March 2018 Edition of Dealer Communicator

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THE NPES ASSOCIATION AND THE GRAPH EXPO SHOW NAME WERE CHANGED IN JANUARY. WILL THIS AFFECT THE DEALER CHANNEL?

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nificant turning point, not just for the Association, but for the entire printing and imaging industry,” so stated Thayer Long, President of the association. He continued with: “The convergence in our industry is essentially in the rearview mirror. Now, looking forward, as our new name more clearly expresses, our broader scope and direction are focused on greater alignment among the commercial printing and imaging value chain.

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The executive staff at Dealer Communicator views all this as a good move, especially for dealers / distributors, the industry segment that are the connection between manufacturers and the end-users, namely commercial printers, package printers, sign shops and wide format printing companies. This includes companies involved in the finishing processes.

Starting this year, the Annual Print Trade Show will no longer be called Graph Expo, rather a name more fitting to the expansion of the show’s Continued On Next Page

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product and technology offerings.

PRINT 18 will be second to no other industry trade show. It will be right-sized to a three-day event, and will take place in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 30 to Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at McCormick Place South.

Source: Association for Print Technologies.

The preceding press release was

provided by a company unaffiliated with Printing Impressions and revised by Dealer Communicator to be more in tune with our audience of Industry Dealers. The views expressed within the original news release do not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of Printing Impressions. DC

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Large Format Media........

Some Opportunities and Some Challenges

By Tim Greene, IDC Research Director – Hardcopy Solutions Most dealers that are involved in the large format digital printing market sell media, so if you are one of them you know that media presents some opportunities and some challenges.

The total large format digital print media market is valued at over $1.8 billion in North America in 2018.

While this is a big market, there are important technology and market shifts happening that make it imperative that dealers keep a sharp focus on their media business.

Products like digitally printable wallcoverings, clear films, and fab-

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printers to grow at a 27% CAGR in rics are becoming an important part North America over the next few of media manufacturers’ portfolios. years. We’re also seeing more comMedia manufacturers are developpanies with eco-solvent inkjet exing products for these applications pand beyond their traditional sign across ink platforms so that no mat- business and enter the décor segter what type of large format printer ment. end user customers have, they can produce décor applications. The ARE DEALERS POSITIONED biggest factor driving the growth of TO SELL FROM INVENTORY the décor segment is the continued Selling large format print media also growth of Latex. Latex inkjet media certainly has its challenges. Selectrevenue has gone from $150 million ing print media supplier partners is five years ago to what IDC (conan important decision for dealers. sultants to the digital industry) ex- Manufacturers of key large format pects to reach almost $450 million print media products such as coated in 2018. Furthermore IDC expects paper and films will push dealers to digitally printable wallcoverings carry a multitude of products which printed by large format Latex Print- causes logistic and cash flow imers to continue to grow at a 20% plications. Also, dealers that serve CAGR (Compound Annual Growth many small print shops know that Rate) over the next few years. How- orders are often needed on a same ever it doesn’t stop just with Latex. day – next day basis, and those orders can be for one roll of media, KEEP YOUR EYE ON or for ten rolls of media. Having ECO-SOLVENT INKJET these rolls available can be a make At a recent Canon event the compa- or break for the dealer that sells it, ny noted that it will increase its fo- which places a lot of emphasis on cus on media as its Colorado Large being highly responsive and even Format UV roll-to-roll Printer is recognizing customer needs in adwell-suited to produce décor appli- vance. cations. IDC expects wallcoverings Continued On Page 14 printed by large format UV-curable 10 • March 2018 • Dealer Communicator

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WIDE FORMAT SECTION - Continued SUGGESTIONS Analyze your large format media business. Look at your product portfolio; do you keep it fresh or has it gone stale? Are you keeping your media portfolio up with equipment trends, responding to the growth of Latex, UV, eco-solvent, and dyesub? Do you use new media products as a trigger to contact and entice customers and prospects to hear your sales pitch? Do you leverage

some of the excellent training opportunities that media manufacturers offer to your sales team, and to the end customer?

There is a lot of revenue and profit in the large format print media market, but it is highly competitive for dealers, so it is important to have a well-developed strategy for capturing the sales of the materials that run through the equipment you sell.

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PRODUCT FOCUS

A Hot Market . . . Magnetic Materials A Growing Use Dealer Communicator (DC) is constantly on the lookout for profitable opportunities for graphic arts dealers.

Check this out.

The use of magnetic materials is growing daily, offering flexibility in application together with reduced production costs. Initially most printed magnetics were designed to be stuck onto a refrigerator acting as a calling card to remind people to support their local businesses or politicians. Another frequent application is as car and truck signs. They allow for the quick

and easy change to facilitate vehicles that were shared by more than one company or person. Or they can become more permanent signage.

Today, there have been many improvements in the magnetic substrates and related materials. Initially, the printing was done on a vinyl sheet and mounted to a flexible magnetic sheet, usually by screen or specialty printer.

Now, you can purchase magnetic sheets that have a printable surface already adhered to the magnet and it is printed directly on the surface. This

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simplifies production and offers time and cost savings opening the door for a number of offset and digital printers to get into the magnetic printing business. But still the market for these materials was limited to applications where the printed piece is attached to metal surfaces.

Due to innovative thinking, a relatively cost effective means of broadening the market for printed magnets was introduced. An example of this significant method is the mountable magnetic receptive sheeting offered by the New Force Magnetic Company (www.newforcemagnetics.com) a major manufacturer of magnetic materials. An adhesive backed magnetic sheet has the properties of a metal, like steel, and is attached to any flat surfaces with printed magnets mounted on it. This technology opens the door to a multiplicity of applications.

