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PBO
 
August 16, 2010 I Volume 7, Edition 20
 
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Note from Suzanne
Suzanne Morgan
Note from Suzanne - August 16, 2010
 
PCPI Announces its Buy 1 - Get 1 FREE Certification Promotion
There is no better time than now to add your name to our growing list of certified print production professionals. PCPI is the premier association dedicated to print buyers.  The primary mission of PCPI is top quality certification programs for print buyers and their suppliers. PCPI currently offers certification in three subjects: Professional Print Production, How to Buy Digital & Variable Data and Best Practices for Sustainability in Print. To learn more about this special promotion and order your 2 for the price of 1 certifications, click here. 
 
To view our full list of those who have already been certified, please visit: 
PCPI Certified Professionals
 
Special UV CoCure and Raised UV Coatings - Earth-friendly and Price-friendly!

Be sure to order free samples of earth-friendly and price-friendly special UV CoCure and Raised UV Coatings Cool Tool being offered by Intelligencer. This brilliant gloss and bulletproof protection of UV coating won't break the bank. Intelligencer Printing's UV CoCure coatings can be flood or spot applied to a wide variety of substrates. An alternative to traditional UV curing processes, CoCure uses environmentally sound inks, cutting out harmful VOC emissions. Best of all, because CoCure works inline, you can use UV coating without impacting your schedule. Also check out Intell's Raised UV Coatings - including raised gloss, raised dull, peanut shell and a host of other textures and finishes.

 

Click here to order your free Cool Tools.

 
Sustainability Legislation Update
We have been making excellent progress with the proposed sustainability legislation written by Print Buyers Online.com. We have had several successful meetings with environmental groups and industry associations but we also need your help. This legislation is not written in stone (yet) and now is the time to voice your own feedback about it. We'd like to set up phone conversations with you and your company to learn your thoughts. We'd love your input and support in creating the final legislation. Be sure to look for my letter later this week via email.
 
The full legislation is available to review 
here. For questions, comments, to set up a meeting for me to talk with you and your company or to find out how you can support this proposed legislation, please contact me at 703-534-9305 or smorgan@e-pbo.com. 
 
Have a lovely week!
    

TIP OF THE DAY

 
OUR LATEST TIPS

Monday, August 16

Creep
 
Tuesday, August 17
Grammage 
 

Wednesday, August 18

Cast-coated Papers 
 
Thursday, August 19
Color variance in long run print jobs 
 
Friday, August 20
Forgo the Logo? 
 
Monday, August 23

 
Tuesday, August 24
What is Dot Gain? 
 
Wednesday, August 25
Keep Your Clothes Cool 
 
Thursday, August 26
Metallics on Uncoated 

 

Friday, August 27

Industry News and Other Articles
INDUSTRY NEWS and OTHER ARTICLES
 
Check out our new Cool Tool from Intelligencer and order your free Earth Friendly and Price Friendly Special UV CoCure and Raised UV Coatings Samples!
 
Also check out our other great Cool Tool from CopyPage - Personalized Notepads with YOUR name on them!
 

Does your company have any job openings to advertise?

The Print Buyers Online.com Job Bank is an excellent way to get your job listing in front of a very targeted audience. Our members span the globe and many are willing to relocate. For more information on posting an ad or to review current listings, please visit our Job Bank.

 

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

                 

With over 20 years of experience, CopyPage/Pangea, located in Los Angeles, CA offers traditional and digital printing along with a complete in-house bindery.

 

CopyPage is open 24 hours, 7 days a week with same day pick-up and delivery services for local clients and next day distribution for national clients.

 

CopyPage's Pangea division specializes in document programs for Fortune 500 and organizations with multiple locations that require local decision making and HQ control.

 

 Expertise includes:

·         Database publishing

·         Automated document assembly

·         Web-based document procurement and publishing

·         Variable data printing-color, highlight color and black

·         Variable data binding and finishing

·         Personalized marketing, merchandising and PURLs

·         Highly versioned documents, signage and point of purchase

 

Traditional products and Services:

·         Traditional offset printing - from 1 to 6 color, UV coating

·         High speed, high capacity digital b/w printing with 4 Xerox Docutech spot color 6180 printers

·         Color digital printing presses including the Xerox iGen3 with digital cut sheet press size to 14.33x22.5 inches.

·         Large Format Color (up to 60x120 inch displays) for posters and banners. Many substrates and mounting options available.

·         Complete in-house bindery

·         Variable Data Printing with XMPie and on-site postscript programming

·         Scanning of documents and oversized originals (up to 42 inch wide by any length)

 

PBO RESEARCH

 

Strategic Partners

      Xerox                    Heidelberg Logo
 
 
Domtar 
                     Intelligencer 

                                                          SPONSORS

              
        P3 Software     
 
 
CopyPage
 
 

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"My mom said she learned how to swim. Someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. That's how she learned how to swim. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.' "

 

-Paula Poundstone

 

About Print Buyers Online.com

 
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.

703-534-9305
 

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Print Buyers Online.com, Inc.