According to the nations official Web portal, USA.gov, Americans commonly resolve every January to:
1. Lose weight
2. Manage debt/save money
3. Get a better job
4. Get Fit
5. Get a better education
6. Drink less alcohol
7. Quit Smoking
8. Reduce stress
9. Take a trip
10. Volunteer to help others
So why is it that so many of us will be making these same resolutions next New Years just like we have probably been doing for the past one, five or maybe even ten New Years? The following tips that will help you make those resolutions stick!
1. Set specific goals
2. Plan how you will execute your resolution and set a timeframe. Too many of us break our resolution within the first couple of weeks because we don’t write down a plan of action.
3. Track your progress. Keeping a log of your progress will make it easier for you to stay motivated.
4. Reward yourself! Rewarding yourself for each milestone you’ve accomplished will keep you motivated to conquer the next milestone.
Happy New Year from PrintPlace.com!
Chicago, October 6, 2010 – Matt Louis, G7® Expert and Color Assurance Manager at PrintPlace.com, attended the IDEAlliance G7® Summit at GraphExpo and won the ISO 12647 standards gap analysis audit, conducted by KEE Consultants and sponsored by Alwan Color Expertise.
PrintPlace.com, a leading web to print provider, has aligned presswork with ISO 12647-2 based printing specifications since its inception in 2006. Although many of PrintPlace.com’s end users are unfamiliar with terms such as PSO, G7®, ISO 12647, Gracol® and Fogra, implementing best practices in print reproduction are nevertheless in the best interest of anyone involved in the print procurement chain. As more printers join the standards initiative, print buyers will continue to benefit from the common appearance of pages regardless of their chosen print providers. “Printing has been priced as a commodity for the past decade” says Louis, “but the way we manufacture print also had to become a commodity to enable automation and scalability. We produce thousands of pages per day and we know what every page should look like in terms of CIElab and process control aimpoints without even having to visually inspect the printed images. We are excited to have won the KEE Gap Analysis Audit to obtain measurable recommendations from a recognized expert source as to how we can improve our operation.”
Elie Khoury, founder and chair of KEE Consultants adds: “We are very happy to make our Gap Analysis Audit (GAA) available for North American printers in support to the PSA initiative (Printing Standards Audit and process certification) lead in the USA by IDEAlliance® and Rochester Institute of Technology. It is important for American printers who want to print to international standards to prepare themselves for the upcoming PSA certification, and KEE Consultants’ Gap Analysis Audit is the ideal and most cost effective way to start this preparation work.
About KEE Consultants
KEE Consultants is an International Network of Graphic Industry Leading Consultants and Experts founded by Elie Khoury, an internationally recognized French expert committed to implementing ISO standards in the Graphic Arts Industry since more than ten years.
KEE Consultants’ objectives are to promote, contribute to the development as well as implementation of Graphic Arts Industry Standards and to provide the industry with a reference platform and resource center for global consultancy, training and services.
KEE Consultants offer end-users, corporations and OEMs a wide range of on-line and on-site services including training, seminars, audits, preparation for certification, methodology and technical services related to color reproduction and quality assurance for graphic and industrial printing industries.
For more information, please visit:
www.keeconsultants.com
www.iso12647standardization.com
About Alwan Color Expertise
Alwan Color Expertise was founded in Lyon, France, in 1997 by the current President Elie Khoury. His vision – to demonstrate how important standardizing and controlling color is throughout every stage of production – has resulted in the company becoming a world leader in standardization and color management implementation. Today, Alwan provides software and consultancy to key players throughout the graphic arts industry, from printers to publishers and from software developers to hardware manufacturers.
Alwan offers a choice of four full-featured software solutions, CMYK Optimizer, PDF Standardizer, PRINT Standardizer and PRINT Verifier, each delivering specialized capabilities that enable all partners along the graphic production line to guarantee the color accuracy of their work, while ensuring optimum production further down the line.
Alwan has appointed specialist distributors for each of the targeted market segments. An ever-growing number of leading pre-press manufacturers are either bundling Alwan software with their products or recommending it with their systems.
For more information, please visit: www.alwancolor.com
About IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit membership organization that has been a leader in information technology and publishing since 1966.
IDEAlliance advances core technology to develop standards and best practices to enhance efficiency and speed information across the end-to-end digital media supply chain – creation, production, management, and delivery of knowledge-based multimedia content – digitally and in print.
