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Happy New Year from Aleyant!

By Lisa Thompson / January 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Happy New Year from Aleyant!

Happy New Year from Aleyant! If your New Year’s resolutions includes automating your print workflow, we should talk! Reach out to sales@aleyant.com to learn how our automation print software reduces manual touches, errors and production time for your print shop. With it, you can connect online design to B2C and B2B online print stores. Connect…

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Got Ideas on How to Make Aleyant’s Products Better?

By Lisa Thompson / December 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Got Ideas on How to Make Aleyant’s Products Better?

We want to know! We are actively planning what new features we will release throughout the course of next year. We use our ideas portal to better understand what feature requests are important to our customers. For example, our recently released Pressero features all came from our ideas portal, as they were the top 3…

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Register Now: Avalara Tax Changes 2023 Webinar

By Lisa Thompson / December 7, 2022 / Comments Off on Register Now: Avalara Tax Changes 2023 Webinar

In 2022, we dealt with the effects of supply chain issues on tax obligations, taxation in the metaverse, along with a slew of other tax changes and trends. These trends are expected to continue in 2023, alongside the threat of a lingering economic downturn.  Staying on top of these fluctuations and their impact on your…

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Stay Sales Tax Compliant This Holiday Season with Avalara + Aleyant

By Therese McGady / November 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Stay Sales Tax Compliant This Holiday Season with Avalara + Aleyant

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but with the acceleration of multichannel selling, staying tax compliant and on the “nice” list is no walk down Candy Cane Lane. That’s why we’ve partnered with Avalara to share this Holiday readiness guide: Trends and tips for your retail sales strategy to help you avoid getting…

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3 New Aleyant Pressero Features Now Live – Deleting Orders; Approval, Save For Later & Open Cart Reminder Emails

By Therese McGady / November 7, 2022 / Comments Off on 3 New Aleyant Pressero Features Now Live – Deleting Orders; Approval, Save For Later & Open Cart Reminder Emails

Hot off the press! Check out these new Pressero features that are available now. DELETING ORDERS This allows subscribers to remove orders from the system. When an order is deleted, it will not show on the storefront, its inventory usage will be removed and its budget usage will be removed. The order will still show…

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Last Chance to Register for This Thursday’s Webinar: Learn About Pressero’s Updated PayPal Integration

By Therese McGady / November 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Last Chance to Register for This Thursday’s Webinar: Learn About Pressero’s Updated PayPal Integration

Our next monthly webinar will highlight Pressero’s integration with the newly updated PayPal integration. Paypal’s recent improvements will provide a smoother, faster and seamless check out experience for your customers. Also, Venmo and Pay Later options will soon be available at checkout. Learn more about Pressero’s integration with PayPal at our upcoming webinar on Thursday,…

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How Can Workflow Automation Save Your In-Plant?

By Therese McGady / October 26, 2022 / Comments Off on How Can Workflow Automation Save Your In-Plant?

GREAT advice from Greg Salzman and Pat McGrew M-edp on how workflow automation can save your in-plant. BIG thanks to In-plant Impressions for hosting this event during #printingunited2022 and to Canon USA for sponsoring. View here to learn more.

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Upcoming Webinar: Learn More About Pressero’s Updated PayPal Integration

By Therese McGady / October 18, 2022 / Comments Off on Upcoming Webinar: Learn More About Pressero’s Updated PayPal Integration

Our next monthly webinar will highlight Pressero’s integration with the newly updated PayPal integration. Paypal’s recent improvements will provide a smoother, faster and seamless check out experience for your customers. Also, Venmo and Pay Later options will soon be available at checkout. Learn more about Pressero’s integration with PayPal at our upcoming webinar on Thursday,…

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Last Chance! Get A Free PRINTING UNITED Registration Pass From Aleyant

By Therese McGady / October 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Last Chance! Get A Free PRINTING UNITED Registration Pass From Aleyant

Thinking about going to PRINTING UNITED in Las Vegas this year to check out what’s new in the print industry? Aleyant would love to meet you there to discuss how to best automate your print workflow. We are looking forward to meeting up with our customers and meeting new faces IN PERSON!  Click here for…

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Last Chance to Register! Join Next Week’s Webinar & Learn How to Get an Extra Set of Hands Around Your Print Shop.

By Therese McGady / September 22, 2022 / Comments Off on Last Chance to Register! Join Next Week’s Webinar & Learn How to Get an Extra Set of Hands Around Your Print Shop.

