Frequently Asked Questions
About Print Solutions

1. What Is Print Solutions' Editorial Focus?
   Print Solutions Magazine's editorial content is designed to help readers expand their markets and learn new ways to sell printed and electronic document solutions. We focus on how to sell such things as commercial printing, promotional products (ad specialties), labels, integrated products, envelopes, business forms, web-to-print and VDP. Print Solutions was known as FORM Magazine until September 2001, when the name was changed to reflect the variety of print solutions our readers provide their clients today.
2. What Types of Articles Will I Find Each Month?
   Print Solutions contains management and marketing insights valued by company principals as well as sales reps and customer service reps. Each issue contains dozens of smart marketing tips culled from in-depth interviews with industry experts.
   
   In the annual "State of the Industry" report, editors develop a wide-angle snapshot of the industry, providing perspective for the recent past and near future. The Buyers' Guide (October issue) is a comprehensive 500-page directory of sources. Specialized Buyers' Guides, such as the Operations Software Buyers' Guide (April issue), are published throughout the year. Print Solutions is a leader in its field, winning scores of awards for editorial and design excellence.
3. How Often Is Print Solutions Published?
   Print Solutions is published 12 times per year. The September issue is a combined Show Guide and regular monthly magazine. The Show Guide is the chief source of information for attendees at the Print Solutions Conference & Expo sponsored by the Print Services & Distribution Association.
4. Who Publishes Print Solutions?
   Print Solutions is published by the Print Services & Distribution Association, a not-for-profit trade association based in Alexandria, Va. Member companies design, create, distribute and manufacture printed and electronic business documents. This includes business forms, labels, promotional products, commercial printing, envelopes and direct mail. Members also concentrate on bar coding systems, electronic forms, document imaging systems and other office technologies. PSDA was established in 1946 and was known as the National Business Forms Association until Jan. 1, 1996 and then as the Document Management Industries Association until October 17, 2007.
5. Who Reads Print Solutions?
   Company principals, sales reps, sales managers, technology specialists and customer service reps subscribe to Print Solutions. About 76 percent of Print Solutions' 12,630 subscribers are members of the Print Services & Distribution Association. With a pass-along rate of three, our total readership exceeds 34,000.
6. How Can I Subscribe to Print Solutions?
   PSDA members pay for a certain number of subscriptions annually depending on their PSDA dues category. Additional subscriptions are available to members for $29 per year or $44 for two years. Non-members can subscribe for $49/year, $69 for two years or $79 for three years. Print buyers/end users cannot subscribe. Use the form on our subscription page, or send email to bholt@printsolutionsmag.com.
7. Who Advertises in Print Solutions?
   Manufacturers and printers of business forms, promotional printing, labels, tags, envelopes, promotional products (ad specialties) and office supplies are among Print Solutions' advertisers. In addition, paper companies, ink companies, equipment manufacturers and other suppliers advertise to reach Print Solutions' 14,083 subscribers, who distribute and manufacture printed and electronic documents. Electronic forms software companies, business operations software firms and other high-tech suppliers can profit from an ad in Print Solutions, which offers a substantive editorial environment of credibility and usefulness to enhance the impact of your ad. PSDA members receive discounts on Print Solutions ads.
8. How Can I Receive Information About Advertising?
   Call Kevin Boyle at (703) 302-8824 for more information. To request a media kit electronically, send an email. For more information online, click here.
9. How Can My Company Be Listed in Print Solutions' Signature Issues?
   The following annual issues of Print Solutions Magazine contain company listings: The Buyers' Guide, Top 100 Distributors, Top 100 Manufacturers, The Operations Software Buyers' Guide, The Suppliers Buyers' Guide, and The Show Guideâ„¢. To be included in any of these issues, companies need to provide data by completing and sending in listing forms. Contact bholt@PSDA.org for more information.
10. What Awards Has Print Solutions Won?
    Since 1990, the Print Solutions staff has won 102 awards in competitions sponsored by several organizations, including the prestigious New York Business Press Editors and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Print Solutions is widely respected and valued by its readers.
11. My Company Recently Moved. How Can I Change the Address of My Print Solutions Subscription?
    Click here to complete an online change of address form. Or, send an email to bholt@printsolutionsmag.com.
12. What Are the Procedures for Submitting Press Releases?
    The deadline for press releases is the first of the month two months prior to the issue date. (All items for the July issue should be received by May 1, for example.) Print Solutions welcomes typed press releases about new products, services, technologies or industry news such as acquisitions. In addition, Print Solutions publishes news about upcoming events and highlights employees of industry companies in "People." You may send color slides, color prints or black-and-white photos for publication. Press releases should include a contact name and phone number as well as a phone or fax number for readers who want additional information. Mail press releases to Print Solutions, Attn.: Editor, 433 E. Monroe Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301-1693, or send them via email, bholt@printsolutionsmag.com. To submit a press release online, click here.
13. How Can I Submit Article Ideas?
    Print Solutions welcomes article ideas and news about the industry. If you have a hot lead or idea, send email to bholt@printsolutionsmag.com. If you are a distributor who sells to an interesting customer or to a niche, such as hospitals, please send an email noting your area of specialization and your phone number. An editor may contact you for an upcoming article.
14. How Can I Respond to a Recent Article?
    Readers may submit letters about recent articles, industry issues or PSDA activities. Letters should be typed. Mail them to Print Solutions, Attn.: Letters to the Editor, 433 E. Monroe Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301-1693, or send them via email to bholt@printsolutionsmag.com. For websites of distributors and manufacturers of printed and electronic documents, see our links page.

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