Stephanie Buka on Legislative and Postal Developments Affecting the Printing Industry (piworld.com)

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Artisan Colour, a leader in commercial printing and color management, today announced its acquisition of MarComm, a digital marketing agency known for its sophisticated cross-channel strategies and advanced integration techniques. "This acquisition brings together two industry leaders with distinct, complementary specialties under one roof, creating a unique synergy that sets us apart from other print-digital partnerships," said Doug Bondon, CEO and Founder of Artisan Colour. Integrating MarComm's digital marketing team will dramatically expand Artisan Colour's capabilities, infusing the company with specialized knowledge in digital strategies and technologies.

Printing and packaging businesses seeking growth by offering pick-and-pack fulfillment have an important new, automated offering from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. Newly launched EFI™ MarketDirect Fulfillment software is designed for easy implementation. The new inventory management product is part of the MarketDirect suite of web-to-print, eCommerce and cross media solutions. Equipped with intuitive and flexible administration tools, the new fulfillment offering creates a seamless order-to-fulfillment workflow that businesses can use to expand service offerings, create efficiency in warehouse operations, and drive even greater customer loyalty. The new software offering delivers out-of-the-box functionality for existing MarketDirect StoreFront web-to-print/eCommerce users, with a structure designed to reduce the time and complexities needed to start and manage print fulfillment operations. MarketDirect Fulfillment also leverages the latest in web eCommerce technology to provide a brilliantly simple and powerful administrative dashboard to manage both clients and orders.