Registrations are open for the Africa Print expo, being held at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 11-13 September. The event is co-located with Sign Africa, FESPA Africa, Africa LED and Modern Marketing. The Africa Print event is a platform for visitors to get their fingers on the pulse of this vibrant, ever-evolving industry. The expo […]
According to Leon Minnie, manager of production print for Konica Minolta South Africa, there is a new sense of optimism among print service providers. The 2018 drupa Global Trends Report found that 91% of printers in 2017 considered their economic state to be good or satisfactory. Despite its obituary having been written many times, print […]
James de Waal, head of Marketing Business Imaging Group, Canon South Africa, discusses the role of graphics in creating seamless brand experiences. Over the last decade, retail brand owners have come to the growing realisation that traditional marketing is no longer enough to increase footfall to their stores and boost sales. Customers now expect immersive […]
The latest ABC data shows a decline in magazine circulation numbers – this comes as no surprise with numerous popular magazines being shut down in recent times, including Ndalo Media’s Elle and Destiny magazines. With circulation declines surfacing more and more, is there a future for South Africa’s magazine industry? According to Steve Thobela, Novus Print: Executive – South (part of […]
According to Dragana Pavlovic, senior vice president, global development group Xerox, for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to come down to earth, it needs to function at its most basic level and this boils down to automating processes – something the print industry has talked about for some time. The four types of AI Before I discuss […]
According to Xerox, savvy printers see an opportunity goldmine through cross-media marketing services. In an InfoTrends survey, about 75 percent of respondents indicated they believe that print providers need to become marketing services providers. The reason for this is because in a time when print volumes and margins are under pressure, cross-media marketing provides an opportunity […]
