Margie Dana

One of the unique benefits we extend to our PBI Conference sponsors is the chance to be featured in Margie’s Print Tips. As companies sign up for the Conference in November, we send them the same five questions. We’ll share their answers here, in the order in which we receive them.

In today’s Print Tip, please say hello to X-Rite and to Solo Printing.

X-Rite’s web site is www.xrite.com.

1. Tell us about your company. What products and services are you especially known for?

X-Rite is the global leader in color science and technology. The company, which now includes design industry color leader Pantone, Inc., develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color management solutions including measurement systems, software, color standards and services. Our expertise helps users get color right the first time, every time.

2. What keeps your customers coming back year after year? What would they say about your firm?

Customers come back because we are the only industry player that can offer truly end-to-end solutions for printing production workflows. Our goal is to ensure that every interaction with X-Rite conveys an intense desire to help them get accurate, repeatable color time and again.

3. What’s the secret to succeeding as a manufacturer in the graphic arts industry today?

Keep innovating at the front of the pack! A great example of this is the growing need to maintain brand color consistency using different printing methods on different substrates within global supply chains. X-Rite innovation allows brand owners to control their color through accurate color specification and communication across diverse applications, processes and locations.

Whether your color team is around the corner or across the globe, X-Rite can help organize the different factors in the process — from design to production to output — so that the best results are achieved as efficiently and affordably as possible.

4. Complete this sentence: Attendees at the 5^th Annual Print & Media Conference should make a beeline to our display Table #30 because…

…X-Rite has newly launched the ultimate solution to help print buyers and their customers easily track their jobs, including detailed reports on press performance, color tolerances and adherence to international ISO Standards (G7). It’s called PrintCheck/PressOptimizer, and it’s so simple to use. You can even start with a fully functional, free download.

5. If Tips readers wanted to learn more about your company, whom should they contact?

Please visit our site at www.xrite.com or send an email to .

Solo Printing will be a sponsor for the 2nd year in a row. The Miami firm’s web site is www.soloprinting.com.

1. Tell us about your company. What products and services are you especially known for?

Solo Printing is celebrating our 25^th anniversary as a leader in web and sheet fed printing. We partner with many marquee companies in the fields of Publishing, Travel & Leisure, Education, Retail and Direct Mail. As a full web and sheet fed facility, we specialize in a large array of products and services. These include, but are not limited to, catalogs, publications, inserts, newsletters, flyers, postcards and direct mail pieces.

2. What keeps your customers coming back year after year? What would they say about your firm?

Old world craftsmanship combined with the latest technology and unsurpassed customer service is a Solo hallmark. Our customers acknowledge and appreciate the attention to detail we place on each and every project. Going that extra mile is what our customers deserve and have come to expect.

3. What’s the secret to succeeding as a manufacturer in the graphic arts industry today?

It’s no secret. Excellence breeds success. Investing in the latest technology, having a highly trained and dedicated staff, constantly striving to be the very best and exceeding customer expectation are all required in this very competitive marketplace. Nothing less will suffice.

4. Complete this sentence: Attendees at the 5^th Annual Print & Media Conference should make a beeline to our display Table #16 because…

…you never know what you might see! Sure, we will bring you up to speed with what’s new in the industry and answer your questions, but we like to have some fun in the process. Last year we brought a little of Miami to the event. You will need to see for yourself what we come up with this year!

5. If Tips readers wanted to learn more about your company, whom should they contact?

It’s as simple as calling or going to www.soloprinting.com. Our staff is always available to answer your questions. You can also contact John Carr or Cristina Galvez. In either case, we would certainly enjoy hearing from you!