Webinars On Demand

Interested in a project to help grow and transform the UK print industry?

Working in partnership with members like Ricoh, the Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) has launched a new initiative that explores why print remains an essential part of the communications mix.

It’s a long-term campaign that helps to permanently shift the perception of print across an end-user and consumer audience.

Watch the webinar to discover

• The buyer perception and level of the consumer trust towards print
• How the industry resonates across other sectors, perceptions of print sustainability and profitability
• Where opportunities for market growth can be found
• How the IPIA are going to influence perceptions of print
• How print organisations can join the campaign and help make print trending again

Discover proven strategies around workflow, marketing and sales that will strengthen your business.

Our customers tell us they are struggling to grow their business for 3 main reasons:

• They have too many manual processes in place with not enough skilled staff to be able to fulfill orders let alone think of expanding or diversifying
• The technology they have in place is inefficient and they do too much fire-fighting instead of strategising
• They don't know they can apply simple methods to help them better market themselves, charge more for their products and increase the adaptability and flexibility of their business model

The morning session kicked off with a panel of highly innovative businesses from the industry that shared their stories and articulated how sustained growth can be achieved through leveraging technology, partnering with other organisations, as well as diversifying your product portfolio.

Discover proven strategies around workflow, marketing and sales that will strengthen your business.

Our customers tell us they are struggling to grow their business for 3 main reasons:

• They have too many manual processes in place with not enough skilled staff to be able to fulfill orders let alone think of expanding or diversifying
• The technology they have in place is inefficient and they do too much fire-fighting instead of strategising
• They don't know they can apply simple methods to help them better market themselves, charge more for their products and increase the adaptability and flexibility of their business model

The afternoon session focused on three practical workshops around increased productivity and efficiency of print production and workflows; effective ways of selling print and retaining better profits; ways to engage with marketing agencies and support their client pitches.

Essentials for increased revenue and enhanced customer engagement

You'll gain:

• Practical advice on how print rooms can be a focal point for organisations and provide services that go beyond print as a ‘critical communications hub’

You'll discover:

• Why every print room should look into customer outreach to help them sell more services
• How the right tools ensure communications are on brand and consistent
• How integrated workplace solutions can enable productivity
• Insights from organisations like yours that transformed the way they work

Essentials for increased revenue and enhanced customer engagement

You'll gain:

• Practical advice on how print rooms can be a focal point for organisations and provide services that go beyond print as a ‘critical communications hub’

You'll discover:

• Why every print room should look into customer outreach to help them sell more services
• How the right tools ensure communications are on brand and consistent
• How integrated workplace solutions can enable productivity

Our panel of experts discussed:

• Practical advice on how to effectively develop strong value propositions and new business models
• How to create a sustainable business model in print
• The value of our business development programme to your organisation and how to get started
• Inspiration from companies just like yours who implemented the models successfully

With guest host Gareth Ward, Editor of Print Business

Our panel of experts discussed:

• Research and insights on the digital printing landscape
• The offset to digital transformation (O2D) and why the recent acceleration should matter to you
• How to take advantage of the opportunities in digital print
• The inspirational journeys of special guest print service providers

Our panel of experts discussed:

• The immediate challenges for the workforce, customers, technology and business partners
• Solutions for near-term cash management, resilience and the broader economic outlook
• Rethinking how our production works and identifying current processes that, in itself, can lead to redefining a business
• Inspiring stories that put print at the heart of future communication strategies

With guest speakers from the Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) and the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF)

Join our panel of experts and learn:

• The key learning points from print industry challenges in the last 6 months
• The broader economic outlook and embedding agility for the future
• Successful collaborations currently changing the industry landscape
• Inspiring stories from print organisations at the forefront of future proofing

You’ll gain:

• Practical advice on how to effectively develop strong value propositions and new business models

You’ll discover:

• How to create a sustainable business model in book printing
• The value of our business development programme to your organisation and how to get started
• Inspiration from companies just like yours who implemented the models successfully

Our panel of experts discussed:

• How to turn your digital printing capabilities into an unbeatable sales advantage
• Why enhanced digital printing is a powerful conversation starter.
• How you can win business by satisfying high expectations from agencies and creatives
• Best practice and tools to impress and inspire your agency clients

Our panel of experts discussed:

• How to engage with your customers and guide them through the design process
• The benefits of print enhancements for your customers
• Practical tips and suggestions on:
  • Creating & colourising halftone images in InDesign & Illustrator
  • Working with selections in Photoshop to create 5th colour separations
  • Designing with clear & invisible red inks
  • Designing with neon colours
  • Designing for foiling
  • Designing for metallics

Our panel of experts discussed:

• Practical advice on how to effectively develop strong value propositions
• Tools to create new business models and revenue streams
• Why a customer centric approach is the key to your success
• The value of our business development support programme to your organisation

Don’t miss an exclusive preview of our new Business booster online support platform, full of tutorials and industry research.

