Opinion

The most effective CSR reports are still those that are printed and targeted

I was working with a client recently who has decided to publish his company's first corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. Like a lot of first-time reporters I have met over the years, my...

Reader Reaction: What is print's greatest achievement of the last decade?

Following Mercury's Novick's look back at 10 years in print last week, we ask for your highlights

Burning up and a mystery solved

Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles

A decade of change has forced the print industry to become more sophisticated

As we at Mercury Search and Selection celebrate our 10th anniversary, it's interesting to see how much the print industry has changed over the past decade. Without doubt, the past 10 years have seen...

Reader Reaction: Have you seen an increase in work due to the World Cup?

Following our World Cup print feature last week, we ask if you've had a football-based boost

Printed electronics is seeping up from the underground to transform print

A recent spate of articles on printed electronics in the trade media has given this interesting sector a long-overdue public airing. While it has been in the realm of academia and the high-tech...

If finishing fails to establish standards it risks being commercially unviable

Such is the prevalence of standards in the print industry these days that you would be forgiven for thinking that even the car parks were subject to some independently verified rules. ISO 14001, ISO...

Scratch a surface & lots of lenticular

Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles

Paper and print needs a uni?ed group to represent its needs on a global scale

The most recent Two Tomorrows roundtable discussion focused on sustainability in the paper, print and publishing industries.

Print needs to adapt for the future and shake off that old dirty, smelly image

I'm confused. What has print got to do with wanting to be a graphic or web designer? I don't want to get my hands dirty or ruin my trainers. And anyway, what is print all about?" This kind of...

Will a general election give new life to print?

By the time you read this, the results will be in for what looks like one of the most closely fought elections for decades.

10 simple tips for the Indian visitor to Ipex

Editorial - Indian visitors, need to be skeptical of the typical trade show clichs. Since the past two months, we have been speaking to vendors and manufacturers (and of course visitors), and we...

Reader Reaction: Will HMRC's new rules for Time to Pay make a difference?

We ask if tougher conditions under which companies are eligible for tax deferral will work