Podcasts From The Printerverse

Phil Riebel, President of Two Sides North America, shares how this global organization is working to fight against corporate greenwashing like "go-green, go paperless," and educate the public and corporations on the facts about paper, and its role in environmental sustainability. Phil also shares 3 simple facts you can use to respond to "save a tree" type greenwashing claims, and how you can help by joining the org  and sharing #PaperFacts through social media. Two Sides North America: http://twosidesna.org - You can access all the global Two Sides offices from here.  

Is your print business ready to make the Switch to optimized output and efficiency? Toon Van Rossum, Switch Product Manager from Enfocus, explains the opportunity for profit growth in automating repetitive tasks and updated features of this newly re-launched product.  Watch the X-treme Switchover take place at Sign Age in Tampa, FL. Enfocus: https://www.enfocus.com Enfocus Switch: https://www.enfocus.com/en/products/switch X-Treme Switchover Project: https://www.enfocus.com/en/x-treme-switchover-project

From real-life experience in a print shop, to honing interview skills and particpating in a national competition, SkillsUSA is preparing tomorrow's print industry workforce, today. Judy Durham, CAE, Executive VP, Operations and Membership at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), Dan Wheeler, SkillsUSA National Technical Committee Chairman, and SkillsUSA winner, Amela O'Gorman, Senior Customer Account Manager at Quad/Graphics share how the program works, the benefits to participating students and companies, and how you can get involved to support and secure the future of print. Association of Print Technologies: http://www.printtechnologies.org SkillsUSA: https://www.skillsusa.org/ Graphic Arts and Research Foundation: http://www.gaerf.org/  

Mike Herold, Director of Global Marketing, discusses INTERACT, Ricoh's annual User Conference, and shares why it's poised to help attendees fine-tune their print shop by focusing on operational efficiency and technology investments to help them grow. Take a #LookAtRicoh   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: INTERACT Event: https://takealookatricoh.com/INTERACT Mike Herold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmichaelherold/ Ricoh: https://takealookatricoh.com  

Dan Johnansen, Senior Manager Wide Format at Ricoh, discusses the surge of opportunity with wide format printing to create more sales from exiting customers, enter vertical markets to attract new customers, and why you should "Take a Look" at Ricoh's wide format products and services. Ricoh: https://takealookatricoh.com / #LookAtRicoh

Mark J Nuzzaco, VP of Government Affairs at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), gives a broad overview of the new tax reforms and outlines the 4-part webinar series designed to help printers and industry suppliers navigate these changes with their tax preparers. The webinar series is presented through APTech and What They Think on April 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 2PM ET. For more info and to register for the April 3rd Webinar, please visit: http://whattheythink.com/webinars/207/    

With the gravitational pull of "Print United" already sending ripples across the Printerverse, Mark J. Subers, President/CRO at NAPCO Media joins us to share about their partnership with SGIA, what we can expect from this new industry event, and why your trajectory coordinates should be set for Dallas in 2019. Print United Press Release: http://www.piworld.com/article/sgia-napco-media-enter-partnership/ Mark J. Subers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjsubers/ SGIA: https://www.sgia.org

Paul Castain is the Vice President of Rock Star Development and the Founder of Castain Training Solutions. Paul started his career in his dad's print shop, now he helps sales reps sell more. In this episode Paul offers practical and actionable strategies for printers to increase sales and have more success with business development.  Connect with Paul: http://yoursalesplaybook.com Special link mentioned in podcast: http://yoursalesplaybook.com/rockyourhuntingdeb  

Theresa Regli is a Digital Asset Management (DAM) market expert, consultant, speaker and author. In this podcast recorded at Chili Publish #SPICYtalks18 in Amsterdam, Theresa shares about the opportunity of DAM and how printers can implement this value-add for customers effectively and affordably. Piet Saegeman from Chili Publish joins and to discuss how their new Universal Graphics Engine and DAM combine to create a powerful tool for printers and marketers. Chili Publish: https://www.chili-publish.com Theresa Regli: http://theresaregli.com/ Free whitepaper from Chili: The Coming Soon Revolution in Commercial Printing  