Did you know Aleyant has a Professional Services team that can serve as an extra set of hands to your print shop? Sometimes our customers need help when their employee gets sick, has time off, or are simply too busy with other things. Custom skins, instant pricing calculators, eDocBuilder VDP templates, B2B and B2C online…

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Get A Free PRINTING UNITED Registration Pass From Aleyant

By Therese McGady / September 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Get A Free PRINTING UNITED Registration Pass From Aleyant

Thinking about going to PRINTING UNITED in Las Vegas this year to check out what’s new in the print industry? Aleyant would love to meet you there to discuss how to best automate your print workflow. We are looking forward to meeting up with our customers and meeting new faces IN PERSON!  Click here for…

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Need An Extra Set of Hands Around Your Print Shop? Tune into Our Next Webinar to Learn About Aleyant’s Professional Services Team.

By Therese McGady / September 2, 2022 / Comments Off on Need An Extra Set of Hands Around Your Print Shop? Tune into Our Next Webinar to Learn About Aleyant’s Professional Services Team.

Did you know Aleyant has a Professional Services team that can serve as an extra set of hands to your print shop? Sometimes our customers need help when their employee gets sick, has time off, or are simply too busy with other things. Custom skins, instant pricing calculators, eDocBuilder VDP templates, B2B and B2C online…

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Looking For a Way to Sell More to Current Customers?

By Therese McGady / August 31, 2022 / Comments Off on Looking For a Way to Sell More to Current Customers?

Creating B2B (Business to Business) online storefronts can help you sell more to your customers. These are private, customer-specific websites tailored to that customer’s needs. These are the reasons why successful Pressero customers use B2B online storefronts: Customer Product Catalogs Create custom product catalogs for each of your customers. When your customer logins, only the…

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Last Chance to Register! Learn How to Streamline Accepting & Managing Payments with Pressero & Clover Connect

By Therese McGady / August 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Last Chance to Register! Learn How to Streamline Accepting & Managing Payments with Pressero & Clover Connect

Did you know Aleyant Pressero is integrated with Clover Connect to offer a single source solution to streamline the way you accept and manage payments – simple and secure? Running your business just got a whole lot simpler. We’ve partnered with Clover Connect to offer users a fully integrated payment solution. The power of Clover…

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Visit Aleyant @ PRINTING UNITED This October 19 – 21

By Therese McGady / August 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Visit Aleyant @ PRINTING UNITED This October 19 – 21

If your print business has been held back because you are still handling too many prepress jobs manually (resulting in lost time and errors) and you are not sure where to start automating, visit Aleyant at booth N1711. We can help jumpstart your print business on a path for growth and success, with our print automation…

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Upcoming Webinar: Learn How to Streamline Accepting & Managing Payments with Pressero & Clover Connect

By Therese McGady / August 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Upcoming Webinar: Learn How to Streamline Accepting & Managing Payments with Pressero & Clover Connect

Did you know Aleyant Pressero is integrated with Clover Connect to offer a single source solution to streamline the way you accept and manage payments – simple and secure? Running your business just got a whole lot simpler. We’ve partnered with Clover Connect to offer users a fully integrated payment solution. The power of Clover…

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Get Connected with 1000s of Aleyant’s Integration Partners to Automate Your Print Workflow

By Therese McGady / July 29, 2022 / Comments Off on Get Connected with 1000s of Aleyant’s Integration Partners to Automate Your Print Workflow

At Aleyant, we pride ourselves with the fact that our software “plays” well with others. We want you to be able to build an automated print workflow that works for YOUR business and addresses YOUR pain points. With Aleyant’s focus on open architecture and REST API, which is aligned with current technology standards, for its…

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Print Software + Labor Shortages – Now is the Time to Automate!

By Therese McGady / July 22, 2022 / Comments Off on Print Software + Labor Shortages – Now is the Time to Automate!

“There has always been a focus in the print industry on the production floor. We are obsessed with shaving minutes off of press times, finishing steps, etc. My personal obsession is with the business processes in the carpeted area of the print business where I look to shave off DAYS in the workflow. For most…

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Need Help Enhancing Your Pressero Online Storefront? We Got You!

By Therese McGady / July 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Need Help Enhancing Your Pressero Online Storefront? We Got You!

