New Employees
This course track gives a broad exposure to new employees.
- Intro to Production Printing - Brief History of Printing
- Intro to Production Printing - What is Production Printing?
- Intro to Production Printing - Analog vs. Digital Printing
- Intro to Production Printing - Industry Speak: Acronyms & Jargon
- Print Workflow and Processes - Primer: Key Workflow Processes
- Print Workflow and Processes - Primer: Design Considerations
- Introduction to Finishing - Folding
- Introduction to Finishing - The World of Finishing
- Introduction to Finishing - Binding Methods
Choose the most appropriate printing technologies based on your operations
- Intro to Production Printing - Print 101: Electrophotography
- Intro to Production Printing - Print 101: Offset Lithography
- Intro to Production Printing - Print 101: Inkjet
- Intro to Production Printing - Print 101: Gravure
- Intro to Production Printing - Print 101: Flexography
- Intro to Production Printing - Print 101: Screen Printing
Operations of a Print Service Provider
- Commercial Printers
- Sign Shops
- In-plant Printers
- Direct Mail Printers
- Transactional Printers
- Publication Printers
- Packaging Converters
- Control the Chaos of Costs
Inside the Print Shop
- Commercial Printers
- In-plant Printers
- Direct Mail Printers
- Transactional Printers
- Publication Printers
- Packaging Converters
- Sign Printer
Introduction to Finishing
- The World of Finishing
- Folding
- Binding Methods
- Trimming and Cutting
- Embellishments
- Mailing
- Converting
- Finishing for Wide Format
Print Workflow and Processes
- Preflighting 101
- Imposition 101
- Primer: Software & Functions
- Primer: Key Workflow Processes
- Primer: Design Considerations
- Job Onboarding
- Estimating, Quoting, & Ticketing
- File preparation (Prepress)
- Proofing and Approval
- Digital Front Ends
- Designing for Mailings
- Preparing Data Part 1
- Preparing Data Part 2
- Datastreams
- Tips for Walking Your Workflow
- Tips for Automating Proofing and Approval
- The Ins and Outs of IPDS vs. AFP vs. PDF
- Ways to Automate Customer Experience and Proofing Approvals
Vertical Markets for Print
- Education
- Financial and Insurance
- Healthcare and Pharmaceutical
- Manufacturing
- Non-profit
- Government
Selling Strategies for:
- Selling Strategies for Commercial Printers
- Selling Strategies for In-plant Printers
- Selling Strategies for Direct Mail Printers
- Selling Strategies for Transactional Printers
- Selling Strategies for Sign Shops
- Selling Strategies for Franchise Printers
- Selling Print Online