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Intelligencer Printing is pleased to announce the appointment of our new President and CEO, Robert A. Mason.
LANCASTER, PA, May 8th, 2012 – After a four month nationwide search Intelligencer’s new leader will begin on Tuesday, May 29th. Robert’s experience and knowledge blends well with Intell’s reputation for outstanding customer service and innovation in print, direct marketing and digital media. He will help guide Intell into expanding our capabilities to offer clients more cross media marketing services.
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Intelligencer Printing Company Receives 10 Awards in Neographics Regional Printing Competition
LANCASTER, PA, May 10th, 2012 – Intelligencer was recognized again for outstanding print quality in the Neographics 2012 Power of Print Competition. The contest was tough with hundreds of entries from printing and graphic firms throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Award recipients were recognized at the Graphic Arts Association’s 2012 Neographics Exhibition and Award Ceremony on May 3rd, held in Philadelphia at the Union League where more than 350 industry professionals were in attendance. The Neographics Competition is the largest and oldest regional printing competition in the nation.
“We are quite proud of the Intelligencer team,” said Dean Baker, Vice President of Sales. “Winning these awards would not be possible without the dedication of our employees to quality, and the confidence of our customers allowing Intell to produce their work. This achievement is an honor for everyone here.”
The Graphic Arts Association is a 350-plus-member trade association headquartered in Trevose, PA representing the printing industry in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The Graphic Arts Association is an Affiliate of Printing Industries of America.
Founded in 1794, Intelligencer Printing (www.intellprinting.com) is a privately owned company boasting award winning heat set web, sheetfed and digital printing as well as complete finishing, mailing, marketing and fulfillment services. The company is a 2011 Recipient of NAPL’s Platinum Customer Plus Award for excellence in customer satisfaction.
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Intelligencer Develops New Web to Print Site
LANCASTER, PA, May 7th, 2012 – Intelligencer Printing Company launches a new Web to Print Portal, IntellPrintOnDemand, https://intellprintondemand.com.
IntellPrintOnDemand, powered by the award-winning Intelligencer Printing Company, is a fast, convenient way for consumers, businesses and organizations to order popular printed items directly from an easy to use website. The site also offers the ability to create customized storefronts and marketing automation programs to manage Integrated Marketing Campaigns.
“We wanted to provide a way for current and prospective clients to have the ability to order printed materials and other marketing programs via the web. Our goal is to reduce administrative costs for our clients while providing the quality and service they’ve come to expect from Intelligencer”, says Intell’s Vice President of Sales, Dean Baker.
“Since it’s founding more than 200 years ago, Intelligencer Printing has a solid reputation for outstanding service and quality printing. We will continue to offer everyone who does business with us the kind of responsive service and technological advancements to assist in managing their print and communications needs. Intelligencer is the recipient of NAPL's Platinum Customer Plus™ Award for excellence in customer satisfaction and is nationally renowned for extraordinary printing quality, and technical innovation.
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Direct Marketers Can Improve Results Using New Hybrid Print Technology Installed at Intelligencer
LANCASTER, PA, April 19th, 2012 – Intelligencer Printing Company has installed Kodak Prosper S10 Imprinting System in it’s web press room to combine the economies of fast, offset web printing with the benefits of high quality personalization. Currently, there are fewer than a dozen printers nationwide with this new technology.
Direct Marketers know they can increase sales and motivate consumers to act by delivering relevant, personalized messages. However, the cost to produce large campaigns with personalized offers or messages can be very expensive.
“Our clients told us they wanted fast, efficient personalization capabilities for their direct mail campaigns, so we investigated options and found Kodak offers what no other solution can – the ability to provide “near” laser quality imaging on gloss coated paper at web press speeds,” said Garry Richwine, Plant Manager of Intelligencer Printing. “This is a significant capital expenditure at a time when many companies are pulling back”.
Founded in 1794, Intelligencer Printing (www.intellprinting.com) is a privately owned company boasting award winning heat set web, sheetfed and digital printing as well as complete finishing, mailing, marketing and fulfillment services. The company is a 2011 Recipient of NAPL’s Platinum Customer Plus Award for excellence in customer satisfaction.
Kodak is a global advisor and provider of integrated services to help companies transform and optimize their businesses through a network of service professionals in more than 120 countries. All KODAK Products and Software are backed by KODAK Service and Support. To learn more, please visit www.graphics.kodak.com.
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Nearly 1 in 5 Smartphone Users Makes a Purchase After Scanning a QR Code
A survey of over 1,200 U.S. adults conducted by research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey looks at how consumers are using QR codes, what they’re looking for when they scan, and what will motivate them to make it part of their purchase process. Key results:
While only 21% know QR codes by name, 81% of respondents report having seen the ubiquitous black and white squares.
For smartphone owners, QR codes are becoming a part of the purchase process; Half of smartphone owners surveyed have scanned a QR code, and nearly one in five (18%) made a purchase after code scanning.
Results are more mixed as to the usefulness of the information received from scanning a QR code; 41% of respondents say the scan proved useful, 42% report mixed results, and 18% say the scan was not worth it.
