by Dr. Ronnie H. Davis, senior vice president and chief economist Printing Industries of America With 2018 rapidly coming to an end, printers and suppliers are turning their attention to 2019. The Printing Industries of America (PIA) provides its outlook for the 2019 economy and print markets with a focus on the following: An update on current macroeconomic conditions … [Read more...] about The 2019 Print and Packaging Outlook
Industry Trends
Worldwide Market for Print 2.0
Executive synopsis courtesy of the Association for Print Technologies Editor's Note: About This Study In 2013, NPES/PRIMIR (now APTech/PRIMIR) published the "World-wide Market for Print: Identifying Global Opportunities for the Print Industry (WWMP)" study, providing a comprehensive view of the print market in 51 countries, detailing historical data from 2007 to 2011 and … [Read more...] about Worldwide Market for Print 2.0
drupa Releases 5th Global Trends Report
PostPress The 5th drupa Global Trends Report was released at the end of April 2018. More than 700 printers and almost 250 suppliers (senior managers who visited drupa 2016) participated in the survey, conducted by Printfuture (Great Britain) and Wissler & Partner (Switzerland). Printers and suppliers from the majority of market sectors reported growing confidence in … [Read more...] about drupa Releases 5th Global Trends Report
Changing Print Environments Affect the Bindery
by Katy Ibsen, managing editor, PostPress This year during workshops at the FSEA•IADD Joint Conference, a series of breakout sessions welcomed attendees to discuss current, relevant challenges or trends seen within their own companies. One such session touched specifically on the changing print environments that can affect the bindery. PostPress followed up with a few of … [Read more...] about Changing Print Environments Affect the Bindery
Tactile Experience Has Created a Resurgence in Print over Digital
by Taylor Graham, marketing & sales coordinator, Royle Printing Could you imagine your life today without any of your electronic devices? For the past decade, nearly everyone uses a smartphone, computer or tablet daily. Whether that's to read up on the latest news, check your Facebook feed or post a picture to Instagram, we've become nearly dependent on our electronics. … [Read more...] about Tactile Experience Has Created a Resurgence in Print over Digital
Four Drivers for Luxury Packaging Markets
Provided by Smithers Pira The distinction between mass-market and luxury products is becoming blurred, prompting luxury brands to turn to innovative technologies and strategies to attract customers to their high-end goods. According to the new Smithers Pira report, The Future of Luxury Packaging to 2022, the luxury packaging market was valued at more than $13.77 billion … [Read more...] about Four Drivers for Luxury Packaging Markets
Print and Paper in a Digital World – Consumer Preferences, Attitudes and Trust
by Phil Riebel, president, Two Sides North America, Inc. From financial transactions to reading the news or a magazine, the world is moving rapidly toward an electronic interface. But is this actually what we want? A 2017 survey commissioned by Two Sides, "Print and Paper in a Digital World," examined the preferences of US consumers for print vs. electronic over a wide range … [Read more...] about Print and Paper in a Digital World – Consumer Preferences, Attitudes and Trust
Top 5 PostPress Articles from 2017
With three full years of PostPress magazine under our belt and work on the first issue of 2018 well underway, we paused to see the topics with which our readers spent the most time in 2017. We found that readers often check through archives of The Binding Edge and InsideFinishing – the predecessors to PostPress. The following stories, published in 2017, were the top reads for … [Read more...] about Top 5 PostPress Articles from 2017
BOPP Films are an Excellent Choice for Beverage Packaging
by Maika Collado, Operational Marketing, Derprosa Specialty Films USA Package design is a critical element in establishing brand identity and differentiating a company from its competition. In the world of food and beverage today, the message that sells is one of luxury, premium quality and craftsmanship. This can be seen in the massive market growth of craft beers in recent … [Read more...] about BOPP Films are an Excellent Choice for Beverage Packaging
4th drupa Global Trends Report 2017 Executive Summary
Executive Summary Two years ago we were able to report an almost universally positive picture from both printers and suppliers reporting on their own companies' economic health, described as the "drupa barometers of economic confidence." Last year the picture was more variable between the regions, with some doing well and others struggling. It was a similar picture in 2016, … [Read more...] about 4th drupa Global Trends Report 2017 Executive Summary