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Learn  how The Printing Charity provides practical, emotional and financial support to those who work, have worked, or are retired from our great industry.  Guest: Neil Lovell, Chief Executive of The Printing Charity  In this episode, we welcome Neil Lovell from the Printing Charity, an organisation dedicated to supporting people working in the print sector and looking after their wellbeing. Under Neil’s leadership, the charity works to make a positive difference in people’s lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support; and championing emerging talent. The charity’s free, confidential helpline is already there for over 26,000 people in our industry, and their main goal for 2024 is to continue to expand this reach and help more individuals. Listen to the inspiring chat to discover:  How the Printing Charity has been championing people in print for generationsWhat initiatives are making the difference and what is available to those in need of support How to get involved to help raise awareness or reach out for helpYou may also be interested in: “The Printing Charity: the ways we’re here for you” documentThe ‘Rising Stars’ programme eBook: Be a Print Champion - winning strategies for print industry

Discover his award-winning approach with Green Gift Cards; an innovation that is revolutionising the market by reducing plastic waste. Guest: Graham Lycett, Managing Director of Jellyfish Livewire marketing agency & Green Gift Cards. Join us as we chat to Graham Lycett, MD of Jellyfish Livewire marketing agency & Green Gift Cards who is championing print and driving innovation in a niche gift card market. With his unrivaled passion for sustainability he is not only revolutionist the sector via helping big retail brands to stay true to their ESG goals but at the same time Graham is making the industry less reliant on an old energy intensive process which creates a lot of waste. In this episode you will discover: Why Green Cards are chosen by more and more big retail names and how digital print contributes to thisHow Graham has created a business niche in a market that is very much reliant on an old, industrial manufacturing process  What it takes to innovate and co-create and why it's crucial to have the right technology partner on your side.You may also be interested in: Graham's Whitepaper: One simple change retailers can implement today to help tackle the issue of single and limited use plastics.Latest Ricoh report:  The Automation Gap: Attitudes Versus Adoption in the Print Industry eBook: Be a Print Champion - winning strategies for print industry

Discover exactly what it takes to gain a leadership position in the highly competitive Customer Communication Market (CCM)  Guest:  Ben Haynes, Director of Operations at Adare SEC In the 7th episode, we welcome  Ben Haynes,  at Adare SEC  who via his leadership has been driving continuous improvement activities across the business. This approach is adding a tremendous amount of value to the organisation which is now one of the  top tier CCM service provider in the UK.  Listen in to learn: Why Adare SEC is leading with customer first approachHow Adare SEC is dealing with various challenges facing them as a business The four key themes shaping Adare SEC’s future goals: regulation, risk & compliance, digitisation and sustainabilityYou may also be interested in:  The Automation Gap reportCommunication Cut-through report

Join us as we discuss all things Sign & Digital .  Guest: Craig Brown, CEO  at ISA - International Sign Association UK We welcome Craig Brown, CEO of the ISA - UK, who has over 30 years industry experience, has run his own signage businesses and now leads the UK division of the International Sign Association.  In this podcast we do like to discuss key verticals & opportunities and in our view, sign & display market is definitely one of them.  As it happens, Sign & Digital Show concluded a few weeks ago and  ISA took part in some of it's featured sessions. This episode will leave you with:  A little recap on the show and Craig's personal view on how it wentWhat support is available to you and the aim of  ISA - UK as an industry association How to take advantage of the opportunities in the sign sector You may also be interested in:  Ricoh blog:  your complimentary insights around signage technologySustainability strategy: our long term approach eBook: how to succeed in 2023

How the world’s largest online network of women in the printing industry empowers change.   Guest: Deborah Corn at Print Media Centr & Girls Who Print  Join us as we celebrate the International Women’s Day and look at the role of women in the print industry.  In this episode we are joined by Deborah Corn from Girls Who Print to discuss practical advice for women in the print industry as well as print businesses wanting to improve diversity in their teams. The podcast also shines a light on the power of:  Cross-training: examining your existing workforce and offering opportunities to learn new skills. Communicating to your teams: How to make diversity and inclusion part of your strategic objectives and not a tick box exercise. Authenticity in your approach to diversity and inclusion, and how that translates into better business outcomes, especially when working with print buyers belonging to Gen Z. You may also be interested in:  Get involved: Girls Who Print Mentorship ProgramPromote yourself: 5th Annual Women’s Print HERstory MonthRicoh insights:  Diversity is a key driver of print innovation – here’s why

