Happy
Holidays!
PGAMA
will be closed for Christmas
and on December 26.
We
will also be closed on
New Years Day and on January
2.
We
wish each of you a safe
and happy holiday season!
Small
Member
Hit
by
$250,000
Embezzlement
A
member
of
PGAMA
with
less
than
10
employees
recently
learned
the
hard
way
that
it
is
often
smaller
companies
with
long-time
trusted
employees
that
are
subject
to
employee
theft.
A
seemingly
very
honest,
very
long-tenured
bookkeeper
had,
over
the
past
ten
years
or
more,
embezzled
$250,000. Though
the
employee
was
finally
caught
and
is
now
serving
a
nine
year
prison
term,
the
printer
was
uninsured,
and
will
likely
never
recover
any
of
the
lost
funds.
Employee
dishonesty
coverage
is
very
inexpensive
and
should
be
a
part
of
your
company’s
insurance package.
We have
seen this
kind of
thing many
times. As
small as
your association
staff is,
we carry
$250,000 of
insurance coverage
for this
type of
loss. When
we handled
insurance funds
we had
$1 million
in coverage.
Buying Power Program Updates
There
are
several
changes
to
the
Buying
Power
programs
members
need
to
be
aware
of:
Adobe: Due
to the
security issues
that Adobe
was experiencing
with their
on-line store,
there have
been some
modifications to
how our
members can
access the
15% discount.
Members should
go to
the Buying
Power page
at www.printing.org and
click
on
Adobe.
You
will
then
need
to
click
on
the “members-only” link
which
will
provide
them
with
a
link
to
the
new
Adobe
page.
On
this
page,
you
will
need
to
fill
out
an
online
form
including
your
6
digit
member
ID
number,
company
name,
and
email
address.
You will
then
receive
via
email
a
special
URL
for
the
Adobe
on-line
store.
This
URL
will
only
work
once
and
then
it
will
be
de-activated.
If
you
want
to
make
future
purchases,
you
must
fill
out
the on-line
form
again
and
get
a
new
URL
to
the
store.
FedEx: Members
will need
to provide
their 6-digit
Printing Industries
of America
member ID
on their
enrollment form.
Previously, members
were providing
the full
10-digit number
(with added
zeroes), but
this seemed
to be
causing confusion
so FedEx
updated their
system. If
you do
not know
your 6-digit
Printing Industries
of America
ID, contact Carol
Atwood at
PGAMA, 410-319-0900.
Get
Ready
to
Fight "Free
Choice" Act
The
biggest
and
most
important
promise
President-elect
Obama
made
to
organized
labor
during
his
campaign
was
the
commitment
to
sign
the
inaccurately
named "Employee
Free
Choice
Act" into
law.
The
AFL-CIO
wants
this
legislation
passed
because
it
takes
away
employees'
right
to
secret
ballot
voting
when
deciding
for
or
against
union
representation
in
their
workplace (hence
the
reference
to
being
inaccurately
named.) The
proposed
Act
also
provides
that
if
the
employer
does
not
agree
to
a
contract
within
120
days,
the
government
will
impose
a
contract.
In
the
first
few
days
of
the
new
Congress,
this
Bill
will
come
up
again,
and
we
will
need
to
unite
to
let
Congress
know
that
this
Act
is
an
insult
to
American
principles.
Learn
more
about
this
bill
at http://myprivateballot.com.
The
Ghost
of
Printing
Future
Yes,
printing
does
have
a
future.
But
much
like
Ebenezer
Scrooge,
that
future
will
largely
be
determined
by
what those
of
us
within
the
industry
do
to
affect
it.
The
future
will
not
(and
cannot)
look
like the
past.
Instead
of
ink-on-paper
specialists,
the
successful
printing
business
of
tomorrow
is
a
total
solution
specialist
for each
of
their
clients.
Some
businesses
will
focus
on
the
low
end
of
this
business
model,
simply
providing
web-to-print. Others
will
exemplify
the
high
end,
by
offering
turn-key
solutions
to
clients'
marketing
needs
through
hands-on
service.
