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Prescient's Julian Mills speaks to print industry about social media
Julian Mills, VP of Client Development, recently participated in an event hosted by Agfa Graphics in Mississauga, Ontario, where he presented on social media and its potential impact on the print industry.
September 22, 2010
Agfa welcomes industry members to new digs
MISSISSAUGA, ON—Agfa Graphics welcomed about 100 print industry members to its new-ish facility in Mississauga yesterday for an open house featuring presentations on the specialty graphics industry, the evolution of social media as a marketing tool, and the rise of inkjet as both a specialty and mainstream print technology.
Dan Marx, vice-president of marketing and technology for the U.S.-based specialty graphics association SGIA, kicked off the presentations with an overview of the dramatic changes in that part of the industry, traditionally comprised of screen printers. In its latest member survey, only 1% of members are pure screen printers, with the largest number, 55%, having a mix of production technologies. The remaining 44% are digital-only shops.
Marx also unveiled key results from SGIA’s latest industry financial outlook and business plans survey.
Julian Mills, vice-president of digital marketing firm Prescient Digital Media, laid out the case for printers to adopt social media such as LinkedIn and Twitter as key marketing and sales tools. He was followed by Agfa’s Lawrence Robinson, graphic systems, who outlined the growth of Agfa and the inkjet market.
Dan Deveau of Cameron Advertising Displays, Dan Marx of SGIA and Julian Mills of Prescient Digital Media
The day ended with a video and presentation from Dan Deveau, vice-president of Cameron Advertising Displays, a large Toronto screen printer that became the first shop in North America to install Agfa’s :M-Tiger industrial flatbed inkjet press earlier this year.
View the original article in PrintCAN
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