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In this issue:
National News and Education
NFT Packaging
Commercial Printing Annual Payroll
SOC 2 Compliance Reports
HR Advice You Can Now Ignore
Anti-Greenwashing Momentum
Sales Challenge Blog
Video - Millennials in Print # 17
GLGA Association News
GEAs Celebrations
State Golf Outings
FREE Member Webinars
Member News
SPC
Branded by Woods
MCD
Tharstern
Heidelberg
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National News and Education
NFT Packaging Opens the Door to the Metaverse
Smart packaging is taking on a new meaning as nonfungible tokens create tangible connections between digital and real-life experience. Read and see more on PackagingDigest.com.
Commercial Printing Annual Payroll—2010–2019
In 2010, US establishments in NAICS 323111 had an annual payroll of $15.9 billion. Payrolls finished out the decade at $16.3 billion in 2019. Adjusting for inflation, payrolls declined by -12 percent over the course of the decade. Read more in this analysis on WhatTheyThink.com.
What Printers Should Know About SOC 2 Compliance Reports
Even if a printing firm is not providing fulfillment services, and therefore not receiving its client’s customer database, there is still increasing security and privacy risks between organizations that share data or rely on each other for services. Read more on Printing Impressions.com.
The Best Pieces of HR Advice You Can Now Ignore
We’re forever hearing that there is a new reality about the post-pandemic world of work – one that has made a lot of HR best practice obsolete. Here are 12 HR advice pieces that used to be sworn by – but which can now be easily ignored. Read more on TLNT.com.
Two Sides Global Anti-Greenwashing Campaign Momentum Continues
Since 2010, Two Sides’ fact-driven campaign has persuaded more than 880 organizations globally, including 159 in North America, to remove unsubstantiated environmental claims about paper from their marketing communications. Read more.
Sales Challenge Blog of the Week
You don’t need me to tell you to network. However, this advice goes well beyond just customers. You need to follow this thinking within the industry as well. Read more by Bill Farquharson of The Sales Vault.
VIDEO - Millennials in Print Podcast - Episode #17
In this episode of the Millennials in Print Podcast, the guys from GLGA member Arandell chat with the new CEO of JPS Graphics Hunter Johnson. Tune in as they discuss what it's like to work in print after working in other industries first, who JPS Graphics is and the verticals that they serve, and why more printers need to take advantage of social media and content marketing.
GLGA Association News
Golf. Networking. Food. Fun!
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].

  • Indiana – June 15, 2022, Plum Creek Golf Club, Carmel, IN

  • Illinois – Ninth Annual Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing, July 20, 2022, White Pines Golf Club, Bensenville, IL, co-hosted by GLGA and GCG

  • Wisconsin – August 10, 2022, Lake Ripley Golf Club, Cambridge, WI
Upcoming FREE Member Webinars:
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
SPC Achieves Elite SOC 2 Type II Data Security Certification
Specialty Print Communications, (SPC), Niles, IL, has announced that it has completed its SOC 2 Type II audit. This attestation provides evidence that SPC has a strong commitment to security and to delivering high-quality services to its clients by demonstrating that they have the necessary internal controls and processes in place. Read more.
Branded by Woods Interviewed for Dscoop Feature Article
Some printers are winning business by showcasing past projects and new options in dedicated spaces inside their offices. Three Dscoop members in different countries — including Branded By Woods, Huntingburg, IN— talk about why they created their showrooms and the value those spaces bring. Read more.
MCD's Sean Hurley Featured in PostPress Magazine Article
PostPress Magazine queried a trio of industry experts about foil stamping and embossing challenges, including working with paper stocks, coatings, digital printing and more. Sean Hurley, MCD, Madison, WI, was among the experts who answered questions and offered advice for finetuning techniques, making jobs more cost effective and speeding up production. Read more.
Tharstern and Aleyant Announce Integration
Tharstern has announced the availability of a brand-new bi-directional integration between Aleyant Pressero web-to-print and Tharstern’s industry leading MIS solution. Read more.
Heidelberg USA Launches New Print Media Performance and Training Center
Heidelberg USA has decided to restructure its Print Media Center with a strong focus on training programs designed to build and grow the skills of current and future operators and print industry professionals. Read more.
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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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