Now Under Construction: Fall Management Conference
In response to member input, the annual PGAMA/PIVA Summer Management Conference is being reinvented for 2010. The exciting and all-new version of what was previously a four day gathering in August will instead take place October 14-16, and has been appropriately re-christened the Fall Management Conference. The event will be held at the new Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The Gaylord property is within a two hour drive for every member in the region, and offers activities galore on site, along with easy access to other nearby attractions.
Beyond the scenic location,
the Fall Management Conference will offer something for everyone on your executive team. Presentations on HR issues, healthcare, taxes, financing, environmental concerns and more, PLUS an entire track devoted to sales strategies will help ensure your operation runs better today and tomorrow. Mark your calendars NOW and plan to take part in this unique professional development opportunity. The Fall Management Conference will pave your way to a profitable future! More information and registration brochure coming soon in your PGAMA mail.
Learn How to Control Unemployment Insurance Costs
Employers across the nation are already facing soaring unemployment insurance (UI) costs, and unfortunately, higher UI tax liabilities will not be limited to 2010. In addition, employers will have to contend with increased audit activities and more numerous UI hearings. That's why it's essential for business owners and managers to re-examine their UI cost management programs to more effectively deal with taxes and other costs.
Printing Industries of America is responding to this need by offering a new webinar, "Controlling Unemployment Insurance Costs." Led by Ronald Adler, a nationally recognized expert in unemployment insurance issues, this broadcast will address implementing UI cost management with discussion of:
*Federal and state legislative and political issues
*The strategic, financial, and operational issues of UI cost management
*Dos and Don'ts of completing UI claims forms
*Effective UI hearings techniques
*Q&A session about UI cost management
The webinar will be held Tuesday, June 22, 2010 from 1:00-2:00pm. Cost is $49 for PGAMA Members ($99 for non-members.) To register go to http://www.printing.org/node/6264
USCIS Issues New Green Card
Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service announced a redesign of their Permanent Resident Card, (aka the Green Card). At least four new security features are included. The revised card is a direct result of serious counterfeiting. USCIS will replace Green Cards already in circulation as individuals apply for renewal or replacement.
Member Testimonial: Coyne Textiles
There's no better teacher than experience, and the experiences of other members serve as a great endorsement for PGAMA programs. Signature Printing, an Association member since 2003, shared this story of their experience with one of the newest PGAMA partners, Coyne Textiles.
"We switched to Coyne because the vendor we were using kept raising prices every two-three months. Then, the company came in a month or so ago and wanted us to sign a SEVEN YEAR contract. We refused to because seven years is far too long for a contract. Calls to the vendor when they raised prices again only resulted in a transfer to different offices, and a voice mail at the end of all that. A message was left asking for a call back which never came, so we started shopping for another vendor. We remembered that PGAMA had a program with CoyneTextiles, and when we left a message for them their response was a salesperson who stopped by our office that day!! The guy was really nice. What great service!!"
The Coyne Textiles program gives members discounts on services and rentals of shop towels, uniforms, mat rugs, dust mops, roll towels, and other related products.To learn more about Coyne Textiles, contact Michael Dinsmoor General Manager, at 617-792-2661/800-343-0566, or send an email to Michael.dinsmoor@coynetextileservices.com.
Designers' News: Contest & Grant Program
Quark, Inc. launched a new Flash design competition open to designers who are creating Flash projects, such as websites, banner ads, and online design portfolios with QuarkXPress 8. Submissions will be accepted until June 30 and voting will be open Sunday, June 6 - June 30. The winning designer will appear in HOW Magazine's blog, win membership to HOW's Design Insider Program, and take home an amazing pack of designer's tools. To learn more about the contest, go to http://www.ilovedesign.com/us/gallery/competitions/how2010/
In other designer news...
Sappi Fine Paper North America has issued the 2010 Call for Entries for Ideas that Matter - an annual grant program that supports and transforms the creative ideas of designers into a powerful force for social good. Since 1999, Sappi's Ideas That Matter program has awarded over $10 million worldwide in grants to designers around the globe, who are performing pro bono work for a nonprofit organization. Entry deadline is July 16th. Learn more at http://www.na.sappi.com/ideasthatmatterNA/.
