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Serving Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming
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Phoenix Golf Outing Just One Month Out!
The Phoenix Golf Tournament will return with a vengeance on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the stunning Arizona Grand Golf Resort.
Join colleagues and friendly competitors from the industry for a day of fun on the links followed by the Par-Tee on the Green, where bragging rights will be on display and awards presented.
Tickets are only $99 and include greens fee, golf cart, lunch and two drink tickets. Foursomes and individual tickets will sell out fast so be sure to register as soon as possible!
Last year the tournament sold out quickly so book your foursomes early!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Interested in sponsoring the tournament? There are numerous opportunities still available including individual hole sponsorships - many helping to support future GCEF Scholarships. Thanks to the following sponsors who have already signed up!
For details contact tournament chairman Gary Matchinsky at 480-829-8890 or garym@bctarizona.com.
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Two Thirds Of Americans Still Read Printed Magazines
The good news for print continues! According to a recent study most adults still prefer to consume content across both sides of the digital divide.
According to Mequoda, the "American Magazine Reader Study & Handbook," 70 percent of adults in the U.S. read a print magazine in the last 30 days, and 51 percent read at least two. In what may come as something of a surprise, those figures are almost completely flat compared to the same study last year, in which 70 percent of respondents also reported having read a print magazine in the past month.
The findings seem to indicate that digital magazines - in the study, defined as "magazine content distributed via electronic means" - still have work to do to catch up to their print counterparts.
While not explicitly addressed in the study, there is certainly significant overlap between magazine brands' print and digital audiences, and the findings lend credence to the common industry maxim that publishers should attempt to reach consumers across any medium available to them.
The multiplatform consumer is typically older and more affluent than the digital-only consumer, according to the study, and 1.67 times more likely to spend $100 or more per year on digital magazine content than the digital-only consumer, although only 1.8 percent of respondents reported spending that much on digital magazine content in the last year, and 76.1 percent said they spent nothing at all.
Multi-platform consumers are also growing in number, up 32 percent since last year, according to the study, although it's not clear how many of those consumers were previously print-only, as opposed to digital-only. In general, print-only consumers are 1.76 times more likely to be female.
Source: Mequoda
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New Pregnancy Law In Colorado
The Colorado Civil Rights Division has released a suggested notice for employers to post related to the state's new pregnancy accommodation law. Under the law, Colorado employers must post a notice of employee rights as well as provide written notice to new hires at the start of employment and existing employees no later than December 8, 2016. The new law, which went into effect on August 10, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees for health conditions related to pregnancy or physical recovery from childbirth unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer. The new law's requirements also include an obligation to engage in the interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations.
The state's suggested notice is available in both English and Spanish. Employers can print the notice to post in a conspicuous place in an area accessible to employees, such as a break room or near employee entrances where other required employment law notices are posted. In addition to posting the notice, employers need to take steps to provide the notice to existing employees no later than December 8 and to all new hires going forward.
Source: Human Resources News
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Arizona Legislative Update
The general election ballot will include two initiatives, neither of which is exactly low-key.
Proposition 205 is the "Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol" initiative. It allows individuals 21 years and older to privately use, possess, manufacture, give away, or transport up to 1 ounce of marijuana and grow up to 6 marijuana plants at the individual's residence. A 15% tax, in addition to covering the costs of administrative and enforcement, would be distributed to school districts and charter schools for operations and maintenance and to provide full-day kindergarten. Funds would also be provided to the department of health services for public education.
Proposition 206 seeks to increase the state minimum wage to $10 per hour by 2017 with annual increases to reach $12 by 2020. It also governs accrual of paid sick time and the purposes for which it may be used.
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Free Webinar On Succession Planning
You have a plan, right? Even if you're 5 - 10 or 20 years away from selling or handing off your business to family, employees...it's NEVER too early to PLAN your Exit Strategy!
Join this FREE interactive Web discussion with two of the most knowledgeable people in the area of Print M&A!
Participants will learn about the key elements of the plan to successfully transfer leadership and ownership of a printing and packaging firm. This session will focus on:
* Key elements of a succession plan
* Leadership and Ownership changes.
* Valuation methods.
Who should attend?
CEO's, owners, presidents and finance executives who influence strategy decisions.
The Presenters
Peter Schaeffer is a Partner with New Direction Partners. Peter is an experienced dealmaker with twenty years of investment banking and valuation experience. He has closed more than one hundred transactions in virtually every segment of the printing and packaging industries as well as the sale of a $75 million helicopter company and a $10 million bread manufacturer. In addition, Peter has performed hundreds of valuations for ESOPs, estate and gift tax planning and strategic planning purposes.
