Print Solutions September 2006
Peak
Promote Innovation in the Marketplace
By LaShell Stratton and Rebecca Trela
The second Annual Print Excellence And
Knowledge (PEAK) Awards competition was held in June to
acknowledge companies that not only met customers’
printing needs through creativity in design, manufacturing,
fulfillment and other services, but also solved problems for
end users or improved their clients’ businesses.
The judges had glowing words about how many
of this year’s entries showed even more ingenuity than
last year’s premiere competition. “The contest has
promoted more innovation over the prior year,” said Judge
Joe Schwan. “The horizon in the market place is
definitely broadening.”
The competition attracted 220 entries from
North America, Australia and Japan. Participating distributors
and manufacturers submitted entries in 34 categories that
covered the wide expanse of products, applications and programs
that the print industry has to offer, from 4-color
multi-component commercial printing to ecommerce and
promotional products. This year special award categories
included: Best Distributor Kit, Self Promotion – Simple,
Self Promotion – Complex, Money Maker and Time Saver.
At the 2006 Print Solutions Expo &
Conference in Chicago, Grand Award winners in the PEAK
competition will receive plaques honoring their achievements at
a banquet Oct. 3, the first day of activities at the conference
and expo. Grand Award winners in each category are listed below
along with Award of Excellence winners, who will receive
certificates. In some categories, judges also designated some
Award of Excellence winners deserving of “special
recognition.”
