NAPL Conference Podcasts

The Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundation presents its 2007 Education Summit Breakfast, held at GraphExpo in Chicago in September 2007. The podcast contains presentations and discussion about the Foundation's efforts to promote educational and career opportunities in the printing and graphic communications industry. The program is moderated by Raymond Prince, senior consultant with NAPL. Download the podcast here (125.0 mb MP3 file, 01:31:43 duration).Keywords: printing, graphic,scholarship,foundation,napl,pia,gatfProduced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ.

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #11 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Jim Coughlin, NAPL Associate Consultant, Equipment Valuations. Download the podcast here (10.0 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:07:19 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,equipment valuation,coughlin,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #10 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Michael Casey, President, SurveyAdvantage. Download the podcast here (16.4 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:12:00 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Casey,SurveyAdvantage,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #9 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with John Hyde, Vice President and Senior Consultant, NAPL, about steps printers can take to prepare for tightening credit markets for commercial finance. Download the podcast here (13.6 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:09:56 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org.Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,hyde,credit crunch,financial issues,finance,mergers,acquisitions,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #8 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Richard Mazur, vice president of commercial segment marketing in the Graphic Communications Group at Eastman Kodak Company. Download the podcast here (13.3 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:09:42 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Kodak,Mazur,sustainability,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #7 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.Tom Wetjen, XeroxThis podcast features a conversation with Thomas Wetjen, vice president of worldwide graphic communications for Xerox Corporation. Download the podcast here (21.9 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:15:59 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Xerox,Wetjen,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #4 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Matt Bruns, marketing manager for H-P, about trends and technologies making news in the graphic communications industry. Download the podcast here (9.2 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:06:42 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,printing,bruns,hp,hewlett-packard,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #6 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Mike Philie of The Philie Group, an NAPL associate consultant. Download the podcast here (21.9 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:15:59 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords:NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,operations,improvement,top performer,philie,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #3 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.In this program, Howard Fenton, NAPL Senior Consultant, Digital Technologies, discusses critical trends in digital print that he will be highlighting in a breakfast presentation to the R&E Council of NAPL. Download the podcast here (18.3 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:13:20 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,digital services,fenton,paramus,lubetkin,R&E Council

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #5 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Carl Joachim, vice president of marketing, and Tim Vellek, vice president, high end printing and new business development, Ricoh Production Printing Business Group, Ricoh Americas Corporation. Download the podcast here (10.3 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:07:33 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Ricoh,Vellek,Joachim,ricoh-usa.com,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #2 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Andrew Paparozzi, NAPL's vice president and chief economist, and Howard Fenton, NAPL senior consultant, digital technologies, about NAPL's groundbreaking new study, "Digital Services Study 2007," about criteria for leadership and success in digital print services. Download the podcast here (28.7 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:20:56 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,digital services,survey,paparozzi,economist,fenton,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #1 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago.This podcast features a conversation with Mary Redmond, president of Independent Lease Review, Inc., who is an NAPL associate consultant specializing in helping printers evaluate the terms of lease financing arrangements they are considering for their printing equipment.Mary Redmond Download the podcast here (23.7 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:17:18 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Redmond,leasing,lease,equipment,financing,consultant,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present the third in a series of podcasts about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Management Institute, taking place August 11th through the 14th at an exciting new location, George Washington University in Washington, DC. This year, MI offers three comprehensive, concurrent courses: Sales Management, Production Management, and Financial Management. In this episode, Raymond J. Prince, Vice President and Senior Consultant, Operations Management in NAPL's Professional Services Group, discusses the production management track of the management institute. Ray is a printing industry veteran with extensive experience in plant assessment, operations training, and troubleshooting. In addition to his work with individual printing companies, Prince has conducted hundreds of seminars, lectures, and training sessions. His work in the graphic communications industry has been recognized by numerous honors, including the NAPL Soderstrom Award. Download the podcast here (15.6 mb stereo MP3 file, 11:25 duration).For information on registering for Management Institute, call NAPL at (800) 642-6275, Option 2, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, Raymond Prince, management institute,George Washington University,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin,cherry hill

