May 26, 2021
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm CST
The value of enriching print with dimensionality and metallic foil is to bring prints, packages and labels to life with both noteworthy visual decoration and compelling physical significance. The result is a more meaningful, memorable printing impression on customers and transfer of information to users. For brand owners and print buyers, that translates into more successful corporate communications, advertising campaigns and new product sales. For printers, it means more profitable job projects and client relationships.
What you can look forward to learning about in this webinar.
- How embellishment can add value
- A way to make products jump off the shelf
- Ideas for personalizing your customers’ experiences
- The power of touch for marketing
- Making your customer’s products stand out amongst their competitors
For IPMA members only.
Presenters:
John Dembia– Manager, Product Marketing-Industrial Print Products, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
John Dembia is a Manager of Product Marketing for Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. and has over six years of experience working in the Production Print & Industrial Print market segments. His primary focus is both digital embellishment and high-speed inkjet products, John works to enable Konica Minolta to offer products that meet customer demand. John is married and has two children. In his spare time, he enjoys photography, hiking and most recently fly fishing.
Ashley Gorfine– Director of Business Development for the Industrial Print Group of Konica Minolta
Ashley Gorfine, is former the director of Princeton University’s Print and Mail Services. Print and Mail Services at Princeton provided a wide range of services to the University community, including: U.S. and campus mail delivery and Print Services. She is now serving as the Director of Business Development for the Industrial Print Group of Konica Minolta specializing in in-plants.
Before joining Konica Minolta, Ashley also worked for RR Donnelley as well as Command Digital in Secaucus, New Jersey for almost 10 years. As head of manufacturing, she directed more than 50 employees, led the development of manufacturing and improvement efforts, and maintained safety and efficiency standards. She also worked at the company as a press and bindery manager and a production scheduler, where her duties included researching new software, press room and bindery equipment; working with print and binding vendors to reduce costs; and scheduling thousands of client jobs per year. She also has extensive knowledge about a range of technical equipment and software used in the printing industry.
Doug Maxwell– Managing Director, Production Services, Brigham Young University
Doug was born and raised in a small town in Southern Utah. He became interested in printing in High School. It came naturally to him fortunately, because he really has no real mechanical ability. He started working for a small newspaper company in Cedar City, Utah. His initial job was to melt down the lead from the line-o-type and then pour the molten metal into cast iron pigs. (He also used to watch the mushroom clouds as a child from the nuclear testing in Nevada and So. Utah) And now you know why Doug is, the way Doug is.
He started College at So. Utah State College right out of high school and eventually transferred to Brigham Young University. Needing a student job he went to the print shop at BYU and met with an ornery press supervisor. The supervisor said that he didn’t have a job and didn’t need Doug. He did however, give him a tour and showed him the presses. BYU had an Itek that no one wanted to run and he asked Doug if he could run it. He could and did and the rest is history.
Doug graduated in communications (he was on the last debate team at BYU.) Married his amazing wife of now 33 years and running. He and his wife Robin have 4 children and three beautiful grand-daughters.
Doug was hired full time as a large press operator in 1989 and quickly moved to a CSR position. During that same time he started his own printing business. It was really growing and Doug was ready to move on from BYU. Just as he had decided to leave he found that one of his partners had embezzled a significant part of the business and liquid cash. (Yes he is a piece of crap)(not Doug, but his partner). Doug sold the business and continued working at BYU.
In 2004 he became the Director of Print and Mail at BYU, following in the big shoes of the legend West Barton. He has been able to work with some of the most talented employees in the business and has seen some major advancements in the print arena. Recently some other opportunities have been added to Doug’s responsibilities and even a promotion to the sexy title of Managing Director of Production Services.
Doug will retire in the next few years and his goal is to “putter” around in his garden and hang with his grandchildren. And fish, and travel etc