Printing Industries of America, Inc.

The Printing Industries of America (PIA) has announced the keynote speakers for Offset and Beyond Conference, May 23 to May 25, in Orlando:

Baby On Board signs. Hypercolor 
 T-shirts. Snooki. Some fads should be 
 left in the past (even though, technically, 
 the pint-sized Jersey Shore cast member continues to invade Hollywood and television sets across the country).

Printing Industries of America is now accepting entries for the 2011 William D. Schaeffer award.

The merging of the Printing Industry of Minnesota, Inc. (PIMN) and the Printing Industry of the Midlands (PIM) has been approved by their respective boards.

Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Md., DemandBridge announced plans to launch Document Builder, a feature within DB Enterprise that will make the print industry's leading e-commerce and marketing automation system more valuable for distributors.

Butler, Wisconsin-based Western States Envelope & Label is a featured participant in the new Social Media Field Guide, “A Resource for Graphic Communicators,” published by the Printing Industries of America. This guide is a handy resource that helps printers understand social media and gives a not-too-technical approach for customer engagement and strategy. Written by Julie Shaffer and Mary Garnett, the Social Media Field Guide covers the fundamentals of social media so that any member of the graphic communications industry can take advantage of these new tools.

These are tough times for many printers, large and small.  Commercial accounts are either drying up or underperforming and leads for new clients are all but nonexistent in some places, according to Deborah Snider, senior vice president of e-LYNXX Corporation and president of the firm's Government Print Management division. 

Pittsburgh-based Printing Industries of America (PIA) and The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced the availability of JDF Product Certification for Integrated Digital Printing.

Winning work through the federal government can be a daunting task if you don't know what you are doing. It takes preparation, practice, patience and professionalism to be successful when dealing with the world's largest bureaucracy―one that buys enormous amounts of goods and services each year.

Printing Industries of America has announced the 2011 Continuous Improvement Conference, the only conference for the printing and packaging industry that is focused on operational excellence and Lean manufacturing, will be held April 10 to April 13 in Kansas City, Missouri.