Business Management - Productivity/Process Improvement

The parent company of Vistaprint and other Web-to-print brands has changed its name to Cimpress N.V. It plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars over the next five years to develop proprietary software and production technology, in order to evolve its operational capabilities into a shared mass-customization platform (MCP).

If the 2014 campaign taught us anything, it's not to underestimate the value of a good education. And, from the book manufacturing point of view, the clamoring of presses could only mean one thing: Adoption cycles are back in full force. Most segments served by Chicago-based RR Donnelley enjoyed moderate to strong performances across the board in 2014.

I was doing some research, recently, about Internet radio and podcasting that lead me to a business acquaintance who happened to be producing an Internet show, featuring "obscure" music. He told me he had a growing audience of listeners from all over the world, and suggested that our company be a sponsor for his show.

An EXIT—Stage LEFT business was not a pretty site for many Boomers who lost heavily during the Great Recession. How many "Boomer" business owners out there wish they would have sold their company a few years before the Great Recession?

Choosing 20 graphic arts industry professionals—all under the age of 40—who are rising industry stars is, 
admittedly, a subjective undertaking. Surely, some high achievers who might have qualified didn’t appear on our radar screen. Likewise, some people who were nominated elected to avoid the spotlight for personal reasons. These 20 up-and-comers weren’t just handed positions of authority. They typically worked their way up, toiling in several job capacities within their respective organizations, to earn their stripes.

Celebrate your wins, create a positive work environment and make your workplace fun. It makes good business sense and pays dividends. Don't ignore the losses either. We certainly don't want to celebrate them, but we should put plans in place to fix them.

Here’s a scary picture (just in time for Halloween?) of a fairly typical American business...in most businesses there are thousands of details and variables that MOST workers try to commit to MEMORY; any of which, if botched or forgotten, eat up a company’s profits each year. SCARY!

Do you know a "John Galt?" They’re the ones many current television shows, movies, and the politically-correct ("PC") crowd like to characterize as "greedy, underhanded" people who "can't be trusted to give workers a fair wage" or a clean work environment.

Innovative ways to deliver content that meets consumers’ changing needs for an interactive experience: rich media, mobile, software.

The old idiom, "You win some and you lose some," when applied to a business, can mean customers coming in the front door and going out the back door—in other words, the business is just running in place, going in circles, but not gaining ground—NOT GROWING.