Membership Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following companies marking major anniversaries as Association members:
30 Years
Printing Specialist Corporation
10 Years
Traypml
Minuteman Press-Glen Burnie
Member
News & Activities
Chroma Graphics is the first PGAMA member to add the incredibly popular "Print Grows Trees" message to their delivery trucks. (See photo below.) Your firm can help spread the word about the true impact of print on the environment, too. PGAMA members have FREE use of the Print Grows Trees logo to incorporate into their promotional material. Call the office for more information, 410-319-0900/877-319-0906.
Upcoming
Events
June 9
(continuing thru
June 23) |
CSR
Training Webinar Series, Noon-1:00pm.
Sid Chadwick's
CSR Webinar Series continues. Part 4 on June 9 focuses
on Creating Customer Interaction and Feedback for Continuous Improvement and will address:
- Importance of proactive customer contact for creating trust, and effective interaction
- How to review “What should be better next time” for creating elevated perceived customer value
- How to improve press checks, plant tours, and handling bad news
- How to share customer feedback for organizational improvement in performance
- Winning referrals for additional business
- What a proposal should contain, and the CSR’s role in developing it
- Using Non-Disclosure Agreement (a.k.a., NDA’s) to develop trust
Cost is $75 per session. All
you need to participate is a phone and a computer with Internet connection! Register
with PGAMA up to two days before broadcast, 410-319-0900/877-319-0906 or www.pgama.com. |
| June 10 |
Webinar:
Improving Employee Performance through Coaching,
2:00-3:00pm. Printing Industries of America is
offering this successful webinar again for managers
ready to coach their employees for Peak Performance!
You’ll hear about strategies and approaches
which will help you to tap into your employees’ strengths
and optimize their performance. Led by Richard
(Rick) Green, Principal, Green Communication
Strategies, a consultant to the Printing Industries
of America who also speaks at conferences to
help companies improve their supervisory skills.
Cost is $49 for members/$99 for non-members.
More info and register at www.printing.org/node/5972 |
June 14
Only 1 week left to register~sign up today! |
PGAMA's
5th Annual Golf Outing,
at Crofton
Country Club in Crofton, MD. PGAMA’s
annual golf outing is the perfect place to
make contacts with fellow members and other
professionals. There’s also excellent
food, awards, and cash prizes;* so recruit
a foursome, polish your swing, and prepare
for a challenging game on this Arnold Palmer
course. *Prizes are given for Longest Drive,
Closest to Pin, and Hole in One.
Cost is $150
per person. (Lunch/awards only is $45 per
person.) To Register: Call the office, 410-319-0900/877-319-0906. Sponsors
Welcome~Only $125 to sponsor a hole! For
info, 410-319-0900. |
| June 22 |
Webinar: Controlling Unemployment Insurance Costs, 1:00-2:00pm. Employers across the nation are already facing soaring unemployment insurance (UI) costs, and unfortunately, higher UI tax liabilities will not be limited to 2010. That’s why it’s essential for business owners and managers to re-examine their UI cost management programs to more effectively deal with taxes and other costs. Tune in to Printing Industries of America new webinar, “Controlling Unemployment Insurance Costs,” to get insights on this issue. Led by Ronald Adler, a nationally recognized expert in unemployment insurance issues. Cost is $49 for PGAMA Members ($99 for non-members.) To register go to http://www.printing.org/node/6264. |
June 22
|
Cocktails
& Connections-FREE Member
Happy Hour, at Caddies
on Cordell in Bethesda, MD. Member firm Xerox
is sponsoring this event, and invites members
for cocktails, appetizers, and an exclusive
opportunity to meet and learn from Roger Gimbel,
President of Gimbel & Associates,
who will discuss variable data color printing
with live examples of real world successful
applications currently being done. He will
have real business examples of personalized
and customized direct mail marketing,
trans-promo statements, and related marketing
campaigns he has used successfully. Join us
just for drinks, or beat the traffic and
come to the presentation first at 3:30pm, then
stay for happy hour from 5:30-7:30pm. This
is a FREE event for members ($25 for non-members),
but pre-registration is required. RSVP
to PGAMA by June 18, 410-319-0900/877-319-0906
or online at www.pgama.com. |
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