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The Big Time
April 2010
From Print Professional
Most people could probably use at least a day without hearing about the economy. But the fact is, while the country has begun to recover, it is slow-paced. And members of the print industry, in particular, need to know what's in store because that ugly rumor (the one that calls print a dying breed) has been circulating for some time. End-users are looking for a stable source of supply.
Creative Sales Keep Continuous Forms Going
July 2005
From Print Professional
No longer the workhorse of the industry, continuous forms can still create strong sales Cut-sheets, single-parts, electronic forms… All have eaten away at continuous forms' previous dominance as the heavyweight workhorse of the forms world. Despite this evolution in customers' needs and desires, manufacturers maintain that continuous can still be a strong selling point for forms distributors. "Continuous has been declining over the past several years; it's down 50 percent from 10 years ago," said Kenneth Adams, president of Central States Business Forms, Dewey, Okla. "In just the past six months, it's down 5 percent or so. There's been a shift to smaller orders. The larger
Declines in Form Sales Have Stabilized
March 2004
From Print Professional
Traditional and contemporary form designs are still driving business operations. Mark H. Clabaugh, vice president of sales and marketing for Atlanta-based PrintSouth, and Bob McAleavey, president of Specialized Printed Forms, Caledonia, N.Y., both agreed that forms products remain profitable for manufacturers and distributors alike. "Forms are still selling," said Clabaugh. "Just as we used to joke that checks were the fastest-growing dying business in the industry, end-users will continue to need printed forms for quite some time." "True, the pie is shrinking at a rate of 2 percent a year," noted McAleavey, "but it's a pretty big pie. Forms are a $3 billion-a-year industry.
Cash In on Roll Products
October 2003
From Print Professional
In today's transaction-based world, roll products are a potential gold mine. With so many financial transactions occurring every minute in the world today, it's no wonder that the market for roll products is growing by leaps and bounds. "Every corporation, every grocery store, every street corner, and even McDonald's and baseball stadiums have cash machines now," commented Dave Self, sales manager at Golden Business Forms, Golden City, Mo. "Although banks control the majority of ATMs [automated teller machines], there are many independent establishments that have their own cash machines." Golden Business Forms has taken advantage of the influx of automated teller and cash machines.