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July 2, 2019 at 5:32 pm
Gennex Media LLC (aka Brandnex.com and PMGOA) pleaded guilty to price fixing in the promotional products industry. The company's president, Akil Kurji, was sentenced to eight months in custody, a $20,000 fine and three years of supervised...
July 2, 2019 at 4:53 pm
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 interviewed Julian Marsh, director of commercial printing for District Photo Inc., Beltsville, Md. Here, he talks about new initiatives, shares his passion for spreadsheets and explains why print will always be home...
July 2, 2019 at 3:36 pm
If the substrate is the fifth color of printing, then consistency is the sixth: the quality that gives the laydown of ink or toner its recognizable character and unambiguous visual identity, job after job. The perception of color consistency is the result of making sure that everything in the print run...
May 21, 2019 at 1:20 am
Print+Promo is proud to present its sixth annual “Women in Print and Promo” feature. This year’s group of honorees is rewriting the narrative of female representation in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Meet Deborah A. Gelinas, Director, Strategic Sales – NE, American Solutions for Business…
June 25, 2019 at 7:36 pm
Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned pro, the decision to target one, three or five verticals is one that you should make with care and research. Choosing a vertical that is regulated or easily influenced by outside sources may come back to haunt you; on the other hand, positioning yourself as an expert in...
June 25, 2019 at 5:43 pm
Almost exactly one year ago, Amazon expanded its Merch by Amazon print-on-demand service with new items, like PopSockets, to go with the standard assortment of apparel offerings already available. Now, the company is quietly expanding its...
June 25, 2019 at 5:56 pm
In what many printing industry observers, including myself, view as a shocking development, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Div., filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on June 20 seeking to block Quad’s proposed $1.4 billion, all-stock acquisition of LSC Communications...
June 18, 2019 at 7:56 pm
Millennials get a bad reputation. They can’t buy houses because they’re eating Himalayan sea salt avocado toast with $7 oat milk lattes. They ruin concerts for everyone because they can’t put their smartphones down. And, they’ll sport Nirvana T-shirts without being able to name three of the band’s songs. But they’re entering the workforce in droves...
June 4, 2019 at 5:57 pm
Print+Promo is looking for this year's standout CSRs from the print and promo industry. The ideal candidate will make a difference in the customer experience, inspiring all of us to succeed. Submit your nomination today...
June 18, 2019 at 6:38 pm
The proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of Chicago-based LSC Communications by Sussex, Wisconsin-based Quad still faces one last hurdle: approval from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) antitrust division. All along, Quad Chairman...