For commercial printers and centralised corporate print rooms, print colour quality and accuracy is essential. That means you need technology which meets modern challenges, and improves on the fundamental requirements every industry demands from their digital print devices: efficiency, accuracy, lower costs and higher quality – no matter the quantity.

During our Anything in Print live technology showcase we’ll introduce the latest features to our flagship Ricoh Pro C9200 engine, discuss and showcase potential applications that can help you win additional print volumes from existing and new accounts.

With customers demanding new innovation and excellence, commercial printers are responding by investing in innovative print technology. According to new research from Keypoint Intelligence, installations of devices with CMYK+ capabilities, especially those capable of metallic printing, are on the rise. Metallic Silver (72%) and Gold (66%) toners are key to these purchase decisions to help them stand out from their competitors.

During our Anything in Print live technology showcase we’ll introduce the new sparkling additions to the 5th colour portfolio of toners, discuss and showcase potential applications and guide you through the benefits of CYMK+ print enhancements.

Our panel of experts discussed:

• The fastest growing print applications on the market that can be printed on the Ricoh Pro L5100e latex device
• The diversity of surfaces that can be printed on when using the Pro TF6251 UV hybrid printer
• The fast ROI and sustainability benefits of printing on garments, using Ricoh DTG technology

Our panel of experts discussed:

• Anything in Print – our new philosophy for the industry and the sheer potential of print
• Our approach to innovation and how it can support your business and print operation
• How feedback from customers helped to develop the new Ricoh Pro C5300
• What the critical press features are today that will positively impact any print service

Our panel of experts discussed:

• How to take full advantage of the benefits of 3D printing – whether it’s reducing your time to market, costs or part weight
• Unlocking the potential of 3D printing through design
• Guidance for your material and process selection
• Use case applications and practical advice for integrating 3D printing into your manufacturing mix

Our panel of experts discussed:

• How to take advantage of the growing demand for large format print
• The role of LF print in critical communications such as signage
• How important it is to use the right graphics media for each unique job
• How to develop the business case for large format print
• How organisations are integrating LF into existing print operations

Our panel of experts discussed:

• How print rooms can be a focal point for organisations and provide services that go beyond print as a ‘critical communications hub’
• Why it’s important to make it simple and access print jobs from multiple locations
• How the right tools ensure communications are on brand and consistent
• How you can reduce the risk of a breach or GDPR problems

Our panel of experts discussed:

• How graphic large format print technology has evolved significantly in recent years
• The lucrative side of wide format printing and why it’s worth adding to an existing print operation
• How easy it is to tap into this market opportunity without a need for high risk investment and additional resources
• How to show a quick return on investment in large format print

Discover how automation tools can help you address complexity

You'll learn:

• The unique requirements of wide format printing
• Common challenges of the large format print process from estimating through invoicing and how to avoid them

You'll discover:

• Best practice for streamlining the wide format print process so you can complete more jobs in less time
• How unnecessary touches and operational inefficiencies erode your bottom line
• Proven approaches for integrating MIS with wide format and how it can help improve automation control, flexibility and visibility

Our panel of experts discussed:

• How to connect your home workers to the centralised print room
• The business case for accessing centralised resources including ad-hoc mail
• Practical tips and software packages to support and implement these processes
• Insights from industry experts on the successes they have achieved

Our panel of experts discussed:

• The needs beyond ecommerce - fulfilment, speed & customer experience
• How an effective management information system (MIS) and workflow design can generate additional profit
• Recommendations on the tools needed to ensure compliance and accuracy
• How to get started and implement the right solution

Our panel of experts discussed:

• The growing demand for eCommerce within the print industry
• Why online print is so important to customers and how it can help you to succeed
• What you can learn from Amazon and why you need to embrace change
• Why standing still is not an option in today’s changing business environment