HP Explores Flexpack, Certifies Media Partners

Published: June 23, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

If you've been following my visit to Israel as a guest of HP, you've learned the time spent at our Hilton base camp was packed with information regarding both the volume and growth of markets HP users serve. Our host also offered attendees the first-hand experience of four of its customers who had adopted HP Indigo technology.

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More on HP’s Israel Visit

Published: June 22, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

June 15 was a busy day for those of us in attendance at HP Indigo’s Labels & Packaging VIP Event, held June 14—17 in Tel Aviv, Israel. After a comprehensive presentation by Alon Bar-Shany, VP & GM HP Indigo Div., in which he shared that the company’s newest WS6000 press is now outselling the 4000 series for its attention to higher productivity and quality, Corey Reardon, president and CEO of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., was next on stage. He shared trends and characteristics of the Label & Product Decoration Market Worldwide.

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On the Road to HP’s Israel

Published: June 21, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

Last week on June 14–17, I was among the fortunate few who were invited to Israel to experience HP on home soil at its HP Indigo Labels & packaging VIP Event. The participant mix included at least 35 North American converters, many with guests, as well as a contingency of trade press editors–all numbering around 120 people in total, which included our HP hosts.

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New Stanley Cup Fans in Chicago

Published: June 15, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

Just had to share these pictures. Left is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe wearing his Black Hawks helmet. Mies's bust graces the lobby of our office building–the former IBM Building and now boring 330 N. Wabash in Chicago across from Trump Tower. “The Donald” generates more fascination than some silly black building with granite slab joints in the lobby lining up with the joints of granite outside the building. And on the right is our lovey Picasso Lady that resides outside the Daley Plaza–wearing her Black Hawks helmet too! It's been a while since Chicago has seen a championship (White Sox in 1995). Naturally, I had to brag!

On My Way to Tel Aviv

Published: June 13, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

We’re all basking in the afterglow of a Hawks win in Chi-town! Now that was a piece of teamwork if I ever saw one! You can’t capture the Stanley Cup with only one player. Not much different from our businesses. But with the excitement of last week’s win, I’m off to Tel Aviv, Israel, to participate in a VIP tour hosted by HP Indigo for a Labels and Packaging Event. Be sure to follow me on my journey as I try to blog from afar. Let’s see if technology is all it’s cracked up to be. Right now I have the weather to thank for a 2-1/2 hour delay! Let’s hope I don’t miss my connection!

A Weird Thing Happened on April 20

Published: May 25, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

On the same day I visited Earth Friendly Products with my staff for my Blog entry, titled “What Did You Do on Earth Day?” the BP oil rig explosion occurred. Since that time we’ve been watching and waiting as millions of gallons of oil have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico.

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What Did You Do for Earth Day?

Published: April 22, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

On April 20, just two days ago, my staff (including Claudia Hine and Nsenga Thompson) and I took a road trip to Addison, IL, to get a “sneak peak” of a solar-powered installation at a company called Earth Friendly Products–the largest commercial solar-powered installation in Illinois.

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ICE USA Enthusiasm Warms Up

Published: April 19, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

Last Friday was an eventful day for me for several reasons. First, I felt like a fly on the wall as a newly named member of the Steering Committee of the ICE USA expo that's slated for April 6–8, 2011, at the Orlando Orange County Convention Ctr. in Orlando, FL. That meeting represented the high note of my day.

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Collecting Ideas for Trade Shows

Published: March 31, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

I'm in the fortunate position (I think!) of being able to relate ideas and criticisms to show organizers who serve the paper, film, foil, printing, carton & boxmaking, converting, and label manufacturing industries. Generally, I parrot back to them what I hear from my readers as well as the advertisers (and potential exhibitors at their shows) who attend their exhibitions. Now would be a great time to hear from PFFC's subscribers, advertisers, and website visitors who have a point of view to express.

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Converters Expo Staged for March 4

Published: March 01, 2010, By Yolanda Simonsis

I've always wondered why anyone would stage an exposition in the middle of winter–in Green Bay, WI, no less. Well there's one very good reason that I think even Green Bay Packer legend Vince Lombardi would agree with–to do serious business! And, yes, I'm taking my 4WD Escape to make sure the weather doesn't factor into my attendance.

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