In the News
Read Cary's thoughts about RR Donnelly, and their growth strategy. Is it sustainable? Cary lends her expert opinion to this story on Medill Reports:
Stop the presses? Not print giant R.R. Donnelley
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Podcasts
Cary interviews Dr. Joe Webb and Richard Romano about their new book, Does a Plumber Need a Website? Listen here. |
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No-Nonsense Innovation:
Practical Strategies for Success
Bill Lowe, the Father of the IBM PC, and Cary Sherburne, a well-known author, consultant and journalist, bring more than 70 years of combined experience in the high tech industry to bear in the creation of this book.
Sherburne captures Lowe’s experiences, insight and practical advice, as well as the key business principles of the no-nonsense philosophy of Pragmatic Innovation, in an engaging, easy-to-read style that blends never-before-told inside stories linked to success and failures in innovation, with practical strategies and tactics for implementation of Pragmatic Innovation that can boost the bottom line and the innovation footprint of organizations of any size and across a broad range of industries and disciplines.
In addition to her own works, Cary Sherburne has ghost-written several books for busy executives. Her goal with these projects is to make the process as easy as possible, with the book reflecting the voice of the author and consuming as little of his/her time as possible in the process. For more information on how Sherburne can help you write the book you have always wanted to publish, but have never had time to complete, contact us.
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WhatTheyThink Content
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Videos
WhatTheyThink and Cary Sherburne have published more than 1,000 video interviews since 2007, the first printing trade site to regularly use video content. To view videos, visit here. |
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Fenske Media: Innovative and Growing
In December, Cary joined a number of her press and analyst peers on a visit to Fenske Media in Rapid City, South Dakota. In this article, she shares details about the event and includes an exclusive interview with Tom Fenske, one of the four brothers that own and operate the business. Read more.
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AlphaGraphics Has a New Owner
Rumors that AlphaGraphics was on the blocks proved to be true when the company announced it had a new owner. Cary spoke to CEO Kevin Cushing to get the story behind the story. Read more.
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Océ Business Services Partners with Mimeo to Deliver Océ PrintExpress
Océ Business Services introduced Océ PrintExpress, an online print and distribution service that augments its Managed Print Services offerings. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne speaks with Océ Business Services and its partner, Mimeo, to get the scoop. |
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HP's Xavier Garcia Gives Advice to Printers Looking to Enter the Wide Format Market
Cary Sherburne and HP's General Manager of Scitex Xavier Garcia have a conversation focused on print service providers looking to expand their offerings with wide format. |
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Running the Gauntlet: A Book Review
Jeff Hayzlett’s second book, Running the Gauntlet, is out, launched January 3rd. Read what Senior Editor Cary Sherburne has to say about the book and the SnapTags it incorporates. |
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EFI Breaks Ground with LED Curing in their GS3250LX
Cary Sherburne and EFI's VUTEK Product Manager Jamie Dolpies talk about the latest LED curing technology recently included in their product line and the suite of advantages it brings to the industry. |
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Cool App from a Surprising Source
Web-to-print provider Aleyant profiled one of its customers in a recent press release that caught my attention. Thinking this was an innovative print service provider who had launched a niche holiday application, I contacted them to see what they do the rest of the year. Not a print service provider! |
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HP's Strategic Marketing Manager Harel Ifhar on HP's Market Innovation
Scitex Strategic Marketing Manager Harel Ifhar tells Cary Sherburne how HP is constantly striving to bring new technologies and business ideas to their customers to help them evolve their business. |
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EFI's Wide Format Automation Solutions
Senior Marketing Manager Mark Goodearl and Cary Sherburne discuss how EFI brings better integration for a more efficient workflow to meet wide format's ever increasing demand for automation. |
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Why HP Acquired HiFlex
On December 7th, HP announced the acquisition of print MIS provider HiFlex. WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with HP to understand more about this acquisition and how it fits into the HP portfolio. You may be surprised to learn where the acquisition is reporting within the HP organization. |
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Boarman Out as Public Printer
On April 15, 2010, President Obama announced his intent to nominate William J. Boarman as the 26th Public Printer of the United States. Following that announcement, WhatTheyThink covered the long, and ultimately unsuccessful confirmation process, revealing a number of problems with the nominee. Apparently more problems have arisen and his nomination was returned to the President. Read more. |
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First Coated Stock for Production Inkjet Introduced by NewPage
As more companies jump on board the production inkjet bandwagon and look for both new applications and those that can be transitioned from other production processes to feed these hungry giants, the lack of an optimized inkjet coated stock has been one barrier that many owners would like to see removed.
