Printwest, Valassis and Stern’s Printing Join The Print Council

WASHINGTON, DC—January 13, 2010—Three companies of varying sizes, from coast-to-coast have recently become supporters of The Print Council—PrintWest, Valassis and Stern’s Printing and Engraving Co. These well-regarded companies intend to utilize The Print Council’s materials to demonstrate to their customers, marketers, students and others the effectiveness of print as well as its environmentally responsible nature.

According to Ben Cooper, Executive Director of The Print Council, “Companies like PrintWest, Valassis, and Stern’s Printing and Engraving Co. represent our industry at its best. We are grateful for their participation, and we look forward to working closely with them. In late 2009, we instituted five new levels of sponsorship – Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum Printer, and Platinum Supplier – with each level receiving specific access to The Print Council’s materials and projects (i.e., Print in the Mix, Why Print is Green, and the Print Delivers agency presentation). We have found that by clearly defining and delineating benefits for each level, companies are able to understand the specific value of their support.”

Phil Parrish, President and CEO of PrintWest, located in Woodinville, WA, believes that it is important to invest in his business, people and community. Parrish was so impressed by the content and design of The Print Council’s original 2006 Why Print brochure, that he downloaded the files and printed his own version of the brochure to promote print as well as PrintWest. Over the last two years, PrintWest has won many industry awards for its version of the Why Print booklet and received great response from clients and prospects.