All
approaches will
likely
use
digital
(or
perhaps
inkjet)
workflows
to
reduce
cost
and
improve
quality.
The
survivors
will
understand that
value
pricing,
not
cost
driven
pricing,
combined
with
full
utilization
of
overhead
is
the
key
to
profits
and the
ability
to
fund
expansion.
Webinar
Broadcasts
Available
In
case
you
missed
the
live
presentation,
the
Printing
Industries
of
America
has
made
available
for
download
two
recent
webinar
broadcasts. "Inkjet
or
Toner:
Weighing
Your
Options" and "Surviving
Scuffing:
Digital
Printing
and
the
USPS
Mail
Stream." The
Inkjet
webinar
is
available
at
no
cost.
The
Scuffing
webinar
is
available
to
members
for
$99
(non-members
pay
$199.)
Through
December
31,
all
other
webinar
recordings
from
2008
are
available
at
50%
off
by
using
the
discount
code "WINTERWEB." To
download
any
item,
go
to www.gain.net in
the
Books & Products
section.
Member
username
and
password
required
to
log
in.
Member
News
Welcome
to
our
newest
member, APC
Postal
Logistics in
Laurel,
MD,
a
U.S.
owned
and
operated,
full
service
foreign
mail
distribution
company
with
offices
in
New
York,
Washington,
D.C.,
Atlanta,
and
North Carolina,
serving
clients
nationwide.
They
provide
innovative
and
cost
effective
mailing
solutions
for
all
types
of
foreign
mail.
Upcoming
Events
| January
14 |
Webinar:
The New FMLA Regulations, Noon-1:00pm.
Learn more about the
new FMLA regulations
and how they affect you
during Offit Kurman’s FREE Webinar!
Register by contacting
Offit Kurman directly,
443-738-1582. |
| January
15 |
Workshop:
Laminating 101-The
Basics of Post-Print
Finishing, 4:00-6:00pm
at member firm Neschen
Americas, 7091 Troy
Hill Drive, Elkridge,
MD. This hands-on workshop
will give you an overview
of the latest factory
equipment, plus expert
instruction on the
liquid and roller technique. FREE
for members! $25
for non-members. Register
at www.pgama.com. |
| January
16 |
DEADLINE FOR
RECEIPT OF ENTRIES
FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRINT
AWARDS! |
| January
22 |
Webinar:
Postal Changes Printers
Need to Know,
Noon-1:00pm. This webinar
will share helpful facts
like the date of the
next rate increase, details
of the new list updating
requirements, proposed
rules that will impact
mail piece design and
production costs, and
what Intelligent Mail
means for the USPS and
direct mail advertisers.
Cost is $59 for members,
$118 for non-members.
Register online at www.pgama.com or
call the office, 410-319-0900. |
| January
27 |
Special
Event: Cocktails & Connections
Happy Hour,
5:30-7:30pm at Oro Pomodoro
in Rockville, MD. Come
enjoy FREE drinks and
appetizers while you
meet and mingle with
other members and guests. Attendees
MUST RSVP by January
23! Register
at www.pgama.com or
call the office, 410-319-0900. |
|
February
5
Note
Date
Change!
|
Maryland
Legislators' Reception,
11:30-1:30 at the Governor
Calvert House in Annapolis,
MD. This annual luncheon
is the best way for our
Association to impress
the Representatives with
the size and strength
of the printing industry,
so your presence is vital.
We can only influence
business policy by showing
we are a united voice! No
charge for first two
executives from a PGAMA
member company. Non-member
cost is $75. Call the
office to register or
sign up at www.pgama.com. |
Check http://www.pgama.com for
the latest industry news
and event photos.
To
view back issues of 2008 eNews,
go to http://www.pgama.com/index/enews_archive.php.
If
you
have
received
this
email
in
error
or
would
like
us
to
send
it
to
a
different
person
at
your
company, please
contact PGAMA.
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