EPS/EFI Connect 2022 is about piers, keynotes, and, of course, the product specialists that bridge customer demand to actual development. Jeramie Wilson from eProductivity Software (EPS) explains the mid-market to enterprise solutions in this film.

LinkedIn Profiles: Jennifer Kolloczek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkolloczek/ Mathew Faulkner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathewfaulkner/ Hans Schmidbauer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-schmidbauer-5810235/

The text is an interview focusing on the role and responsibilities of the Senior Director of Marketing Innovation for Production Print at Canon EMEA. It highlights integrating technology and market knowledge to serve a diverse customer base across the EMEA region. It emphasizes the importance of information exchange and travel for understanding industry changes and customer needs. The discussion also touches on the significance of in-person events for industry learning and networking, Canon's development over the past eight years, and its approach to showcasing technology and inspiring new business opportunities at Drupa. The interview showcases Canon's commitment to industry advancement, highlighting its extensive product portfolio, real-life workflow solutions, and areas of interest like publishing, commercial print, labels, packaging, and more. Canon aims to demonstrate technology's versatility and provide business innovation consultations at Drupa to help visitors explore growth and diversification opportunities.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelmer-bontekoning-00226766/

In this 'Over the Skype' session Carla Menéndez from INKISH.Mexico talks with Global VP of Sales and Strategy, Jeff Zellmer from Kodak. Of course, they talk about Kodak as a company, and, of course, they talk about the next line of Inkjet presses recently announced. Enjoy!

It was a tough one to pick. Because I'm always like talking about myself. But I kind of reflected back on the last couple of years. And we've all had our ups and downs and our struggles. But I had a few other things that came in play. And I just needed to take care of myself. I spent a lot of time on webinars. And spent a lot of time reading. Kind of self-improving myself as far as the industry. And then my life outside of work. That's probably my favorite crosstab project to run on. I enjoy having projects go on a 640-size press. The harder the project is, the more fun I have with them. The right customer really appreciates what you do for them and understands the value they're getting. Says a lot about what they think about me as well as our company. Maybe I was sucking up a little. You know, it was a lot more to do with the camera. And I thought, well, I need to have a good background. And INKISH was as good as good as any, right? Everything from this conversation we're having right now to you halfway across the world to... You know, I'm meeting with clients. I met with one in Vancouver, British Columbia. And so, it's almost like a little show and tell, like a reading school. You know, you turn in the pages so that each one can be reviewed. And so that's been kind of a nice way to look at crews and talk about them. It can only bring us closer if we are able to. But finding the right people to connect with or finding a person to connect with. You know, I had come across a few of your videos. Maybe it was in one of the like the printing impressions emails that I received or something along that lines - a while back. I just watched one of your seminars. But I hadn't seen anything in a while. And then it just... I think a lot of that was just so much information out there. And then... But now, I'm it's definitely bookmarked on the top of my bookmarks on my computer. So now you are stuck up there, so. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkrumrie/

FRENCH Language - With English subtitles! Jean Louis Pecarelo of ATYPIC France has been Mark Andy's national agent and business partner since 2015. The French region has always been an important and innovative market right in the heart of Europe. Jean Louis talks about the technological change that is taking place, also in the flexographic space. He shares his experiences on the French market and the state of mind he considers necessary to be able to stay one step ahead of the competition. The “iceberg” image applies here as well, he says. The “iceberg” image applies here as well, he says. Good conversation and evaluation of the flexo printing space at present. (FRENCH) Jean Louis Pecarelo d'ATYPIC France est l'agent national et le partenaire commercial de Mark Andy depuis 2015. La région française a toujours été un marché important et innovant, en plein cœur de l'Europe. Jean Louis parle du changement technologique qui est en cours, également dans l'espace flexographique. Il partage ses expériences sur le marché français et l'état d'esprit qu'il juge nécessaire pour pouvoir garder une longueur d'avance sur la concurrence. L'image de « l'Iceberg » s'applique également ici, dit-il. L'image de « l'Iceberg » s'applique également ici, dit-il. Bonne conversation et évaluation de l'espace d'impression flexo à l'heure actuelle.

This film is a lively discussion between Jean and Morten, focusing on the evolution and impact of inkjet technology in the packaging industry. Jean, a specialist in inkjet and digital packaging at Keypoint Intelligence shares insights on the rapid changes and growth within the sector, emphasizing the adoption of digital printing in corrugated and flexible packaging. The conversation highlights the advantages of digital printing, such as improved uptime, speed, and quality, and how these benefits drive a shift in the industry. Jean also discusses the importance of sustainability and connected packaging, showcasing how digital technologies enable brands to track their products more efficiently. The dialogue underscores the anticipation for Drupa, the world's leading printing and packaging fair, and the opportunities it presents to showcase the latest packaging technology advancements.

