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Industry gadfly and guru, James Cryer, wants to redefine the printing industry by its constituent parts and expand its borders to include the growing segments that are driving more of the current employment opportunities. How should an industry best reflect its priorities and aspirations, especially when it comes to the associations that represent it members?…
In the aftermath of the Printing Industries election, it’s worth asking what the Association is actually for and who is its constituency? As the dominance of printing fades in a fragmenting digital marketplace the quest for meaning and relevance takes on more urgency. James Cryer, industry seer and gadfly, kick-starts the discussion. It is with…
It’s been a while but some habits are hard to kick … Patrons sought for Women in Print…International Print Day … James Cryer looks back and more. Print is a very ‘blokey’ type of industry so there’s all the more reason it should show its chivalrous side when it comes to sponsoring Women in Print.…
Industry seer and gadfly, James Cryer, took up an invitation to meet Treasurer Joe Hockey to talk over some points in a ‘Budget Review’ at his North Sydney office. Here is how it happened and, for those with a taste for it, the original communication between the two. Democracy is, no doubt, a flawed notion.…
The story of how Anthony Thirlby’s UK-based printing company, ESP Colour, is revolutionising the workflow, pricing and productivity of the industry – in the April issue of Print21 magazine – prompted James Cryer, industry gadfly and iconoclast, to write an affirmative and positive response. Greetings Anthony, I was fascinated to read the article on your…
The printing industry found itself book-ended last week between two events, the LIA-Heidelberg “Graduates Awards” night and the inaugural “3D Printing: What’s in it for You?” evening. While one delves back into the past and one reaches to the future, James Cryer asks are we really doing our best to recognise our young talent? And…
James Cryer takes a different angle on our dearly beloved industry, as he compares it to another well-known entity, the building industry. Stop thinking ‘ink on paper’ and start seeing ‘big, happy family’! School-leavers face career choices and now’s the time to be selling the benefits that printing offers over some other industries. This week…
A post-modernist Christmas-story… We’ve all heard of the famous editorial, published way back in 1897 by the New York’s “Sun” newspaper, in response to a letter from a young girl, by the name of Virginia, doubting the existence of Santa Claus. Well, 116-odd years later, doubters and disbelievers still exist, not so much about Santa…
James Cryer mounts a spirited case for our industry to put aside its tried-and-true methods and adopt radical new ideas designed to inflame the passions and challenge the orthodoxy. The printing industry has enjoyed being at the top of the food chain for the last 400-odd years. We have enjoyed having our “interests” protected (read:…
James Cryer explores three possible sources for smallbusiness owners trying to find a sales rep. Like small creatures that go into hibernation, we could be forgiven for assuming that some natural event has caused a sudden mass disappearance of one of those already endangered species, the printus repii. Hounded, abused, under-nourished, this species has hung…
