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In this issue:
National News and Education
June Graphic Arts Employment
Paper Catalogs Relevant
Sustainable Beverage Packaging
Find & Keep Salespeople
LinkedIn Content Posts
Video - Fold of the Week
GLGA Association News
Wage and Benefit Survey
Wisconsin State Golf Outing
Golf Pictures
FREE Member Webinars
Lunch with the Printers
Member News
SG 360°
World Arts
Lauterbach Group
Mid America Paper Recycling


Time Is Running Out to Get the 2022 Wage and Benefit Survey for FREE - a $1000 Value
Participate in the 2022 GLGA Annual Wage + Benefit Survey, one of our most popular programs! GLGA's Wage + Benefits Survey annually captures labor costs and human resource practices from more than 400 firms and nearly 15,000 employees across North America. All data is reported in averages to ensure strict confidentiality of participants.

Participate through the online portal or by downloading and completing the pdf.

Hurry, the deadline to submit your data is August 13, 2022! The report will be published in Fall 2022. Every member who participates receives a free copy of the report (members who do not participate may purchase it for $250; the non-member cost is $1000).
National News and Education
June Graphic Arts Employment—The Production/Non-Production See Saw This Month Favors Non-Production Workers
One continues to get the sense that the industry’s attempts at recruiting production staff are succeeding. Read more in this analysis on WhatTheyThink.com.
How Paper Catalogs Remain Relevant in a Digital Age
We conducted a series of field experiments in collaboration with two large retailers. The results extend our earlier findings of catalogs’ general usefulness into a set of specific guidelines that can help retailers leverage their existing customer data to design targeted and effective catalog marketing strategy. Read more on the Harvard Business Review.com.
3 Cheers for Sustainable Beverage Packaging
If you’ve walked down a soda or beer aisle recently, you may have noticed more and more brands transitioning their packaging to paper carriers replacing the once common plastic rings. Read more on Paper & Packaging's How Life Unfolds website.
Finding and Keeping Good Salespeople
It’s an age-old problem: Where do you find good salespeople, and how do you keep them? The answer to both of those questions starts with this one: What exactly do you want your salesperson to do? Read more on Postpress Magazine.com.
5 of the Best Types of LinkedIn Content to Post (with Infographic)
LinkedIn is probably your best platform for building a reputation and growing your business-to-business (B2B) social audience. We’ve broken down the 5 best types of content to post on LinkedIn that’ll help you stand out and start creating a name for yourself online. Read more on Brafton.com.
VIDEO - Super-Cool Fold of the Week
From Trish Witkowski of FoldFactory.com:

This week’s creative strategy is an idea that I think you’re really going to like – it’s a simple way to add a 3-D effect using a layered die cut, so, let’s take a closer look. Click here for specs.
GLGA Association News
Wisconsin Golf Outing Is Tomorrow
Our last golf outing of the summer, the Wisconsin State Golf Outing, is tomorrow, August 10, at Lake Ripley in Cambridge, WI. We still have a couple of available spots - contact Sharon Flick today at (262) 201-4730 or sflick@glga.info so we can get you in.

Looking forward to green grass, blue skies, cold beverages, delicious food, and kickin' raffle prizes. See you there!
And Pictures!
Pictures from this year's Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing are now available in our online photo album. Our photographer extraordinaire outdid himself - almost 270 images. The album also has additional pictures saved from social media. A massive thank you to Larry Zabinski!! Click here to view and download your favorites.

Looking for photos from any past GLGA event? Click here for links to all of our online photo albums.
Upcoming FREE Member Webinars:
Thursday, August 11, 2022 - THIS THURSDAY!

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Indiana Printing Community: It's Lunch Time!
Please join us, a group of Indiana print enthusiasts, who are getting together to talk about industry ideas, forecasts and resources as well as to build a community in support of the Industry. We're getting together on Wednesday, August 24, at Dawson's on Main in Speedway. Please RSVP so we know how many people to save space for.
 
(Please note date change from the originally announced date.)
Member News
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
See more news about and featuring GLGA members posted
Edward Carroll Appointed New President and CEO of SG360°
SG360°, Wheeling, IL, has announced that the SG360° Board has appointed Edward Carroll permanent President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Carroll assumes these responsibilities from Interim CEO James Andersen. Read more.
Lauterbach Group Presents 2022 Group Forward Scholarship Winner
Posted on their website blog by Lauterbach Group, Sussex, WI:

The Group Forward Scholarship is one piece of Lauterbach Group’s focus on group member support, civic responsibilities, environment practices and giving back to our community! Read more.
World Arts Introduces Their Newest G7 Professional
Posted on LinkedIn by World Arts, Spencer, IN:

Introducing our newest G7 Professional, Mike Robertson! Mike recently completed the online certification and passed the test with flying COLORS 😉. Read more.
Mid America Paper Recycling's Paul Pirkle Featured on RevOps Champions Podcast
Posted on their website by Mid America Paper Recycling, Chicago, IL:

Paul Pirkle, Mid America Paper Recycling President, participated in a July episode of RevOps (Revenue Operations) Champions podcast called “Learning How Automation Platforms Help Keep Customer Data Organized Long Term.” Read and see more.
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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