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The Finishing Company has reduced unnecessary mailings thanks to an updated data management system which tailors orders to specific customers.

Banner Managed Communication (BMC) has appointed former Communisis marketing services director Barry McPhillips to the new role of creative & multichannel solutions director.

Newspapers and magazine inserts are bucking the downward trend of printed media according to new figures which show a 6% year-on-year increase between 2010 and 2011.

Eclipse Colour has acquired the remaining shares of 4DM, completing the buyout of founders Charles Grant-Salmon and Les Ritchie it began in February 2011 with the purchase of an initial 10% stake.

F1 Colour has doubled the size of its in-house web development team with a second appointment in two months in web developer Daniel Hill.

Informa has hailed the success of its inaugural Cross Media show as beyond its wildest dreams.

Arjowiggins Graphic is extending its 'It feels good' campaign with the launch of an Environmental Benefits Statements (EBS) wheel.

Pageflex has added social media to its software for the first time with the launch of version 8.0.

Former Pureprint business development manager Kelly Harris has joined Healeys as sales and marketing director.

Royal Mail has outlined a series of proposals which it hopes will quell an industry backlash over its sudden increase in reversion charges.

Exhibitors have called Cross Media organiser Informa's acquisition of rival show MediaPro from CloserStill Media a positive move for the events calendar.

Communisis has highlighted its growing international sales in its interim results for the six months to 30 June 2012.