The 9-page Onyx Graphics insights article is available to download from the web Photo Onyx
The Salt Lake City based Onyx Graphics, has released a new print industry insights article examining the need for data to help Print Service Providers make better business decisions. The article focuses on the company’s worldwide customer base and includes data from interviews with PSPs from the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions. The article is available for download at www.onyxgfx.com/insights.
Onyx is a leading software solutions and RIP provider for the wide format printer industry with deep domain knowledge of color management and generally has a scientific perspective on industry developments. The article outlines recent industry trends in both automation and the need for improved internal efficiencies since the Covid-19 pandemic and showcases how data has become increasingly important. The subsequent sections highlight the importance of measuring data as an indicator of business performance, along with suggested data sources and key metrics that can be useful to save time, resources, and increase productivity. This is particularly true for PSPs seeking ways to better understand their costs, reduce waste, or assess how visible their business is online.
From the cover page of the Onyx Insights on data article Onyx
“Monitoring data of all kinds helps PSPs understand what is happening in their print business,” said Jonathan Rogers, International Marketing Manager at Onyx Graphics. “The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the increasing role data plays in helping modern print make decisions based on actionable data.” Onyx Graphics encourages PSPs to visit www.onyxgfx.com/insights for the full article.
2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India
Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and
multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.
The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry.
While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately
their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book
printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.
The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.
Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.
Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.
Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.