Among those who scanned codes, reasons include: curiosity (46%), to obtain more information about a company, service, product, deal, or event (41%), to take advantage of a promotional offer (18%), or to gain access to exclusive content (16%).
The top reason to scan a QR code (noted by those who have scanned and those who haven’t) is interest in a discount, coupon, or free item (46%).
Magazines and newspapers are the top source for scanned QR codes (35%), followed by packages (18%), websites (13%), direct mailings (11%), billboards or signs (11%), emails (4%), and other (7%).
“Consumers are curious about QR codes and the information they can get,” notes Jeff McKenna, Senior Consultant at Chadwick Martin Bailey. “But companies need to understand what consumers expect from a scan whether it’s more information, a coupon, or exclusive offer. Companies who use QR codes successfully to drive engagement or sales will be those who meet customer expectations and offer compelling reasons to scan.”
About: Data for the Consumer Pulse study was collected from 1,228 U.S. adults (age 18+) via a nationally representative online survey questionnaire fielded by CMB in October 2011.
Source: PRWeb, New Study Reports Nearly 1 in 5 People Made a Purchase After Scanning a QR Code, January 4, 2012.
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Intelligencer Printing Company Wins Gold Ink Award
Lancaster, PA, August 30, 2011 – Intelligencer Printing has received a prestigious Gold Ink Awards for high-end
color printing work done for NASA’s brochure “2009 Science Year in Review”. Sponsored by Printing
Impressions and Publishing Executive magazines, The Gold Ink Awards recognize the highest quality printing
submitted by industry professionals across North America. The Gold Ink Panel of Judges based its decisions on
printing quality, technical difficulty, and overall visual effect.
This year’s Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from more 1,000 entries submitted within 46 different categories. The Gold Ink Awards & Hall of Fame Gala, co-sponsored by Heidelberg, will take place Monday evening, September 12, at the Hyatt McCormick Place Hotel in Chicago during GRAPH EXPO 2011.
Intelligencer Printing, one of the oldest operating commercial printers in the U.S., is known for its high quality
color work, state-of-the-art web printing, and its progressive embrace of emerging technologies. "We take a lot of
pride in every project we produce. Receiving awards at the Gold Ink Competition confirms that our peers value and
respect the quality of our work as much as our customers do. It's a good feeling," says Intelligencer's President.
For more information about this award winning sample please contact your sales rep at 800-233-0107.
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Intelligencer Printing Company Receives Award of Recognition
at International Print Competition
Lancaster, PA — July 2011 — Intelligencer Printing Company of Lancaster, PA received a 2011 Premier Print Award for outstanding achievement in the production of Booklets. The graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious international printing competition, the Premier Print Awards recognizes those responsible for the creation and production of outstanding print communications. Intelligencer Printing Company won an Award of Recognition for their entry Hubble 2009 Science Year in Review.
“Competing against thousands of entries from printing and graphic arts firms around the world, Intelligencer received an award which honors the top finalists in each of the categories of the competition. There were only 208 of these awards out of 3,200 entries, issued in this year’s competition.
Intelligencer's President states “It’s an honor to be recognized by the industry as a company that produces top quality, award winning materials.”
Michael Makin, president and CEO of Printing Industries of America, agrees. “Each year, the field of entries attracts impressive work from some of the best printers in the world. Less than 7% received an Award of Recognition in 2011. The craftsmanship and hard work of Intelligencer Printing Company enabled them to produce an award-winning piece in the face of very stiff competition.”
Printing Industries of America hosts the Premier Print Awards. In its 62nd year, the annual print competition recognizes those responsible for the creation and production of superior print. The event promotes excellence in print communications and rewards companies and individuals who produce the best in printed media.
Headquartered in Sewickley, PA, Printing Industries of America is the world's largest graphic arts trade association, serving more than 10,000 member companies. Printing Industries of America delivers products and services that enhance the growth, efficiency and profitability of its members and the industry through advocacy, education, research and technical information.
About Intelligencer Printing Company: Founded in 1794, Intelligencer Printing is one of the oldest operating commercial printers in the U.S. with annual sales of over $35 million. The company is well respected for its high-end color work and known for integrating new technologies including High Definition Printing™, Metalessence™, Intelliscent™, and IntelliProof™. Intelligencer offers a full range of sheetfed and web printing, variable data and digital printing, fulfillment, binding and finishing services in its Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility.
For more information about this award winning sample please contact your sales rep at 800-233-0107.
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Intelligencer Printing Earns Platinum Customer Plus ™ Award
A Top NAPL Honor for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction
Lancaster, PA. (May 9, 2011) – Intelligencer Printing Company has been honored with a Platinum Customer Plus™ Award for excellence in customer satisfaction by the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), a leading trade association for the printing and graphic communications industry. The company was cited for the outstanding score it earned in the Association’s Competitive Edge Profile™ customer assessment.
