Anyone looking for individual posters, (large-format) wall decorations or iconic images on the internet will sooner or later end up at myposter or one of the brands belonging to the group. How the founders managed to make the myposter brand so successful – and keep it successful – is what the new episode of Zippers Insights is all about.
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Bernd Zipper had an old companion sitting at the table who actually doesn’t look that old. Ralf Schlözer grew up in the printing industry. He studied in Stuttgart, Berlin and the USA, was deeply involved in research at MAN Roland and knows the exciting way through the jungle of figures at Infotrends (now Keypoint Intelligence). A man who researches markets and technologies and then draws his conclusions from them.
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There are many, many suppliers of posters and decorative murals. To be successful in this “Red Ocean” despite all the competition, you need a clear focus. Together with his wife Anna and his brother Marc, René Ruhland has built up the myposter Group, which this year will be scratching the 100-million-euro sales mark.
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After months of internal disputes over the chairmanship of the Neumüller Cewe Color Stiftung for next year, the Board of Trustees has appointed Yvonne Rostock to succeed Dr. Christian Friege. She is to take over the CEO function as well as overall responsibility for sales in the Cewe Group by April 2023 at the latest.
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The world functions digitally in many areas. And yet – or precisely because of this – print has a special status in society. Print not only transports information but can also turn any item into a customized product. One person who knows how to do this is Alexander Sperrfechter, founder and CEO of the software company rissc.
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Bernd Zipper had a real inkjet insider as a guest. Ralf Schlözer grew up in the printing industry. He studied in Stuttgart, Berlin and the USA, had a deep involvement in research at MAN Roland and knows the facts, figures and data. A man who researches markets and technologies and draws conclusions from them.
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Web-to-print, e-commerce, mass customization: where the Printformer from rissc is used, everything usually revolves around the personalisation of (print) products. In the latest episode of Zippers Insights, rissc founder and CEO Alexander Sperrfechter reveals why it is now impossible to imagine online printing without the Ludwigsburg-based IT company and why the future in W2P is “headless”.
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25 percent growth per year: year after year, Probo, the Dutch large format specialist, manages what other companies often only dream of. Yet the Dutch company produces exclusively for resellers. So what makes Probo different – and how do “probots” and old jeans play a role? Bernd Zipper asked CEO René de Heij.
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Sound-absorbing pictures made from recycled jeans, “Probots” in production and a subscription system for reusable materials: at the large format specialist Probo in Dokkum, the Netherlands, innovation is not just an empty word but a day-to-day reality. In the latest episode of Zipper’s Insights, Managing Director René de Heij revealed what exactly that means.
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The Bavarian Printing and Media Association (”Verband Druck und Medien Bayern”, vdmb) held a roadshow through all of Bavaria’s districts. On site, the focus was on current topics such as collective bargaining policy, the development of the industry and also securing skilled workers, for which there is even a separate task force in Bavaria.
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