The Key Point Podcast

Ron Gilboa and Marc Mascara draw from years of attending trade shows to discuss timing around how new technologies come to market, and why only 4% of product announcements actually launch on time.

In this week's episode Colin McMahon, Research Analyst, talks to Bob Leahey, Director of the Color Digital Label and Packaging Service about his recent attendance at the Label Forum Japan 2019 that attracted over 4,500 delegates from the key label and packaging industry.

Colin McMahon, Research Analyst, and German Sacristan, Director of the Production Print & Media Group talk about print volume share and the shift from analog to digital technology.

Carl Schell catches up with Jim Sheffield, CEO of UBEO, to discuss the mega dealer's past, present, and future, along with his thoughts on leadership and business philosophy.

Ryan McAbee shares case studies from his recent trip to Keypoint Intelligence's Digital Technologies for Packaging & Commercial Print Industries Conference in Japan.

EskoWorld, now in its 28th year, featured "Packaging Connected," which brought together the packaging industry, both suppliers and brand owners. Listen in as Senior Director, Pat McGrew speaks with Ryan McAbee, Director of Production Workflow, about his recent experience at the show. Please note a correction: EskoWorld will be in Dallas, Tx in 2020

Ron Gilboa and Catherine Cresswell talk about what's new in the area of digital printing from their recent attendance at ITMA, the trendsetting textile and garment technology platform where the industry converges every four years.

In this week's episode, Colin McMahon speaks with Bob Leahey, Director of Color Digital Label and Packaging consulting service, about Memjet's new generation of inkjet technology and how it is being used in industrial applications.

Customer Communications' Senior Research Analyst, Will Morgan, discusses recent survey work designed to gain a greater insight into business trends and strategies related to marketing business-to-business and business-to-consumer customer communications.

Ron Gilboa, Group Director of Production Technology at Keypoint Intelligence - InfoTrends speaks with Mike Scrutton, Director of Print, Technology, and Strategy at Adobe on the various developments with textile printing, and how Adobe is making it easier for designers to communicate with their producers in the textile space.   Click below for additional information: - Textile Designer - ColorReade...

Ryan McAbee, checks in with Ron Gilboa, on his recent trip to LIGNA, the world's leading trade fair for the woodworking and processing industry. In this episode, they talk about digitization, automation, robotics and revolutionary surface technology applications.

This week, Ron Gilboa, Group Director of Production Technology checks in with Ryan McAbee, Director of Production Workflow, and Eric Zimmerman, Director of Wide Format Printing to discuss their observations during their visit at FESPA Global Print Expo 2019.

Ron Gilboa, Group Director of Production Technology at Keypoint Intelligence - InfoTrends talks with Debbie McKeegan, CEO of TexIntel about Textiles, Design, Print, Industry Trends for Interiors and Fashion, and why the digital space offers the print service provider incredible opportunities for new business.

Pat McGrew, Senior Director, and Karen Kimerer, Director, talk about how they can help develop and grow your business to unlock the power of the capabilities you have to drive revenue to your bottom line.

Ron Gilboa, Group Director speaks with Eric Zimmerman, Director of the Wide Format Printing Advisory Service, about how wide format printing has emerged as a technology that enabled many other segments to benefit from digital print and deposition.

This episode talks about how DTG continues to evolve with technological improvements that empower greater material diversity as well as solutions aimed at enabling mass customization for every size print shop.

In this episode, Colin McMahon, Research Analyst, checks in with Pat McGrew, Senior Director of Production Software and Services, about her recent attendance at two very different inkjet shows.

Keypoint Intelligence - InfoTrends' Directors Karen Kimerer and Kate Dunn provide insight into best practices on designing a sales team for today's business buyers.

Colin McMahon, Research Analyst catches up with Pat McGrew, Senior Director of Production Software Services, on the educational workshops that she and Kate Dunn, Director, presented during Dscoop 2019.

During this episode, Ron Gilboa, Group Director of Production Technology, and Catherine Cresswell, Associate Director, Digital Textile Printing, touch upon the opportunities and key trends they're expecting to see in 2019 surrounding the functional and industrial printing-decorative markets.

Whether you're a consumer, professional photographer, or other business user, the CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show provides attendees with a product showcase, photo exhibitions and valuable seminars. Research Analyst, Colin McMahon sits down with Associate Director Alan Bullock to discuss his recent participation as a speaker at the event.

At the start of each year, the On-Demand Printing & Publishing consulting service considers the trends that are likely to have the greatest impact in the coming year. In this episode, Marc Mascara, Associate Director, and Ralf Schlozer, Director, provide a recap of 2018 and take a look at the year ahead.

Ron Gilboa, Group Director of Production Technology, and Bob Leahey, Associate Director of the Color Digital Label and Package consulting service, discuss new trends impacting the packaging industry in 2019.

Colin McMahon, Research Analyst, talks with Pat McGrew, Senior Director of Production Software and Services, about her experiences at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2019 - a biennial event covering the next generation of high-performance technology for digital printing and finishing.

During this episode, Pat McGrew, Senior Director of Production Software and Services, and Ryan McAbee, Director of Production Workflow, talk about platforms as the top trend expected to impact print workflows for 2019.