Editor's Blog

The Print Industry’s Guide to Client Retention at Scale: Strategic Insights from PRINTING United Research
Acquiring a new customer costs five to seven times more than retaining an existing one. This fundamental business principle holds particular weight in the print industry, where client relationships often span years and project volumes can scale dramatically. Yet many...

Sustainability in Graphic Design Services: 10 Things Print Shops Should Know About the 2026 Circular Economy Shift
The graphic design and print industry stands at a critical juncture. The linear economy model that has dominated production for decades is giving way to circular economy principles, and 2026 marks a significant acceleration of this transformation. Print shops that...

7 Mistakes You’re Making with Vector File Preparation in Adobe Illustrator and How to Fix Them
Vector file preparation separates amateur designers from production-ready professionals. Adobe Illustrator remains the industry standard for vector graphics, yet many designers consistently make the same technical mistakes that compromise file quality, increase...

10 Reasons Your Print Business Scalability Strategy Is Not Working (And How to Fix It)
Scaling a print business should be straightforward. More orders mean more revenue, which funds expansion. But reality rarely follows this simple trajectory. Commercial printers across North America are discovering that their growth strategies stall at predictable...
