How To Avoid The Most Common Mistakes in Lamination

As useful as laminating may be, it does not come without its challenges. New developments across hardware and materials have made life easier for industry professionals but there are still several issues that crop up and cause headaches for those in laminating work.

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The Red Zone: Focus and Finish

One of the most common and recurring themes that come up in discussion during strategy sessions with executive leaders is a frustration with plans that move forward only to stall out “inside the Red Zone.”

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The Resilience of Direct Mail

U.S. marketers are projected to spend $37.3 billion on direct mail in 2024, reflecting a 2.6% growth from the previous year. Despite rising postage costs and competition from digital media, 81% of surveyed brands plan to increase their direct mail budgets in 2025.

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Opinion: Alert! Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 Is Bad for Print Resellers

If you aren’t familiar with the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024, S. 3815, you aren’t alone. It’s been in the legislative pipeline for some time, but surprisingly few people know about it. This legislation, which would change the rules for delivery of investor documents and undermine the print resale income for many print distributors, has already passed the House of Representatives and is moving on to the Senate. This legislation bad for print resellers, and urgent action is needed. The current default for investor documents is paper delivery…

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Target Report: Zig-Zagging

Print-centric companies that proactively grow via an M&A strategy go back and forth, shifting directions, alternately completing transactions that bring in additional print volume, and then subsequently acquiring a company with services that are adjacent to print, but not core to the mission of putting ink on paper.

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