Podcasts On Demand

Branding has a real impact on the wider success of a company and can create an emotional connection with your business. There has never been a more important time to build brand engagement and workplace design plays a vital role in this process. The companies such as Them can help transform how your business engages with the people it interacts with; internally or externally. In this episode, we chat to Dan Moscrop, advocate for print & physical experience, CEO & founder of Them Design Ltd and host of the Spacecraft podcast.

• Why a changing culture can create an opportunity but also be a threat to an organisational survival, if it's lost
• How print can support the growing trend of creating ‘better than home’ workplace environment
• Why blending physical with digital is so important for the future of workplace

With a long history of reinvention and overcoming adversities, print service providers (PSPs) are once again adapting to the new digital reality. There is an important mind-shift taking place here. Where print used to be THE means of communication, the industry now comes to terms with the fact that print is A means of communication, not inherently worse or better than the rest. Capitalizing on this shift implies that PSPs need to be able to satisfy a broader range of their clients’ communication needs including, but not limited to, printing. In this episode, we chat to Matt Irish, European Partner Manager at Objectif Lune, who gives us his view on the digital transformation and what it means for print.

• Digitization vs digital transformation in print - what's the difference?
• Why companies & brands need to be ready to make a switch and move to digital when required
• How technology providers can play an important role in enhance the customer communications, link to process management and make execution more automated and effective

While the shape of the UK printing industry is always changing, the rate of this change and extent of it, is different for different sectors. Declines, according to the official statistics, continue in newspapers, magazines, catalogues and advertising material, suggesting that buyers are cutting print runs or reducing the numbers of sections in catalogues and magazines. At the same time demand for greeting cards and photo products continue to grow and revenue from printing books continues to underline the resilience of the printed word. WIth all this in mind, paper manufacturers, who are a very important link in the print industry’s supply chain, are transforming their production lines to meet market demands. In this episode, we speak to Jim Whittington, Channel Sales Manager at Mondi Group, who gives us his view on the market from a paper manufacturer point of view.

• Major shifts in the paper manufacturing and how they affect the commercial print market
• Why sustainability and CO2 emissions are on top of the paper mills’ agenda
• How tuning into paper trends can give you a competitive advantage

Print is everywhere. It informs and illuminates, brings us beauty and entertainment, it communicates, educates and inspires. Who wouldn't want to be involved in this industry? However, with digital transformation also prominent in the print sector, we need the digital-savvy young talent to be encouraged to join and lift it off. In this episode, we welcome Karly Lattimore, Managing Director of Training at BPIF, who is doing a fantastic job with apprenticeships and training of the next generation in print.

• How can our industry compete with the shiny & glamorous world of digital communications?
• Time, effort, energy and passion is needed to mentor young talent but what are the benefits?
• How can every printer get onboard programs available and future proof their operations by investing in the younger generation

The print industry has been under constant scrutiny for being wasteful, unsustainable and less green than digital comms. In this episode, we speak to invite Steve Lister, sustainability strategist & influencer, who gives us his view on the topic and shares his simple method of how any printer can improve their sustainability agenda.

• The big push - how the print industry is impacted by the global sustainability trends
• Why telling your sustainability story has never been more important
• What can every print service provider do around sustainability to make a difference and satisfy the growing demand

In this episode, we welcome Henrik Müller-Hansen the CEO of Gelato, a Norwegian production-on-demand platform that allows e-commerce entrepreneurs to localise the production and delivery of customised print products to customers all over the globe. We discuss the accelerated shifts in cloud and on-demand printing, the challenges these trends present to PSPs and explore the exciting opportunities in the world of digital print.

You will discover:

• Faster, smarter, greener - how Gelato connects thousands of online stores for customized print on demand products and delivers them anywhere in the world within an average of 72 hours.
• Why a former telecom leader thinks that being a digital printer has never been more exciting.
• How any printer can tap into the opportunity presented by the “new wave"of ecommerce entrepreneurs. It's not a zero-sum game anymore!

IIn this episode, we speak to James Shand Chairman at TriPartum, a customer communications management (CCM) firm, to explore the accelerated shift from physical and printed communications to digital, the main challenges and consequences this shift presents to an average print service provider and the potential solution to finding your way around this new reality

You will discover:

• How the customer content management can be your unique selling point (USP)
• Why channel of communications should be up to customers and not marketers’ choice
• How to add value and create competitive advantage by managing big data & providing single communication strategy
• Where to start with your CCM journey without making a big investment

In this episode, we welcome Danny McNeil from TM creative agency, the people behind the famous 365 calendar, and have an inspiring conversation about collaborating your way to innovation. We also share a winning formula you can replicate when you go after a big creative print contract.

You will discover:

• The story behind the famous calendar, why creatives love the initiative and how the 2021 edition became the most successful to date
• Why speaking the same language and demonstrating bespoke ideas should be at the forefront of your pitch to creatives
• What the move to hybrid working means for Finance teams
• A proven blueprint for any ambitious print project to ensure successful delivery

In this episode, we catch up with Scott Russell at Plockmatic Group and have an inspiring discussion about innovation, automation and telling a story through print.

You will discover:

• What technology innovations are available for every size of a business to take advantage of nowadays and why format is the last frontier
• How finishing can make it easier for printers to tell the story through the printed page
• How it all comes down to adding value i.e. short run, meeting last minute SLAs, having the right tech for the job
• Why automating being as much as about using hardware and software solutions as partnering with companies that can advise on best solutions

In this episode, we welcome Lucy Swanston at Nutshell Creative and have a fascinating discussion on the power of print, the impact it can make on campaign ROIs, how we can all invigorate the future print industry by working with our communities and what simple steps a printer can take to win more work from creative agencies or consumers.

You will discover:

• How print can offer a better cut-through when included in the marketing strategy
• How to answer to common myths around print industry including sustainability and price vs value
• nspiring stories and examples of work that makes a difference in print business

In this episode, we speak to Mark Nelson from Compass Business Finance and discuss how you can take full advantage of CBILS and sharing tips on how you can secure future financing.

You will discover:

• Why finance has become at the forefront of everybody’s mind this year and what options are available for the print industry
• What are CBILS and how to take advantage of the support available
• Best practice on how to create a business case and improve your odds of being accepted

“Anything that can be digital, will become digital and print is no exception” - Benny Land

In this episode, we are joined by Tim Cox at Vpress and have a deep dive conversation about all things e-commerce in print:

You will discover:

• Online - the unsurprising shift in digital and its acceleration
• Why bother with going online?
• Do benefits of ecommerce actually outweigh the risks
• How to get your head around starting online