Did you know Aleyant offers setup, maintenance and customization assistance for our print automation software suite through our Professional Services department? Sometimes our customers need an extra helping hand when their employee gets sick, has time off, or are simply too busy with other things. Collectively, our Professional Services team have worked in Aleyant’s Support,…

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Get a FREE Registration Pass to PRINTING UNITED from Aleyant

By Therese McGady / July 7, 2022 / Comments Off on Get a FREE Registration Pass to PRINTING UNITED from Aleyant

  Thinking about going to PRINTING UNITED this year to check out what’s new? Aleyant would love to meet you there to discuss how to best automate your print workflow. We are looking forward to meeting up with our customers and meeting new faces IN PERSON!  Click here for a free pass and enter the…

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Manage Sales & Use Tax Compliance Easily with Avalara AvaTax & Aleyant Pressero

By Therese McGady / June 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Manage Sales & Use Tax Compliance Easily with Avalara AvaTax & Aleyant Pressero

Tax rates, rules and jurisdictions change too frequently, making it difficult to keep up with them on your own. Automating your tax calculations helps make sure your customers are paying the right amount of tax and minimizes errors introduced from using manual processes Any mistakes could be uncovered during an audit. Avalara AvaTax delivers sales…

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Upcoming Webinar: Tax Compliance for eCommerce Sellers

By Therese McGady / June 24, 2022 / Comments Off on Upcoming Webinar: Tax Compliance for eCommerce Sellers

Understanding the ins and outs of sales tax compliance can be tricky for even the savviest business, but getting it right is crucial for success. Knowing where you need to collect tax, collecting the correct amount, and properly documenting exempt sales are all key stages of the sales tax process. However, some steps get overlooked…

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New Case Study: On-Demand Printing Company Experiences Business Growth with Help From Pressero

By Therese McGady / June 17, 2022 / Comments Off on New Case Study: On-Demand Printing Company Experiences Business Growth with Help From Pressero

This Boston-based digital on-demand printing company was founded two decades ago and also offers scanning and mailing services. According to its Production Manager, the company had implemented a web-to-print solution in an effort to gain increased market visibility and to offer online ordering to its customers. “Previously, we were an offset printer,” the Production Manager…

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Upcoming Webinar: Do More in Less Time with Aleyant Pressero & Ultimate Impostrip® Automated Print Workflow

By Therese McGady / June 10, 2022 / Comments Off on Upcoming Webinar: Do More in Less Time with Aleyant Pressero & Ultimate Impostrip® Automated Print Workflow

eCommerce has really taken a leadership role in the print industry these past years, as well as the need to automate the growing inflow of short run and on-demand print jobs. What if you could find a solution to automatically capture orders, transfer data on customers and job orders and accurately impose these jobs dynamically…

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Case Study: Southern State University Reinvents Its In-Plant Print Shop with Aleyant Pressero Web-to-Print

By Therese McGady / June 8, 2022 / Comments Off on Case Study: Southern State University Reinvents Its In-Plant Print Shop with Aleyant Pressero Web-to-Print

This southern state university is home to nearly 20,000 students and almost 1,200 instructional staff. It offers a wide variety of study areas, including trade skills, to serve a diverse student body through both in-person and online learning. The university has had an in-plant print shop for more than 40 years which was largely operating…

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Aleyant and Ultimate TechnoGraphics Announce Enhanced Integration to Help Printers Produce More Jobs with Less Touches

By Therese McGady / June 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Aleyant and Ultimate TechnoGraphics Announce Enhanced Integration to Help Printers Produce More Jobs with Less Touches

Wheaton, IL, Montreal, Canada, June 1, 2022, Aleyant, an innovative leader in providing robust software services to the graphic communications industry, and Ultimate TechnoGraphics, leader in imposition and finishing automation, today announce the enhancement of their partnership to integrate the company’s newest generation imposition solution, Ultimate Impostrip®, with Aleyant Pressero web-to-print software.   eCommerce has really…

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Aleyant Needs to Hear From YOU!

By Therese McGady / May 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Aleyant Needs to Hear From YOU!

Do you know about our Ideas Portal? This is a place where you can submit your ideas on new features for Aleyant products that will make your life easier and your print business more efficient. Our development team reviews this portal frequently and takes these ideas into consideration as we develop future updates to our…

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Labor Issues Holding Your Print Shop Back?

By Therese McGady / May 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Labor Issues Holding Your Print Shop Back?

Struggling with labor issues & needing to get jobs done quicker?  It’s tough right now for printers. With the current labor shortage, it’s hard to hire the right employees to get jobs out the door. All the while, customers are demanding quicker, shorter runs. Printers that have evolved their shops with print automation software such…

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Fun Fact. Did You Know 55% of a Job’s Time in a Print Shop is Spent in Estimating, Job admin, Scheduling & Prepress?

