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RECORDED LIVE AT GRAPH EXPO® 2007!

  Interested in the latest on web-to-print, prepress, packaging, and more? To hear NAPL Senior Digital Technologies Consultant Howard Fenton's 'take' on technology trends at the show, click here.

  Worried about the coming credit crunch? Listen to practical tips on how to prepare from NAPL VP and Senior Consultant John Hyde, an expert in debt management. Click here.

  Seeking a cost-effective way to gain customer feedback? NAPL has expanded its Customer Research Suite to include an affordable online solution particularly suitable to smaller sized printers. To learn more click here.

 Is your company a top performer? Find out what top-performing organizations have in common in this audio podcast featuring NAPL associate consultant Mike Philie. Click here.

  Want to be more successful in digital services? Don't miss this podcast on NAPL's newly released Digital Services Study 2007--Identifying Digital Leaders: The First Step. To hear NAPL's Andrew Paparozzi and Howie Fenton discuss highlights from this one-of-a-kind study, which is sponsored by Canon and  available for purchase at NAPL Booth Grand 1 at GRAPH EXPO, click here.

  Thinking of leasing new equipment? Listen to this informative podcast first! To hear how  NAPL associate consultant Mary Redmond's lease-review services can help you save money and negotiate the best possible leases, click here.

  Wondering what your equipment is worth? Hear equipment valuation specialist and NAPL associate consultant Jim Coughlin talk about the various factors that impact the value of your equipment. Click here.

  VENDOR VIEWS. Click on the logos below to hear what some leading suppliers are saying about the trends at this year's GRAPH EXPO and keep checking back for new postings!

 

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We hope you enjoy these other NAPL podcasts:

NEW! Richard Kirschenbaum, president of Clifton, NJ-based Kay Printing, discusses with NAPL's John Hyde how a strategy of conservative growth and prudent acquisitions has helped his company grow.

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Instructors of the Production Management course at NAPL's 2007 Management Institute discuss what makes this course so valuable to graphic communications managers and their companies.

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Instructors of the Financial Management course at NAPL's 2007 Management Institute discuss why financial managers and non-financial managers find this course so useful in helping them advance their own careers and make a greater contribution to the success of their companies.

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From NAPL's Top Management Conference 2007

These podcasts, recorded live at TMC in Santa Barbara in March,
feature some of the industry's leading experts
discussing critical issues affecting your business.

Bob Kutschke of Kodak's Graphic Communications Group provides strategies for applying Lean Management and Six Sigma principles within your organization.

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A trio of respected experts share insights into key mailing-related issues in this frank discussion featuring Mary Ann Bennett, president of The Bennett Group, Rochester, NY; Ben Cooper, principal, Williams & Jensen, Washington, DC; and Leo Raymond, director of postal affairs, Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association (MFSA).

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An exploration of the key elements of effective marketing is provided in this audio podcast featuring marketing and digital technologies expert Barb Pellow, of Pellow and Partners.

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Effectively leveraging digital and variable printing to provide customers with value-added communications solutions is the focus of this "live from TMC" audio podcast, in which Howard Fenton, NAPL senior technology consultant, engages in a insightful discussion with Tom Conley of LectraMedia, John Mahoney of The Mahoney Group, and Bob Radzis of RT Associates.

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Current trends in print distribution with a focus on postal reform and rates is the subject of this NAPL audio podcast. Robert G. Whitton, managing director of the R&E Council of NAPL, who moderated and presented at a Critical Trends Luncheon on the "Distribution of Print" at TMC, provides a recap of the luncheon proceedings, which also featured presentations by David Steinhardt, president/CEO, IDEAlliance; Pritha Mehra, manager, Marketing Technology & Channel Management, U.S. Postal Service; Joe Schick, director of Postal Afffairs, Quad/Graphics; and Anthony Dobush, partner, Postal Logistics Services, LLC.

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NAPL President and CEO Joseph P. Truncale speaks with a panel of graphic communications company leaders, including Maudie Briggs, president of Morrison Communications, Donald Bergeron, executive vice president, Daily Printing; and Swifty Printing & Graphics President Jerry Mechell, about applying best practices throughout their organization.

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Tim Poole of Dome Printing and Classic Graphics' David Pitts discuss how financial measurements--the right ones measured in the right way--have helped their companies continue on the path of continuous improvement.

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Wordsprint President Bill Gilmer shares strategies graphic communications companies can use to develop vertical market expertise.

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NAPL Executive VP & COO Tim Fischer, who led a session on Strategic Assessment at TMC, discusses how the practice of measuring key metrics, in and of itself, can be 'half the battle' in achieving process improvement.

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PrintingForLess.com CEO Andrew Field; Gregg Davies, director of Sales and Marketing, Action Printing; and NAPL Board Member and printing industry veteran Dick Westfall discuss how to "Serve Thy Customer" in ways that set you above the competition in this post-TMC-session audio podcast.

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Noted sales consultant Peter Winters, featured in a Saturday, March 10 TMC session on vertical marketing, share strategies for "De-Commoditizing the Print Business."

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.....Bestselling Topgrading author Brad Smart discusses strategies you can use to 'topgrade' your organization and avoid costly mishires in a preview of his TMC keynote presentation.

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.....NAPL VP and Senior Consultant Ray Prince provides highlights of his TMC presentation on maximizing shop floor productivity.

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Other Informative NAPL Podcasts

.....NAPL VP and Senior Consultant Ray Prince with an expert's-eye view of press purchase and technology trends at GRAPH EXPO® '06.

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.....NAPL's John Hyde with need-to-know information on company valuations.

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..... NEW! Chuck Gehman of EFI, co-chair of the '07 R & E Council of NAPL Digital Smart Factory Forum (brochure, registration), discusses why an integrated digital workflow is a must for today's graphic communications companies.

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..... NAPL VP & Chief Economist Andrew Paparozzi discusses current and future industry trends and their impact on today's graphic communications companies.

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..... John Hyde, managing director of NAPL Professional Services Group and an expert in mergers and acquisitions in the graphic communications industry, shares need-to-know information for companies considering growth through acquisition.

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..... NAPL Senior Technology Consultant Howard Fenton provides strategies companies can use to maximize their workflow integration and efficiencies.

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