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present the second in a series of podcasts about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Management Institute, taking place August 11th through the 14th at an exciting new location, George Washington University in Washington, DC. This year, MI offers three comprehensive, concurrent courses: Sales Management, Production Management, and Financial Management. In this episode, Tim Fischer of NAPL and Greg D'Amico, a graphics communications professor, discuss the production management track of the management institute.Timothy Fischer is Executive Vice President & COO of NAPL. Tim is a printing industry veteran with nearly 20 years of graphic communications management experience in operations, finance, information systems, and general management. As chief operating officer of the graphic communications industry association, Tim has broad operational responsibilities, including oversight of the R&E Council of NAPL and the association's professional services group, as well as NAPL's financial management. Tim has extensive background in graphic communications,providing operational and postacquisition consulting services for leading graphic communications companies. Greg D'Amico Gregory S. D'Amico is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the undergraduate program in Graphic Communications at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. A recognized authority in graphic communications management issues, Dr. D'Amico serves as lead professor of the Production Management course at NAPL's Management Institute and specializes in inhousemanagement training, marketing and strategic planning through NAPL's consulting services. Dr. D'Amico is also the author of Customer-Centered Production, and numerous trade journal articles. He serves as a Board Member of NAPL and has recently been inducted into the graphic communications industry's prestigious Soderstrom Society. Susan Reif, NAPL's senior director of organizational development, spoke with Tim and Greg at NAPL's headquarters in Paramus, New Jersey. Download the podcast here (22.3 mb stereo MP3 file, 16:15 duration).For information on registering for Management Institute, call NAPL at (800) 642-6275, Option 2, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, management institute,George Washington University,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin,cherry hill

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present the first in a series of podcasts about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Management Institute, taking place August 11th through the 14th at an exciting new location, George Washington University in Washington, DC. This year, MI offers three comprehensive, concurrent courses: Sales Management, Production Management, and Financial Management. In this NAPL podcast, we'll hear about the financial management track from the track leaders, Joe Becker and Don Goldman.Joe Becker has been a consultant to the printing industry for more than 30 years. Joe's areas of expertise include finance, production standards, compensation and incentive packages, mergers and acquisitions, and long-range planning. He is currently engaged by many printing companies on a continuing basis as a consultant and acts as facilitator to printing peer groups. Several of these companies began business with zero sales and no employees and, after 15 to 25 years, grew to $30 million in sales and over 200 employees. Joe is a frequent speaker on topics such as cash management, business valuation, strategic planning, and other business planning issues, including PIA's Executive Development Program and, at NAPL's Management Institute, as lead professor of the Financial Management course and a lecturer for the Strategic Management course.Joe has been a member of the International Association of Graphic Arts Consultants since its inception, and is an “on-site” consultant for both the Printing Industries of America (PIA) and the National Association for Printing Leaders hip (NAPL), and a member of NAPL's Soderstrom Society. He is a frequent contributor to industry publications with articles on tax and estate matters, family businesses and succession issues.Don H. Goldman is the principal of ConsultWare, Inc. a Boston area based graphic arts management and technologies. He provides services in the areas of production management including estimating, scheduling and computer-based management information systems as well as overall information flow and operating procedures. His expertise includes system selection/implementation and bridging the gap between prepress and pressroom/bindery operations. Over the span of his career he has pioneered developments and educated the industry in many areas including computer-aided estimating, digital prepress and workflow management. A printing management graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Goldman has directed several PIA industry groups, including the National Composition Association; Binding Industries of America and has served as Technical Director of Graphic Communications Association. He has worked with PIA on the EDP program and is a lead professor at the National Association of Printing Leaderships’ (NAPL) Management Institute. A well-known speaker, author, and educator in the printing industry, Goldman has been honored with many awards, including the NAPL Technical Leadership Award. Download the podcast here (34.8 mb stereo MP3 file, 25:21 duration).For information on registering for Management Institute, call NAPL at (800) 642-6275, Option 2, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, management institute,George Washington University,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin,cherry hill

