By Guest Blogger Mike Lincoln Northern Regional Manager, Colorado State Printer (This blog post first appeared on the In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) blog) Many of us have been through some type of business transformation; in the printing/publishing industry, it's inevitable. You have to reinvent and innovate or you will drift into obscurity. For those
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- 17 August 2015
GRAPH EXPO In-Plant Panelist Mike Lincoln; Champions Engage for the Future
This article is the third of an in-depth series introducing each of the four in-plant panelists on the GRAPH EXPO panel I'll be moderating on Sept. 14, titled "In-Plant Panel: Champions Engage for the Future."
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- 20 December 2013
In-Plant Panel Video Series - Final Piece of Advice
In this final video of our nine in-plant panel series of in-plant leaders discussing their success secrets, this week's video features these leaders offering their final piece of advice for other in-plants. When four top in-plant print center leaders were asked what one piece of advice they would give other in-plant directors...
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- 13 December 2013
In-Plant Panel Video Series- Budget Do's and Don'ts
In video eight of our nine video in-plant panel series of in-plant leaders discussing their success secrets, this week's video features these leaders offering some budget do's and don'ts. Mike Lincoln encourages in-plant managers to do your homework and ensure that you're ready before deploying new technology..
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- 06 December 2013
In-Plant Panel Video Series - Biggest Changes for In-Plant Printers in 2014?
In video seven of our nine-video in-plant panel series of in-plant leaders discussing their success secrets, this week’s video features these leaders talking about the biggest changes they plan in 2014. Abbas Badani of Penn State talks about his new initiatives, including partnering with a vendor to create a fleet walk up copy program for student work and implementing RSA’s WebCRD in-plant web to print software.
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- 23 November 2013
In-Plant Panel Video Series - Demonstrating Strategic Value
Tom Rorhbach of Progressive conveyed how critical it is to strategically position the print center to own brand "police" responsibility, working so close to the business that you are integral to what they do. Abbas Badani says that it’s not enough to be loved, the cheapest or most convenient. You need to provide services that can't be outsourced or isolated, delivering monetary value beyond job cost. Garry Boytos discusses being the "model of service to the entire organization.
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- 15 November 2013
In-Plant Panel Video Series - What Did Not Work?
Here's the fourth in the nine video series from the PRINT 13 in-plant panel session, “In-plant Tell All Success Stories from the Field,” with four in-plant leaders discussing their success secrets. This week’s video features these in-plant panelists as they openly discuss what they tried that didn’t work and how they learned from their mistakes.
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- 07 November 2013
In-Plant Panel Video Series - What Has Had the Greatest Impact?
This article is the third in a series of nine short insightful videos from the PRINT 13 in-plant panel session, "In-plant Tell All Success Stories from the Field." In this video series, four in-plant leaders discuss: why they are successful, what didn’t work, how they are demonstrating value, their challenges, their advice for other in-plants, and more.
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- 01 November 2013
In-Plant Panel Video Series - Success Contributors and Definition
This article is the second of a series of nine short insightful videos from the PRINT 13 in-plant panel session, "In-plant Tell All Success Stories from the Field." In this video series, featuring four in-plant leaders, they discuss: why they are successful, what didn't work, how they are demonstrating value, their challenges, their advice for other in-plants, and more.
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- 17 July 2013
Mike Lincoln Reveals the Secret to In-Plant Success at Print 13
This article is the first of a series introducing each of the successful in-plant panelists on the PRINT 13 "Empowered In-plants: Tell-All Success Stories from the Field," panel I'll be moderating on September 9th. The session features in-plant leaders in Insurance, Higher Education, Healthcare and Government. Introducing: Mike Lincoln, Operations Manager of IDS, State of Colorado Mike Lincoln is the State of Colorado Operations Manager of Integrated Document Solutions (IDS).
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- 03 July 2013
Secrets of Successful In-Plants Revealed at Print 13 Panel
Announcing Panelists for Successful In-Plant Panel at Print 13 Last year's top In-plant panel at Graph Expo was so well received that there will be an in-plant panel session at the show again this year. Titled "In-Plant Panel: Success Stories from the Field,"
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- 29 April 2013
The Variable Data Print Opportunity for In-Plants: Adding Value with Personalization
Variable Data Print (VDP) is projected to grow for in-plants at a rate of 32% in just the next two years. Learn how your in-plant can capture this opportunity while saving you and your customers time and money. Join InfoTrends and RSA Customer Transamerica Retirement Solutions, as they share compelling data from the industry and first-hand experiences implementing VDP in-house.
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- 07 March 2013
Your Print Center Needs a Traffic Cop (Output Management Software)
Marketing Director Complexity Simplified and Money Saved with Print Management In the past, only high volume operations had central output management system software. However, as print center complexity has increased- think about the variety of input sources, the mix of printers, and the multitude of possible outputs- a tool to automate, centralize
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- 07 July 2012
Announcing In-Plants Voted to Speak on GRAPH EXPO In-Plant Panel 10/8
"Empowered In-plants: Tell-All Success Stories from the Field" RSA to moderate this first-ever in-plant panel. Contact moderator, Elisha Kasinskas for details. By Elisha Kasinskas, Marketing Director In-plants and corporate print centers from all over voted in May for who they wanted as the "dream team" of top successful in-plants on the first ever in-plant panel at
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- 14 December 2010
In-Plant Trends- Customer Demands Necessitate Continually Improving Workflows
In-plant print centers – 4 trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond. In our four-article series: "Corporate in-plant print centers – four trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond," we've talked about marketing the print center as a necessity, print center convergence,
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- 30 November 2010
In-Plant Trends- Be Easier to Do Business with than a Local Office Supply Store
In-plant print centers – 4 trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond. In our four-article series: "Corporate in-plant print centers – four trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond," we've talked about marketing the print center as a necessity and print center convergence.
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- 16 November 2010
In-Plant Trends- Print Center Convergence
In-plant print centers – four trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond. In our four-article series: "Corporate in-plant print centers – four trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond," the first article reviewed marketing the print center as a necessity.
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- 10 November 2010
In-Plant Trends- Marketing
This four-article series looks at major trends that the corporate or in-plant print center needs to successfully address to succeed in 2011 and beyond. In this series, we will highlight key factors driving these trends and how some in-plants have successfully implemented solutions to address the
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- 25 October 2010
Four In-Plant Print Center Trends for Success
Four trends for In-plant print center success in 2011 and beyond. This is the first in a series of four articles that look at major trends that the corporate print center needs to successfully address to succeed in 2011 and beyond.