EDITORIAL
In Praise of
Print Workers
Behind every successful print owner is a hard-working team of professionals. By Karen Lowery Hall
hen I say that response to this yearÕs Top 100 has been staggering,
itÕs not hyperbole. In a single afternoon more than 100 people
downloaded the PDF of the Top 100 list from MyPRINTResource.
com. There were almost as many downloads of the Honorable
Mention list.
As it does every year, the flood of emails began as soon as the study went
live. The messages tend to flow along the lines of people saying thank you
or wanting information about how to get into next yearÕs list. But this
year I also heard from printers who were disappointed that the Honorable
Mention list was only available online. As one owner put it, "My people
used to look forward to seeing our name in print, even if we were only in
the Honorable Mention list."
In almost every instance the core of the message was that they felt that QP
had let down their employees by not printing the Honorable Mention list.
The reasons it was done this way are immaterial. The buck stops on my desk,
and I sincerely apologize to everyone who
was disappointed by this.
Every company in the Honorable
Mention list produced annual sales of at
least $1 millionÑmost reported significantly moreÑand they deserve recognition
for that achievement. The thing is, though,
when you read Top 100 and the Honorable
Mention lists, the only names that appear
are those of the company leaders. And they
are always the first ones to make the point
that their success would not be possible
without the contributions of their employees. Almost every truly successful owner
IÕve ever met or interviewed has insisted
that their staff was best anyone could ask for. They want to give credit where
credit is due, and so do I.
So I would like to take this opportunity to honor the people who almost
never see their names in print. Thank you to all the men and women who
run the presses, keep the mail pieces flowing, wrestle digital files into compliance, balance the books, put the finishing touch on every job, design
and create beautiful documents, keep the customers happy, stock the ink
and paper, sweep the floors, manage the social media, and do the hundred
other daily jobs a printing company requires. You are the people who keep
this entire industry running. Without you, all the words and images would
disappear. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Thank you for
choosing to apply your talents to the world of print. ◗◗
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"Accept that interpersonal behaviors
are more essential
to job success
and print-driven
requirements are
trainable."
—Debra Thompson
www.MyPRINTResource.com
PUBLISHER
Kelley Holmes
800-616-2252 x6104
kelley@quickprinting.com
EDITOR
Karen Lowery Hall
800-616-2252 x6108
karen@quickprinting.com
Senior
Consultant
Bob Hall
browndawg@aol.com
Sr. Contributing
Columnists
Tom Crouser
David Fellman
John Giles
tom@crouser.com
dmf@davefellman.com
john@johngiles.com
Contributing
Columnists
David Claerbaut
Nancy DeDiemar
Mitch Evans
Steve Johnson
Stuart Margolis
Joe Rickard
Tawnya Starr
Debra Thompson
drdc46@yahoo.com
nancy91762@gmail.com
mitch@mitchevansconsulting.com
steve@copresco.com
bPfaff@margolisbecker.com
jrickard@intellectives.com
tawnya.starr@firespring.com
debra@tgassociates.com
CORPORATE
OFFICE
3 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 301 North
Melville, NY 11747
Phone: 800-308-6397 Fax: 631-845-2741
Account Executives Kimberly Jorgensen x6103 kimberly@quickprinting.com
Paul Zimmerman x6214 paul@quickprinting.com
Production Manager Tina Kennedy x6253
tina.kennedy@cygnus.com
Art Director
john.sidor@cygnus.com
John Sidor x6362
European Sales Representative, ITSL Media
Julian Maddocks-Born, Sales Director
julian@itsluk.com, +44 (0)1442 230033
Benedict Hume, Sales Manager
benedict@itsluk.com, direct line +44 (0)1442 288287
CIRCULATION
Jackie Dandoy x1711
jackie.dandoy@cygnus.com
For change of address or subscription information,
call 877-382-9187, fax 920-563-1704, or
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REPRINT SERVICE
For reprints and licensing, please contact Nick Iademarco
at Wright's Media 877-652-5295 ext. 102 or
niademarco@wrightsmedia.com
LIST RENTALS
Elizabeth Jackson
847-492-1350 x18
ejackson@meritdirect.com
CEO John French
CFO Paul Bonaiuto
SVP, Strategy & Business Development Blair Johnson
VP, Marketing Gerry Whitty
VP, Audience Development Julie Nachtigal
VP, Technology Eric Kammerzelt
VP, Production Operations Curt Pordes
VP, Human Resources Ed Wood
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