By Phil Parrish Guest Columnist UV offset printing is not new; it’s been around for a number of years. What is new, and a real game-changer, is affordable, ecologically friendly and intelligent H-UV printing. The science behind UV printing is fairly simple. In conventional printing, inks are dried through a combination of heat from infrared lamps, oxidation and absorption into [...]

By Lisa Magnuson Guest Columnist Most of us spend a good percentage of our business day in meetings. Some are good and some are bad, but client meetings should always rock. Each and every sales meeting with a client should be productive (moving the sales cycle forward) and reinforce the client’s choice to do business or consider doing business with [...]

PPI announces 2012 Board of Directors, while two Washingtonians chair national committees The Pacific Printing Industries Association (PPI) recently announced its 2012 Board of Directors. This group represents a broad range of visual and graphic communication firms and vendors in Oregon and Washington. PPI covers these two states as a regional affiliate of Printing Industries of America, as well as [...]

How does a brand shift preconceived consumer expectations, especially when it’s a gluten-free product typically considered lacking in taste? This was the challenge pizza franchise Garlic Jim’s faced when launching their gluten-free pizza offering to a broader, in-store retail audience.    With an estimated 18 million people in the United States sensitive or allergic to gluten to some degree, Garlic Jim’s [...]

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Provided by The Creative Group The creative sector continues to be a bright spot for hiring in a still-uncertain job market. According to The Creative Group’s latest Hiring Index for Marketing and Advertising Professionals, a net 14 percent of marketing and advertising executives interviewed said they plan to add full-time staff in the first three months of 2012, which is [...]

By Maria Scheleen, Seattle Division Director, The Creative Group There could be a little more green in your wallet this year, according to the newly released 2012 Salary Guide from The Creative Group. Average starting salaries for creative and marketing professionals are projected to increase 3.5 percent over the previous year. Some positions, like user experience (UX) designer and search [...]

Let’s face it. We’re in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kind of world right now. And, while most of us communicate in 140 characters or less via the comfort of our mobile devices, there’s still great power in gathering of great minds. This is the idea behind IN-NW 2012, a social media conference presented by the Seattle Metro Chamber and 206Inc. Presenters and [...]

Konica Minolta and Kelly Paper are coming together to offer graphic communications providers in the area an exciting opportunity to see the latest from the two award-winning companies. The open house, sponsored in part by PPI, will feature demos and innovative ideas to bring profit to your bottom line—not to mention food and drinks, prizes, and raffles! The Details Date: [...]

The Pound—an arts building that is home to Pound Pictures and the Photocloset, among many other companies and individual artists—is hosting an open house tonight from 6-10 pm. Check it out for new art, unique gifts, fashion, artist-made jewelry, music, food, and even male burlesque. In addition, there will be a silent art auction, all proceeds of which will benefit [...]