Business Forms

For Print+Promo’s 2018 State of the Industry report, we dug deep to uncover printing industry trends, learn more about the Trump effect on print and find answers to questions, like: Where is the printing industry going? As part of our investigation, we reached out to experts in various market segments: printed forms, labels, promotional products and direct mail...

Long before Donald J. Trump took office, he vowed to “make America great again.” For starters, he was vocal about his pro-business stance, something that resonated with executives across all segments, including the printing industry. On Jan. 30, 2017, 10 days after being sworn in as the 45th U.S. president, Trump signed a two-page executive order requiring federal...

Print+Promo’s 2018 State of the Industry report provides strategic advice on how printers can become more valuable to their clients dur

Wise, a leader in business document and industrial label printing based in Alpharetta, Ga., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Datatel Resources Corporation in Monaca, Pa. Wise expects to close on the acquisition in early October...

In the wake of the recession, companies made significant changes in the way they operate. Even today, the C-suite continues to give burnt-out employees their marching orders for growth. Topping those lists of best practices is efficiency. That is, streamline whenever appropriate—with limited manpower and funds...

ON PRINTED FORMS The Expert: Gordon Klepec, vice president of sales and marketing, Wright Business Graphics, Portland, Ore. What are your thoughts on the current state of the business forms sector? Gordon Klepec: Printing is dead! Haven’t you heard? The fact that this prediction is proven false every time we get a purchase order makes…

If 2016 taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. Of course, there were ongoing political storylines at play. But then there was the flurry of high-profile M&A deals that transpired, starting with North Mankato, Minnesota-based Taylor Corp.’s takeover of Staples Print Solutions...

Flesh Co has begun phase one of a three-phase 5S program involving its offsite warehouse in Parsons, Kan. The building was originally the short-run print division of Flesh Co. Today, the location serves as warehousing for customer stock, inventory, parts and special projects...

As part of Print+Promo’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we talked to Rick Roddis, president of ComplyRight Distribution Services, Oxnard, Calif. Here, Roddis discusses a changing business model, new technology and the impact of a Trump presidency.

Consumers for Paper Options, a coalition advocating for access to important paper-based services and information, has expressed strong opposition to a new decision by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to suspend the mailing of Social Security Statements to workers under the age of 60. The move comes despite a measure...