August 2004
Always look on the bright side
Always look on the bright side
Mike Stevens is one of North America’s most successful small printers. He owns Express Press in Fargo, North Dakota. Starting with sales of $10,900 a month in 1985, volume now exceeds $250,000 per month. You can reach him at mikestevens@expresspressusa.com or visit www.expresspressusa.com.
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Big results from thinking small -
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Crazy moments from my life in print -
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Stay focused on the #1 goal
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December 2007
Not worrying can be dangerous -
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7 Ways to spot a good manager -
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Create an extra 90 minutes a day -
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Thinking small delivers big -
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Direct mail in a template -
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6 common marketing don’ts
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December 2006
Fight rumours with a smile -
October 2006
Happy employees create sales -
August 2006
7 activities for lousy managers -
June 2006
Get savvy about your website -
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7 great little management ideas -
February 2006
The power of e-newsletters
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December 2005
Two ideas to grow sales, morale -
October 2005
Simple strategies that deliver -
August 2005
The most important occupation -
June 2005
Embrace your website potential -
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Mike’s best ever marketing tip -
February 2005
Three unusual marketing ideas
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December 2004
Learn from my mistakes -
October 2004
Trade shows make better printers -
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Always look on the bright side -
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Beating the 800 lb. gorilla -
April 2004
7 simple rules for a happy shop
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January 2016
The digital transformation of industrial printing -
January 2016
drupa 2016 to highlight industrial printing -
January 2016
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February 2016
drupa cube partners with medici group to inspire out-of-the-box thinking -
February 2016
ESMA shows functional printing potential at drupa 2016 -
February 2016
Third drupa Global Trends report: first results -
March 2016
Digital vs. Traditional Packaging Print -
March 2016
KCI Touchpoint 3D fab & print
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January 2015
The WLU Press fights advice to phase out -
January 2015
Beta of Landa Nanographic press coming in second half of 2015 -
January 2015
Shipments looking good for fall -
January 2015
Exports pick up pace in 2014 -
January 2015
NGS named Canadian distributor for MPS Systems North America -
January 2015
The printed word is still popular according to TMT predictions -
January 2015
The CPEIA gathers 32 founding members in two months -
January 2015
Menasha Corporation acquires Brampton-based PearceWellwood Inc. -
January 2015
Catalyst Paper acquires Wisconsin and Maine-based paper mills -
January 2015
The Label Factory is home to Canada’s first JFlex870 -
February 2015
Weber Marking Systems appoints new vice president -
February 2015
Yellow Pages changes the way it distributes its directory -
February 2015
Drytac Canada appoints new technical services manager -
February 2015
Ryerson students bust sustainability myths -
February 2015
CNG acquires Spicers Canada -
February 2015
The forest sector, Canada’s forgotten resource -
February 2015
Canada Post prints the country's first fabric stamp -
February 2015
EFI and Konica Minolta expand on business agreement -
February 2015
ND Graphics named exclusive distributor for Drytac -
February 2015
The Chronicle Herald locks out press workers -
March 2015
Annex Business Media purchases a Komori LS -
March 2015
Armstrong to leave Heidelberg -
March 2015
Canada installs its first Durst Rho 1312 -
March 2015
Grenville Management and Printing acquires NCO Technologies -
March 2015
Two Sides launches gobal anti-greenwash initiative -
March 2015
Cimpress acquires Exagroup SAS -
