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What Attendees Saw This Year
Two days filled with educational sessions that keept all print customers current with the latest technology and industry trends.Here's some of the topics we covered:
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Digital printing - of course!
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VDP (variable data printing)
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New postal regulations
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Negotiating skills for print buyers
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Cross media campaigns - what works and how the heck do you get there?
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The status of the print industry: an economic perspective
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Proofing - what's available, and what's the difference?
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Adobe® Creative Suite® 3
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Perfect PDFs
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Pantone colors and how they impact fashion
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Paper, paper (hear all about it)
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Interpreting a printer's equipment list
A Keynote Dinner Address by the Two Printing
Industry Giants:
Clash of the Printing Titans!
Frank Romano - author, educator, industry guru, world-class speaker, and friend of every print buyer.
Dr. Joe Webb - economist, consultant, and famous industry forecaster and commentator.
Having both of these print industry giants in one room is a recipe for major enlightenment and entertainment, and hearing them speak together is a rarity.
The First Annual Award to the American Printing Idol!
We're very excited to announce a new award – the American Printing Idol! Upon registration, every conference attendee had the opportunity to vote for his or her favorite American printing firm. The award for the top vote-getter was be made at the conference Town Hall kick session on November 8th.
Three Major Panels
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Print Buyer Panel - led by Margie Dana, Founder of Boston Print Buyers. Margie's led dozens of such panels around the world. Panelists represented several industries.
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Paper Panel - Attendees learned about new paper trends, what's new in digital papers, and all they needed to know about "going green."
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Town Hall Session - our conference ended with a bang! This grand finale showcased many of the conference speakers, who answered your questions in this lively Town Hall session, moderated by Margie Dana. Many high quality prizes were awarded.
An Exhibit Hall that Showcased the Best in Graphics Service Providers
We reserved the entire ballroom for our exhibit hall this year. We had 39 firms exhibit — printers, mail houses, paper firms and merchants, software developers, promotions firms, industry suppliers.
For more information, contact us at info@bostonprintbuyers.com.
