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Seven Steps to Creating a Customer Focused Culture
INSIDE THIS ISSUE HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOMER FOCUSED CULTURE
Walking-the-Talk of your Mission Statement
Customer service expert Jeff Mowatt outlines steps your company can take to develop a customer focused culture. 1
COLOUR MANAGEMENT
SGIA’s Kate Achelpohl highlights colour management fundamentals for digital decorators. 1
INDUSTRY NEWS
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EMAIL MARKETING SUCCESS
With robust CASL rules coming into effect July 1, 2017, we highlight the impending changes and what steps you can take to boost the effectiveness of your email campaigns. 6
By Jeff Mowatt
“I’m just doing this until something better comes along – like retirement!” If this statement sums up the attitude held by some of your employees, then imagine the impact this has on teamwork, productivity - and especially - customer loyalty. As a business manager or owner, you most probably are committed to satisfying your customers. But what about employees who see their jobs merely as “fillers”? Business leaders need to create In seven steps, business owners and managers an environment that motivates employcan help create a culture and environment that ees to want to take care of customers. motivates employees to take care of customers. Unfortunately, the conventional methods to create a customer-focused culture through mission statements have often fallen short. Culture, continued on Page 14
The Case for Colour Management By Kate Achelpohl, SGIA
GLOBAL RETAIL NEWS
Apparel headlines from global retail markets.
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WESTERN IMPRINT CANADA SHOW
The latest information on the upcoming 19th Annual Western Imprint Canada Show: Sept 8 - 9, 2017. 20
NEW PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS
See the latest wearable, advertising specialty, and decorating supplies & equipment offerings from industry suppliers. 24
Colour management for digitally printed textiles may be more complex than you’re used to. Doing it right can also save you time and money. According to colour management consultant Jim Raffel, CEO of Colormetrix Technologies, the world of digital textile printing is opening up. “There’s potentially explosive growth in direct-tofabric or -textile; it’s one of the bright spots in the overall printing industry in the next five years,” he predicts. “Digital textile is an area that’s growing and changing very rapidly, especially dye sublimation. I suspect direct-to-textile will come on really strong Getting your colour management processes right is critical if in two to five years.” you want to save time and money. Keypoint Intelligence DBA InfoTrends estimates the value of the worldwide digital textile printing market for garment, home décor and industrial applications at US$7.5 billion, and predicts 34 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2019. One driver of the predicted surge: the cost of technology is coming down. Colour Management, continued on Page 8
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