March 2015
PointOne Graphics invests in a Morgana DigiFOLD PRO -
March 2015
The CPIA nominates Richard Armstrong for Life Membership -
March 2015
Transcontinental sees revenue increase in first quarter -
March 2015
The WLU Press finds a new home with Laurier library -
March 2015
Joint venture brings Chinese CTP equipment to North America -
March 2015
Canada’s first elan 500 is installed -
March 2015
manroland's Evolution wins Red Dot Award -
April 2015
Simpson Print appoints new president -
April 2015
Fastsigns invests in an Esko Kongsberg V table -
April 2015
Berco Labels installs a Xeikon 3030 -
April 2015
PPWC and Unifor head to the bargaining table together -
April 2015
Printing dragged into U.S. religious freedom debate -
April 2015
Avanti appoints new vp of sales -
April 2015
Earnings take a dip for Catalyst in Q4 -
April 2015
Printing shipments remain flat -
April 2015
The CPEIA teams up with PAC to explore the packaging industry -
April 2015
MET Fine Printers acquires Rhino Print’s Calgary facility -
April 2015
B.C. company develops an environmentally friendly paper -
April 2015
Artcraft Label installs an Esko CDI flexo plate imager -
April 2015
3M challenges sign shops to do the extreme -
April 2015
Nilpeter aims its focus on Canada -
April 2015
Veritiv announces its National Design and Print Excellence Awards -
May 2015
Boehmer Box installs a R908 HiPrint press -
May 2015
Prime Data increases productivity with the elan 500 -
May 2015
AFT and Global Vision create new offline offerings for print industry -
May 2015
Fujifilm installs an Onset R40-LT at the Middleton Group -
May 2015
Drytac expands its Canadian team -
June 2015
Cober appoints new sales director -
June 2015
Print World to open its doors November 19-21, 2016 -
June 2015
Tom Venetis appointed editor of Graphic Monthly Canada and PrintCan.com -
June 2015
Peter Bourgeois Joins Agfa in Western Canada -
July 2015
New inks for Mimaki USA -
July 2015
Xerox announces the iGen 5 Press -
July 2015
Scodix appoints Mark Nixon to oversee North American Operations -
September 2015
Grovetree Press appoints operations manager -
September 2015
Mimaki USA Introduces the TS300P production dye sublimation printer -
September 2015
Konica Minolta announced the bizhub press C71hc -
September 2015
Mark Andy adds to its performance series with the P4 Model -
September 2015
SID Signs launches the SID SL 1600-EW Heat-Assisted Cold Laminator -
September 2015
Imaging Solutions AG (ISAG) launches the proPrint 30SHS and the photoCut XY flatbed -
September 2015
Sun Chemical’s latest new low odor inks -
September 2015
Duplo launches the DC-746 -
December 2015
Happy Holidays from Graphic Monthly!
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August 2014
Esko and Highcon enter OEM agreement -
August 2014
Mark Andy Inc announces company sale -
August 2014
Supremex Inc announces investment, installation -
September 2014
Durst's new Tau LFS 330 and Tau 330 UV digital label press -
September 2014
C.J. Graphics hosts cancer fundraiser -
September 2014
Onwards and upwards for Prodigy Graphics -
September 2014
Shipments on the rise for 2014 -
September 2014
R.R. Donnelley eyes printed electronics market -
September 2014
Lowe-Martin prints new stamp for human rights museum -
September 2014
Rhino and R.P. Graphics form strategic alliance -
September 2014
Job growth on the horizon for 4over Mississauga -
September 2014
Let's get the industry talking on #IPD14 -
September 2014
Lowe-Martin commemorative envelope honours the Charlottetown Conference -
September 2014
Color-Logic appoints Canadian sales representative -
September 2014
Intertainment Media completes sale of Magnum Printing -
September 2014
Howard Graphic Equipment gives back to the community -
September 2014
IKEA promotes the power of print with its 2015 bookbook -
September 2014
Third quarter brings greater profitability for Transcontinental -
September 2014
BL Litho's demise and rise -
September 2014
Pioneer Press celebrates 120 years -
September 2014
The Gandy Digital Softjet -
September 2014
Security printing can be within your reach -
October 2014
Have you heard? Print Isn't Dead -
October 2014
More than $50,000 handed out in scholarships -
October 2014
HP To Separate Into Two New Industry-Leading Public Companies -
October 2014
Headlines from Graph Expo 2014 -
October 2014
Massilly North America installs complete suite of Esko premedia technology -
October 2014