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #1 in a series of podcasts previewing the program at the upcoming R&E Council of NAPL Advanced Technology Conference, taking place June 25-26, in Atlanta.This podcast features previews by Raymond Prince, vice president and senior consultant, operations management, of NAPL; and Bill Lamparter, president and principal of PrintCom Consulting, Charlotte, NC. Download the podcast here (16 mb stereo MP3 file, 11:41 duration).For information about the R&E Council of NAPL Advanced Technology Conference, call (800) 642-6275, Option 2, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, consulting,consultant,raymond,prince,R&E Council,advanced technology,atlanta,forum,conference,workflow,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #11 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Top Management Conference, taking place this week, March 7-11, in Santa Barbara. Bob Kutschke This podcast features a conversation with Bob Kutschke, General Manager, Business Workflow Product Group, Kodak Graphic Communications Group, about Six Sigma, Lean, and other operations improvement methodologies. The conversation is led by Cynthia Valentino, NAPL senior director of marketing and media relations. Download the podcast here (21.0 mb stereo MP3 file, 15:19 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin, Kutschke, Kodak, Six Sigma, Lean

>NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #10 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Top Management Conference, taking place this week, March 7-11, in Santa Barbara. Barbara Pellow This podcast features a conversation with Barbara Pellow, director of Business Development Strategies and Custom Communications Services at InfoTrends, about effective marketing of graphic communications companies. The conversation is led by Cynthia Valentino, NAPL senior director of marketing and media relations. Download the podcast here (17.9 mb stereo MP3 file, 13:02 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin, Pellow, InfoTrends

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #9 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Top Management Conference, taking place this week, March 7-11, in Santa Barbara.This podcast features a roundtable discussion led by Cynthia Valentino, NAPL senior director of marketing and media relations with industry experts from a Friday, March 9 panel at the Top Management Conference.Appearing on the podcast are:Mary Ann Bennett, president of The Bennett Group, Rochester, NYBen Cooper, a principal with Williams & Jensen, Washington, DC.Leo Raymond, director of postal affairs, Mailing and Fulfillment Association, Alexandria, VA. Download the podcast here (30.6 mb stereo MP3 file, 22:18 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin, Cooper, MFSA,Bennett,Leo Raymond

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #8 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Top Management Conference, taking place this week, March 7-11, in Santa Barbara.This podcast features a roundtable discussion led by Howard Fenton of NAPL with industry experts from his Friday, March 9 panel at the Top Management Conference.Appearing on the podcast with Howie are:Tom Conley, President of LectraMedia, Nevada City, CA.John Mahoney, President of The Mahoney Company, Santa Clara, CA.Bob Radzis of RT Associates, Arlington Heights, IL. Download the podcast here (16.9 mb stereo MP3 file, 18:32 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org.Keywords: NAPL, digital,variable, top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #7 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Top Management Conference, taking place this week, March 7-11, in Santa Barbara.This podcast features a conversation with Robert Whitton, managing director of the R&E Council of NAPL, about trends in print distribution. Leading the conversation is Cynthia Valentino, NAPL's senior director of marketing and media relations. Download the podcast here (17.6 mb stereo MP3 file, 19:17 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org.Keywords: NAPL, distribution, whitton, R&E Council, top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #6 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Top Management Conference, taking place this week, March 7-11, in Santa Barbara.This podcast features a panel discussion with leading printers about their approach to "best practices." The conversation is led by NAPL's President and CEO, Joseph P. Truncale, CAE. Panel participants are:Maudie Briggs, president and CEO, Morrison Communications, Morristown, TNDon Bergeron, executive vice president, Daily Printing, Plymouth, MNJerry Mechell, president, Swifty Printing & Graphics, Arlington, TX Download the podcast here (37.8 mb stereo MP3 file, 40:20 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, best practices, customer service,top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin

This podcast features a conversation with Bill Gilmer of Wordsprint Printing & Graphic Communications of Wytheville, VA, a participant in the TMC Conference, about his highly successful approach to selling graphic communications services into niche vertical markets.Hosting the conversation is John Hyde, NAPL vice president and senior consultant. Download the podcast here (13.0 mb stereo MP3 file, 14:17 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org.Keywords: NAPL, customer service,top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #5 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Top Management Conference, taking place this week, March 7-11, in Santa Barbara.This podcast features a conversation with Tim Poole, partner in Dome Printing, Sacramento, CA and David Pitts, founder and president of Classic Graphics, Charlotte, NC, presenters at the TMC Conference, about their successful approach to using financial and key performance measures to improve profitability for their graphic communications companies.Hosting the conversation is Cynthia Valentino, NAPL senior director, marketing and media relations. Download the podcast here (12.0 mb stereo MP3 file, 13:07 duration).For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, financial,measures,top management conference,tmc,Santa Barbara,forum,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin