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Should Print Brokers Be Licensed? Some States and Industry Pundits Are Predicting It
October 30, 2018 at 7:15 pm

Trade associations of all stripes tend to fight government interference in the marketplace. The preferred alternative is self-regulation by an organization of peers that keeps its house in order. But what if that doesn't work? Suppose, for a moment, that doctors, nurses, engineers and lawyers didn't support or even acknowledge a professional association...

How Single-Source Software Solutions Can Up Your Marketing Game, Part Two
October 30, 2018 at 6:55 pm

Last week, Print+Promo spoke to DemandBridge Chairman and CEO David Rich about the benefits of single-source software solutions. It was an enlightening conversation that covered everything from “Big Marketing” strategies to platform investment pros and cons. Are you closer to making a decision, but still unsure...

Allen Press Leads Printing Industry to Close Gender Pay Gap
October 30, 2018 at 7:09 pm

Allen Press Inc., Lawrence, Kan., announced that it will only do business with vendors and suppliers who affirm they pay women and men equally for the same work. Those who do not meet this requirement will be phased out beginning in January 2019...

2018 Top 50 Suppliers: What the Data Tells Us
October 23, 2018 at 8:16 pm

It’s no secret that print does best in a mature economic recovery phase of the business cycle. Considering we have been in this phase for nine years when the average recovery tops out at seven, numbers should be skyrocketing...

SGIA Expo Celebrates a Triumphant 2018 and Evolves Into PRINTING United
October 23, 2018 at 6:27 pm

With confetti raining down from the ceiling of the Tao Nightclub amid a brilliant display of lasers and neon lights, SGIA Expo attendees celebrated the opening night of a successful event in Las Vegas and toasted to the future with the launch of PRINTING United...

How to Turn Prospects Into Clients
October 16, 2018 at 7:57 pm

Everyone makes amazing promises to clients and potential partners, but what does it require for a print or promotional products entity to be able, to quote 1995’s “Tommy Boy,” to sell ketchup popsicles to a woman wearing white gloves? To determine how businesses can better their deal-closing practices, Print+Promo connected with...

Possible USPS 'Forever' Stamp Cost Increase Would Mark Agency’s Largest Bump
October 16, 2018 at 6:13 pm

Times being what they are, stamps do not receive enough press, much to the dismay of philatelists everywhere. However, come January, the affixers could become a sticky subject, as the board of governors for the United States Postal Service (USPS) yesterday sought permission from the Postal Regulatory Commission to up the cost...