A Printer’s Printer: Walsworth Excels at GraphEx Awards
Most people don’t think much about the details of a printed piece unless there’s something wrong with it. They don’t think about a book’s binding unless it’s falling apart. They don’t consciously consider the quality of a printed image unless it’s blurry. They don’t think about smudged ink in a catalog unless there is a […]
Supply and Demand for Paper Shows Signs of Return to Normalcy
For the writing and printing paper market, the end of 2022 showed a relative return to normal buying habits, as the reduced demand for the month of December resembled buyer activity of a pre-pandemic market. With pulp and paper prices hitting all-time highs, many are wondering if and how the changes in demand may affect […]
Pinterest Predict’s Trends for 2023 Look Good on Paper
For the fourth year in a row, Pinterest Business has produced their “not-yet-trending” report, detailing what they believe may be the hottest new trends for 2023. For Pinterest Predicts 2023, over 500k trending search terms were analyzed and curated to make this year’s list. The report’s 27 trends to watch fit into categories like beauty, […]
Walsworth Donates $15,000 to Fund Literacy
MARCELINE, Mo., Oct. 4, 2022 — In celebration of the company’s 85th anniversary and their commitment to literacy, Walsworth is making $2,500 donations to schools and literacy programs near each of its six locations. “Growing up in a printing family, it was a given that reading materials were always readily available. By giving back to […]
Two New Updates from the USPS You Need to Know for Your Periodicals
The most recent Postal Bulletin released by the USPS on Aug. 25, 2022, contains two key policy updates pertaining to Periodicals Requester Records Requirements. Effective Nov. 7, 2022, the Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), part 207, to reflect changes to Postal Service verification requirements […]
USPS Announces Proposed Temporary Rate Adjustments for 2022 Peak Holiday Season
It’s time to prepare for shipping during the holiday season – and then some. On Aug. 10, the USPS filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding temporary price adjustments for the upcoming peak holiday season. In the past, the Postal Service’s peak holiday season has occurred between the dates of Oct. 3 […]
What We Can Predict About the Next USPS Pricing Increase
When is the next rate increase scheduled? Do you have any indication of what the percentage of increase will be? Can mailers expect as high of an increase as the last two increases? Postal rates just changed on July 10, and within a few days I was already fielding many questions like these. I don’t […]
Walsworth Print Jobs Win Gold, Two Best of Category Awards at GraphEx Awards
Walsworth was proud to accept two Best of Category prizes, as well as a Gold, last Thursday evening at the PIA MidAmerica GraphEx – Graphics Excellence Awards ceremony, held at the College Basketball Experience in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The annual event by PIA MidAmerica celebrates and recognizes quality print from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and […]
Walsworth Celebrates the First 85 Years
Marceline, Missouri – March 15, 2022 – Walsworth CEO Don O. Walsworth and President Don Walsworth announced today that their family-owned company would be spending the rest of this year celebrating its 85th anniversary. Walsworth, one of the top book, magazine and catalog printing companies in the U.S., unveiled plans for a series of events […]
How Pinterest Predicts 2022’s Not-Yet-Trending Report May Affect the Print Industry
Pinterest isn’t just for pinning ideas for your at-home coffee bar anymore. It is a social platform used by consumers from every generation as an idea catalog to plan everything from their next haircut to their next business venture. Pinterest Predicts 2022 is Pinterest’s “not-yet-trending” report detailing which of last year’s search terms show the […]
