Are
you a print buyer?
That's how I started out.
 From years of writing my
weekly Print Tips column, I know what buyers need from printers - and what
printers need from buyers.
No matter where you live and
work, Boston Print Buyers will benefit you. Check out our next event. I hope
you'll join us - we always have fun! Send me an email with your comments &
questions. I'm all ears.
Margie
Dana, Founder
Boston Print Buyers
Margie's Upcoming Speaking Gigs
Seminar for Nonprofits - How to Design
for Print and Buy Print
(with Frank Romano) American Printing, RI
11/24/08
Print Buyer Brainstorming
Session
BPB Dinner Program,
Waltham, MA 12/10/08
Boot Camp for Print Reps (with Frank
Romano)
Boston, MA 1/28/09
Boot Camp (with Frank Romano)
Graphics of the Americas, Miami, Fl 2/26/09
Print Buyer Panel Discussion
Graphics of the Americas,
Miami, FL 2/27/09
Margie Dana's Secrets to Working
Successfully with the Modern Print Buyer SGIA Webinar,
2-3 pm EST
3/18/09
Print Buyer Boot Camp (with Frank
Romano and Steve Suffoletto)
ON DEMAND Conference, Philadelphia, PA
4/2/09
Keynote Session and Buyer Brainstorming
Session
PIASC Buyer Conference,
Los Angeles, CA 4/14/09
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Special FREE Seminar for Nonprofits Only!
Led by Industry Experts Frank Romano and Margie Dana
This special
seminar on how to design for printing and how to buy printing in a tough
economy is being offered to those who work in the nonprofit sector.
Frank
Romano, the industry's #1 expert in the print industry and Professor
Emeritus at RIT, and Margie Dana, founder of Print Buyers International
and author of Margie's Print Tips, will lead this seminar
What You'll Learn
To
produce print projects cost effectively, you must know how to design your jobs
with printers' equipment in mind. Frank Romano will deliver invaluable
practical advice on how to do just that. If you are like most customers, you're
not sure how to find the right printers for your needs - or how to know you're
getting competitive prices. That's what Margie Dana will cover. Together, these
two instructors will deliver a morning seminar jam-packed with tips and advice
that will directly affect your organization's bottom line. This slice of print
education will improve your relationships with commercial printers. And you
will be the hero!
Topics include:
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Tips for
more effective design
Print formats that save money
Paper choices that
matter
Postage issues
Putting it all together
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Where the
print bargains are
Not all printers are the same
Digital vs. offset
litho
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Taking
stock of the changing print industry
What's happening in the US
What
your choices are for sourcing print
How to find the right printer!
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Buying
print on a shoestring budget
Paper tips
Plan ahead to save
Common
mistakes that cost you big bucks!
Don't miss this
FREE seminar! You may attend if you are in a buying, designing, or marketing
position for a nonprofit association or organization.
Register Today
To
register, write to info@printbuyersinternational.com.
That's all it takes. Seating is limited. It is first-come, first served. Only
those in the nonprofit sector may attend.
American Printing, 181
Narragansett Park Drive, Rumford, RI 02916
Print Buyer Brainstorming Session!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008, from 6 to 8:30 pm
Doubletree Guest
Suites
550 Winter Street, Waltham, MA
$35 for Members of Boston Print
Buyers; $55 for Nonmembers
Add $10.00 for walk-in or at-the-door
payment.
Print buying professionals are
invited to join us for this fast-paced Brainstorming Session to kick off the
holidays. Come network with other buyers over dinner and drinks to discover how
to keep your career on track while your print budgets are shrinking. No
where else in New England can you network with your peers.
Margie Dana, founder of
Boston Print Buyers and Print Buyers International, will facilitate this
fast-paced session, designed to…
Topics we'll toss around:
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Career growth
for professional print buyers
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Self
promotion for print buyers
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How best to
"educate" your colleagues about new print technologies
-
Best Buyer
Resources
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Creative cost
cutting ideas
Your invaluable takeaway?
Suggestions from your print production colleagues!
FREE BONUS! Every
attendee will be sent a Wrap-Up Brainstorming Document within a
week. BPB will consolidate and distribute the best possible answers to
attendees' common issues.
This program is open to print
buyers, designers, decision-makers, and related professionals. A limited number
of print service providers will be admitted; we always keep the balance in
favor of print buying pros.
For Pricing and Online
Registration, click
here!
Please Complete This Eco Design Survey!
PIA/GATF is asking its members to participate in a survey that is
currently being conducted to determine what sustainability attributes of
printed products and packaging are of most importance and carry the most
credibility with designers and brand owners. For each completed survey, the
sponsor will make a donation to the Nature Conservancy - an organization
dedicated to preserving the world’s natural spaces. The survey will take
about 10 minutes to complete. If you would like to receive a summary of the
survey findings when it is completed via e-mail, please fill in the form at the
end of the survey. And again, thank you for your time.
Take the survey.
Print Buyer Glossary!
Our latest addition to our Resources section is our Print Buyer Glossary, which gives
you hundreds of printing terms. Even better: we want your input! If you'd like
to "have words" with us, please submit a new term you think should be included
in this glossary. Let's call it a "sticky wiki."
Premier Partner Helps Adobe Design Community
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Read all
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Xerox is a Patron Sponsor of our 3rd Annual Print
Buyers Conference. Thank you, Xerox! |
