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Greetings! Weekly eLetter
The Latest Industry News, Advice & Tips! |
September 2, 2008 I Volume 4, Edition 27
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Suzanne's Note |
Georgia, Illinois, Florida, New Hampshire and California: here we come!
Print Buyers Online.com and PCPI have created a top quality certification program available for production professionals entitled Professional Print Production Certification (the core certification for print buyers and their suppliers).
This certification is highly regarded and gives print buyers and suppliers a way to document their knowledge and add value in their organizations. And we are taking it on the road! Next stop: Marrietta, Georgia on September 10! For details, visit: http://www.printbuyersonline.com/content.asp?ID=3424
New Job Listings!Are you in Northern Virginia or thinking of moving to this fast-paced area? If so, take a peek at the new job openings for Production Manager and Traffic Coordinator at two prestigious organizations. See our Job Bank for more information. Now Accepting Orders for Our Newest Certification Program!
PCPI has just released Best Practices for Sustainability in Print, a 300-page certification program which includes 90 pages of case studies from major buying organizations and a robust tool kit to help you move into sustainability, track your progress and rate your printers.
New Schedule for eLetter
With summer officially behind us, we are back to our weekly distribution schedule.
Have a lovely week!
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Sponsor Spotlight |
Concord Litho is a pioneer in finding new and innovative ways to make your printed products - and your marketing message - stand out, get noticed, and get results. One of largest independently-owned printing companies in the country, Concord Litho is run by an experienced, responsive team of people who know how to come up with fresh ideas to fuel your marketing efforts all year long. From innovative formats designed to help you combat recent postal increases to fun engagement devices like www.concordlitho.com/scents/scentedvarnish_gallery.htm that can boost the ROI of your next product launch, we provide print buyers and marketers like you the ideas, manufacturing know-how, and resources you need to achieve awesome results.
Our product development team is always testing new printing techniques, formats, inks, stock, and equipment to bring you newer, cooler, better, and more cost-effective ways to print your products and advertisements. We regularly share the results of these tests with our customers, and often with the Print Buyers Online community through "Cool Tools" and other educational materials. It's like having a print production R&D team at your fingertips (for free).
Founded in 1958, Concord Litho serves many of the nation's top retailers, publishers, advertising agencies, marketers and www.concordlitho.com/fundraising who count on us for long run, high quantity projects that take advantage of inline finishing on our webs or our large-format capabilities in sheetfed.Our clients include TV Guide, Hill|Holliday, Publishers Clearing House, Rodale, World Wildlife Fund, Dunkin Donuts, Playtex, Consumer Reports, and the American Heart Association.
We've invested $12.1 million in new equipment and upgrades to our facility over the past five years, and have won 50 printing excellence, design and quality awards in the last three. We're a proud educational partner to the Print Buyers Online community, and look forward to connecting with you soon through "Cool Tools," one of our Idea Kits, or at our absolute favorite spot, the annual Print Buyers Online Print Oasis Conference.
Concord Litho offers a "Green Printing Options" program to customers interested in eco-friendly, responsible production choices, and is a Forest Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certified facility (FSC Certification #SCS-COC-001191). |
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New Article |
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Topic Includes: Trucking Update
Written by Dick Gorelick, President, Graphic Arts Sales Foundation (GASF)
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Ask the Experts |
Using Older Versions of Applications Alongside Newer Versions
Answered by Jay Nelson, Editor and Publisher, Design Tools Monthly
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Job Listings |
New! Traffic Coordinator
Erickson Retirement Communities is looking for an outstanding Traffic Coordinator to work in our corporate in-house advertising department in Baltimore, MD.
New! Print Production Manager
Experienced candidate sought in Northern Virginia for pre-press and production, estimating, cost analysis, scheduling, quality control and invoice review.
Sr. Buyer/Manager, Print & Packaging
New Albany, OH. Abercrombie & Fitch seeks Print & Packaging Senior Buyer/Manager, who will work with both internal teams and external suppliers to foster beneficial business relationships for the procurement of non-merchandise paper related goods for each of its brands.
Senior Print Production Buyer
Virginia Beach, Virginia. Nexus Direct, one of the fastest growing companies on the East Coast, is looking for a Senior Print Production Buyer.
Visit our Job Bank for more details or to learn how easy it is to list on our e-community! |
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Industry News |
High-Tech Resellers Name Xerox "Company of the Year" For Workgroup Color Printers
For the sixth time in seven years, Xerox Corporation has been named the "Overall Winner" and "Company of the Year" in the workgroup color printers category by VARBusiness magazine, a leading industry publication for value-added resellers who market high-technology products, solutions and services.
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Cool Tools |
How Green is Your Print Shop?
A new, free brochure from Xerox Corporation provides 10 Tips to Manage Your Print Facility More Efficiently for a "Greener" World!
This must-have kit from Concord Litho focuses on actionable information print buyers and designers should know when planning a green printing project.
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Notable Quotes |
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"Many of us have heard opportunity knocking at our door, but by the time we unhooked the chain, pushed back the bolt, turned two locks, and shut off the burglar alarm - it was gone."
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About Print Buyers Online.com |
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Print Buyers Online.com provides free, quality education, solutions and resources to print buyers, production professionals, marketers and their suppliers. We encourage best practices and promote the exchange of information between buyers and suppliers in a non-sales environment.
In addition to providing valuable information, PBO is also a center to understand the needs and challenges of the print buying community. Our community supports a peaceable, profitable relationship between print buyers, printing companies, and all other industry suppliers.
Enjoy!
Suzanne Morgan
CEO & Founder
Print Buyers Online.com, Inc.
info@e-pbo.com
703-534-9305
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