SGIA - Graphic Imagers Community Page

Here are some of the new resources SGIA has developed for Graphic imagers, check these out or browse through our Technology, Business Management or Training and Education Resources.

Featured Technology

Controlling Digital Print Process Variables
Any printing process, including
flexography, litho, offset and screen print,
has some degree of print variability.

Technology Trends in Inkjet Heads & Printers
Printhead improvements and a better understanding of ink rheology have made a substantial contribution to
productivity gains.

More Technical Resources

Featured Government & Business Information

FREE Safety Poster
Have safety be a constant reminder in your graphic imaging facility. Available in English/Spanish and English/French Canadian

New — SGIA's 4-Step Sustainability Action Plan
For many of the buyers of graphics, sustainability is a hot topic. Interested in starting down the sustainability pathway, but unsure where to start? Check out SGIA's resources which include compliance checklists, webinars, metric worksheets and more.

Surveys & Statistics
Your headquarters for graphic imaging industry statistics! Learn the industry's financial outlook, business growth plans, marketing trends, business practices, and much more, each with a special section devoted to graphic imagers.

More Government and Business Information Resources

Featured Training & Education

SGIA Brown Bag: Digital Graphics
Join SGIA for a freewheeling panel discussion on the current state the digital graphics community, focusing on new technologies and their effect on the digital graphics industry.

Graphics Four-Color Process: Controlling the Variables Workshop
Successful four-color process work requires the printer to maintain a high degree of control over a long list of variables in the areas of prepress, press, and even sales and purchasing.

More Technology and Education Resources

Welcome New Members!

CROMOS

Colordex Comércio de Produtos Textil Ltda

SGx2

Speedpro Imaging of Greater Atlanta

Digital Graphics Express

Sign-A-Rama DTC

Del Papa Distributing Company

FORSSTROM High Frequency AB

Inkme LLC

Newport Signs

Watersports Warehouse Inc

Maltec Graphics Inc

Stafford Custom Graphics LLC

Willart Production Ltd

School House Graphic Products

SunRay Scientific

Gestion C. Veilleux Inc

Composing Room

Daughtridge Sales Co Inc

Liquid Image Inc

Featured Viewpoint

Dolf Kahle

Make Better Connections with Customers

SGIA spoke to Dolf Kahle, CEO of Visual Marketing System, Inc. (VMS) in Twinsburg, Ohio, about how his company has repositioned its marketing approach to better relate to customers and meet increasing demands.

Question: Why did you recently change your marketing structure and how has it helped your business?

Answer: Our main focus for our marketing structure in 2010 is to integrate our marketing department with our sales force to better satisfy our existing and future customers. We believe that the closer the marketing and sales departments are, the more likely we are to find, maintain and satisfy customers. This unique relationship allows for VMS’s marketing department to better design marketing tools and publications based on the feedback from the sales team that are interesting and useful to the customer.

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