tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222601422007-03-09T07:39:46.546-08:00WendyBlogger131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-67489566335092892042007-03-09T07:22:00.000-08:002007-03-09T07:39:43.356-08:00

Dear thINKers... We truly appreciate the time you've taken to participate in our research. Our big surveys have produced thousands of columns of data and are quite cumbersome to manage, but we've finally wrestled with those devils and have a white paper to post. More importantly, we are getting ready to introduce a new concept to our community. Within a few weeks, we'll introduce you to the

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1161789459382980102006-10-25T08:12:00.000-07:002006-11-05T10:32:55.006-08:00

We here at thINK Plaza have been spending most of our waking hours reviewing data we've gathered from our surveys this summer. We've discovered quite a few interesting patterns. First of all, most of you are seasoned professionals, professional printers or mailing experts. You use a variety of printing techniques and have multiple machines, each specifically designed to handle particular

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1153492006904189562006-07-21T07:13:00.000-07:002006-07-21T11:14:41.290-07:00

Update from the Plaza It's been almost a month since the sweeps ended and we stopped the barrage of emails asking for participation. To all that visited the site (over 2000 professionals!) and qualified for and finished up a survey (1,000+) we thank you sincerely. As the European surveys are promoted (yes, we're gathering data in Italy, Germany, the UK, France and Spain) -- we'll keep you in the

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1150234102938988692006-06-13T14:03:00.000-07:002006-06-14T08:10:31.886-07:00

Where's the Love? I'm spoiled. Why do I say this? As a fifteen year veteran of the technology industry, I'm used to tons of press, lots of analysts, concepts du jour in all sizes and shapes, startups popping out of the woodwork, know-it-all venture capitalists funding dozens of start-ups daily and using jargon like addressable market and discontinuous innovation, daily columns in the Wall Street

Chet the Jettag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1149871233592802612006-06-09T08:41:00.000-07:002006-06-09T09:40:33.620-07:00

Just who are WE and why should YOU trust us? Well, I just got off the phone with a new community member. He's a dealer of specialty equipment and a longtime user board contributor (20+ years!) He had some great questions and even better suggestions about this site. He told me that he liked the concept but was a bit unsure as to who we were and why we were doing this... You can look at the

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1149088759083980182006-05-31T07:01:00.000-07:002006-06-09T08:40:45.693-07:00

Everything about the specialty printing market is a challenge...from finding and engaging people who use this equipment to getting surveys completed. Coming up with good sweepstakes prizes is one of those tasks that required lots of discussion among the staff. Since this is a trade-only promotion -- meaning, we are focusing our recruitment efforts on people in businesses who use specialty

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1148471213982806912006-05-24T07:34:00.000-07:002006-05-24T04:54:27.140-07:00

I can tell you all about pressure-sensitive labels! As the mother of a 3 1/2 and a nearly 6 year old...we have them everywhere in the house. Sponge Bob, Hello Kitty, various animals, letters and shapes galore. Seems as if every visitor to our house, every birthday party, provided yet another opportunity to have stickers put into the hands of children who know no restraint -- no surface off

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1148411438464928882006-05-23T11:58:00.000-07:002006-05-23T12:10:38.480-07:00

VIAGRA, anyone? ThinkPlaza's community director, Chet Geschickter and I have been talking about some upcoming promotions we are doing for the survey and the site -- and have been tossing around ideas for email subject lines. "Professional Printers Survey" and "Specialty Printers, over here!!" don't seem to have the right effect. While we wrestle with wording I still open up my inbox daily

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1146779343047545902006-05-04T14:25:00.000-07:002006-05-04T14:49:03.066-07:00

IT TAKES one part technology, one part creativity, lots of late nights and bad coffee...but the biggest ingredient is YOU! This is not a place where in-depth media exposes are created, nor is it a place for super-spun press releases. This is the place for good old-fashioned, non-varnished watercooler talk about specialty printers. I can't promise you that we'll always have the answers, but our

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1146511680993497492006-05-01T12:24:00.000-07:002006-05-01T12:28:01.006-07:00

We have all this great technology out there, I finally got the kids in bed, and set down to read my 3 inches of mail. Maybe I'm jaded, maybe its the 17 years of digital, but nothing pops out to me. Has anyone been bowled over by a piece in the mail recently?

Digital Divatag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1145211700146334622006-04-16T10:49:00.000-07:002006-04-16T11:21:40.156-07:00

The wonders of laser, inkjet, and so many new techniques and inks I saw at IPEX were still floating in my head.... ...but I am home now -- in Central NY -- far from the world of specialty printers. Saturday afternoon, here I was, just driving around, running errands -- when I was absolutely floored listening to NPR. I heard an interview with the executive chef Homaro Cantu at Chicago's MOTO

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1144143909089212272006-04-04T02:37:00.000-07:002006-04-05T09:02:57.473-07:00

Update from IPEX, Birmingham, UK 2006 Is it April already? Along with showers and flowers, the new specialty equipment that I am seeing at this year's IPEX convention is surely something to write home about. From the big HP/Scitex Wide format printers (billboard sized takes 3 minutes to print!) to the Indigo Presses to the new offerings at Xerox, Kodak and the numerous other printer "names" at

Wendytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22260142.post-1144248306324216022006-04-05T07:45:00.000-07:002006-04-05T07:46:31.453-07:00

9 million+ American jobs $900 billion in commerce 9 percent of the gross domestic product DEPEND ON MAIL AND PACKAGE DELIVERY Those numbers are staggering no matter how you look at it. As we launch thINK Plaza, I had to remind myself of the facts: The USPS delivers 212 billion pieces of mail to over 144 million homes, businesses, and Post Office boxes The USPS handles more than 44% of

Wendy