Pat McGrew, Director, Production Workflow Service at Keypoint Intelligence, shares key takeaways from Chili Publish #SPICYtalks18 in Amsterdam. Get Pat's review of Chili's new Universal Graphic Engine, and info about her new whitepaper "The Coming Soon Revolution in Commercial Printing."  Download the whitepaper: https://www.chili-publish.com/whitepaper/infotrends Chili Publish: https://www.chili-publish.com/start  

Don Schminkey, Senior Technical Project Manager at Channel Fusion, and Jason Frueh owner of My Creative Shop share their thoughts from Amsterdam on CHILI Publish and the money-making opportunity the platform provides printers and marketers to help clients with file creation and more. Kevin Goeminne, CEO of Chili Publish, joins to discuss their recently launched Universal Graphics Editor. Chili Publish: http://www.chili-publish.com  / Channel Fusion: http://channel-fusion / My Creative Shop: http://www.mycreativeshop.com  

From Web-to-Print solutions to best-in-class support services, Scott Scheidenhelm, Senior Manager, Product Marketing Software and Solutions shares why you should "Take a Look at Ricoh" for workflow consultation and products to optimize print shop efficiency and profits. Ricoh: https://takealookatricoh.com / #LookAtRicoh    

Dr. Joe Webb discusses the advantages of knowing your market and understanding how best to serve it through data analysis provided by "PrintStats" and The Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES). To learn more about PrintStats, please contact Rekha Ratnam rratnam@aptech.org  APTech: http://www.printtechnologies.org

Skeptics beware. Ricoh's "Clickable Paper" is back, and based on this conversation with Ryan Kiley, Director Worldwide Strategic Production Services at Ricoh USA, it was well worth the wait. If you are thinking about how to add Augmented Reality to your offereings, this podcast will certianly provide a practical approach and simple info to get you started. Ricoh USA: http://www.ricoh-usa.com/ / Clickable Paper: http://www.ricoh.com/services/event_solution/clickable/

Wim Fransen is the Managing Director of Enfocus, a leading software company specializing in the development of tools to control the quality of PDF files for print, and to automate workflow processes in the graphic arts industry.  In this episode, we learn more about Enfocus’ products, their latest updates and developments and their view on the future of print in its relation to software. We also hear about the interesting changes in the market that Enfocus is seeing and how they are adapting to the new millennial workforce. We find out more about the struggles businesses face with the automation process and how Enfocus is working to make this process smoother as we head off into a more automated print future.  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Wim Fransen on LinkedIn  Enfocus Switch Pitstop

Peter Kowalczuk, President, Canon Solutions America and Ajay Arora CEO and Co-founder of VERA share their perspectives on the recent partnership announcement between the two companies, what it means for both Enterprise and Commerical customers, and why "data security" is crucial for all aspects of your business in the digital age. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Canon Solutions America  Peter Kowalczuk  Agile Security Solutions  Ajay Arora  VERA UniFLOW 

The nature of selling has changed just as the nature of print in the communications mix has changed. In this podcast sponsored by Ricoh, Dr. Joe Webb shares strategies for business development including how to build a team, how to avoid consultative sales mistakes and why focusing on "purpose vs. process" will help you now, and for years to come.  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Ricoh Unsquaring the Wheel Project Peacock

Bob Radzis, Chief Customer Officer at SG360 and newly elected President of thINK, shares how this Canon Solutions America user group and annual conference have evolved into one of the industry’s best sources for inkjet education, business development and partnership.   thINK: https://www.thinkforum.com / Canon Solutions America: https://csa.canon.com / SG360: http://sg360.com

Mike Herold, Director Global Marketing, Production Inkjet Technologies at Ricoh USA, shares the legacy of their commitment to inkjet technology and some of the reasons why you should Take a Look at Ricoh for presses... and ultimately partnership. Ricoh USA: https://takealookatricoh.com / #LookAtRicoh

Isolated as one of the most complicated and critical topics related to the future of the industry, The Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES) continues its mission to champion education and workforce development through programs like GAERF, PrintEd and SkillsUSA. Judy Durham, CAE, Executive VP, Operations and Membership at APTech, and Laura Roberts Printing Technology Teacher at Mattoon High School, share what they do, how the programs support the industry, and more important how you can help. Connect: APTech http://www.printtechnologies.org / GAERF http://gaerf.org