2012 GASC/PIA Teacher’s Update

Jul 16, 2012
Jul 20, 2012

The Teacher's Update provides attendees with an understanding of new technologies for education, training, and retraining needs of tomorrow's work force. This one-week program includes both laboratory and classroom sessions in Printing Industries of America's production facility, which showcases the latest equipment and cutting-edge technology. This yearly workshop is free to 20 educators and the grant covers hotel and some meals. The application deadline is April 23, 2012.

http://training.printing.org/page/6718

Avoiding OSHA Compliance Pitfalls

Aug 02, 2012

August 2, 2012
2:00 PM EST
$99 for non-members
FREE for Printing Industry of American members

Webinar Overview: As we move forward in 2012, OSHA is still very aggressive when it comes to compliance in the printing industry—and all signs point to even more inspections. An unfortunate fact is that 90% of printers are under-prepared with compliance and receive multiple and costly citations for simple, basic compliance requirements. Being reactive instead of proactive places the company at a significant disadvantage when trying to negotiate citations and penalties—a cost that is wasted. The 10% of printers that were informed and prepared were able to avoid the pitfalls associated with OSHA compliance and received much better results including fewer citations and reduced and/or removed penalties.

Attend this very timely session, and learn all about real-life inspections and the steps needed to get your own company’s compliance programs on track.

http://www.printing.org/node/10538

PIAG Printers Think Tank

Aug 02, 2012

PIAG Printers Think Tank provide its members with a self-directed, self-sustaining, and trusted environment that is focused on helping each other tackle similar business problems and grow sales. Your participation will help you explore ways to support and propel your business goals and success. Participants have ranked these events as excellent, and well worth their time.

If you attended, we look forward to you attending again–and if you have not attended in the past, we invite you to join your peers for this interactive and informative meeting.

Who should attend
PIAG Printer member owners and key personnel with less than $1.5 Million in sales. Participation is limited to the first 25 registrants.

Location, date & time
PIAG Offices | 5020 Highlands Parkway | Smyrna, GA 30082
Thursday August 2, 2012
11:30am–1:30pm

Cost
Free – Lunch and meeting materials included

Facilitator
Bill Cole, President Tri-C Enterprises
Chairman PIAG Educational Foundation

Agenda
• Working Lunch & Introductions
• What’s Working for You & What’s Next Discussion
• Presentation: Introducing the Success Multiplier – the Z Factor
When you are leading other people to be their best you need to ensure you are demonstrating your best! Unlocking your best may not be about the next great book you read or the next best technique you learn – it may be far closer than you realize. This presentation will help you create and maintain a positive and productive work environment.

Kindly RSVP by July 31, 2012 by completing the form below:

http://www.piag.org/ThinkTankMeeting3.pdf

PICA Summer Management Conference

Aug 02, 2012
Aug 05, 2012

Strategic Thinking for a More Profitable Future
The critical thinking process is what we’ll delve into and share to help everyone during our conference. ‘Planning for a More Profitable 2012 and Beyond: A Strategy Workshop’ won’t be a quick solution. Over two days our speakers will take you out of your comfort zone and offer suggestions that will help your company. Working in your business is not the same as working on your business. During times of economic boom, businesses are often too busy to work on their strategy and implementation plan. And when the economy is slow, businesses are often scrambling for work and still don’t take the time to invest in actions and activities that can create a more successful business. Regardless of whether your company is thriving, struggling, just getting by or refocusing its market position, this workshop is designed to help you develop ideas that can be implemented to assure your success and increase your profits.

http://www.picanet.org/pdfs/edu_programs/2012%20Summer%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf

Multi-channel Marketing, Part II: Wicked Profitability

Aug 15, 2012

Many printers are following the yellow brick road to becoming marketing service providers, but few have mastered the road to profitability. Offering multi-channel marketing services to your clients is moving you closer to Emerald City, but you still need a marketing plan as well as a revenue model that works. Pricing for marketing campaigns and other value-added services is different from quoting printing prices. Yes, you can make money! You just need the brains to execute, the courage to try something new and the passion for getting results!

