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Proforma Announces New $10M Technology Platform
December 4, 2018 at 4:52 pm

Proforma, Cleveland, the second-largest printing and promotional products distributor in North America, has announced today the January 2019 pre-release of ProVision2, a new business management technology platform providing owners with powerful business insights, metrics and efficient order entry...

Quad/Graphics Lands Periscope in $132.5M Purchase
December 3, 2018 at 10:53 pm

Come early 2019, Quad/Graphics Inc., already renowned as a leading marketing solutions provider, will add to its clout through the addition of Periscope, with theSussex, Wisconsin-headquartered business having acquired the Minneapolis-based independent creative agency for $132.5 million last week...

USPS Gets Approval for 10 Percent Stamps Price Increase, Largest Since 1991
November 27, 2018 at 3:14 pm

A visit to the Twitter account of the U.S. Parcel Service (USPS) reveals that the agency will be delivering nearly “16 billion pieces of cheer this season,” an impressive haul that will certainly include a few petitions to good old Saint Nick. Those letters will be enjoying their last hurrahs as 50 cent wayfarers...

Executive Perspectives: Gregg Emmer, chief marketing officer, vice president of Kaeser & Blair Inc.
November 27, 2018 at 3:37 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 Gregg Emmer, chief marketing officer, vice president of Kaeser & Blair Inc. (K&B), Batavia, Ohio. Here, he talks about industry concerns, being mindful of business lexicon and why we need to abandon the commodity-based mindset...

Ditch the Call to Action in Your Cold Email Strategy
November 27, 2018 at 3:53 pm

Think about the last time a salesperson piqued your interest with a cold email, then stopped. They didn’t try to coerce or steer you. Instead, they were silent … acknowledging your right to choose to engage or walk away. We often walk away. But think about a time you chose to continue. Because you were curious, you asked for more details ... to fully grasp what sounded intriguing...

USPS Releases 2018 Financials; Reports Net Loss of $3.9 Billion
November 20, 2018 at 7:16 pm

The U.S. Postal Service reported operating revenue of $70.6 billion for fiscal year 2018, an increase of $1.0 billion compared to the prior year. The higher revenues were driven largely by continued growth in the Shipping and Packages business, where revenue increased $2.0 billion, or 10.1 percent, which more than offset revenue declines in First-Class and Marketing Mail...

Here’s What You Missed at Print+Promo’s Final Distributor Connect of 2018
November 20, 2018 at 8:37 pm

“We just completed our Scottsdale Distributor Connect event, and the immediate response from our sponsoring suppliers was: ‘When and where is the next one?’” noted Jim Harvie, publisher of Print+Promo. What had our attendees buzzing? Here are three things you missed if you weren’t there...