Raise Prices the Right Way and Clients Will Love It!

Price increases are inevitable. Over the course of a career in this (or any other) industry, you will no doubt be faced with the challenge of delivering bad news to a customer: We are going to be charging you more for the same goods and services. The event…

Read More

Industry Insiders Share Strategies for Thriving Amid a Shifting Market

In 2023, Printing Impressions explored print market trends in key segments within the commercial printing sector. Here, five industry professionals update us on the state of the industry from the standpoint of their business operating within a particular key segment. They share market changes, barriers to success, and key strategies. Although the individuals share their…

Read More

The Case for Rolling Back Postage Prices for Catalogs and Direct Mail

The postal price increases for marketing mail are driving down volume and, more importantly for the USPS, driving down profits. The postal price increases need to be rolled back. Basic economic principles apply to the pricing decisions for catalogs and direct mail: Catalogs (and direct mail) are very sensitive to the cost of mailing. More…

Read More

Leveraging Digital Label Presses for Seasonal and Regional Marketing

If you sell into any type of food or beverage market, you know how important seasonal marketing can be. Whether it’s cookies with box labels themed around the holidays, craft brews with limited edition labels themed around popular sports events like the Super Bowl or March Madness, or limited editions of wine and spirits designed…

Read More