Sponsored by MAN Roland

(Note: this is an archive of a live event) This one hour event was entitled "Renewing the Print Industry Revisited: Taking our Place in the Offline Media Market." It offered printing and publishing executives direction and insights relative to the future of print in a multichannel world. Dr. Webb also provided a 2007 economic outlook, both in terms of the printing industry and the general economy.

Download Dr. Joe's presentation in Acrobat format (582 KB pdf)

Download the audio from Dr. Joe's presentation (14.4 MB MP3 - large file!)

 

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Dr. Joe Webb is a recognized marketing authority, forecaster and one of the best known speakers in our industry. (See his bio here.) He contributes a weekly column at WhatTheyThink.com for Premium Access Members entitled “Fridays with Dr. Joe Webb.” The column offers timely analysis of recent economic data as well as management advice for senior printing and publishing executives.

This free event is made possible by MAN Roland

MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG is the world's second largest printing press manufacturer and the world's market leader in web press and newspaper printing technology. (Every third newspaper produced in the world is printed on a MAN Roland press. In fact every day, 330 million people read daily newspapers that were printed on MAN Roland presses.)

With main facilities in Offenbach and Augsburg, Germany, MAN Roland generates annual sales of over $1.8 billion. Exports account for 75% of the figure. MAN Roland produces web and sheetfed offset presses as well as digital printing systems for commercial printers, newspaper printers, publishers, packaging producers, quick printers and in-plant shops.

The company is a subsidiary of MAN Aktiengesellschaft, Munich. The MAN Group is one of Europe's leading suppliers of capital goods, with 64,000 employees whose expertise ranges from commercial vehicle manufacturing to engineering. Its annual sales total $17 billion.

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