By Therese McGady / May 6, 2022 / Comments Off on Fun Fact. Did You Know 55% of a Job’s Time in a Print Shop is Spent in Estimating, Job admin, Scheduling & Prepress?

Fun Fact. Did you know 55% of a job’s time in a print shop is spent in estimating, job admin, scheduling and prepress, with the smallest portion typically being in production and the balance being in shipping and invoicing? WOW – this means more than half of a job’s time is spent on routine and manual…

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Aleyant tFLOW Powers Customer bluemedia to Produce Signage for the Super Bowl This Year

By Therese McGady / April 29, 2022 / Comments Off on Aleyant tFLOW Powers Customer bluemedia to Produce Signage for the Super Bowl This Year

Large-format printer bluemedia, a Tempe, Arizona-based large-format printer, produced all of the interior and exterior graphics for the big game this year. Not only at the stadium but also at venues around the city. View here to learn more about this HUGE endeavor! To learn more about how Aleyant tFLOW’s Automated Prepress, Proofing & Approval system can help streamline…

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REMINDER! Upcoming Webinar: Get More Done with Aleyant Pressero Web-to-Print & Tharstern MIS

By Therese McGady / April 14, 2022 / Comments Off on REMINDER! Upcoming Webinar: Get More Done with Aleyant Pressero Web-to-Print & Tharstern MIS

Managing a print shop requires a multitude of tasks. And having separate software for each individual task that doesn’t integrate with each other, just makes it harder and harder.    That’s why we’ve enhanced Aleyant Pressero’s integration with Thartsten’s industry leading MIS solution, to create a bi-directional integration. This enhancement will ensure that date entered into pricing…

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Aleyant Founder Greg Salzman Returns to Company as CEO

By Therese McGady / April 4, 2022 / Comments Off on Aleyant Founder Greg Salzman Returns to Company as CEO

    Key objectives: Continued growth by enhancing products, serving customers and potential acquisitions April 4, 2022. Wheaton IL. Aleyant, an innovative leader in providing robust software services to the graphic communications industry, today announced that Aleyant founder and former CEO Greg Salzman has returned to the company as CEO. Salzman retired from the company…

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Upcoming Webinar: Get More Done with Aleyant Pressero Web-to-Print & Tharstern MIS

By Therese McGady / April 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Upcoming Webinar: Get More Done with Aleyant Pressero Web-to-Print & Tharstern MIS

Managing a print shop requires a multitude of tasks. And having separate software for each individual task that doesn’t integrate with each other, just makes it harder and harder.    That’s why we’ve enhanced Aleyant Pressero’s integration with Thartsten’s industry leading MIS solution, to create a bi-directional integration. This enhancement will ensure that any changes or additions…

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Aleyant Adds Bi-Directional Integration with Tharstern MIS to Pressero

By Therese McGady / March 28, 2022 / Comments Off on Aleyant Adds Bi-Directional Integration with Tharstern MIS to Pressero

Simplifies workflow across the production process from pricing and order entry through inventory management  March 28, 2022. Wheaton IL. Aleyant, an innovative leader in providing robust software services to the graphic communications industry, and Tharstern, a provider of Management Information Software for the printing, packaging and label industries, today announced the availability of a brand-new…

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Lakes Printers Gains Workflow Efficiencies with Aleyant Pressero and PrintJobManager

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Lakes Printers Gains Workflow Efficiencies with Aleyant Pressero and PrintJobManager

Lakes Printers, located on the Central Coast of NSW Australia, is a family owned and operated business that has been in operation for more than 80 years. Traditionally an offset printer, the company has expanded to offer digital and wide format printing as well with a staff of 15 to 20. According to Aidan Vaughn,…

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Century Marketing Solutions

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Century Marketing Solutions

Century Marketing Solutions Century Marketing Solutions (CMS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CenturyLink, the third largest telecommunications company in the U.S. as a result of its acquisition of Qwest. CMS uses the eDocBuilder variable data publishing engine that is available in Pressero. Download the Century Marketing Solution case study

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Mimeo.com

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Mimeo.com

Mimeo.com Mimeo was founded in 1998 by Internet entrepreneurs to address the complex business document printing needs of organizations, particularly those with mobile workers and distributed organizations. Mimeo uses the eDocBuilder variable data publishing engine that is available in Pressero. Download the Mimeo.com case study