“Customer service and satisfaction are crucial elements of business growth and success in our industry,” says NAPL President and CEO Joseph P. Truncale, Ph.D. “Customer Plus Award winners such as Intelligencer Printing are committed to meeting their customers’ needs, a commitment evidenced in the high customer satisfaction scores they receive.”
“Since its founding more than 200 years ago, Intelligencer Printing has had a solid reputation for outstanding service and quality printing,” says Intelligencer's President. “We are honored to receive this recognition from NAPL, and know that clients rate our service so highly. In our quest to continually improve customer service we are exploring new and better ways to communicate with our clients.”
NAPL Customer Plus™ Awards will be presented during the Association’s inaugural Best in Business Conference in Washington, D.C. November 12-16. Printing companies become eligible for the Customer Plus Award by first enrolling in the NAPL eKG™ Competitive Edge Profile service. Customers are surveyed on a range of issues. Results are benchmarked against industry standards and scored against a database of responses from more than 20,000 previously surveyed printing customers. Only companies with the highest scores in the industry qualify for an NAPL Customer Plus Award.
About NAPL: Chartered in 1933, the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) is a not-for-profit business management association representing companies in the $100 billion graphic communications industry. NAPL’s comprehensive slate of business-building solutions provides company leaders with management tools that enable them to make informed business decisions in an ever-changing market environment. For more information on NAPL or eKG Competitive Edge Profile, visit www.napl.org or call (800) 642-6275.
Additional information and samples are available from Intelligencer Printing at myteam@intellprinting.com or by calling 1-800-233-0107.
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A Perfect 10 for Intelligencer at Neographics 2011
Lancaster Printer Scores 10 Awards for Excellence
The sky was the limit for Intelligencer Printing at Neographics 2011 as the Lancaster, PA, printer took home a Power of Print Award for a stunning brochure produced for NASA.
But that was just one of 10 Intelligencer printing projects
honored during the annual exhibition and dinner ceremony, held
on May 5th at The Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia. The company
also received Best of Category Awards for a catalog, brochures and
a magazine, all four colors or more. Plus, they accepted six Franklin
Awards of Excellence honoring a variety of catalogs, brochures, booklets,
calendar, and a self-promotion brochure, all featuring the company’s
proprietary high-definition printing process, and unique coatings.
In addition to the print awards, Denny Bushong, a pressroom supervisor
and Intell employee of 46 years earned the Graphic Arts Associations “Craftsperson of The Year Award.”
“Once again this year’s entries were very competitive, but this year
Intelligencer should be especially proud of their performance. The first two elimination rounds were judged by Printing
Industries of America’s technical staff, so judging was even more rigorous than in the past. To win 10 awards, including a
nomination for the prestigious Power of Print Award honor, is quite an achievement. This confirms that Intelligencer is able
to produce extraordinary printing on a very consistent basis. This
year they produced excellent work for companies like NASA,
Armstrong, Performance Bicycle, QVC, WP Carey and a host of
others. These firms depend on having the highest level of print
quality, said Marge Baumhauer, President of the Graphic Arts
Association, hosts of Neographics 2011.
Intelligencer Printing, one of the oldest operating commercial
printers in the U.S., is known for its high quality color work,
state-of-the-art web printing, and its progressive embrace
of emerging technologies. “We take a lot of pride in every
project we produce. Receiving awards at Neographics
confirms that our peers value and respect the quality of
our work as much as our customers do. It’s a good feeling,” says Intelligencer's President.
Neographics 2011 was run by the Graphic Arts Association (GAA), the printing and imaging industry trade association for
Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. The GAA invited more than 6,000 printers, typographers, advertising
agencies, finishers, packaging companies, public relations professionals, graphic designers and others to enter Neographics.
A team of judges reviewed all entries and awarded pieces that demonstrated exceptional reproduction technique and quality.
Since many people don’t get the chance to attend Neographics 2011, Intelligencer is offering to bring the winners to them with a private Winner’s Circle Showing. You can arrange to see Intelligencer Printing’s award winners by contacting the company at 1-800-233-0107 or myteam@intellprinting.com.
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About Intelligencer Printing
The Intelligencer Printing Company, founded in 1794, is one of the oldest operating commercial printers in
the U.S., with annual sales of over $40 million. The company is well respected for its high-end color work and known for integrating new technologies including High Definition Printing™, Metalessence™, Intelliscent™, and IntelliProof™. Intelligencer offers a full range of sheetfed and web printing, state-of-the-art digital imaging, binding and finishing services in its Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility. It also provides a complete range of direct mail, integrated marketing, and distribution services through Intelligencer Mailing and Fulfillment Services, a wholly owned subsidiary. Intelligencer Printing actively pursues environmentally friendly policies and programs as part of its comprehensive Intelligent Green™ initiative. Its new Renew™ Bio-based NO VOC and LOW VOC Inks deliver outstanding color stability and offset printing quality while reducing ink, paper and other pressroom waste. Intelligencer offers clients the opportunity to have jobs printed using electricity purchased with wind energy credits. It has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification in recognition of its commitment to environmental sustainability. Additional information and samples are available from Intelligencer Printing at myteam@intellprinting.com or by calling 1-800-233-0107.