A Rosy Outlook for Books
Books have seen steady sales throughout the pandemic — and not just for use in Zoom backgrounds. The pandemic has presented challenges for all industries to varying degrees. But book publishing, an industry that faced challenges in the years before COVID-19, had a banner year from a sales standpoint. According to the New York Post, […]
Communication Creates Prepress Perfection
Perfection is the goal for every print publication. But when it comes to catalogs, where a single error can mean lost sales, perfection is paramount. Catalogs are sales documents at their core. Their content must not only be flawless, but also engaging and easily navigable. Given these needs, your printer should play an integral role […]
Finding a Book Printer that Matches Your Mindset
Book publishers often view printers in terms of capacity. If the press has the right availability at the right time, there’s potential for partnership. Capacity and capability are the foremost factors when it comes to choosing a print partner. After all, the relationship between printer and publisher is about creating a successful print product. At […]
Easing the Transition for New Association Customers
Transitioning to a new printing service can be difficult, even when the benefits are clear. Even if it’s not the best business decision in the long run, the status quo is often the short-term path of least resistance. Associations want their business relationships to be like their member relationships: long-term, and mutually beneficial. Given this, […]
Today’s Commercial Printing Goes Beyond Just Paper and Ink
Consistent quality coupled with quick turnarounds is often viewed as the crucial combination when it comes to magazine printing, and rightfully so. Although as a product they have everlasting value, their content isn’t evergreen. At the same time, it doesn’t matter how quick the print turnaround is if a publisher still has to rely on […]
Sailing Through Rough Seas
Sailors anticipate rough weather from time-to-time. Squalls can arise out of nowhere, and some larger storms are too big to outrun. When a storm is on the horizon, sailors prepare with a comprehensive checklist. Each crewmember has their own predetermined responsibilities to prepare the ship for any potential problems. These lists include the expected, such […]
Soothing the Impact of Subscription Fatigue
There’s a subscription for everything these days. Literally everything. From Amazon Prime and HelloFresh to Netflix — not to mention its numerous competitors — most of us are juggling at least a handful of subscriptions. There seems to be new subscription-based businesses launching every day. But consulting giant Deloitte’s annual survey of Digital Media Trends […]
The Everlasting Escapism of Magazines
The pandemic-impacted previous year posed huge hurdles for almost every industry, and the magazine industry was far from immune. It would be easy to blame things on COVID-19 and leave it there. After all, it did drain readers’ disposable income, and company ad budgets. But for some magazines, such as the 60 new print titles […]
Walsworth Fully Integrates The Ovid Bell Press into Walsworth Brand
Walsworth announced the full integration of The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, Mo., into the Walsworth brand. This integration will lead to enhanced printing capabilities and available services across all Walsworth facilities. “This is the right time for the integration of The Ovid Bell Press into Walsworth. More than uniting our name, this move will […]
Personalized Data Drive Customer Engagement and Satisfaction
“But you don’t understand me.” This customer refrain is far more common than many marketers realize. And yet, understanding your customers and creating personalized engagements are key to building loyalty, sales and profits. Consumers’ relationships with retailers and brands are no different from basic human relationships, according to a recent Forbes article E-Commerce Sales Will […]
