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The Data's In: Personalization Works

via Print in the Mix


Our friends at Print in the Mix recommend a powerful study from InfoTrends that finds more personalization results in higher ROI on marketing campaigns.

Campaign Response Rate Conversion Rate
 Print Only 6.0% 16.2%
 Print and Email 7.6% 18.3%
 Print and PURLs 7.6% 15.3%
 Print, Email and PURLs 8.2% 16.5%
 Print, Email, PURLs and Mobile 8.7% 19.0%
 Source: InfoTrends, 2012

This is data worth sharing with your customers. With this study to back you up, maybe you'll get the chance to put together that cross-channel campaign you've been pitching.

Learn more about the InfoTrends study >

New PIA Digital Printing Awards

by Dianne Linderoth

Digital Printing PIA awards
PIA brings recognition to digital printers with the addition of EIGHT digital printing awards.

We've got the scoop on the new digital print categories, link to the PIA Premier Print Awards brochure, and link to submitting your entries.

Learn more about the new PIA digital printing awards >

Paper USB Could Change Everything

by PaperSpecs


Visit a website. Watch a video. Listen to a song. USING A PIECE OF PAPER. This paper-based USB drive opens up exciting possibilities.

Spokane, Washington-based intelliPaper has created a true paper USB drive. It's not just a USB thumb drive taped to a piece of board: it's a silicon chip laminated in 3 layers of common paper that plugs right into your device's USB drive. Read the full article to learn more.

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Coming trends in digital and offset printing?

a survey by Smithers PIRA

Smithers PIRA
You might have some of the answers. Take part in a major online survey assessing digital printing adoption, and its inroads into sectors dominated by offset print.

The survey also collects industry views on key drivers and barriers to digital printing, and how printers are seeking to modify their offer in the current environment.

Survey results are shared with all participants.

Take the Offset vs. Digital Print survey >

Four Web-to-Print Issues You need to Overcome

by Howard Fenton on the Digital Printing Hot Spot blog by Xerox

web-to-print
"Why do web-to-print solutions work for some companies and not others?" This informative Xerox blog outlines the perceptions and realities that have presented challenges for web-to-print's momentum.

Read the article by Howard Fenton, Senior Technology Consultant at NAPL >

Web-to-Print Platforms: A Review

Review
In the age of the Internet, printers have evolved into "marketing service providers," bringing new solutions to their customers. One of the most powerful solutions a printer can bring is the web-to-print platform.

The team at unisourcedigital.com has put together this review to help you >

By the Numbers: PIA Reports Printing Industry Profits Increase

by Dianne Linderoth

Printing Industry Profits Increase
Printing Industries of America reports a profit increase for the second year in a row. Get a feel for how our industry is doing with this easy-to-read infographic.

The printing industry as a whole reported profits in 2011 and 2010, according to the recently completed "2012–2013 Printing Industries of America Ratios Survey" from the Printing Industries of America.

Check out the easy-to-read infographic >

Changing the Way We Think About Paper Grades: A Big Shift in Digital Paper

by Dianne Linderoth


We sit down with paper mill and Unisource partner NewPage and discuss Sterling Premium Digital, an exciting new shift in how we think about premium digital paper quality and its value.

Ever since the American Forest and Paper Association introduced the paper grade system, printers have learned to think in terms of No.1, No. 2, and No. 3 grades. And NewPage followed this standard in 1996, when it began designing papers specifically for digital printing.

NewPage realizes that it’s time to shift our thinking on grading paper. In a changing market where the customer expects superior quality, does the 3-grade system still make sense?

Read the full article on Changing the Way We Think About Paper Grades >

New Appleton Digital Paper Line of Sheeted Products

by Dianne Linderoth

Appleton Digital Paper applications The specialty line includes synthetic polyester, paper-film laminate, pressure sensitive and Fluorescents.

Unisource's digital paper partner, Appleton, introduces Appleton Digital Paper, a line of quality digital sheets that includes synthetic polyester, paper-film laminate, pressure sensitive and Fluorescents.

The Appleton Digital Paper line expands the creative capabilities of printers with a portfolio of material options.

Read the full article on Appleton Digital Paper >

Neenah Cabinet™: Revolutionize the Way You Work With Paper

by Dianne Linderoth

Neenah Cabinet iPad app Use this new iPad app for everything Neenah. Browse, design, proof and specify the right paper for any project—anytime, anywhere.

Be sure to check out Cabinet™, a new iPad app from Neenah Paper. It's ideal for the creative professional who knows how much impact paper can have on the design of a printed piece.

Learn more about the Neenah Cabinet iPad app >

MACtac® Launches Eco-Friendly IMAGin® Verde™ Digital Print Media

by Dean Powell

Unisource's digital specialty media partner MACtac brings sustainability to digital wide-format printing.

MACtac® Graphic Products expanded its line of sustainable digital print media with IMAGin® Verde™ VM2229P and VM3209R. Both new wide-format UV-printable media are 100 percent chlorine-, phthalate-, and PVC-free film, designed for applications where a greener, durable media is desired.

Learn more about MACtac® IMAGin® Verde™ >

Past and Future of Print

by Kelly Schmalz

Past and Future of Print In 40 years, digital inkjet printing may be 50% of total print volume, with a typical run of 2,000 pieces. How will you make money?

We had the privilege of attending a digital print webinar presented by NewPage a few weeks ago. The webinar looked to the future, where the digital process could reign supreme for both printing and finishing techniques. Most intriguing to us was the discussion on how the paper you choose can affect the success of your digital printing operation.

See more information from the NewPage webinar >

Compare Digital Apples to Oranges

by Kelly Schmalz

Digital press line-up

Looking to make an investment in your digital printing capabilities? Unisource can help you pick the right digital printing press.

We have updated our Digital Press Comparison guide to include some of the latest models from leading manufacturers like HP, Xerox, and Xeikon. Now you can compare specifications like image area, pages per minute, and of course, substrates.

At Unisource, it's our goal to help your digital printing business to succeed. You can have confidence that Unisource will be ready with digital printing paper that has the quality, runnability, and value you need.

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Time to Diagnose and Cure InfographICK

Many observers — both journalists and designers — are saying that contemporary infographics have exploded (or is it dissolved?) into art characteristic of the 1988 “desktop publishing” era, which embraced such atrocities as ransom-note typography. In other words, garbage. Ryan Tandy has devoted an entire Pintrest page to “Terrible Infographics.”  Jesus Diaz at Gizmodo also seems...

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