The eLoupe News – September 20, 2022

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PIM NEWS & UPDATES

The Next Generation & Your Customers Are Watching

PIM’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Enrollment Opens in November

What is your company’s unique value? What is its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness? These are questions the next generation (and perhaps your
customers) may inquire about your company. Are you prepared with answers? At PIM’s October SmartCafe Webinar, you’ll have the opportunity to hear from member’s taking part in a program that will help answer these questions; Printing Industry Midwest’s (PIM) Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Accreditation Program. Discover why they joined the program, what their DE&I journey has been like, and the benefits of the program.

PIM’s DE&I Accreditation Program, was designed to create foundational changes in the recruiting, hiring, and training practices of our industry. This program was created by the PIM Diversity Coalition, who put together metrics and a process for accreditation that will help your company continue to uphold and enforce a more diverse and inclusive company environment. 

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PIM’s October SmartCafe.


Calling All Creatives 

Cover Contest Due Oct. 14th | All ad forms due Sept. 30th

Cover Contest: Help PIM tell the story as to why professionals need print! Design a creative cover that depicts the theme, “Print is the Future”. Be abstract. Be creative. Be bold. Show us what you can do! Read the cover contest details for more information. 

Advertise: There is still time to advertise! The ideas are endless for placing an advertisement in PIM’s 2023 Print Buyers Guide & Membership Directory. By placing an ad in our guide, you unlock tons of upgraded resources in print and online on PrintAccess.

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Next USPS Rate Change: January 2023

The next semi-annual USPS rate change will take effect January 22, 2023.  Based on the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, estimates of the USPS postage rate increase will range from 4.2% to 6.2%. The annualized rate authority rose to 7.68%. Because the USPS filing is only six months after the previous increase, the rate authority available for January, 2023 will be approximately 4.2%. The annual additional authorities for “density” and “retirement” were used for the July increase. There will be another 2% available for “non-compensatory” (underwater) categories. For more information, contact Leo Raymond at Mailers Hub at lraymond@mailershub.com or 703-624-3761.


What’s Vital to Printing Business Performance?

More knowledge from the April 2022 PIPI Study

In multiple studies, we have found that planning is vital to a printing company’s performance. However, a deeper dive into the April 2022 PIPI (Printing Industry Performance and Insights) data caught our attention. That data analysis strongly reinforced the importance of planning in printing firms. Interestingly, our process started by exploring effective sales management. Here’s the story.

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