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Kodak loses its snap

February 13, 2012

In my mind, Kodak is a kind of synonym for photography. But the scoop from Rochester is that the iconic brand will no longer be producing cameras.
 

Quad/Graphics acquires Williamson Printing Corporation

February 03, 2012

Printer Quad/Graphics announced on Feb. 1 that it acquired Williamson Printing Corporation, a 128-year-old printer that specializes in short- to medium-run catalogs, books, direct mail and promotional products.
 

Kodak reorganizes business structure to focus on digital, printing

January 10, 2012

Eastman Kodak completely reorganized its business structure by aligning itself into two units that will absorb the company's film and photography segment and maximize its digital and print offerings, the company said in a Jan. 10 statement. The announcement comes on the heels of reports that the company may be preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
 

NewPage files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

September 07, 2011

Paper producer NewPage Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 7 to ease its debt restructuring.
 

Michaels selects LogicSource for print procurement

August 21, 2011

Arts and crafts retailer Michaels Stores has selected procurement firm LogicSource to manage the company's consolidated five-year, $250-million print-procurement budget. LogicSource will assist Michaels in identifying cost-savings and operation enhancements through 2015.
 

RR Donnelley buys Sequence Personal

August 16, 2011

Printer RR Donnelley & Sons Co. has acquired Sequence Personal, a New York-based custom publishing and advertising-personalization company.
 

RR Donnelley Q4 US print sales up 5.3%

February 22, 2011

Fourth quarter 2010 net sales in RR Donnelley's US print and related services division grew by 5.3% year-over-year to $2 billion. The Chicago-based company's US printing business saw net sales increase 1.3% for the full year to $7.5 billion.
 

RR Donnelley buys direct mail services company 8touches

Alex Palmer January 04, 2011

RR Donnelley & Sons Co. said January 4 that it has acquired real estate marketing services company 8touches.
 

Quad/Graphics launches commercial, specialty division

Ben Comer December 16, 2010

Printer Quad/Graphics has created a commercial and specialty print division, combining the recently acquired HGI Company operations with those of its magazine, catalog and book-printing business.
 

Q&A: Karin Stroh, VP of marketing, XMPie

November 17, 2010

Customization is like motherhood and apple pie for direct marketers - hard to be against it. But you have to know how to do it, says Karin Stroh, VP of marketing at XMPie.
 

Quad/Graphics reports Q2 loss

August 11, 2010

Commercial printing company Quad/Graphics saw an operating loss of $23.7 million in the second quarter of 2010, as well as a net loss of $35.6 million. The company, which closed its acquisition of Worldcolor July 2, saw an operating profit of $8.2 million for Q2 2009 but a net loss of $7.2 million for the same period.
 

Quad/Graphics to close five plants

August 06, 2010

Printing company Quad/Graphics announced August 5 that it will close five plants that employ approximately 2,200 workers. The company, which acquired fellow magazine printer World Color Press in July, said it is integrating operations to improve efficiency.
 

Worldcolor, Kodak launch FastBook digital printing system

May 18, 2010

Worldcolor has partnered with Kodak and Muller Martini to create the FastBook Digital printing system for short-run books. The platform will be eventually used to produce versioned and variable magazines, catalogs and high-end direct mail.
 

Customized envelopes drive conversations

May 03, 2010

Marketers are making use of recent printing and production technologies to enhance the outer envelope with customized messages and other embellishments.
 

Hearst awards Quad/Graphics printing contract for five publications

March 31, 2010

Quad/Graphics will print five of Hearst Magazines' consumer titles, Good Housekeeping; O, The Oprah Magazine; Harper's Bazaar; House Beautiful and Veranda, effective January 2011.
 

J. Crew extends contract with Quad/Graphics, adds 'Crewcuts' duties

March 25, 2010

Apparel cataloger and retailer J. Crew signed a three-year contract extension with printer Quad/Graphics last month. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quad/Graphics will add J. Crew's standalone title for its "Crewcuts" line of children's clothing to its duties.
 

Staples kicks off b-to-b site

March 15, 2010

Staples launched a business-to-business e-commerce Web site, staplesadvantage.com, on March 11. The company's goal is to meet corporate demands for supplier consolidation and reduced procurement costs. Managed by the company's business-to-business division, Staples Advantage, the site also features the offerings of its five recently announced business-to-business segments.
 

