January 2018 Issue 35
NEWS & PRODUCTS
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COVER STORY
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Printing For Millennials
Compiled By Meggan McCarthy
Millennials require customisation, want to stand out and want prints done yesterday. According to Richard
Gray from Print Tribe, 'Millennials are a huge and increasingly infl uential generation in economic terms.
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FEATURES
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Managing Customer Relations
By Marc Pillay, CEO, Develop South Africa
When creating a relationship with a customer, there are several aspects that often get overlooked and need
to be considered. Marc Pillay, CEO of Develop South Africa, outlines seven steps to retain customers in today’s
business world.
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Industry News
Mighty Print
By Laurel Brunner, Verdigris Project
There’s been heightened interest of late in the effectiveness of the printed word. It started with direct mail
associations fi nding higher response rates to print than to electronic equivalents. Printed book sales in
developed markets are outpacing e-book sales. And even the newspaper industry is still seeing 60% of
revenues coming from print.
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An Economic Downturn Survival Kit: How To Keep Your SME Afl oat
By The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC)
With the rough storms of the economy we fi nd ourselves in, it is time to get prepared. The key to surviving an
economic downturn is preparation. If you don’t have a survival plan in place you may not remain afl oat during
bad economic times. Here are seven items to consider for your economic downturn survival kit.
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Mighty Print
Discover Digital Printing Start-Up Opportunities With The Africa Print Expo
By Meggan McCarthy
The Africa Print Durban expo is taking place from 7-8 February 2018 at the Durban ICC in hall 3. Visitors to the
expo can take off with opportunities in: solutions for digital printing presses, binding equipment, wide format
digital, digital packaging solutions, screen printing, digital textile printing, fi nishing equipment, ink, software,
pad printing, paper and board, litho print solutions, encapsulating/laminating and digital label printing.
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The Can-Do Spirit: New Trends in Beer Consumption Open Up a Can of Opportunities
By Richard Romano
For beer drinkers of a certain generation, the idea of beer in cans has traditionally been a fairly unpalatable
one. The beer inevitably picked up the taste of the aluminium, and 'canned beer' was often synonymous with
'bad beer'. However, this is decidedly 20th century thinking — and tasting.
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Canon Reports Illustrates Growing Security Concerns .
By Canon South Africa
According to a Canon Offi ce Insights 2017 report, South African businesses are investing in digitisation at a
rapid rate, but uncertainties around security threatens to slow down progress.
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Digital Print Continues To Disrupt Packaging
By FESPA
The potential of digital print is broadening, and packaging companies are only just beginning to realise the
benefi ts on offer.
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