In this 'Over the Skype' session, we this time visits Jean Lloyd from South Africa. Jean Lloyd has a deep understanding of Inkjet with years of experience. Today she works as an independent consulting with a focus on supporting her customers about Inkjet. As with all our ‘Over the Skype’ interviews, quality is limited to bandwidth, web-cams, and ability to literally LIVE mix the conversations. However, it works, and with Over the Skype, we will bring you more than 20 exciting people, and angles on the industry as it is right now. Enjoy!

I've got 17 kilometers of stunning, stunning, beautiful white beach in front of me. During lockdown I actually moved to a beach house. And I thought: Well while I'm still here, let's get some quality living. Coming back to South Africa, it was circumstances in a way beyond my control. If you look at where technology is, where the work is, where the customers are. I miss that interaction. I do miss the rush of being on top of the latest technology and trends. What Covid has done, it has almost brought a human side to people's lives. Learn to be agile. You've learned to cope. You've learned new ways of getting information. I've met awesome people and I've taken on a V-Press web-to-print agency. I've gone down roads with, you know, the likes of like the Deborah Corn’s and the Pat McGrews. I mean, we really are involved, I suppose, in each other's lives on a daily basis. We are four generations of print in our family. So my grandfather, he operated a web-press. Both of my parents worked as factory workers in print shops. I have deaf parents. And so it was obviously a huge challenge for them. But I always wanted to dress up like the ladies upstairs. So kind of that was my aim. My daughter is in print. I'm so passionate about this industry. I absolutely love it. My career started at Heidelberg. I joined in Marketing. I was running the marketing department. Heidelberg and Kodak had this joint venture. And they launched digital. I would never in a million years think that I would be supporting a cause to save baboons. But when I looked out my window, there was this huge baboon sitting outside. The moment I found out about it...the more. I think it just got my heart string. And I can see I'm making a difference. And I'm bringing print into the picture. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-lloyd-7b6392bb/

Almost all sales & distribution of BHS equipment come from fully-owned subsidiaries, but in Iberia (Spain and Portugal), this is handled by the long-time partner JC Consejeros. Javier Bermejo Parejo has a background in digital print but has now moved to a new position selling BHS equipment - and he seems to like it a lot :-)

Interview with Jason Wu, Ceo of Sitech, the Taiwanese-based company producing inkjet inks and other products for the printing industry. Always interesting to hear from the chemistry side of printing.

Jarkko Hakola is the owner, the publisher, and the event organizer of the Finish company Print & Media Publishing, and we found him busy as usual on the tradeshow floor. In our mind, Jarkko Hakola is one of the best media in the industry with a deep dedication to details and what we consider a highly recognized trade media in the Finish printing industry. Dig in!

In this combined interview and walkthrough, Head of Sales Jannik Müller shows the folding opportunities of H+H and explains how water is also used to soften the folds - crazy fast and crazy amazing!  

Sign, Print & Pack 2019 took place in Odense, the hometown of one of the worlds may be best storytellers Hans Christian Andersen. At the show, Print Sample TV host met with Janne Høgshøj from Danish Connection. Both have a passion for paper, print, and enhancement beyond most - and here they share. Janne Høgshøj and Pat McGrew never met before, but I am sure both enjoyed the company.

Dutch with English Subtitles. A long-standing customer and user of Komori printing presses is the company Koppelaar Mixmedia. Anyone who regularly drinks a cup of coffee in a "paper cup" with printed advertising has a good chance that this was produced by Jan and his colleagues. A sympathetic conversation about coffee cups and printing technology. --- Een jarenlange klant en gebruiker van Komori drukpersen is de firma Koppelaar mixmedia. Wie regelmatig een kop koffie drinkt in een “paper cup” met bedrukte reclame heeft grote kans dat dit geproduceerd werd door Jan en zijn collega’s. Een sympathiek gesprek over koffiebekers en druktechnologie.

Interview in English - subtitles in Dutch. Jan de Roeck talks passionately about the innovations and cloud strategy that Esko is rolling out with their new online platform. What did they bring to Drupa and what should we pay attention to? Short and clear overview of what you need to know when you visit, and certainly good to get an impression if you can't make it to Düsseldorf. -- NL -- Jan de Roeck vertelt vol passie over de innovaties en cloudstrategie die Esko uitrolt met hun nieuwe online platform. Wat brachten ze mee naar Drupa en waar moeten we op letten? Kort en duidelijk overzicht van wat je moet weten als je langskomt, en zeker goed als eerste ​​indruk als je niet naar Düsseldorf kan komen.

