Adjusting for inflation, payrolls declined by -11 percent over the course of the decade. Read more in this analysis on WhatTheyThink.com.

Manufacturers facing labor challenges can still attract skilled and enthusiastic packaging personnel by following this three-pronged advice. Read more on Packaging Digest.com.

Subscription box companies who use the U.S. Postal Service, media companies (e.g., newspapers and magazines) and businesses who use USPS for mailing marketing materials will see a major impact to their costs. Read more on Subscription Insider.com.

We sometimes struggle and joke about our differences, but generational stereotyping is a form of bias that is often not recognized or is overlooked. Read more by our HR partner, MRA.

(Editor's note: For more information about your membership benefits through our partnership, please click here for our partnership flier.)

Identifying and agreeing upon targets and tolerances take the guess work out of the equation and allow the print facility to accommodate jobs that are color-critical and ones that aren’t. Read more on Printing Impressions.com.

The last few years have provided numerous reasons for employers to reevaluate drug testing practices. GLGA member Ogletree Deakins’ April 2022 report provides a sense of how many employers are changing their drug testing practices and the kinds of changes they are making. Click here to read more and to download the report.

In this Short Attention Span Sales Tip, Bill Farquharson of the Sales Vault takes on the myth of the Summer Slowdown and gives you a simple idea for making sure business is a hot at the summer sun. Read and see more.

(Editor's note: Bill is one of the presenters of GLGA's monthly Short Attention Span webinar series.) 

The 2022 second quarter Printing Industry Performance Assessment and Insights (PIPI) study is open for participation. The Great Lakes Graphics Association is among 15 regional printing associations partnering to sponsor the study, which is conducted through the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University.

This quarter's survey is estimated to take about 12 minutes to complete. In addition to industry performance and outlook, this quarter also will explore effective marketing planning, sales management, and social media marketing.

Your support of this survey is critical: the more input we receive, the more we will all benefit. Please complete the survey by Friday, May 9, 2022. We will report the findings in June.

In our October 2021 Printing Industry Performance and Insights (PIPI) study, we explored how supply chain problems affected our industry and how high-performing firms reacted to these issues. Recently, we stepped back and took a deeper look at our data to consider what printing company leaders might learn from a 30-thousand-foot overview. What’s the big takeaway? Read more by Dr. Ralph Williams and Dr. Richard Tarpey of Middle Tennessee State University.