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A printer has informed me that he has further developed the functional scope of his industry software with his own team from the prepress stage in the direction of CRM and has extended his EcoSystem for a customer to include subscriber management. Does that make sense?

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The brands Spreadshirt Create Your Own, Spreadshirt Marketplace, Spreadshop, TeamShirts as well as SPOD (Spreadshirt Print-On-Demand) came under one roof in the Spread Group. The company has invested heavily in production capacity. Does the business model still work and what has the pandemic done to the Shooting Star of merchandising?

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It has been hard times for all of us, there is no question about that. However, chickening out is not an option - and we will all stand our ground - this is how Bernd's message can be described in the current episode of zippers Insights. It's also a little bit about proportionality - and about the fact that we, in Germany, are actually still doing quite well compared to the rest of the world.

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Since the date for the Online Print Symposium on 8th and 9th June 2021 in Munich was announced, a lot has taken place behind the scenes. First speakers and partners have confirmed their participation, but of course questions about the Corona Pandemic have also arisen. Therefore, the organizers will explain to all participants and interested parties how OPS 2021 is to be run.

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Since the beginning of November, their e-mail inboxes have been filled with messages regarding the renaming of Spreadshirt to Spread Group. Under Spread Group, the five brands Spreadshirt Create Your Own, Spreadshirt Marketplace, Spreadshop, TeamShirts and Spreadshirt Print-On-Demand were brought under one roof.

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Fortunately, I was already sitting in my chair when I read the study prepared by Kearney and the German Society for Management Research with classification into digitization types. According to the survey of key decision-makers in German companies with sales in excess of €1 billion, 40 percent are "risk-averse standard digitalizers".

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Jabberfish (chatterbox) is the name of the Swiss-German podcast by Haeme Ulrich and Bernd Zipper. Their approach is interesting: it is neither about technology nor directly about the print industry - it is about "...something with media". Why have the two consultants chosen such an offbeat title?

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CloudLab was launched seven and a half years ago. Marc Horriar speaks openly and honestly about entrepreneurial fortune and reveals the basis of his success. He emphasizes the reliability of his colleagues from the very beginning and captivates Bernd Zipper with his performance.

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The annual Druck and Medien Awards has come and gone, with the coveted IOP Award results in. And Flyeralarm is the winner! Founded in 2002, Flyeralarm is a large German e-commerce company and one of the leading online printing companies in Europe in the B2B sector.