During several sessions at CONNECT 2026, the advice was clear: It’s time to invest to evolve or get left behind.
Read MoreCONNECT 2026 Sessions Stress It’s Time To Invest & Evolve
Author: Toni McQuilken
2026 Outlook: From Markets to Mandates
The start of another year brings the annual tradition of dusting off the crystal ball and seeing what trends, technologies and regulations will impact the printing industry.
Read MoreDirect Mail: A Powerful Channel for Marketing Messages
Direct mail remains one of the channels with the strongest ROI for marketers, regardless of their business model, size or location.
Read More5-Minute Mail: When Postmarks Aren’t Postmarks
On this week’s episode, Paul Bobnack and Toni McQuilkin chat about how the way postmarks are handled is changing, and how that could impact printers, especially those who print transactional mail or ballots.
Read MoreA Wide-Format SWOT for 2026
As 2026 gets into full swing and wide-format producers start planning for how to grow in the coming months, we asked several owners all in different phases of their wide-format journey — and in different regions of the U.S. — to SWOT the wide-format segment.
Read MoreBreaking Through Bottlenecks
Your biggest obstacle to growth isn’t your people, your equipment or your customers. It’s your workflow.
Read MoreDirect Mail v. Junk Mail — It Matters!
Direct mail pieces are thoughtful, personalized in some way to make the recipient feel seen and acknowledged.
Read MoreApplying Disney Magic to Training
At PRINTING United Expo 2025, Glen Swyers of Imagine Group offered onboarding insights gleaned from his time as a certified trainer at the Walt Disney Company.
Read MoreGelato’s Henrik Muller-Hansen on Why the Printing Industry Is a Good Bet
The CEO and founder of Gelato, Henrik Muller-Hansen, sat down with Printing Impressions’ senior editor Toni McQuilken recently to chat about why he decided to bet big on the printing industry, and why he still believes there is a lot of opportunity and growth to be captured by savvy printers.
Read MoreBehind Pantone Documentary ‘The King of Color’
Toni McQuilken recently had the chance to preview the new documentary movie “The King of Color,” and speak with both its director, Patrick Creadon, as well as one of the featured stars of the film, Sean Adams, Dean of Art and Communication at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California. The movie follows the life of Larry Herbert, the inventor of the Pantone Matching System.
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