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PrintLynx

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on PrintLynx

PrintLynx PrintLynx was founded in 1984 as an instant print and yearbook company. This full-service sheetfed printer operates with 2- and 4-color offset presses as well as digital presses from HP-Indigo and Xerox. Download the PrintLynx case study

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Stuyvesant Press

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Stuyvesant Press

Stuyvesant Press Stuyvesant Press was founded in 1977 and occupies a state-of-the-art 15,000-square-foot facility from which it serves a number of high-profile clients. Download the Stuyvesant Press case study

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Creative Solutions Ink and Middlesex Water

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Creative Solutions Ink and Middlesex Water

Creative Solutions Ink and Middlesex Water This unique case study shows how NJ based Creative Solutions Ink provided the Pressero system to its customer, Middlesex Water. Pressero provided the opportunity to Middlesex Water to gain greater control over brand integrity, overall print spend, and reduce both costs and waste. Download the Creative Solutions Ink and…

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Impresión Integral

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Impresión Integral

Impresión Integral Impresión Integral is a full service commercial printer with locations in Mexico City and the City of Querétaro, enabling the company to service countrywide printing needs. In fact, Impresión Integral offers 24-hour delivery of business cards to all of the principal cities in the Republic of Mexico. The firm was founded in 2007…

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DigiCOPY

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on DigiCOPY

DigiCOPY DigiCOPY was founded in July 2000 with the opening of facilities in Eau Claire and Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The company quickly laid a foundation for growth and development as it added a third location in Wausau just a year later. Today, DigiCOPY has grown to nearly 100 co-workers in 14 locations (seven of which…

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PrintStore

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on PrintStore

PrintStore PrintStore was founded in 1993 and has offered web-to-print services since 2003 using a home-grown Flash-based system. The company primarily serves various industries, production lines, training teams, dealers, franchises and internal team operations throughout Brazil. Its primary printing technology is HP Indigo for high quality on-demand digital printing of business cards, stationery, folders, catalogs,…

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Australian Commercial Printer

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Australian Commercial Printer

Australian Commercial Printer A mid-sized Australian commercial printer, this company offers offset, digital and wide format printing as well as a full suite of finishing solutions. With printing, finishing and distribution in one facility, it is able to meet the tightest of deadlines with its talented staff of 55. The company chose Pressero from Aleyant…

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SantaSentMeALetter.com

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on SantaSentMeALetter.com

SantaSentMeALetter.com In 2006, entrepreneurs New Jersey Kelly Easterling and Preston Hunt were feeling in the Christmas spirit when they decided to start a business aimed at helping Santa communicate personally with children. As volumes continued to grow, they began looking for a more automated way to manage and process the growing number of orders they…

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Bagelstein

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Bagelstein

Bagelstein Founded in 2011 with a single restaurant in Strasbourg, France, Bagelstein specializes in delivering healthy food in a fun environment. Founded by two entrepreneurs, the business expanded to three restaurants and in excess of €1 million in revenues in its first year. After attending the Franchise Exposition in Paris in 2012, Bagelstein rapidly began…

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Simple Solutions Print and Marketing

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Simple Solutions Print and Marketing

Simple Solutions Print and Marketing Simple Solutions Printing, located in West Frankfort, IL, was founded by Tim Grigsby in 1993. The company has grown organically over the ensuing years to include offset and digital printing, a complete sign shop, and embroidery and screen printing for apparel. Simple Solutions has continued to expand its infrastructure and…

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NextPrint

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on NextPrint

NextPrint While NextPrint had been using Web2Print for some time, its system needed to be updated. The company was seeking a new solution that could meet the needs of today’s demanding print environment, including HTML5, the ability to integrate with its Fujifilm XMF workflow, and an easy-to-use customer-facing Web interface that would help them attract…

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British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Aleyant donated Pressero and eDocBuilder to BCIT for classroom use. BCIT students were able to use Aleyant Pressero web-to-print and its eDocBuilder variable data tool to create web-to-print sites and documents, and to then produce their products in our state-of-the art production lab with electrophotographic, inkjet, offset and flexo…

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Parksons Graphics

By Therese McGady / March 25, 2022 / Comments Off on Parksons Graphics

Parksons Graphics When Parksons Graphics introduced digital print to the mix in 2012 with the acquisition of an HP Indigo 5600, the company realized it needed to streamline operations to be able to more profitably handle the shorter run digital work and to make it easier for customers to place orders online. This initiated a…

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