Sarah Helminiak, Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), shares how the THREADX Conference is helping garment decorators to position themselves for exponential growth, and how SGIA is centering content and programs around direct-to-garment printing to support the industry convergence mission of PRINTING United.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Sarah Helminiak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahperk/

SGIA: https://www.sgia.org/

THREADX: www.threadxconference.com

PRINTING United: https://info.printingunited.com

Scott Scheidenhelm, Channel Senior Manager of Software and Solutions at Ricoh, shares how printers can assess and optimize their workflows for growth in 2019, and how Ricoh helps their customers automate to maximize throughput for greater profitability.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Scott Scheidenhelm: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-scheidenhelm-49a59b7/

Ricoh: https://www.takealookatricoh.com/

Dr. Samir Husni, Professor at The University of Mississippi, President at Magazine Consulting & Research, and Founder and Director at Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media, shares how he came to be Mr. Magazine, and why the future of print and publishing lies in people and not platforms.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Dr. Samir Husni: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirhusni/ Mr. Magazine: http://www.mrmagazine.com/ Mr. Magazine Blog: http://www.mrmagazine.me Launch Monitor Blog: https://launchmonitor.wordpress.com/ Magazine Consulting & Research: http://magazineconsultingandresearch.com/ Magazine Innovation Center: http://www.maginnovation.org

Ashley Maydak, Brand Marketing Manager at Domtar Paper shares how an informed paper choice can elevate your print projects without breaking the bank, and how to get Domtar's inspiring paper promotions delivered to your door.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Ashley Maydak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-maydak-1171498/

Domtar Paper: https://domtarblueline.com/

Erika Switzer, Vice President at DirectMail2.0, shares how their new Leadmatch capability precisely matches website traffic from direct mail recipients without pURL's, and delivers invaluable data for sales.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Erika Switzer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-switzer-3bb18a109/

DirectMail2.0: http://directmail2.com/

Dan Johansen, Senior Manager of Wide Format at Ricoh, discusses the vast opportunity for wide format printing in retail, and some of the applications possible with Ricoh technology.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Dan Johansen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjohansen1/

Ricoh: https://takealookatricoh.com/

Angelo Manno, Global OEM and Strategic Accounts Manager at Enfocus and Martijn Eier, CEO at Cloudprinter, share how their partnership enables print service providers to increase their print volume and improve job efficiency and how they are building a global print network through automation.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Angelo Manno — https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelomanno/

Enfocus — https://www.enfocus.com

Martijn Eier — https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijneier/

Cloudprinter — https://www.cloudprinter.com/

Enfocus Switch — https://www.enfocus.com/en/switch

Learn more about the opportunity for commercial printers to succeed in digital packaging and hear how Printers are making it happen.

Panelists: Konica Minolta, Xeikon, PrintIQ, CHILI Publish, HP.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Konica Minolta: https://www.konicaminolta.com

Xeikon: https://www.xeikon.com

PrintIQ: https://printiq.com/

CHILI Publish: https://www.chili-publish.com

HP: https://hp.com/go/printspiration

Learn how to assess your current workflow and implement best practices for streamlining print shop production.

Panelists: Avanti, Solimar, Enfocus, PrintIQ, Canon.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Avanti: https://avantisystems.com/

Solimar: https://www.solimarsystems.com/

Enfocus: https://www.enfocus.com

PrintIQ: http://www.printiq.com/

Canon: https://csa.canon.com

Discussion about the color management quandary: Whose responsibility is this? …and how Printers and Print Customers can achieve their expected color results.

Panelists: Ricoh, HP, Canon.

Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:

Ricoh: https://takealookatricoh.com/

HP: https://hp.com/go/printspiration

Canon: https://csa.canon.com