Join us as we look back at the print industry in 2022 and how it is likely to change in 2023. Guest:  Brendan Perring, General Manager at IPIA As we wave goodbye to 2022, it's time to reflect on and consider the major trends in the print industry, what’s driving them and how to make a success in this ever evolving marketplace. What is the best practice and what can an average print business do to grow business in 2023?  In this episode we welcome Brendan Perring, General Manager at Independent Print Industries Association - an organisation committed to serving and protecting the interests of print as well as connecting our industry with the associate ones like creative and design industries. IPIA are definitely Champions of Print and can support you with:  Ways to navigate the frequent changes in the industry, how to diversify and/or pivotIdeas around new markets, applications and strategies that are worth considering right nowNetworking, collaborations with suppliers and other printers and building personal interactions with customers, which are key.  You may also be interested in:  On demand learning: How to do More with Less! - Morning Session in association with the IPIAOn demand learning: How to do More with Less! - Afternoon Session in association with the IPIAE-book: How to grow your print business - Start your plan now! 

How the UK’s leading digital and print communications provider is using a joined-up approach to transform customer journeys and improve team satisfaction, as well as drive the sustainability message. Guest: Sue Evren, Site Director of Tewkesbury and Bristol at Paragon Customer Communications  As we often look up to the biggest print businesses in the UK, we also often wonder how operations like these manage their complexity, different customer requirements and keep their services consistent across their production sites. It's not an easy task and it comes with its own set of challenges, but also opportunities.  This podcast series is about the Champions of Print - the people in our industry who are innovative, forward thinking and bold in a marketplace that  never stops evolvingIn and in this episode we chat to Sue Evren, who is an inspirational leader at Paragon Customer Communications, leading her part of the business to success. Listen as she gives her view on:  How the company manages its culture given the scale of their operations, acquisitions and growth over the yearsChanging customer demands and how Paragon constantly improves on customer experience  What activities Paragon put in place to improve team engagement and successfully drive their sustainability message. You may also be interested in:  Why sustainability is a smart business approach in print. Digital transformation is reshaping business - what it means for print.My Paragon is growth...

Discover how this brand leader is combining innovation and operations to power personalisation and customer engagement. Guest: Cara Walker & Christina McMinn, at Communisis. There are business leaders within the industry who are bold, innovative and best embody the new mindset needed to succeed in the ever changing print industry. The Champions of Print, as we call them, are not only incredibly inspirational in a way they lead their business to success but also have the confidence to be optimistic, collaborative and forward thinking while they deal with industry pressures. It’s not an easy and rather demanding job as our market will never stop evolving.  In this episode we chat to two special ladies who have been shaping the success of Communisis - Cara Walker, Executive Director of Digital Solutions; and Christina McMinn, Executive Director of  Manufacturing and Logistics. Listen in as they explain: How the innovation and operations need to go hand in had to Changing customer demands and how Communisis is transforming to address them That it's all about traceable results and what works and not one channel of communication over anotherHow Communisis sees real strategic partnerships and would not accept anything less 

Get ahead of the game with the latest in print and how to make a success of new markets! The shape of the UK printing industry is constantly changing, although the rate of this change - and the extent of it - is different in various sectors. It's often referred to as a barometer for economic stability. This makes it a very interesting and appealing sector to the people who are passionate about print, but is it as appealing on the outside? Is the evolving landscape easy enough to navigate for an average print organisation and why - and how - do they keep going? What business support is available for those willing to transform and take advantage of the opportunities?  In the first episode of series 2, we chat to a great champion of print,  Charles Jarrold, CEO of the BPIF, who gives his view on: the industry health and challengesthe ‘hottest’ verticals to be involved in and…why this business is about relationships and the journey and not the transaction

Physical vs digital - what do your people really need? Guest: Dan Moscrop, CEO & founder of Them Design Ltd. creative agency. 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 environmentWhy blending physical with digital is so important for the future of workplace You may also be interested in:  Spacecraft podcast by Them Design  Making sense of the new world of work - eBook Bring the benefits of large format to your organisation 

Add value and remain relevant by learning what role print can play in this big trend Guest:  Matt Irish, European Partner Manager at  Objectif Lune  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 effectiveYou may also be interested in:  Digital Transformation Whitepaper by Objective LuneWhy you need a professional document management solution - eBookLearning from a CCM provider - AIP Podcast 

Pay attention to paper trends to help predict opportunities and minimise risk Guest:  Jim Whittington, Channel Sales Manager at Mondi Group.  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.  1. Major shifts in the paper manufacturing and how they affect the commercial print market  2. Why sustainability and CO2 emissions are on top of the paper mills’ agenda 3. How tuning into paper trends can give you a competitive advantage  You may also be interested in:  1. Mondi is recognised for sustainability and transparent reporting. 2. Dispelling the myths around the print and paper industry 3. 3 ways to reduce your carbon footprint in production printing - blog