Featured Speakers
Chris Taylor, Production Marketing Manager at Ricoh
Ed Bokuniewicz, Senior Marketing/Business Development Manager at Ricoh

This is the final session of the Multi-Channel Marketing two-part series. Part I, Peek Behind Curtain, focused on the drivers of multi-channel marketing and how to successfully implement and execute a multi-channel campaign.

http://wickedprofitability.eventbrite.com/

Taking Your Facebook Page to the Next Level

Aug 16, 2012

2pm EST

Webinar Overview
Over 80% of companies in the U.S. have a Facebook Business Page today. Yours is probably one of them! What’s your company page doing for your company? Are you realizing any new business from the page, is your Fan/"Like" base growing, does your page stand out from all the other timeline-designed business pages?

With 900 million active users, Facebook promises more eyeballs than any most any other form of marketing media. Like anything else, however, you have to entice the audience to your page. In this webinar, we’ll talk about best practices and tools to create impressive Facebook pages that stand out from the crowd and offer options for games, contests, fan-gating and even e-commerce, without having to be a programmer!

FREE for Printing Industry of America Members
$99 for non-members

Integrating New Media Technologies into Your Business

Aug 23, 2012

Are you looking to extend business opportunities to your customers beyond ink on paper? What opportunities are available that combine print with engaging, interactive media? How can you leverage these technologies to track the success of a print campaign and provide valuable feedback to your customers?

Marketers and those who purchase print are constantly looking for new ways to engage and target their audience. Printers, you can respond with highly innovative solutions by offering technologies that cross multiple communication channels. Up the competition with new product offerings and learn how to extend printed material to the Internet and rich media while providing marketers with valuable campaign feedback and analytics.

2pm EST
FREE for Printing Industries of America members
$99 for non-members

Webinar Presenters
Joe Marin, Sr. Instructor, Manager Training Programs, Printing Industries of America
Julie Shaffer, Vice President Digital Technologies, Printing Industries of America

Sponsored by RICOH

http://www.printing.org/node/10729

PIAG Postal Boot Camp

Sep 12, 2012

Whether you're a seasoned mail veteran or a fresh-faced new recruit, changing postal regulations can ambush your projects and your profits if you fail to keep them in your sights.

PIAG in conjunction with MFSA is proud to present a full day seminar on saving money with mailing and staying on top of postal regulations instructed by G.P. "George" Heinrich.

This is must-attend event for any company that has recently moved into, or is expanding into mailing services.

www.piagbootcamp.eventbite.com

PIA | Safety Matters | OSHA Compliance for Printers

Sep 18, 2012
Sep 19, 2012

If your company it is not meeting OSHA regulations it is at risk for inspection and penalties! Understanding your company's compliance exposure and taking steps now to achieve compliance will keep your employees safe and save you money.

OSHA's new focus on enforcement has placed printers on notice for increased inspections and more scrutiny than ever before. OSHA's compliance officers are gaining a better education on the requirements of industry and the limits of certain exemptions afforded to printers. OSHA is continuing with more programmed inspections, mandatory follow-up inspections, and inspections of companies with multiple locations. In addition, OSHA is making it increasingly difficult to negotiate the issued citations and associated penalties. Be Proactive! Be Prepared!

This program is designed especially for those who handle OSHA related compliance issues or need to update their knowledge of regulations pertaining to the printing industry; Safety Matters: OSHA Compliance for Printers incorporates the latest OSHA directives, related ANSI standard elements and practical operational recommendations!

Receive plain language instruction of the intent and principles of OSHA regulations, learning the details of actual OSHA inspections on printers, the aftermath of those experiences and gain an understanding to balance safety, compliance, and production.

http://www.printing.org/node/10065

PIA | Automation Solutions Networking Meeting | Hosted by Japs-Olson Co.

Sep 18, 2012
Sep 19, 2012

Visit www.printing.org/2012japsolsonmeeting for information and schedule and speaker updates