There was little movement in average online print prices in the third quarter of the year: While they again settled at a very slightly higher level in the flyer segment, with a peak in July, the average prices for the shopping cart in Q3 were slightly higher than in Q2, but still well below the values for the previous year.
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Peter Meyer is the new Chairman of the Board and CEO of calendar and print advertising specialist Geiger-Notes in Mainz-Kastel. In so doing, he succeeds Sven Weiß, who will be leaving the company’s Management Board at his own request at the end of the year. But the turn of the year also brings another change at Geiger-Notes.
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Anyone who ordered flyers in the second quarter of 2023 once again had to delve deeper into their pockets. The average online print prices for the traditional print product also increased between April and June of this year. For some manufacturers, the increase was even in the double digits. After prices fell at the end of the first quarter for the first time, they rose again slightly in the following months.
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“Artificial intelligence is the nucleus of the greatest disruption of our society since the invention of the letterpress by Johannes Gutenberg,” says Bernd Zipper, Chairman of the Initiative Online Print e.V.. “We are in the midst of a dramatic change in the world of work – fields of work and processes will change at a speed never seen before and revolutionise our society in the long term,” Zipper continues.
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“Christmas is when the best gifts are at the table, not under the tree.” In this spirit, we wish you a reflective Christmas, happy holidays with your loved ones and a happy new year. Yes, 2021 was much like a roller coaster ride: with many “downs” but also numerous “ups”; economic slumps but also filled order books; insolvencies but also success stories.
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Complaining is not my thing – and surrendering to one’s fate without resistance is even less so. What is my thing is the printing industry and the question of how it will continue to develop. I’d like to explain to you how we at zipcon see the future of the printing industry. But I must warn you in advance: this article contains not only bitter realizations, but also numerous facts and forecasts that genuinely hurt.
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Labelprint24 and Packaging Warehouse have recently become part of the All4Labels Global Packaging Group but will continue to operate as subsidiaries under their own brand. Beyond Print spoke to Stefan Harder, Managing Director of Labelprint24, about the background to the takeover and what plans the companies now have – with the clout of the group behind them.
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With dropshipping, customers order from the online retailer as usual, but are supplied directly by the manufacturer or wholesaler. In other words, the online retailer offers products without having them in stock or manufacturing them in-house. Customers want security. In the entire process, in quality, in payment and in delivery.
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At first, paper “only” became more expensive, now in some places it is even in short supply. As if the pandemic and the reintroduction of the obligation to file for insolvency hadn’t already hurt the printing industry and its companies enough. Now there’s the paper shortage. The quarterly Zipcon Online print Price Index (ZOPI) shows whether and to what extent the battle for paper has affected the pricing of online print shops.
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As previously announced, the Online Print Symposium 2022 will take place on 28 and 29 April 2022. This means that the industry flagship event will be the kick-off event for the online printing industry next year. A new venue has also been found, which can be used perfectly both under pandemic conditions and during regular periods.
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