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Innovation

Innovation isn’t magic: there are systems behind innovation. Innovation isn’t easy: it’s not just about technology, succes or failure depends on a lot of factors.

Product & Solutions Analysis

Accurate image capture: Sony’s pixel shifting multi-shot

20/11/2017 Eddy Hagen

As a photographer, you usually want to capture a scene as accurately as possible. Especially when you are into product photography or art reproductions. But most camera sensors have some flaws and are therefor limited. […]

Strategic Insights

Inkjet isn’t about jetting small drops of ink anymore

01/11/2017 Eddy Hagen

When looking at the latest developments in inkjet, it becomes clear that inkjet isn’t about jetting ink anymore. And it isn’t about small drops anymore. Inkjet is being used more and more to jet – […]

Strategic Insights

Direct Container Printing: a world that isn’t flat

16/10/2017 Eddy Hagen

Printing on a flat sheet of paper is easy. Printing on a different kind of flat substrate might already require more attention, e.g. special inks might be necessary. But when you are moving into direct […]

Strategic Insights

The 2017 Nobel Prize for Economy: why you should care

10/10/2017 Eddy Hagen

In case you never bothered about prizes awarded to scientists, this time it is different. The Nobel Prize for Economy 2017 was awarded to one of the founding fathers of ‘behavioral economics’, the father of […]

Strategic Insights

Disruptive innovation: (when) does it pay off?

26/09/2017 Eddy Hagen

It’s a common theme in about every boardroom: the need to innovate. And not just a bit of sustaining innovation, no: the need for really disruptive innovation. Because that’s where the future is. Or at […]

Strategic Insights

Printing with inkjet? Drying might be crucial

07/09/2017 Eddy Hagen

If you have ever spilled your morning coffee on your newspaper, you know how paper reacts to liquids. The paper will swell, it will become wavy and even when ironing it, you can’t get the […]

Product & Solutions Analysis

X-Rite Color-Eye: color identification, not color measurement

05/09/2017 Eddy Hagen

Mid-Summer, while many were on vacation, X-Rite launched a new solution: the Color-Eye. “A unique solution that uses a smartphone and calibration card to help consumers shop for new items that accurately match or complement […]

Strategic Insights

Key concepts for technological innovations: The Tipping Point

27/06/2017 Eddy Hagen

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 […]

Strategic Insights

Printing companies looking into 3D printing: check this first!

20/06/2017 Eddy Hagen

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 […]

Product & Solutions Analysis

Getting into multichannel publishing: the user/reader learning curve. Commit before turning the page.

06/06/2017 Eddy Hagen

Digital publications are a reality and every publisher should look into it. When starting the search for a digital publishing solution, it might be tempting to dive into the extensive lists of features and comparisons […]

Best Practices

Dear vendors: please stop sabotaging your product launches, trade shows

30/05/2017 Eddy Hagen

There is only one first impression. As a company you want to be sure that you catch your potential customers attention during that first moment. But why, oh why, are vendors making really stupid mistakes […]

Strategic Insights

Printed interiors, the next ‘place to be’ for printing?

23/05/2017 Eddy Hagen

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 […]

Strategic Insights

Where are the time/temperature indicators on my frozen pizza? The L-word that freezes innovation…

08/05/2017 Eddy Hagen

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 […]

Strategic Insights

Short term vs long term strategy: which one pays off?

03/05/2017 Eddy Hagen

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 […]

Strategic Insights

What happened with business cards in Germany in 2009? And why you should care

18/04/2017 Eddy Hagen

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. […]

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