If you follow me on Twitter you know that recently on a moment’s notice I spoke to about 150 people on the topic of social media...what follows are my speaking notes.... 1. I am Jim Raffel and most of you know me as a "color guy," after all, my company ColorMetrix does sell the best color … [Read more...]
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Public Speaking
I am an accomplished public speaker with a proven track record of informing and entertaining his audiences from coast to coast. I focus on the printing industry, business strategy and social media topics where I have vast experience worthy of sharing. Previous topics have included C-Level selling, … [Read more...]
Hard Work: A Year In the Making
Tomorrow morning a press release will announce that ColorMetrix and SpotOn! Press have agreed to work together on a project to provide enhanced interoperability between our two products. There will be lots of flowery prose and 50 cent words in the release so I will spare you the sales talk here. … [Read more...]
Stop Printing and Start Communicating!
I recently attended an evening TweetUp and the next morning a supplier focus group for a regional industry support and training center. At the supplier focus group there was a great deal of discussion about the printing industry since several of the attendees manufacture equipment like printing … [Read more...]
EXTREME Color Management Conference Update
It has really been too busy to write something each day. I do have some topics rolling around in my head and will write more when I get back to the office. So far it has been a good conference with many excellent speakers. During lunches and other networking opportunities I did pick up a bit of … [Read more...]
ASU Gravure Days Talk Excerpt
Recently I was asked by my good friend Howard (Howie) Nelson, Ed.D. to speak at the 25th annual Gravure Industry day held at the ASU Polytechnic campus in Mesa, AZ. Howie asked me to speak to the students about being an entrepreneur. What follows is a section of that talk which describes (very … [Read more...]
#68: Sustainable Green Printing
What is this new and latest buzzword sustainability? If I have offended you by calling it a buzzword I am not apologizing. Please do not misunderstand me; I think sustainability is a good thing. Smart printing businesses have been engaging in most if not all of the components of sustainability … [Read more...]
65-2: New Media vs. Old Media at a Trade Show
As a member of the new media I would like to thank the SGIA show management for their recognition of the shift that is occurring in the way people gather news and information. While JimRaffel.com is not listed among the 22 most popular blogs in the world we do a pretty good job reaching those … [Read more...]
#65: Color in the Specialty Graphic Market & SGIA Live
I will be attending the SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) conference and expo in Orlando next week. As I reviewed the conference sessions and expo web-site it became clear this would be a great opportunity to get back to writing for JimRaffel.com. Since GraphExpo I have been busy with … [Read more...]
#60: 3 P’s for Measurement Success
When I last had time to write a Golden Nugget, it was about have a passion for what you do (#59). I picked that subject because the release of our ProofPass.com [Virtual] technology has reinvigorated my own passion for what I do. This re-found passion has kept me on the road about 70% of the time … [Read more...]
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