Bottomline Ink acquires Bolt From The Blue

March 04, 2010

Bottomline Ink, a Perrysburg, OH-based printer, acquired its in-state peer Bolt From The Blue on March 4. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bottomline's goal is to add direct mail marketing to its transactional printing service-focused business.
 

Quad/Graphics to buy minority stake in HGI Company

March 01, 2010

Catalog, magazine and retail insert printer Quad/Graphics will purchase a minority interest in HGI Company, a commercial printer. Financial terms of the deal, announced March 1, were not disclosed.
 

Bigeye Direct, Advanced Mailing to merge

February 17, 2010

Printing and mailing firms Bigeye Direct and Advanced Mailing Services announced February 16 that they will merge. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
 

IWCO Direct to acquire Transcontinental Direct's US locations

February 10, 2010

IWCO Direct, a Chanhassen, MN-based company specializing in direct mail, has acquired the US direct mail operations of Transcontinental, a Montreal-based printer. The deal, announced February 10, is expected to close this spring. Terms were not disclosed.
 

Statlistics, Merkle partner on mobile lead-gen program for print ads

February 01, 2010

Statlistics and Merkle have partnered to launch a mobile-based lead-generation service that replaces traditional reader-service cards. Green Mountain Coffee is the first client using the service. The Print-to-Mobile platform helps publishers and advertisers use specific short codes, rather than service numbers, in their print advertisements.
 

Quad/Graphics to buy Worldcolor

February 01, 2010

Quad/Graphics plans to acquire rival print and digital services firm Worldcolor this summer, the two companies announced last week.
 

Amount of coupons issued, used jumped in 2009

January 25, 2010

Last year saw the first year-over-year increase in coupon redemption since 1992, according to a report from transaction settlement provider Inmar. Consumers redeemed 3.3 billion consumer packaged goods coupons in 2009, compared to 2.6 billion the year before. Marketers embraced the behavioral shift, distributing 367 billion coupons in total — the highest number on record since Inmar began tracking coupon use in 1988.
 

Xerox reports $15B in revenues for 2009

January 21, 2010

Document management and printing and production company Xerox reported fourth-quarter 2009 total revenues of $4.22 billion, down 3% year-over-year from 2008's $4.37 billion, on January 21. The company's full-year 2009 revenue was $15.18 billion, down 14% from $17.61 billion for all of 2008.
 

DirectMail.com acquires Eagle Direct

December 10, 2009

Multichannel agency and fulfillment house DirectMail.com acquired direct mail and analytics provider Eagle Direct this month. Terms of the deal, finalized December 1, were not disclosed.
 

HP printing group sees 15% year-over-year revenue decline for fiscal Q4

November 24, 2009

HP disclosed fiscal fourth-quarter net revenues of $6.5 billion for its Imaging and Printing Group, a 14% increase from the $5.7 billion recorded during the company's fiscal third quarter but a 14.8% decrease year over year from the $7.6 billion of last year's Q4. For FY 2009, HP reported net revenues of $24 billion for imaging and printing, a decrease of nearly 19% from the $29.6 billion reported last fiscal year.
 

HP fiscal 4Q revenues drop 8% from 2008

November 12, 2009

HP, which includes consumer and business-to-business printing units, reported preliminary fiscal fourth-quarter revenues of $30.8 billion, a decrease of 8% from the year prior. The company disclosed that the revenue figure, up 12% sequentially, is a drop of only 5% when adjusted for the effects of currency. The company's fiscal fourth quarter ended October 31.
 

HP developing behavioral tool

November 06, 2009

Hewlett-Packard, a marketer that has moved 40% of its ad budget to the digital space, is beta-testing i-catcher, a behavioral tool that it plans to launch in March 2010. I-catcher charts consumers' attention to each piece of content on a Web page. Some HP customers are using the product in beta, but the company would not reveal the identity of those clients.
 

UPS Store unveils 'Cardboard World' interactive microsite

October 15, 2009

The UPS Store launched an interactive microsite this week, extending its "Cardboard world" effort that promotes the outlet as a destination for services other than just shipping. The portal, found at cardboard.theupsstore.com, includes interactive games and a sweepstakes promotion. The goal for the site is to entertain consumers and to educate them about the company's business services, including its recently launched Web-based printing program.