Jim Russell -Prior to New Direction Partners, Jim was President and CEO of Arbor Press in Royal Oak (Detroit), Michigan. During his tenure at Arbor Press, the company was recognized as an eight-time winner of the National Association for Printing Leadership's (NAPL) prestigious Management Plus Awards program that recognizes the best managed graphic arts companies in the country. Arbor Press was also recognized twice during Jim's leadership as one of the 50 fastest growing printers in the country. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Lessons From Lindgren:
Offset or Digital?
Most firms now have both offset and digital printing equipment and need to make a rational decision about the most economic way to produce a job. Of course, if it includes variable data it has to go digital or if size or quality requirements can only be met by offset, that's the solution.
When it could go either way, the choice should be based upon only the variable (out-of-pocket) cost items: paper (no make-ready waste on digital), plates, click charges, and differences in time needed to produce the job (using operator wages only). Depreciation for the offset press, lease payment on the digital, factory and administrative overhead area ll irrelevance since these go on regardless of the work produced.
Special thought should be given to one of digital's unique niches, the short run multi-page project. A 96 page, 4 color job can be produced in a single pass eliminating a series of folding, cutting and stitching steps. That's the good news. The bad news is when the pricing process passes along all of these savings to the client.
When quoting this kind of job, think of it as a conventional offset project with multiple forms. You may have to discount this price somewhat to get the order, but you don't have to start at the bottom.
Bob Lindgren is the President and CEO of Printing Industries Association of Southern California, the largest affiliate of PIA. Mr. Lindgren has more than 40 years of experience in the industry and is an expert in the area of print finance.
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Save On Your Credit Card Processing Fees
Did you realize you could save hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year in credit card processing fees? CardConnect offers an exclusive WSPA benefit that provides up to 40% savings off of current processing fees! WSPA members have access to wholesale pricing, an online gateway & next-day funding. To find out if you're paying too much for processing, contact Rachel Lewis at rachel@cardconnect.com or call 913-953-5352 or fax a recent merchant statement to 913-953-5354. For more information, CLICK HERE.
To see what other discount programs are available to you as a WSPA member, visit our
website.
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As shared in the previous two editions of E-Connects, color has a remarkable effect on the emotions of humans and if you can understand your customer's connections to certain colors, the effectiveness of your brand's marketing message could significantly increase.
To date we received input on the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink. In this final analysis, 99 Designs will provide insight into brown, black, white and gray.
Brown - What can brown do for you? Make your brand appear rugged, masculine and serious. Brown is very underutilized, so you'll stand out from the competition.
Black - Black is the new black. Want to look slick, modern and luxurious? Time to go for black. Rather be economical and affordable? Stay away from the dark side.
White - The absence of color. White is youthful and economical, but can work for almost any brand. As a neutral color, consider white as a secondary accent.
Gray - Not quite dark, not quite light. Gray is the middle ground of mature, classic and serious. Go darker to add mystery. Go lighter to be more accessible.
Source: www.99designs.com
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Printing Industries of America has a new Human Resources Specialist. Adriane Harrison joined the organization in late August, replacing Jim Kyger who accepted a senior position with RR Donnelly. Adriane possesses a vast amount of human resources experience in corporate, consulting and nonprofit settings. She most recently served as Human Resources Manager for Venture Outdoors, a Pittsburgh non-profit. Adriane is an attorney who has worked extensively in regulatory interpretation, analysis and enforcement. She has worked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission. She is based in PIA's headquarters office in Warrendale. You can reach her at 1-800-910--4283 (ext. 707) or by email at aharrison@printing.org.
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Weekly Photo Feature:
Are you Kidding Me?!
Each week, E-Connects shares incredible photos on just how lax individuals can be when it comes to safety. Some pictures showcase carelessness, others plain stupidity. The goal - to keep a safe work environment front and center on the minds of all of your employees. Pictured: Being good at yoga can come in handy on many occasions but doing the splits when electrical currents are involved isn't too smart.If you come across a funny safety pic you think should be featured, email Michael Makin at mmakin@wsprint.org. |
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Free Stuff!
As a member of WSPA, you are automatically a member of Printing Industries of America, the largest graphics arts trade association in the world. PIA's website has literally hundreds of free resources for you and your employees. Have you checked out www.printing.org/free?
If you need any assistance logging in to access the free member content, simply call PIA's Member Central at 1-800-910-4283, ext. 770.
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Quote For The Week
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."
Mark Twain
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