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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

Pre- / Postpress Establishments

Food Packaging Innovations

Wearable Technologies

Trade Fairs

AI and Marketers

Video: Sales Tip of the Week

GLGA Association News

Printing Industry Survey

GEAs

Upcoming Briefs

GLGA Print Academy

Member News

Seaway Printing

Chicago Glue & Machine

World Arts

Schumann Printers


Time Is Running Out to Enter the Graphics Excellence Awards


You are invited to enter the 2025 Graphics Excellence Awards! Find all the info and links you need, including our new Online Entry Submission Forms, on our Call for Entries page. For more info or questions, please contact Debra Warner at (414) 213-8329 or via email at dwarner@glga.info.


Hurry - judging is in two weeks.


You Belong Among the Region's Best!

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Pre- and Postpress Establishments—2010–2022


According to the latest edition of County Business Patterns, in 2022 there were 1,036 establishments in NAICS 32312 (Support Activities for Printing), a decrease of 50 percent since 2010. From WhatTheyThink.

7 Packaging Innovations That Have Revolutionized Food the Last Half Century


From the rise of PET bottles and aseptic cartons to advances in metallized films and digital printing, these groundbreaking packaging developments have shaped the way we package, store, and consume food. From Packaging Digest.

Wearable Technologies in the Workplace May Implicate Nondiscrimination Laws


An increasing number of employers are requiring workers to use wearables to track their movements and location for safety and productivity purposes. By GLGA member Ogletree Deakins.

Is Visiting a Trade Fair Still Essential in the Digital Age?


Artificial intelligence can transform the potential chaos of a trade fair into a well-organized and productive experience. From Large Format Review.

The Future of Marketing Jobs in the Age of AI: Insights from LinkedIn’s Chief Economist


Marketing is in the middle of a transformational moment that’s reshaping the skills, roles, and opportunities of the profession as we know it. From LinkedIn for Marketing blog.

Video: Sales Tip of the Week - Slow Down. Do Better.


Quick! Read this teaser. Quick! Watch/Read the tip. Quick! Move on to the next task, then the next, the next. Then, go home. Then, make dinner. Then, hurry, hurry, hurry to bed and do it all again tomorrow. Or...you can take the advice in this week's Short Attention Span Sales Tip and take a different tactic. From The Sales Vault.

 

Your Help Is Needed: Please Answer the Survey for the February 2025 “Printing Industry Performance and Insights” Study


GLGA’s latest Printing Industry Performance and Insights survey needs your help. This new survey is taking a look at uncovering key trends and drivers in our industry.


All data will be kept confidential. Deadline to participate is next Friday, February 28. We hope to have the final reports ready one month after the survey closes. 


Your participation is crucial: help us develop knowledge that will help you by taking the survey!

Start the Survey!

Editor's note: the Great Lakes Graphics Association is among 15 regional printing associations partnering to sponsor the Performance and Insights studies. GLGA members can download reports from previous studies for free from the Members Only area of the GLGA website. 

Upcoming Briefs - FREE for GLGA Members: 


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

VERTICAL MARKETS FOR PRINT - Vertical Markets for Healthcare and Pharmaceutical

Editor's note: You will need a user name to the GLGA website to view. GLGA members, register for yours by clicking here. 

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.

Seaway Printing: Cutting Waste, Not Corners 🌍

Posted on LinkedIn by Seaway Printing, Green Bay, WI.

Chicago Glue & Machine Tech Tip Tuesday

Posted on LinkedIn by Chicago Glue & Machine, Itasca, IL.

World Arts: The Technicians Behind Every Great Print Project

Posted on LinkedIn by World Arts Printing, Spencer, IN.

Schumann Printers Welcomes Students from Rio School

Posted on LinkedIn by Schumann Printers, Fall River, WI.

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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