Currents - August 5, 2025

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Welcome to Currents , the Great Lakes Graphics Association's weekly e-newsletter, bringing you information and education you can use to run your businesses. Currents is published every Tuesday.

National News and Education

May Shipments

Sustainable Packaging Growth

Marketing Print Embellishments

Instagram Posts

The Wimbledon Difference

Video Quick Tip

GLGA Association News

Last Golf Outing

GLGA Print Academy

Member News

Ewing Printing

Suttle-Straus

Copresco

Heidelberg

May Printing Shipments: Slipping a Bit

May shipments came in at $7.35 billion, down ever so slightly from April’s $7.38 billion — a little atypical for May, as three of the last four years have seen May shipments increase. From WhatTheyThink..

Growth in Sustainable Packaging Driven by Regulatory Pressure and Consumer Demand

To meet green initiatives, machinery must accommodate thinner alternative materials, requiring OEMs to test and modify their equipment to satisfy new market demands. From Packaging Digest.

Marketing Print Embellishments: Strategies to Amplify the Impact

Mastering the art of marketing these embellishments effectively can become a powerful differentiator, driving profitability and customer loyalty. From PostPress Magazine.

Instagram Provides an Overview of When To Use Different Post Types [Infographic]

Looking to revise your IG strategy, and ensure you’re getting the most out of your Instagram posting efforts? From SocialMediaToday.

Short Attention Span Sales Tip: The Wimbledon Difference

You've probably never noticed this key differentiator before, but once you look for it and compare, nothing comes close. From The Sales Vault.

Video Quick Tips: Two Secrets for Designing a Notebook They’ll Love!

How often have you picked up a notebook at a conference or other event, only to think, ‘Aw c’mon – how am I supposed to USE this?’ By Sabine Lenz of Paper Specs.

NEXT WEEK! Our Last Golf Outing of the Summer

Be there! It's your last chance to network at one of our most popular events of the year. The Wisconsin State Golf Outing is coming up on Wednesday, August 13, at Lake Ripley Golf Club in Cambridge, WI.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER - LIMITED SPACE REMAINING. Are you a single golfer? You are needed to complete a foursome.

GLGA Print Academy Featured Course of the Week - FREE for GLGA Members

INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION PRINTING -Analog vs. Digital Printing

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Member News

What's new at your business? Send your press releases and social media post links to Sharon Flick.

Find more news about and featuring GLGA members on our LinkedIn networking group page.

Ewing Printing: Carie Bros Trucking Is Now Rolling in Style! 🚛

Posted on Facebook by Ewing Printing Company, Vincennes, IN.

Suttle-Straus Creative Team Supports Little Free Libraries

Posted on LinkedIn by Suttle-Straus, Waunakee, WI.

There's Fast...and Then There Is Copresco Fast.

Posted on LinkedIn by Copresco, Carol Stream, IL.

Jetfire 50 Makes North American Debut at HEIDELBERG’s Digital Day Open House

Posted on their website by Heidelberg.

About Us

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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