It can be used for wall decorations or signage in offices, stores, etc. where the design or message can be easily changed in minutes for seasonal or even daily sales events. A restaurant can display their daily specials through a wall mounted magnetic menu. The use of these receptor sheets

has broadened the use of magnetic sheets so they no longer are limited to displays on cars or refrigerators.

Another interesting application on the use of magnetics is reported by Master Magnetics, Inc. (www.magnetsource.com), another manufacturer of a wide range of magnetics and flexible sheeting. The company has been filling orders from breweries and restaurants that use magnetic signage to label taps and dispenser handles. It is reported that the ability to easily remove and replace the magnets in a sterile environment rivals ordinary stickers or labels. Plus, magnetic labels are superior to stickers in the food and beverage industry because they are more resilient to various conditions such as fluctuating temperatures. This is another crease use of magnetic materials that your customers should know about. We are certain that with a little observation and imagination you will see other magnet labels are better suited than paper stickers or labels.

CHANGES: Materials, Inks and Presses The magnetic materials are continuing to change and improve as well. They are getting thinner and lighter making them easier and less costly to distribContinued On Next Page

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protection. Today, eco-solvent inks can be used to print directly on the magnetic substrates. This ink dries continued instantly and it is outdoor friendly reute. Roll up a sign, put it in a tube and sisting weather conditions and fading. ship it. The materials are also avail- Actually there is a choice. Most magnetic top sheets can use UV and Latex able in over 50” widths and in rolls inks as well letting the user choose the to facilitate printing on wide format best ink for the application. digital presses. Plus, the printed surface is getting easier to image and A key influence on the growing popuwork with a wide variety of traditional larity of using magnetic materials for and digital print technologies. point of purchase, wall decorations There have also been improvements in or general signage is digital presses.

The run length of magnetic products the inks. Aqueous inks were initially is generally very short giving digital used for printing magnetic outdoor signage with a lamination applied for presses, with a relatively short setup

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time, an advantage in reducing production costs. And the speed of the press is irrelevant when the run lengths are 1 to 500 copies. Digital printing of this material will also shorten the delivery time.

Let Your Imagination Fly The purpose of this article is to get dealers to realize the potential of this market. It offers an opportunity for equipment sales to companies that generate even a small volume of signage or other items that can benefit from the quick change properties of magnetic materials. Plus it offers the selling of consumables and support services. And don’t forget about use in harsh environments that need the flexibility and stability of magnetic labels or signage.

The key to building a business selling magnetic substrates is in telling and showing your current printer or digital press customers or to attract new customers by suggesting applications for these magnetic ma-

terials. In this article DC gave you a few examples. We are sure you can come up with many more and educate your customers on how to market these materials along with giving ideas to your customers that yields bottom line value for all. DC

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Riding The Newest Wave Of Technology Utilizing Near Field Communication Within Your Dealership’s Customer Service, Support And Marketing

by Bob Licari, BrainSell Services

Now that Dealer Communicator magazine is accessible in digital configuration for those perusing this on the web, simply click on any underlined content below, to interface instructive video presentations regarding details of those subjects for your review.

In our lifetimes we have seen real changes in innovation that brought about radical alterations in our regular day to day existences. One of those groundbreaking advances is NFC, Near Field Communication.

There are 3 areas with underlined content in this article. Just “click” on any of these links to access entertaining video applications of NFC, using the Patented Knecto software Platform, allowing multiple media campaigns to be managed from a single sensor.

This licensed innovation from Knecto has many uses in today’s equipment dealerships, resolving numerous issues inside Customer Service,

Support, Dealership Marketing and its use of Collateral materials.

Near-field communication is defined as a set of communication protocols that enable two electronic devices, one of which is usually a portable device such as a smartphone or tablet to establish communication by bringing them within 4 cm of each other.

Using Knecto’s Patented Sensor Platform video and data content is stored and activated within a magnetic field allowing full operation with no power source and lasting indefinitely.

Striving for client engagement, cutting edge corporations are seeing the many advantages NFC innovation provides, with just a touch of a smartphone. This innovation will draw in your Clients allowing the efficiency of Near Field Communication technology to diminish technical support calls and costs while providing an ongoing resource for customer engagement and education.

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Essentially with NFC Technology all you must do is hold your smart phone over the patented NFC sensor, connected to any material or surface.

Once this interaction takes place your customer or prospect will receive current service and maintenance instruction, tutorial video’s, equipment parts listings even troubleshooting support is automatically activated on your customers smartphone. Since we know where each uniquely coded NFC sensor is sent and placed, we can update or change ongoing cam-

more profits for your company. You can reach me at: BobLicari@BrainSell Services.com. DC

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paigns and redirect new information based on location “on the fly”.

Near Field Communication will become one of the most flexible and powerful tools for savvy manufacturers, service managers and marketers. So, put your thinking caps on and look at your needs and applications then call me for the advice and guidance in using NFC technology to advance your dealership and generate

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Dan Rizika, President of PrintGuard with Daniel Tortarolo, PrintGuard’s Argentinean Dealer.

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Graphics of the Was A Sell “Sakurai sold a press” Diane Wead of Intergraph.

Mike Pina, Tiger Business Forms Inc, John Wokurka, Sakurai with their Dealer Doron Zacharin of Presstech.

Winston Tulloch of PVC Spiral Supply doing a demo.

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