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eXpert Row contains commentary that every member of your organization can use from some of the leading minds in this industry. From sales and marketing to management issues, eXpert Row will bring reality based commentary and opinion that you must consider.

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Successioning Your Business: Five Simple Steps that Aren’t Exactly Easy - 06/12/2009

The 20-60-20 Rule - 06/04/2009

Printable Technologies – Surviving and Thriving - 06/04/2009

ad:tech San Francisco - 06/02/2009

Amazon and Kindle Ups the Ante! - 05/11/2009

Creating Opportunity Out of Adversity - 04/30/2009

Kodak’s Jim Aust Provides Advice for Troubled Times - Part 2 - 03/27/2009

Kodak’s Jim Aust Provides Advice for Troubled Times - 03/26/2009

Hanging Flexible in Tough Times - 03/19/2009

Value-Driven Outsourcing - 03/04/2009

Downsizing: Don’t Retreat – Motivate! - 01/29/2009

Navigating Today’s Hiring Minefield: Who Is Available & Do You Really Want Them? - 12/12/2008

Today’s Financial Storm Inspires Tomorrow’s Long-Term Success - 11/13/2008

The case for HR: Why & how you should implement formal policies & procedures - 09/30/2008

3 Print Buyer Trends: Hear Them Here First! - 09/24/2008

Status of Applications Adoption: Part 2 - 09/16/2008

The Tools and Techniques of Lean—Part 2 - 09/10/2008

Status of Applications Adoption: Part 1 - 09/09/2008

Staffing for Success in a Soft Market - 09/04/2008

The Tools and Techniques of Lean—Part 1 - 08/28/2008

Are We Making Web-to-Print Big-Company Exclusive? - 08/21/2008

The Challenge of Hiring Sales People - 08/13/2008

Workforce Optimization - 08/07/2008

What Is Lean? - 07/31/2008

Blood from a Stone? Never. But You Can Get Paper. - 07/30/2008

Are You Making Print Competitive? - 07/29/2008

Stop the Hype, I Need to Get Off! - 07/18/2008

The “Leaning” of Print - 07/17/2008

Explaining 1:1 Personalized Print to Customers - 07/10/2008

Evolving Your Company into a Service-Oriented Business - 07/07/2008

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Net new businesses, 12-month moving average - 06/29
Change in Newspaper Advertising Revenue - 06/22
Current Dollar/Year Change in Corporate Cash Flow - 06/15
AIGA Designer Confidence Index - 06/08
Change in Real GDP, CPI-adjusted Print Shipments & Paper Shipments - 06/01
Rate of Change in Employment in Content Creation Segments - 05/25
Change in Total Employment, March vs. April 1990-2009 - 05/18
Thousands of Net New Businesses Per Month - 05/11
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