Still time to get to Sustainable Brands 09
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Coming up next week in Monterey CA is an intense conference covering sustainable brands from design to production - and that includes print!Archive for May, 2009
Espresso versus Kindle – the Battle for Books
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
The "most significant step in publishing in the last 500 years..." Is it the Kindle or is it the Espresso? On Demand Books is getting a lot of attention these days, even a spot on National Public Radio where the CEO, Dane Neller, said it will "keep paper books way ahead ...Up Close and Personal with Your Recyclers
Monday, May 25th, 2009
When you double in size - square footage, revenue, and employees - can you expect to put less to the solid waste stream? Not ordinarily... Rob Varnel, R&M Laminating, a Vancouver BC trade laminator, did just that. He doubled the size of his company and reduced the amount of waste going ...ecoEnvelopes Go Both Ways
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
I've got a problem. While I get a lot of my bills by email and pay most bills using my online banking service, there are still envelopes that come requesting payment. Those are mostly #10 envelopes containing the inevitable #9 envelope for payment. Somehow I never questioned that it must take ...Continued (and Increasing) Attention on Sustainablility
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
The American Marketing Association (AMA) and Fleishman-Hilliard conducted a survey of 270 respondents earlier this year (between January 14 and February 19) and came to some interesting conclusions. Most encouraging is that marketers and communicators are very positive and believe that a focus on sustainability will result in cost and production ...Pictura Graphics – SGP Printer
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
It's nice when your hometown paper recognizes you for your efforts! The Minneapolis Star Tribune profiled Paul Lilientahl, owner of Pictura Graphics, a large-format printer, noting that his background as a banker may be serving him well.2009 Government Printing Report
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Lest we confuse "government printing" with the Government Printing Office (GPO), I'd like to make it clear that the $440.4 million print savings opportunity identified by Lexmark is NOT print under control of the GPO, but general office printing by federal employees.Meet the “Green Team”
Monday, May 18th, 2009
This week you will get a chance to hear a little from each of the winners of the WhatTheyThink Environmental Innovation Awards winners in brief video interviews; one every day. The winners represent a very wide range of printers: Quad/Graphics, winner of the Environmental Sustainability and Your Plant award, is a huge ...Green-related Trademarks Up From 2008
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Agout a year ago, I thought that we were approaching the peak of the hype-cycle when tracking green-related trademark applications. Foolish me! In the May 14 issue of USA Today, the daily data Snapshot® upped the anty. In 2007, according to a study by IP law firm Dechert LLP: Applications for GREEN ...Checklist for Going Green
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
To really “Go Green” you must go beyond paper and extend beyond the pressroom to all facets of your business – from the supply chain to the customer. FSC-certified paper and soy ink do not equal sustainable printing. Looking at sustainability holistically, we've compiled this checklist for greening your company. Please ...