Print World ready to welcome industry -
October 2014
Impressions Printing makes a colourful move -
October 2014
6-step action plan to grow your business -
October 2014
Queen’s Printer for B.C. to outsource all printing -
October 2014
Staples increases use of Bullfrog Power -
October 2014
Transcontinental closes two printing plants -
October 2014
General Printers files to restructure its business -
October 2014
Inkjet Market to Grow by 12.7% from 2014 to 2019 -
October 2014
Digital textile printing set to grow by 20.1% from 2014 to 2019 -
November 2014
Coca-Cola Israel prints over 2 million unique Diet Coke labels -
November 2014
A night of celebration for students in Ryerson's graphics program -
November 2014
Print World 2014 is right around the corner -
December 2014
Xeikon aims to dominate label and packaging segment -
December 2014
Update: General Printers winds down business
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February 2020
New Speedmaster XL 106 -
February 2020
iGen 5 XLS adds 5th colour and runs up to 35-inches
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January 2019
Breaking Bottlenecks White Paper -
January 2019
Morgana AutoCut Pro -
January 2019
iColor LF 200 Label Finisher -
January 2019
Rolland Environmental Paper Guide -
January 2019
ColorFlare Laminator and Foil Flaring Machine -
February 2019
Agfa Avatar V-ZH Plates -
February 2019
Fuji Introduces Acuity LED 40 Series -
February 2019
New On Demand Case Book Binder -
February 2019
Kodak 6 Trends Shaping the Printing Industry -
February 2019
Entry level Truepress Jet520NX High-Speed Inkjet -
February 2019
EFI Entry-level LRD Roll-to-Roll Wide Format -
March 2019
New Rollem Jetstream Stacker
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February 2018
ApexFoil Stamping and Diecutting Press -
February 2018
New AccurioPress Series -
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LM 100W Laser Cutter & Sealer -
February 2018
ProSer360 from manroland -
February 2018
UV Low Chemistry Plates -
February 2018
En/Press Digital Envelope Press -
February 2018
Champion Semi-Slitter -
July 2018
Xtreme Lite Envelopes -
February 2018
New Roland 700 Evolution Ultima -
February 2018
New P5 Wide Format -
March 2018
Greg Running joins HP Indigo -
March 2018
DocketManager Version 3 Web-to-Print -
March 2018
New Versafire EV from Heidelberg -
June 2018
Kodak introduces the NEXFINITY digital press -
April 2018
Agfa Launches Eco-Freindly Adamas Plates -
April 2018
New Spot UV Variable Coater from Duplo -
April 2018
Model H CTP system from CRON -
May 2018
New Iridesse 6 Colour Press from Xerox -
May 2018
Ricoh New Flagship Pro C9200 -
June 2018
Morgana Autocut Pro slit/cut/crease -
June 2018
Polar's DI Bar Code -
June 2018
Zund Cutter Camera OCC -
June 2018
Sonora X Plates increase run lengths -
June 2018
iJetColorPro High Speed Inkjet Press -
August 2018
Truepress Jet L350 L350UV Label Press -
July 2018
MultiCam New Celero Cutter -
July 2018
BOBST New K5 Metallizing -
July 2018
Sapphire Envo Flexible Packaging Press -
July 2018
Kodak Proofing Adds Spot Inks -
July 2018
HP Latex R1000 Printer -
July 2018
Kompac High Speed UV Coater -
July 2018
Gallus Smartfire Entry Level Label Press -
August 2018
BravoBanner Automated Banner Finishing System -
August 2018
HP Indigo New 4.0 Features -
September 2018
New InsigniaX3 Heavy Duty Die Cutter Short Run Packaging -
September 2018
CRON-ECRM Affordable Flexo Platemaker -
September 2018
XEIKON Entry-Level Digital Label Press -
September 2018
Labelfire 340 Digital Press All inline -
September 2018
Synthetic Paper Sample & Product Guide -
November 2018
Morgana AutoCreaser Pro 33A -
November 2018
Ricoh Wide Format Flatbed Pro T7210 UV
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June 2017
Jeti Tauro LED introduced by AGFA -
June 2017
Enviro-logi Flat Mailers -
June 2017
Heidelberg New Die Cutter eliminates hand-stripping -
June 2017
Komori G 37 released in Canada -
June 2017
Somerset now in 9pt Gloss -
June 2017
Heidelberg launches new Folder Gluer -
June 2017
Arziro Security Software upgrade -
July 2017
Low cost Speedmaster CS 92 introduced -
November 2017
Super Sized Cutting Table Kongsberg C66 -
December 2017
Neon Colours added to Versafire
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January 2016
HP’s next generation WallArt Suite -
February 2016
Epson debuts the SureColor P20000 -
February 2016
Brad King to head Xerox’s new print-focused division -
