Going the extra mile - Adare SEC’s Ben Haynes on how continuous business improvement is driving their growth trajectory

Portland Media's Charles Rogers on why we are stronger together

Join us as we discuss how being part of the community can have an important and strategic impact on your business.

Guest: Charles Rogers, Managing Director of Portland Media and Chairman of the IPIA.

In the final episode of series 2, we welcome Charles Rogers from Portland Media, who is a strong advocate for not only the industry as a Chairman of the IPIA; but a long standing business owner, a believer in the craft, the creativity and the community in print. Tune in to discover:

• How Charles used print community forums to learn, network and grow his business over the last 40+ years of his career
• What advise Charles would give to any print business leader when it comes to always being up-to-date with technology
• IPIA's work done lobbying No.10. and why its important that everyone gets involved.

You may also be interested in:

• Community: become a member of the IPIA
• eBook: Be a Print Champion - winning strategies for print industry
• Trade show: Visit us at Drupa 2024to discover the latest technology innovations

Neil Lovell on how the Printing Charity supports & champions people in print

Learn how The Printing Charity provides practical, emotional and financial support to those who work, have worked, or are retired from our great industry.

Guest: Neil Lovell, Chief Executive of The Printing Charity

In this episode, we welcome Neil Lovell from the Printing Charity, an organisation dedicated to supporting people working in the print sector and looking after their wellbeing. Under Neil’s leadership, the charity works to make a positive difference in people’s lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support; and championing emerging talent. The charity’s free, confidential helpline is already there for over 26,000 people in our industry, and their main goal for 2024 is to continue to expand this reach and help more individuals. Listen to the inspiring chat to discover:

• How the Printing Charity has been championing people in print for generations
• What initiatives are making the difference and what is available to those in need of support
• How to get involved to help raise awareness or reach out for help

You may also be interested in:

• “The Printing Charity: the ways we’re here for you” document
• The ‘Rising Stars’ programme
• eBook: Be a Print Champion - winning strategies for print industry

Finding a Niche: Graham Lycett on changing the shape of the gift card industry and helping save the planet.

Discover his award-winning approach with Green Gift Cards; an innovation that is revolutionising the market by reducing plastic waste.

Guest: Graham Lycett, Managing Director of Jellyfish Livewire marketing agency & Green Gift Cards.

Join us as we chat to Graham Lycett, MD of Jellyfish Livewire marketing agency & Green Gift Cards who is championing print and driving innovation in a niche gift card market. With his unrivaled passion for sustainability he is not only revolutionist the sector via helping big retail brands to stay true to their ESG goals but at the same time Graham is making the industry less reliant on an old energy intensive process which creates a lot of waste. In this episode you will discover:

• Why Green Cards are chosen by more and more big retail names and how digital print contributes to this
• How Graham has created a business niche in a market that is very much reliant on an old, industrial manufacturing process
• What it takes to innovate and co-create and why it's crucial to have the right technology partner on your side.

You may also be interested in:

• Graham's Whitepaper: One simple change retailers can implement today to help tackle the issue of single and limited use plastics.
• Latest Ricoh report: The Automation Gap: Attitudes Versus Adoption in the Print Industry
• eBook: Be a Print Champion - winning strategies for print industry

Going the extra mile - Adare SEC’s Ben Haynes on how continuous business improvement is driving their growth trajectory

Discover exactly what it takes to gain a leadership position in the highly competitive Customer Communication Market (CCM) 

Guest:  Ben Haynes, Director of Operations at Adare SEC

In the 7th episode, we welcome  Ben Haynes,  at Adare SEC  who via his leadership has been driving continuous improvement activities across the business. This approach is adding a tremendous amount of value to the organisation which is now one of the  top tier CCM service provider in the UK.  Listen in to learn:

1. Why Adare SEC is leading with customer first approach
2. How Adare SEC is dealing with various challenges facing them as a business 
3. The four key themes shaping Adare SEC’s future goals: regulation, risk & compliance, digitisation and sustainability

You may also be interested in:

•  The Automation Gap report
• Communication Cut-through report

A sign of things to come – ISA’s Craig Brown shares signage insights to help you grow your business

Join us as we discuss all things Sign & Digital . 

Guest: Craig Brown, CEO  at ISA - International Sign Association UK

We welcome Craig Brown, CEO of the ISA - UK, who has over 30 years industry experience, has run his own signage businesses and now leads the UK division of the International Sign Association.  In this podcast we do like to discuss key verticals & opportunities and in our view, sign & display market is definitely one of them.  As it happens, Sign & Digital Show concluded a few weeks ago and  ISA took part in some of it's featured sessions. This episode will leave you with: 

• A little recap on the show and Craig's personal view on how it went
• What support is available to you and the aim of  ISA - UK as an industry association 
• How to take advantage of the opportunities in the sign sector

You may also be interested in: 

• Ricoh blog:  your complimentary insights around signage technology
• Sustainability strategy: our long term approach 
• eBook: how to succeed in 2023