When demand for printed products weakens, with a slow down in sales and turnover, does it expose a printing company’s narrow approach as being that of just a manufacturer? Read the rest of this entry »
It all began with books. Or, more to the point, one book. The Bible. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr2008
As an ex-newspaper man it would be remiss of me not to pass a brief comment about the closure of News International’s Wapping
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As an ex-newspaper man it would be remiss of me not to pass a brief comment about the closure of News International’s Wapping, London (UK) plant 22 years after what was then a revolution in newspaper production. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr2008
There are no apologies this week for dwelling once more on information that is inextricably linked with the current state of the global economy
Posted by Ian Mayor.
There are no apologies this week for dwelling once more on information that is inextricably linked with the current state of the global economy. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr2008
In spite of the current travails and woes of the economic outlook there is still much to be positive about in the printing industry as many producers gaze on the vistas of new business
Posted by Ian Mayor.
In spite of the current travails and woes of the economic outlook there is still much to be positive about in the printing industry as many producers gaze on the vistas of new business. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr2008
Major press manufacturers are to the fore in this week’s news on Printingtalk and in this latest newsletter with news that depicts the shifting emphasis in print production
Posted by Ian Mayor.
Major press manufacturers are to the fore in this week’s news on Printingtalk and in this latest newsletter with news that depicts the shifting emphasis in print production. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar2008
In the UK we have had a sustained and alarming series of security breeches in terms of personal data going missing
Posted by Ian Mayor.
In the UK we have had a sustained and alarming series of security breeches in terms of personal data going missing. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar2008
Given that I am writing this column just before the Easter holiday weekend begins
Posted by Ian Mayor.
Given that I am writing this column just before the Easter holiday weekend begins, I thought that a little levity was appropriate, which would also be apposite for the emerging Springtime lightness of spirit. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar2008
We are pleased to present in this week’s newsletter to details of interesting developments in Australia
Posted by Ian Mayor.
We are pleased to present in this week’s newsletter to details of interesting developments in Australia, which we know has a vibrant printing industry. Read the rest of this entry »
Mar2008
With so much talk about carbon footprints made as we tread our wary way through life’s pitfalls
Posted by Ian Mayor.
With so much talk about carbon footprints made as we tread our wary way through life’s pitfalls, with environmental impact seemingly beneath every single footfall, there is an increasing incidence of printers examining ways of measuring the effects of their activities. Read the rest of this entry »
About the Author
Printingtalk and this Editor's Blog are edited by Ian Mayor
Ian Mayor has spent 25 years in industrial and technical PR and marketing, with the majority of his experience within the printing and packaging industries. He has represented companies in the UK and internationally. Ian was a newspaper journalist and spent a number of years as an industrial and business correspondent for a major English provincial newspaper group, with a special interest in manufacturing. He is also a qualified sub-editor and has also worked with some of Britain's national newspapers, national radio and regional TV as a freelance correspondent. He was also an original member of the UK Broadcast Promotion and Marketing Executive committee. His passions include cricket (he is a qualified coach), the great outdoors, writing, landscape photography and music. He travels far and wide in pursuit of his musical interests and, amongst other things, he co-manages a music web site for which he also writes. A lifelong Manchester City supporter, he still has fond allegiances for his hometown club Bolton Wanderers and follows Leeds Tykes rugby union club. His ambitions are many and varied but he still hopes to one day tweak a cricket ball like Shane Warne and to play like Gilson Lavis or Gene Krupa.
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- When demand for printed products weakens
- It all began with books
- As an ex-newspaper man it would be remiss of me not to pass a brief comment about the closure of News International’s Wapping
- There are no apologies this week for dwelling once more on information that is inextricably linked with the current state of the global economy
- In spite of the current travails and woes of the economic outlook there is still much to be positive about in the printing industry as many producers gaze on the vistas of new business
- Major press manufacturers are to the fore in this week’s news on Printingtalk and in this latest newsletter with news that depicts the shifting emphasis in print production
- In the UK we have had a sustained and alarming series of security breeches in terms of personal data going missing