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National News and Education
New PIPI Survey
Paper Shortages
Book Sales
Website Digital Experience
Global Greenwashing Guidance
Video - Super-Cool Fold of the Week
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GLGA Association News
GEAs Celebrations
GOLF!
MRA Edge
Graphics Journal
ISU Advisory Meeting
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Member News
Walsworth
Xeikon
Millcraft
Platinum Converting
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National News and Education |
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Your Help Is Needed: New Quarterly Printing Industry Performance and Insights Survey Is Open |
The 2022 second quarter Printing Industry Performance Assessment and Insights (PIPI) study is now open for participation. The Great Lakes Graphics Association is among 15 regional printing associations partnering to sponsor the study, which is conducted through the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University.
This quarter's survey is estimated to take about 12 minutes to complete. In addition to industry performance and outlook, this quarter also will explore effective marketing planning, sales management, and social media marketing.
Your support of this survey is critical: the more input we receive, the more we will all benefit. Please complete the survey by Friday, May 9, 2022. We will report the findings in June.
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Printing Companies Share Their Experiences With Paper Shortages and What They're Doing in Response |
Paper shortages are the stuff of nightmares: the kind of existential threat to commercial printing companies that keeps owners and managers up at night. A perfect storm. Read more on Printing Impressions.com, which features an interview with Chris Carpenter, president and owner of GLGA member Royle Printing, Sun Prairie, WI.
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Book Sales in the U.S. Are Stronger Than Ever |
Unit sales of print books in 2021 were the highest ever recorded by NPD BookScan since our current method of collecting data began in 2004. Led by growth in adult fiction, annual print volume in the U.S. reached 826.6 million units, rising 9 percent over the prior year. Read more in this analysis on Publishers Weekly.com. |
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Current State of Printing Industry Staffing and Training Efforts in Response to an Aging Workforce |
There is no one right answer when it comes to convincing young workers to give the printing industry a try, but there are a number of ways printing companies can transform themselves into a more appealing option. Read more in this report on Printing Impressions, which includes interviews with Brian Regan of GLGA member Semper and Brianne Petruzalek of GLGA member Worzalla, Stevens Point, WI |
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Are You Meeting Digital Experience Benchmarks? |
With 70–80 percent of a buyer’s journey already complete before they hit your website, how does your site stack up against others? Contentsquare’s 2022 Digital Experience Benchmark Report provides important benchmarks for buyer experiences. While focused on B2C websites, the lessons translate to all industries, including ours. Read more by Heidi Tolliver-Walker on WhatTheyThink.com. |
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Just in Time for Earth Day – New Global Greenwashing Guidance |
The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has published a series of recommendations for brands, marketers and advertisers to ensure their environmental claims are credible among consumers and can be backed up if challenged by regulators. Read more on TwoSidesna.org. |
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Video - Super-Cool Fold of the Week |
Trish Witkowski of FoldFactory.com has two creative ideas for adding dynamic die-cuts to the budget-friendly double parallel fold. Click here for specs.
Editor's note: Ever wonder what happens to those Fold t-shirts after the videos are recorded? Trish shared the surprising - and industry-supportive - answer recently on LinkedIn. Read and see more.
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Vote for Your People's Choice at the Graphics Excellence Awards Celebrations |
OUR REGION'S BIGGEST NIGHT! Join us for a celebration of the excellence of the craft of printing. Come see all of this year's Best of Category and Best of Division winners, and cast your vote for your favorite for the People's Choice Award.
Register online or download the registration form at glga.info. For more information, contact Debra Warner at (262) 439-8992 or [email protected].
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Make Plans Now for the Summer Golf Outings |
Come to the 2022 State Golf Outings – our most popular networking events! Register online or contact Sharon Flick at (262) 201-4730 or [email protected].
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Indiana – June 15, 2022, Plum Creek Golf Club, Carmel, IN
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Illinois – Ninth Annual Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing, July 20, 2022, White Pines Golf Club, Bensenville, IL, co-hosted by GLGA and GCG
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Wisconsin – August 10, 2022, Lake Ripley Golf Club, Cambridge, WI
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Download Your Copy of the Latest MRA Edge, Our HR Partner's Informative Newsletter |
As a part of your company's membership benefits, GLGA maintains a partnership with MRA, a human resources management association. Our partnership includes MRA's bimonthly newsletter, the MRA Edge. The April issue is now available from the Members Only area of our website. Click here to download your copy.
For more information about your membership benefits through our partnership, please click here for our partnership flier |
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Get Your Copy of the Latest Graphics Journal - GLGA's Membership Print Magazine |
GLGA mails our Graphics Journal membership magazine bimonthly to the primary contacts of every GLGA member company. PDFs of every issue also are available for viewing and downloading from our website. View and download your copy of the March-April 2022 issue by clicking here. |
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GLGA Participates in Illinois State University’s Graphic Communications Technology Advisory Board |
Recently, Joe Lyman, president of the Great Lakes Graphics Association, participated in Illinois State University’s Graphic Communications Technology Advisory Board meeting. Issues discussed included attracting young, talented students to the program, providing financial aid to students, potential field trips to acclimate students to different types of print throughout the industry and a recap of the award-winning Phoenix Challenge project ISU students won. Joe Lyman said, “Although we have some work to do in attracting more young students to the industry, there is no doubt ISU’s Graphic Communications Technology program is providing an outstanding education to those that are in the program. GLGA looks forward to continuing its participation in the Board, as well as the other print program advisory boards in our region.” |
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Have some news to share? We want to hear about member company achievements, activities and anything else that's new at your business. Press releases, photos, company e-newsletters, and links to social media posts and blogs welcome! Send your news to Sharon Flick.
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Walsworth Employee Spotlight: "It's Like Herding Digital Cats" |
Do you know what the prepress department does? Prepress technician Phil Norton describes his day-to-day job as "herding digital cats." Be sure to read his #EmployeeSpotlight to learn a little more about Phil! Read more. |
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Print Beyond Full Color with New Xeikon Metallics |
Xeikon, Itasca, IL, has announced the introduction of gold and silver metallic toners for its Xeikon Cheetah 2.0 Series, the most advanced line of digital label presses on the market, in line with the company’s strategy to focus on the label industry and develop application-tuned solutions. Read more. |
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Millcraft Salutes 95-Year-Old Dennis Paper Founder |
Posted on their website blog by Millcraft, Indianapolis, IN:
Millcraft acquired Dennis Paper Company in May of 2021. We could not be prouder to be working with Morris Dennis and his family to help carry on his proud legacy in the Nashville community as a much admired U.S. veteran and respected business owner. Read and see more. |
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Platinum Converting On the Move |
We are excited to begin our new adventure in Bartlett! Here’s to starting new memories… See more. |
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The Great Lakes Graphics Association is the trade association dedicated to representing the graphic arts industry throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin through education, promotion, and public affairs. It represents approximately 13 percent of the total print market in the United States with its three-state region, accounting for combined annual shipments of nearly $19 billion. Founded in 1886, GLGA celebrated its 135 year anniversary in 2021 and continues to be the oldest print trade association in North America. |
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