Print from the client’s perspective
What are the factors driving buyers' purchasing decisions in the current market? Price? Service? Dependability? This is what the second annual print buyer survey from Webmart's research division, Printelligence, sought to discover. And print management readers may find some of the findings less than...

Campaigns can cash in on the domino effect
For big spenders, a marketing resource management system can improve the efficiency of your campaign workflow, speed up procurement and bolster the audit trail, says Steven Kiernan.

Charity’s case of wise procurement
In this era of print managers and superplants, one print buyer has mapped out a path, away from the giants' economies of scale. "I prefer working with family-run independent printers; you get better service from smaller companies," says Lisa Kendall, senior print buyer with charity Help the Aged.

Print that's not so common
In Jo Pitt's line of work, jobs have got to be delivered on time, even when unforeseen events throw a spanner in the works. So, when her print partner, which had seemingly covered all the bases in terms of contingency planning, was struck by a burst water main...