Judy Miller

The travel and hospitality industry uses a broad array of products to fill customer needs. Distributors are always on the road; it's the nature of the job. But, while traveling to meet that next potential client or sitting in a hotel room practicing a presentation, don't forget the potential of the travel and hospitality industry itself. "One of the unique things about the hospitality industry is that it uses a broad spectrum of printing—color labels and packaging, commercial sheet printing, etc. There's a lot of design opportunity," said distributor Tom Leavesley, Global DocuGraphix, Houston. Steve Michel, color applications manager at Printgraphics, Vandalia, Ohio, noted

With developments in adhesives and technology, integrated cards and labels are old dogs that have learned new and profitable tricks. Integrated cards and labels add extra value to traditional form and label products. With new advances in technology and adhesives, these products provide a less expensive solution to many of today's needs. Judith Jacobs, marketing manager at Chicago Tag and Label, Libertyville, Ill., said that integrated cards and labels serve many applications in the insurance, membership, association, catalog and fulfillment markets. She noted that the company's form/label products are new to the market. "We have seen how integrated form/label combinations have been able to