GLGA in collaboration with the other regional printing associations is pleased to announce a new 2022 Printing Industry Sales Compensation Study. The purpose is to investigate common practices, policies, and benefits associated with compensating printing sales representatives. The study is being conducted for the Regional Print Association Network by Rochester Institute of Technology.

Your help is needed to make the new study a success. We encourage all GLGA member companies to complete the survey. The survey will take between 15-30 minutes, and all data will be treated confidentially. All participants will receive a copy of the final report.

Please click here for more information and to take the survey. The deadline to participate is Friday, April 22.

Shifts during uncertain times can bring challenges, but they can also create new opportunities. This article explores some printing trends which, while not new themselves, are accelerating at an unprecedented pace and poised to change our industry forever. Read more in this commentary on WhatTheyThink.com.

The publishing industry faces continuing supply chain issues and paper shortages while another set of challenges have appeared in early 2022, employee resignations and work/life balance. These challenges were the focus of a webinar presented by Publishers Weekly on March 22. Jim Fetherston of GLGA member Worzalla was a featured member of the panel. Read more.

These tax write-offs can benefit a manufacturer’s cash flow, but claiming them isn’t always the best decision. However, if your manufacturing company wants to take full advantage of the bonus depreciation, this is the year to do so. Read more by GLGA member LB Carlson.

A trio of printing experts who have mastered the use of UV coatings share valuable best practices, practical suggestions and design ideas for using specialty and spot UV to make print pieces sing, pop and make a lasting impression. Read more on PostPress Magazine.com.

The paper products you use do not contribute in any major way to climate change. Why? Because most of the energy used to manufacture them is generated using renewable, carbon neutral biomass. But what does this really mean? Read more by Two Sides North America.

On the latest edition of ImpressionsXchange, Gary Jones, Director, Environmental, Health, and Safety Affairs, for PRINTING United Alliance discusses how a printer should respond when an OSHA inspector shows up at its printing plant.