For more information, please visit: www.idealliance.com
About PrintPlace.com
PrintPlace.com specializes in high quality, fast turn, full color 100% offset printing. Backed by a proprietary automated ordering system with end-to-end manufacturing and shipping integration, the resulting efficiencies have allowed us to offer exceptional value to our expanding customer base.
We offer a user-friendly website with the industry’s most powerful and flexible instant quote tool. Our workflow guarantees color management from proof to press. Proofs are instantly generated, at no extra cost, and orders can be tracked in real-time via your secure account on the website.
Operating from over 200,000 square feet across multiple facilities enables us to offer especially fast turnarounds, a benefit previously available only with digital printing. Expanding to the West Coast has provided faster shipping transit times, with 1 and 2 Day Ground service to much of the country.
If you haven’t contemplated ordering your printing online, we hope you’ll consider us for your next printing project. You can buy with confidence, as your orders are backed by satisfaction and on-time shipping guarantees. Give us a call – we’re here to help! Our goal is to make printing easy to order and affordable to everyone.
PrintPlace: We’re Passionate About Printing.
PrintPlace.com is proud to be the printing partner for the 2nd annual Look Deeper Benefit Concert that will be held Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, Texas.
About the Look Deeper Benefit Concert
The concert is hosted by The National Lung Cancer Partnership. It is the only lung cancer advocacy organization founded by doctors and researchers working together with survivors and advocates to increase lung cancer awareness and research funding. Their mission is to decrease deaths due to lung cancer and to help patients live longer and better through research, awareness and advocacy.
PrintPlace.com is happy to partner with the National Lung Cancer Partnership on this opportunity to give back to our local community. Our Sponsorship included a printing donation of flyers, posters and banners.
On August 24, 2010, PrintPlace.com was named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America.
The 2010 Inc. 500 is a group of companies that are smaller but much faster-growing than last year’s crop. Aggregate revenue is $11.3 billion—down from last year’s $18.4 billion—but median three-year growth is 1,231 percent, substantially up from last year’s 880.5 percent. The companies on this year’s list employ more than 45,000 people.
“Fast growth at any time is a big achievement; fast growth during the past few years is just short of miraculous,” said Inc. editor Jane Berentson. “The Inc. 500 consists of these just-short-of miraculous companies, the ones that through ingenuity and ambition have increased revenue, hired employees, and grown fast in difficult economic times.”
This year, PrintPlace.com placed in the top 100 of the list at #54, a dramatic increase from last year’s debut on the list at #979, and posted a three-year sales growth of 4,168%.
PrintPlace.com Founder & CEO Shawn Petersen commented on the award: “I am honored to be ranked among the other entrepreneurs on this year’s list and am especially proud to be the only commercial printer to rank among the top 500. I attribute our phenomenal growth over the past three years to our employees and loyal customers. PrintPlace.com employs a dedicated and conscientious team who work hard to ensure our clients receive the best possible quality and customer service. Because of this, we are able to offer quality, price and satisfaction guarantees unique in our industry, which is appreciated by our customers. Without this partnership, our success would not be possible.”
About the Inc. 500 List
The Inc. 500 is an annual ranking of the country’s top 500 fastest-growing, private companies. The Inc. 500 honorees are ranked according to percentage of revenue growth over a three-year period. Complete results of the Inc. 500, including company profiles and an interactive database, can be found at Inc.com/500.
About PrintPlace.com
PrintPlace.com bridges the gap between online printing and traditional commercial printing. With over $25,000,000 in sales annually throughout the US via the online channel manufactured in Arlington, TX and Los Angeles, CA, PrintPlace.com also operates a full-service custom and web printing facility in Ft Worth, TX. PrintPlace.com was honored by SMU/Cox’s Dallas 100 as well as Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in 2009. To learn more about PrintPlace.com, visit the website at http://www.printplace.com.
PrintPlace.com is proud to be the printing partner for the 6th annual Topanga Film Festival that will be held Thursday, August 19th through Sunday, August 22nd in Topanga, California.
About Topanga Film Festival
The Topanga Film Festival is dedicated to the exhibition of independent and experimental film, and in 2010, to expand its focus to promotion of film and trans-format digital content. The festival endeavors to bridge cultures, create and expand community, provide cultural exchange, networking opportunities and educational outreach.
Exclusive Offer for all Topanga Film Festival Attendees
PrintPlace.com’s sponsorship includes not only a substantive printing donation to the Topanga Film Festival, but also an exclusive 10% printing discount to all Topanga Film Festival sponsors as well as 250 free business cards per festival attendee.
PrintPlace.com is happy to partner with Topanga Film Festival on this opportunity to give back to our local community.
