Print Solutions Magazine, October 2003 -- 433 E. Monroe

Read About Vendors That Can Help You

You're holding the most popular (and heaviest) publication we produce. Every month, Print Solutions editors receive back-issue requests for the annual Buyers' Guide, and more than 80 percent of our readers say they hold onto the issue until the next one appears. Those are encouraging truths, and they remind us that the most effective publications contain valuable, easy-to-locate information--not necessarily in the form of subjects and predicates.

To help companies grow, magazines don't have to be flowery. This issue doesn't include feature articles highlighting successful applications sold by distributors. It doesn't include pieces filled with sales, marketing and management ideas. And we're relatively certain it won't garner us a Pulitzer Prize.

But it can help you win accounts. You can use the Buyers' Guide to find excellent sources for the products and services you offer, as well as to learn about companies whose capabilities you might need in the future.

The Buyers' Guide is divided into two sections: the Product Index and the Company Directory. The Product Index (beginning on page 13) is an alphabetical list of hundreds of products and services offered by manufacturers and suppliers. Need a new vendor that can produce hotel/motel guest check holders? This issue lists 25 firms on page 114 that can produce them.

The Company Directory (beginning on page 205) lists mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, and internet and email addresses for companies included in the Product Index. Most firms include comments about their business philosophies and core strengths. Some also include images of products they offer.

If you have a specific or unusual source request, and the Buyers' Guide doesn't help, call Information Central, DMIA's members-only Source Hotline, at (800) 336-4641. Its courteous staff specializes in providing industry pros with fast answers. If you need additional copies of the Buyers' Guide, visit www.printsolutionsmag.com. The cost is $49 per issue.

Darin Painter

Managing Editor

dpainter@PSDA.org

How the Buyers' Guide is Generated

Print Solutions editors maintain a database of information provided by manufacturers and suppliers. In July, we mailed proofs to companies included in the previous Buyers' Guide, giving those firms an opportunity to approve or change their listings. Additionally, we contacted DMIA member and non-member companies that didn't appear in the previous Buyers' Guide and gave them an opportunity to complete the official listing form. (We update product categories on the listing form annually, based on suggestions from manufacturers and suppliers.) The deadline to return proofs and listing forms was Aug. 11; DMIA members who missed the deadline received faxes and emails in August and September. DMIA members and companies that placed display ads in this issue received free listings; non-members who didn't advertise paid $295. If your firm manufactures or supplies products sold in the printing and document management industry, and the company isn't listed in this issue, please send an email to buyersguide@printsolutionsmag.com, or call Print Solutions at (800) 336-4641.

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Table of Contents

Editor in Chief

Peter L. Colaianni, CAE

Vice President,
Publications & New Media

Brad Holt

Managing Editor

Darin Painter
Assistant Managing Editor
Kara Carpenter

Assistant Editor

Preeti Vasishtha

Art Director/
Production Manager

Roxanne Rash

Contributing Editors

Dennis McGarry, CDC

Gail O'Roke, CDC

Publications Committee

Steve Visio, Chairperson
Ross Barker
Bob Bell
Cory Blatz
Chuck Calman
Skip Dragoiu
Carrie Fireoved
Charlie Graham
Jeff Hayzlett
Bob McAleavey
Mike Nawn
Tom Nelson
Gail O'Roke, CDC
John Smilko
Dan Swagler
Dave Tobik
Dave Wandling, CDC
Jerry Weidner
Bob Wilson, CFC

Advertising Sales

Jack Burris

The Townsend Group Inc.

4920 Elm St., Ste. 325

Bethesda, MD 20814

Phone: (301) 215-6710

Fax: (301) 215-7704

jburris@townsend-group.com

Print Solutions Online

Print Solutions, the only industry magazine to win awards for writing and design excellence, is available online at www.printsolutionsmag.com. The site includes daily news, a comprehensive archive of Print Solutions articles, a complete media kit, links to industry companies and other features not included in the magazine.

Print Solutions is the official publication of the Print Services & Distribution Association (PSDA), the Association for Business Printing Independents. Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome. Please address all submissions to: The Editor, Print Solutions Magazine, 433 E. Monroe Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301-1693. Phone (703) 836-6232, fax (703) 549-4966. You can reach us via email at editors@printsolutionsmag.com. Visit our World Wide Web site at www.printsolutionsmag.com.

Volume 41, Number 10, October 2003. Print Solutions (USPS 205-400, ISSN 1535-9727) is published monthly by DMIA, 433 E. Monroe Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301-1693, (703) 836-6232. Subscriptions: $29 per year for DMIA members included in dues, $49 for non-members (plus postage for Canada and foreign). Periodicals postage paid at Alexandria, VA, and additional mailing offices.

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