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How Texture & Personalization Boost Engagement

In a noisy digital world, businesses in retail, hospitality, culture, and marketing are focusing on print that creates experiences. This helps them regain the attention of their audience. The modern “visual economy” is no longer about producing more content—it is about creating more meaningful sensory interactions. Personalization, specialty media, tactile

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The Embellishment Effect: How Print Engages the Senses

The Embellishment Effect: How Print Engages the Senses

In today’s digital-first world, consumers are constantly swiping, scrolling, and tapping on glass screens. But when it comes to making a lasting impression, print still holds an edge—and embellishments like foil stamping, spot UV, and raised varnishes take that advantage even further. Kevin Abergel, president of Taktiful, recently explored this

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The Local Advantage: Kansas City Printers Help Local Brands Win

The Local Advantage: Kansas City Printers Help Local Brands Win 

The resurgence of print marketing is more than a trend—it’s a strategic advantage for Kansas City brands that prioritize speed, access, and accountability. While online printers may promise convenience, it’s the local printing companies in Kansas City that are delivering real results for marketers who need more than just ink

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Bank Marketers: Winning Gen Z with Personalization

Bank Marketers: Winning Gen Z with Personalization

As a bank marketer, you’re on the front lines of a generational shift. The old playbooks for customer acquisition no longer apply. Gen Z, aged 13-28, and millennials before them want more than just a place to invest. They seek a financial partner who understands their needs. This isn’t a

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Why Brains Prefer Print

Why Brains Prefer Print: 
Insights for Marketers

For years, marketers have debated the effectiveness of digital versus print. Digital channels are fast, measurable, and seemingly everywhere. But research continues to show one undeniable truth: our brains prefer print. A recent study led by Yu-Cin Jian, professor at the National Taiwan Normal University, adds fresh insights into why.

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Why Direct Mail Works in the Digital Age

Why Direct Mail Works in the Digital Age Marketers have spent the last decade shifting their budgets toward digital channels. As inboxes get full, people ignore online ads, and privacy rules become stricter, one old way of advertising is coming back strong: direct mail. According to Keypoint Intelligence’s US Digital

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What Really Drives Results in Business Printing

In the business printing industry, there’s always buzz about the “latest and greatest” press. Bigger, faster, more colors, more automation—it’s exciting if you’re the one buying the machine. But here’s the reality: while printers may obsess over the specs, customers rarely do. That’s the central point of Bill Gillespie’s article,

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Agile marketing for mid-size companies

Agile Marketing for Mid-Size Companies

Mid-size companies often grapple with an uncomfortable truth: they’re expected to execute campaigns with the ambition and impact of an enterprise, yet they lack the team size, budget, and tech stack to match. Marketing teams make up only about 3–4% of the workforce in mid-sized companies. This is much lower

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