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January 25, 2010 I Volume 7, Edition 2
 
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Note from Suzanne

Suzanne Morgan
Note from Suzanne:
 
 
"Women in the Environment" Seminar - Tuesday, January 26, 1 to 6 pm, Washington, DC 
It's not too late to sign up for tomorrow's great enviromental seminar. Derek Smith & Associates is hosting a sustainability seminar featuring executives from corporate America in sustainable purchasing, marketing and development. They will speak about what they want from print, paper, packaging and design partners. The seminar fee is $55 per person and industry sponsors include our friends, EarthColor and Domtar. The event will be held at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in DC. For registration information and a list of speakers, go to www.paperleadership.com.  Or just show up to register at the event.

Have a lovely week.
 

Tip of the Day

 

Monday, Jan. 25
Green coatings
 
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Comparing press sheets to proofs   

Wednesday, Jan. 27
 
Thursday, Jan. 28

Friday, Jan. 29
 

Wednesday, Feb. 3
Thursday, Feb. 4
Aqueous coating, uncoated paper 
 
 

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Industry News

 
Sponsor News: Xerox's Support of Haiti

Industry Trends


Gorelick's Guide - Dick Gorelick's Recommendations For Print Buyers 

Paper Controversies

U.S. imports of paper have helped to moderate prices of this commodity. Domestic mills have asked the federal government to take action against China and Indonesia for unfair price competition. Now, Brazil has joined the paper controversy. The World Trade Organization has...  

What's the Metric?
 
Is your organization launching a new product or service? If so, think carefully about the unit of measurement that will be used to measure success. Beware of short-term thinking, especially the cost of the launch relative to the incremental business that is initially generated. Selecting the method(s) of promotion is an important consideration. Electronic media typically has the lowest...
 

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Sponsor Spotlight

 
 P3 Software
 
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For more information about P3Software, Inc. and the Professional and Enterprise versions of P3Expeditor, visit P3Software.

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