March 2016
Heidelberg and Fujifilm introduce the Primefire 106 -
March 2016
HP expands on its Scitex High Dynamic Range -
March 2016
Esko upgrades software platform -
April 2016
Scodix to unveil the E106 at Drupa 2016 -
April 2016
Mutoh to unveil the ValueJet 1638UH -
April 2016
Advanced automation and new features added to Agfa presses -
April 2016
Canon releases the imagePRESS C10000VP Series -
May 2016
Agfa appoints account manager for Quebec and Atlantic Canada -
May 2016
The WK02-30 and WK02-30B are now available at PP&E -
June 2016
Magnetics Swatch Book a Huge Attraction -
June 2016
Screen develops the Truepress Jet520NX -
June 2016
Epson introduces its most advanced SureColor printers -
August 2016
New colour wide device from Ricoh -
August 2016
RISO to launch new SF Series -
October 2016
Sydney Stone launches the DigiFold Pro 385 and AutoCreaser Pro 385
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January 2015
PrinterEvolution launches two products for the digital textile market -
February 2015
Inca Digital releases the Inca Onset R40LT flatbed printer -
February 2015
OKI Data Americas adds the C931e and C941e to its -
February 2015
Xerox introduces the Rialto 900 -
February 2015
Kodak rolls out the Prosper 1000 Plus Press -
February 2015
Kodak Prosper IOS offline coater to ship in June -
February 2015
Xeikon launches the 9800 -
February 2015
HP introduces its High Definition Nozzle Architecture -
March 2015
B&R Moll introduces its new cutter -
March 2015
HP and KBA to unveil the HP T1000 -
April 2015
Heidelberg releases the Speedmaster XL 75 Anicolor -
April 2015
New for Xerox: The Versant 80 and the Color 800i/1000i -
July 2015
Agfa launches Advantage N TR VHS Platesetter -
July 2015
HP releases the Latex 3500 and 3100 printers and Scitex 17000 corrugated press -
July 2015
Gandy Digital unveils the Gladi8tor -
July 2015
The Duplo 600i booklet system -
October 2015
iSys Label announces the availability of white toner -
October 2015
Veritiv launches Endurance private brand paper in Eastern Canada -
October 2015
Inca Digital unveils the Onset X Series -
November 2015
The Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 8P+L -
November 2015
Canon releases the imagePROGRAF series -
December 2015
HP and KBA release the PageWide T1100S
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August 2014
Enfocus: Switch 12 update 2 -
August 2014
Standard Horizon to unveil its latest die cutter, the RD-4055 -
August 2014
Sydney Stones DUPLO DC 616 -
August 2014
PPE Launches OKI 5+ Printer with White / Spot Coat -
August 2014
Epson SureColor F2000 Inkjet Printer series -
August 2014
Kodak delivers the Prosper 600 -
August 2014
HP releases latest Pagewide product -
August 2014
Kongsberg V Series -
August 2014
HP's Indigo 7800 and WS6000 Digital Press series -
September 2014
The Xeikon Cheetah -
September 2014
Epson introduces the ColorWorks C7500 Label Printer -
September 2014
The Xerox Color C60/C70 Printer -
September 2014
Standard Horizon ColorWorks Pro Plus for Versant 2100 press -
September 2014
Ryobi unveils its latest press -
September 2014
Heidelberg unveils the Gallus DCS 340 -
September 2014
Ricoh unveils the Pro C700X series -
October 2014
Heidelberg unveils two Linoprint CV and CP -
September 2014
New from Ricoh: the Pro VC60000 inkjet press -
October 2014
Roland DGA releases the Texart RT-640 -
December 2014
Roland 700 Evolution -
December 2014
Agfa Graphics announces the Anapurna M2500i -
December 2014
Durst unveils the Rho 1312 and Rhotex Hs
Special Feature
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March 2015
B2 inkjet presses update
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September 2014
Boxing with the best -
September 2014
Moving forms online: Bring forms printing back to your shop with interactive PDFs -
September 2014
Locked in & ready to roll -
September 2014
Neuromarketing shows the value of print -
September 2014
Industrial Print -
September 2014
The curing power of light -
October 2014
Evolution takes Trico Group from printing to data-driven agency -
October 2014
Viva Healthcare Packaging -
October 2014
Taylor Printing Group hits its stride -
October 2014
Welcome to Rhino Country -
October 2014
Old Printing Equipment enchants a new generation -
November 2014
Melan stands out with wallpaper -
November 2014
The Top Printers of Canada: The Annual Gold List
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