Last month, paper manufacturer NewPage was the first to announce an inkjet-optimized gloss coated stock for production inkjet presses with the launch of TrueJet™ Digital Coated Papers. While we certainly expect to see others following suit quickly, we also wanted to both recognize NewPage for this innovation and share more details about its background. Read more... |
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Wild Apple Graphics Turns to Digital Printing for Art Prints
I recently noticed a vendor press release about Wild Apple Graphics’ purchase of a digital press and thought readers would be interested in how digital plays in the art world. I found it interesting that the company chose a non-mainstream digital press and wondered what the criteria driving the decision were. Jim Chadwick, Director of Technical Services, shared some good information. Read more.
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Touchcode: A New Way to Make Print Interactive
I like to keep an eye out for interesting technologies that can have a beneficial effect on a consolidating printing industry. I am especially interested in things that make print interactive. Why? Because the ability to link print into the rest of the media mix is critical to its long-term future as a viable communications medium. No, I am not saying print is dead, or it is only valuable when used this way, but there is no question that the ability to more closely tie print into other media will make it a more attractive option for many marketers, who, left to their own devices, just might decide that print has a declining role in their marketing efforts. Read more.
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Making a Big Impression Trends in Large Format Printing
Many industry pundits spoke of drupa 2008 as “The Inkjet drupa,” and in many ways, it was. Following drupa 2008, a number of vendors brought to market four-color high-speed inkjet solutions that were shown at drupa in product or concept form, and those products are still coming to market.
As we approach drupa 2012, what are the technologies we can expect to see that will drive change in the printing and publishing markets? Read more.
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Is There an iPad App in Your Future?
These days, you can barely pick up a magazine, watch TV or browse the Internet without seeing content related to smartphones, tablet computers and mobile computing in general. For almost any activity, one could say, “There’s an app for that.”
According to Gartner,[1] by 2015 there will be more than a billion smartphones (776 million) and tablets (318 million) globally.
Another source reports that by the middle of this year, more than 300,000 mobile apps had been developed and apps had been downloaded 10.9 billion times.
For many in the printing industry, this new wave of new media presents a competitive nightmare. But is it really? |
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Mohawk MakeReady a Good Example of Leveraging Quality Content to Build Customer Loyalty, Knowledge
A recent Business Insider article reviewed a new book by eMarketer CEO and co-founder Geoff Ramsey and McCann Workgroup marketing leader Vipin Mayar. Digital Impact: The Two Secrets to Online Marketing Success addresses some of the weaknesses in digital marketing. Some of that revolves around content and these five questions...
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Production Automation: How Do You Get Started Affordably?
A Conversation with Enfocus Vice President Fabian Prudhomme
Production Automation was ranked second by the Must See 'ems selection committee at Graph Expo 2011: "Automation of the print production process starting with customer input and concluding with product in the box and semi-automatic invoicing is the evolving profile of new era printers."
Sometimes automation can seem overwhelming, especially if you are trying to address the entire process and run a business at the same time. Do you need to start with a full-blown end-to-end workflow product, or are there easier, more affordable ways to get started? If you have a full-blown workflow solution, are there automation gaps you need to fill?
I spoke with Fabian Prudhomme, Vice President of Enfocus, to get his perspective.
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Graph Expo Retrospective; Critical and Opportunistic Technologies for Future Success
Each year, thousands of Graph Expo attendees grab the slim brochure that lists the industry's Must See 'ems and Worth A Looks. This program has been a highlight of the Executive Outlook Conference since 1999, and these selections by a panel of experts have become an industry-wide guide to compelling print production technology and products.
This year, of the approximately 1,800 products being exhibited by more than 475 suppliers, 29 were selected as Must See 'ems, and another 64, primarily niche products, were given the Worth A Look tag. This is important work conducted by a panel of volunteers. However, there is another aspect to the panel's work that is generally underreported. And that is the designation of critical and opportunistic technologies available to printing operations to spur growth, offer market differentiation and more. |
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More on the Digital Mail Revolution, Pitney Bowes' John Schloff Provides Volly Update
We recently shared information on the latest developments at Zumbox following its announcement about the establishment of a customer advisory panel. To ensure fair and balanced coverage of this developing market space, we contacted Pitney Bowes' John Schloff, vice president of marketing and strategic alliances for Volly, to find out the latest about the Pitney Bowes' entry into this dynamic market.
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Ricoh and Zumbox Join Forces to Simplify Digital Mailbox Solutions for Billers
Don Dew, ADF Solutions Manager, Ricoh Production Print Solutions
Ricoh and Zumbox have joined forces in a unique alliance to empower mailers with a new, highly secure and cost-effective customer communication channel. By taking advantage of paper suppression opportunities for bills, statements and other transactional mail, mailers can achieve per-piece cost savings that can exceed 50 percent while at the same time, offering a user-friendly, bi-directional means of communicating with their customers, shorter time-to-payment and the ability to increase overall sustainability of the mail operation. Read more... |
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