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Table of Contents


IN EVERY ISSUE


6 Mailbag
79 New Products & Services
80 People
84 Industry News
86 Team PSDA
92 Ad Index
94 Online Index
96 Classified



COLUMNS


3 433 East Monroe
Seize New Ideas, New Opportunities
By Preeti Vasishtha

12 President's Message
To Be the Solution, Know Your Customers
By Phil Schmidt

16 Strategic Sales
Bright Spots in the Print Landscape
By Dick Gorelick


FEATURES


22 BUYERS' GUIDE
Ink, Paper and Equipment Suppliers Buyers' Guide
Turn to this annual guide to find suppliers' contact information, product listings and comments.
Compiled by Kara S. Carpenter

46 COVER STORY
The Path to Fulfillment
Industry pros share nine steps to create a profitable fulfillment business.
By Preeti Vasishtha

62 LARGE-FORMAT PRINTING
A Big, Bold Market
Large-format printing brings big results for customers and big profits for distributors.
By Susan Keen Flynn

66 ROLL PRODUCTS
Technology on a Roll
High-tech solutions, including handheld computers used to issue parking citations, drive the demand for roll products.
By Kara S. Carpenter



PROFILES


74 Supplier Focus
Radio frequency identification technology is impacting several industries, including packaging, labeling, logistics and retail.

102 Off Hours
Eric Killinger of Newtown/CPC Inc. helped his team win National Softball Association titles in 1998 and 2003.



INDUSTRY REPORTS


17 E-Files
Spectrum Digital Services helps a document management firm provide CD and DVD duplication.

20 Promotional Products
Distributors can use these 10 tips to increase their sales volumes with promotional products.

76 Manufacturing
PSDA's XML/PrintTalk project is gaining momentum, and The Vendor Group will create a proposal to enable firms to test transactions.



SPECIAL ADDITION


91 Forms from the South Pacific
The New Zealand Business Forms Association recognized printing companies for producing well-designed forms.
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