Thursday, June 7, 2012

MPA President/CEO Nina Link Stepping Down

MPA President and CEO Nina Link Stepping Down End of 2012: The MPA announced today that its president and CEO, Nina Link, will be stepping down at the end of the year. Link has held the position for 13 years, longer than any MPA president in the organization's 93-year history.

http://www.foliomag.com/2012/nina-link-discusses-her-departure-mpa
Nina Link discusses her departure from MPA, says association is in “execution stage” of a rebranding, reorganization.

Transcontinental Income Declines, Revenues Increase

Transcontinental Posts Income Declines, Revenues Increase: Transcontinental Inc. increased its revenues by 6 percent in the second quarter, from $498.7 million to $529.4 million, driven primarily by the acquisition of Quad/Graphics Canada, as well as numerous acquisitions.

Outlook for Global RCP Markets

Outlook for Global Recovered Paper Markets: World recovered paper demand has grown by around 70 million tonnes (45%) in the last ten years (2001-11). Asian demand represents the majority of this growth, increasing by about 60 million tonnes. China alone registered a 260% recovered paper demand growth, fuelled by its fast growing paper and board demand, especially on the recycled paper and board side.

US Commercial Printing Shipments Down

April US Commercial Printing Shipments Down -3.4%; Shipments Down 12 of Last 13 Months (Economics & Research Center)
April 2012 U.S. commercial printing shipments were $6.672 billion in current dollars. For perspective, in April 2008, current dollar shipments were $8.636 billion, nearly $2 billion more, at a time when social media was gaining steam, the iPhone was just another gadget, and the iPad was barely a rumor.

Direct Marketing Gets Eco-Friendly

http://www.delivermagazine.com/2012/05/way-of-the-future-direct-marketing-gets-eco-friendly/
Can direct marketers continue to send direct mail in bulk and still be considered environmentally friendly? In short, the answer is an emphatic yes. Going green and direct mail are not mutually exclusive. In fact, direct marketers are increasingly partnering with innovative, eco-friendly companies and yielding excellent response rates and increased ROI.