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How to avoid carbon offsetting and stay sustainable
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How to avoid carbon offsetting and stay sustainable

We look at the issue of greenwashing – especially in light of the changing status of carbon offsetting – to determine how print businesses can stay truthful.

24-09-2024
How to manage your supply chain ethically
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How to manage your supply chain ethically

Here’s how to implement effective supply chain management for commercial advantage but also to comply with environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.

27-08-2024
How to get certified without greenwashing
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How to get certified without greenwashing

Certifications can really help printers to show they’re working towards sustainability – but are they always what they seem?

27-08-2024
How print businesses can have better relationships with new, young staff
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How print businesses can have better relationships with new, young staff

Recruitment and retention remains a problem in many print businesses. We spoke to best-selling author and expert in emerging generations Chloe Combi about how printers can maximise their relationship with young workers.

28-05-2024
How AI can benefit your data collection
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How AI can benefit your data collection

Printers are collecting data about everything from costs to customers and inventory. But how can AI help you to make the most of that?

18-04-2024
How to use text prompts for Chat GPT
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How to use text prompts for Chat GPT

From creating content to customer service, ChatGPT and other AI platforms are proving to be very useful to printers. But are you using it to its full potential, and how can you get the most out of it?

12-03-2024
How to integrate AI into your customer services
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How to integrate AI into your customer services

Chatbots are growing ever more helpful and sophisticated. What can they do for you, and why should print businesses embrace this customer-facing aspect of AI?

23-02-2024
How to unleash the personal assistant value of AI
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How to unleash the personal assistant value of AI

AI assistants have evolved in a short time. We take a look at how they're impacting print businesses and how they can help you.

22-02-2024
How to secure funding in difficult economic times
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How to secure funding in difficult economic times

Small businesses need new strategies to secure funding when faced by economic challenges, from government initiatives to alternative sources and collaborations.

25-11-2023
How to navigate the impact of generative AI
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How to navigate the impact of generative AI

What are the implications of generative artificial intelligence and large language models for the print industry?

24-11-2023
How to stop fakes entering your supply chain
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How to stop fakes entering your supply chain

Counterfeit garments take profits from producers, but technology can help avoid this and differentiate fakes from authentic items.

24-04-2023
How to avoid infringing copyright
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How to avoid infringing copyright

Why breaking copyright law can be an easy mistake to make, and how to avoid reputational damage.

24-04-2023
 How to dye sub onto rigid products
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How to dye sub onto rigid products

Blanks provider and dye sublimation expert Adventa discusses the pros and cons of the process.

28-03-2023
How to defend your business against cyber attack
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How to defend your business against cyber attack

Printers should not be complacent about the systemic threats to their business from cyber criminals.

17-02-2023
How to conduct a PESTLE analysis to get the global picture
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How to conduct a PESTLE analysis to get the global picture

This wide-ranging analytical tool looks at deep global trends to develop a long-term business strategy.

20-01-2023
How to use a SWOT analysis to stay competitive
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How to use a SWOT analysis to stay competitive

The simple but powerful way to gain in-depth knowledge of your business, the market and your competitors.

20-01-2023
How to optimise imposition with automated technology
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How to optimise imposition with automated technology

We spoke to Tilia Labs about how artificial intelligence can lead to the most cost-effective imposition by reducing human input.

28-11-2022
How to use 4D printing to create smart textile products
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How to use 4D printing to create smart textile products

Katarina Winands of ITA Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University explains how fused deposition modelling can create ‘smart’ textiles.

21-10-2022