Jamie McLennan is known by some people as Jamie the Printer, and for sure he is. In this, Over the Skype episode, he explains how he got the nickname. But he also tells about how much work his company DMR Graphics has despite the coronavirus. He also talks about an amazing screen printed poster for a jazz-festival printed in 19-colours. You can see the poster at https://art4now.com/ - simply amazing, and minutes before this film is published, the festival is unfortunately cancelled :-( However, Jamie the Printer is still on - so sit in and listen to his great words! As with all our 'Over the Skype' interviews, quality is limited to bandwidth, web-cams, and ability to literally LIVE mix the conversations. However, it works, and with Over the Skype, we will bring you more than 20 exciting people, and angles on the industry as it is right now. Enjoy!

Chinese language - English subtitles

Some first-timers at Fespa Amsterdam, so a good time to get acquainted and learn more about them. As we speak, we are witnessing a big surge of foreign manufacturers out of India, China, Middle East, all trying to get a piece of the sweet European pie. So, we met with Kimala, a Polish cutting, milling, and CNC machinery manufacturer. We learned that it is not just in their slogan when they talk about Innovation, efficiency, and reliability of constructing their equipment. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakub-jarzabek-77521a149/

Our Conversations are popular and for good reason, as you get the opportunity to get closer to the person behind the high-level management position. Editor Morten B. Reitoft can talk to the new Tarsus Group Managing Director, Jade Grace, in this film. You will learn what Jade Grace does when she is not working, but more importantly, learn about some of the considerations about expos, her own job, ambitions, and the future of tradeshows. Super nice conversations.

INKISH hosted for the first time ever our NON-EVENT. The Non-event is celebrating the people that have been in front of the camera, or been supporting INKISH during the past years. This is a new recurring event, and the idea is to give space for the people we have featured to connect in a new way. We invited 150 people, and 32 decided to join us. Our guests came from Japan, Canada, USA, UK, Belgium, Sweden, and Denmark - and we are confident that next year, even more, will come. We asked most of our participants to talk LIVE during the dinner - and here is Jacob Hededam Hummel from Denmark. Jacob Hededam Hummel is employed by Heidelberg GmbH, but work out of mostly Denmark and the UK, and that is among other reasons because Heidelberg is now working in clusters, but also since Jacob Hededam Hummel is specialized in Heidelbergs workflow and automation solution Prinnect. Enjoy!

Beyond printing technology innovations a lot of great things happened in the last two decades since the year 2000. Jacob Aizikowitz, founder and til June 2019 President of XMPie, became a pioneer and visionary for print in the digital age. His topic was always to synchronize or align print and digital communication, what we call today cross media or omnichannel. Andreas Weber, CEO of INKISH D-A-CH, picked-up Jacob’s current article on ”Why is Print Not Frequently Used in Enterprise Marketing?“, published by American Printer end of October 2020, to set up a great conversation. See: https://americanprinter.com/p/102320-enterprise-marketing-jaizikowitz-ampr#.X5Wb3sh_aHg.linkedin So this are the topics to talk about: There is a big gap between the print industry's praising of print's value and the reality of print's infrequent use by enterprises' marketing. — What makes you think that? Does personalization and customization may have different meanings to technology providers, printers and marketeers? If so, what could we do to solve the dilemma? At least: is omnichannel a linear-organic further development of direct marketing? Or is it more or less a disruptive approach, as things change completely for enterprises? Which areas/markets in the world are ahead or behind? Do PSP’s already use omnichannel for their own purpose? And finally something personal: thinking back 20 years ago, would you have expected things to turn out the way they did? Or could it have been different? As always in those COVID-19 times we had to use Skype to set up the conversation between Jacob’s home town Haifa, Israel, and Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where Andreas lives and works. So apologize if there is any disturbance caused by weak bandwidth etc. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-aizikowitz-a6975b/

Jacob Aizikowitz, a print and digital media visionary, has revolutionized how we think about personalization and cross-media. Known for his groundbreaking work in variable data printing and cross-media integration, Jacob’s contributions to companies like XMPie and EFI have paved the way for innovative customer experiences. He is credited with inventing object-based variable data and introducing creative and personalized print capabilities that became industry standards, including PDF/VT. His leadership in cross-media innovation bridged the gap between print and digital media, ensuring seamless integration in modern customer campaigns. As the founder of XMPie, Jacob fostered a global community of innovators and inspired a transformation in how the print industry embraces the digital age. His dedication to innovation and passion for enabling creativity continue to shape the industry's future. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-aizikowitz-a6975b/