Hot Markets for 2007 — Prepare for Growth

Conversely, periodicals ($6B to print, -2 percent) will continue to decline in ad/circulation revenues, as will the number of heatset full webs. Other/non-traditional publishing ($1.6B to print, +14 percent) will be dominated by foreign language/content publications coming onshore and newspaper FSIs. Greeting cards ($1B to print, +4 percent) are losing ground to upstart e-cards as production and distribution costs of conventional printed products drive higher prices. Specialty finishers have to migrate to packaging and fancy publication covers and inserts.