Seems like an easy question. Is it? The printing marketplace has changed and, today, customers rely on us for much more than printing ink on paper. Today, printing businesses offer everything from fulfillment and supply-chain management to interactive cross-media solutions.
When is a printer no longer a printer? If marketing services account for 30 percent of your business, can you call yourself a marketing services provider? How would branding yourself with such a "non-printer" label impact how customers view you?
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