Print Solutions Magazine

To grow your business, you need solid partnerships and a network of knowledgeable industry professionals. To understand new products and technologies, you need education and access to the industry’s top manufacturers and suppliers. To get all of this, you should attend DMIA’s 2005 Print Solutions Conference & Expo, to be held Oct. 18-20 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

At the event, you’ll find energy and ideas to help you gain accounts, improve skills and find creative ways to solve clients’ problems. Want to add more value to the products and services you provide? Need help navigating options for e-commerce or one-to-one marketing? Thinking about expanding your product offerings with promotional products, RFID solutions or direct mail? Imagine the knowledge you can gain from more than 1,500 peers, then register for the conference online at www.printsolutionsshow.com.

This year, the show floor will include more than 300 booths showcasing the latest in commercial printing, promotional products, online services, labels, business forms and more. It will be bustling with product demonstrations and exhibitors who want to link their capabilities with distributors’ needs. To read descriptions of exhibitors who purchased booth space as of July 21, turn to the Exhibitor Directory on page 86.

The event also will include educational sessions in five tracks: sales, marketing, running your company, future/technology and sales clinic. Here are four sessions at which I plan to take copious notes: “Prospecting for the Seasoned Sales Rep,” “Advanced Sales Proposals and Contract Writing,” “Branding Your Company” and “Strategic Planning.” Check out the Detailed Schedule of Events beginning on page 52.

We hope to see you at the show. It’s an investment you shouldn’t miss.

Darin Painter

Managing Editor

dpainter@PSDA.org

Roxanne Rash, Print Solutions’ art director and production manager, won an Honorable Mention award in the Front Cover, Photograph category of the 2005 Tabbie Awards contest, sponsored by Trade, Association and Business Publications International. Her entry, “37 Marketing Tips,” was the cover of the July 2004 issue.

Also, DMIA’s Publications and New Media staff won five APEX 2005 awards at the 17th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition, which drew 4,942 entries in various categories. The staff has won 92 awards over 16 consecutive years.

• Rash won a Grand Award in the Design and Illustration category for her 2-page spread, “The Kerry Connection,” in the November 2004 issue of Print Solutions.

• Print Solutions received an Award of Excellence in the Most Improved Magazines & Journals Category.

• Print Solutions’ web site, www.printsolutionsmag.com, received an Award of Excellence in the Web & Intranet Sites category. Christine Sachs, DMIA’s new media specialist, completed a redesign of the site in April 2005.

• DMIA’s E-Weekly newsletter received an Award of Excellence in the Web & Electronic Newsletter category. Assistant Editor Preeti Vasishtha edits the publication.

• Managing Editor Darin Painter won an Award of Excellence in the Personality Profiles category for “Long on Ambition,” his September 2004 feature on DMIA President Jeff Long.