The new generation of ransomware that hit the world last week, is scary, very scary. It’s not about ransom anymore (if it ever was, btw), it’s about pure and evil disruption. Are you prepared for […]
The first person who bought a fax machine was an idiot. That may sound a bit hard, but think about it: a fax machine is a communication device, which means you need both a sender […]
Over the past years, many printers shared they were looking into 3D printing. For two reasons: business was rather slow and all reports about 3D printing showed a gigantic new market at their fingertips. But […]
Earlier this month, during the big FESPA show, there was also a little conference called Printeriors. Since I always enjoy conferences, I decided to check it out. Could this be the next big thing for […]
This morning I received an email from Editor & Publisher, one of the few hundred interesting industry magazines I’m following. They said they missed me. As a human being, it gives me a warm feeling […]
What do you do with the pile of publicity folders that you get every week? Chances are that you will take a look at them. That’s at least the conclusion of a study in Belgium: […]
About five months ago, I published a blog post titled “Your resolution for 2017: protecting your company against ransomware”. Unfortunately yesterday the nightmare came true: a massive cyberattack affecting over 100 000 computers, and counting, in […]
They were supposed to revolutionize the frozen food chain: time/temperature indicators. Every frozen pizza box would get one, according to many specialists and analysts. But it didn’t happen. Why? For an unforeseen factor that can […]
Earlier this year McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) published a ‘discussion paper’ on the economic impact of ‘short-termism’ and therefor also the difference between short-termism and long-termism. A study that provides some interesting insights… CONTENTS: ‘Corporate […]
The one statistic I’m always looking forward to, is the overview of the financial ratios of companies, published by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). This gives a really good insight in how an industry […]
It might seem a trivial question: what happened with business cards in Germany in 2009? But there – probably – is a strong underlying truth, one that you should take into account in your business. […]
When you are hiring new people, you want to select the best available. There are all kinds of tests and services that can screen people. But if you want a really short IQ test, here is […]
When you hear ‘smart packaging’, what kind of technology comes to your mind? Probably you think about something high tech, with integrated (printed) electronics and wireless communications. And smart packaging can be like that. But it […]
Preparing an offer for a (potential) customer can be a hard job. Especially if it’s a complex print job. Calculating different possibilities is time consuming. So you might limit the offer to the one that […]
Last week I read an interesting article on the growing pains of industrial inkjet printing by Frazer Chesterman. Typical Gartner Hype Cycle was my first thought. But it seems (too) many people do not know […]
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