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Vision Graphics Inc. Takes Home Six Prestigious PIAMS Industry Awards
Recognized by their peers for outstanding craftsmanship
LOVELAND, CO, May 13, 2011 -- Vision Graphics Inc., a leading provider of integrated marketing communications and print solutions, received top honors at the recent Printing Industries of America Mountain States (PIAMS) Best in the West Print Showdown Gala in Denver, CO. The Best in the West Print Awards recognize companies in the western region who demonstrate outstanding craftsmanship in the production of print communications.
“It is an honor to be recognized by Printing Industries of America ~ Mountain States, “said Mark Steputis, Vision Graphics Inc. president and chief executive officer. “We take tremendous pride in our work, from the paper it is printed on to finishing and bindery - it is important that we produce a product that our clients are proud to showcase. To be recognized not only by our clients, who return year after year, but by our peers as well is a double honor.”
Vision Graphics Inc. received six awards including the 2010 Gold Award for the Magpul Eleven catalog and the Sierra Designs Apparel brochure. The entries were judged based on the impact of the piece, degree of difficulty and technical excellence. The judges, a group of professionals from both the printing and creative sides of the printing industry, were from Portland, OR and followed criteria that included color, composition, substrates, technical difficulty and overall excellence of the finished piece. Award winning entries are automatically entered into the Premier Print Awards national competition.
“There is a misconception that you must go to the bigger cities to produce high quality print,” stated Sandi Neuman, Printing Industries of Colorado president. “The western region has some of the top printers in the nation and Vision Graphics Inc. certainly sets the printing bar for our industry, the work they produce continues to move that bar higher.”
Vision Graphics Publishes Connect Magazine Issue 2
Loveland, CO, April 8, 2011—Vision Graphics, Inc. releases the second issue (Mar/Apr 2011) of Connect Magazine, a bi-monthly publication with articles devoted to marketing, marketing services, and strategic concepts for marketers.
Vision Graphics Introduces Connect Magazine
Loveland, CO, February 8, 2011—Vision Graphics, Inc. releases the first issue (Jan/Feb 2011) of Connect Magazine, a bi-monthly publication with articles devoted to marketing, marketing services, and strategic concepts for marketers. Dedicated to engaging marketing minds, our magazine endeavors to go deeper than a 140-character text message. We aim to research the ideas that are relevant to you and explore new concepts that could benefit anyone who considers themselves a marketing personality. Along with organically researched articles, we will provide you with a compilation of marketing trends, facts, and commentary. We want to provide you with thought-provoking and digestible content. We want to spotlight the things that matter to you most. We want to connect with you.
Vision Graphics Inc. Appoints New Account Executive as They Venture into Wide Format Graphics.
Loveland, CO, February 3, 2011 -- Vision Graphics Inc., a leading provider of integrated marketing communications and print solutions, announced today that Tom Tucker has joined their team as their new Sales Account Executive.
Following a successful year in 2010, Vision Graphics Inc. has hired Mr. Tucker to support its national growth strategy for its new wide format division.
"We are extremely pleased to have Tom become part of our team," comments Mark Steputis, president & chief executive officer, of Vision Graphics Inc. "With Tom’s significant experience in print and wide-format graphics he is capable of providing extensive product knowledge to help our clients. His many years of experience position him, and Vision Graphics Inc., for continued success."
Tom brings over 40 years of print experience with him. Prior to joining Vision Graphics Inc. he was president of T&R Graphic Imaging, producing high-end print and graphics to Fortune 500 corporations. Using his experience in sales and management, Tom will be responsible for current and new accounts promoting the company’s new wide format product line, marketing communication solutions and print.
A graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Tom earned his MBA from the University of Denver and resides in Denver, Colorado.
HP Provides Vision Graphics Inc. with "No Compromise" Solution
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 20, 2011—For Vision Graphics Inc., the installation of an HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press has meant the Colorado-based marketing solutions and print provider no longer has to offer “digital printing.”
During the past four years, when the company used a dry-toner digital press, the term “digital printing” served as a warning that affordable, shorter-run printing and one-to-one personalization came with a trade-off in quality and consistency that did not match the firm’s high-end reputation.
The value that Vision Graphics Inc. offers – the technology and expertise to help its clients grow by combining integrated marketing communications with high-quality print – is better supported by the advanced capabilities of the HP Indigo 7500, which uses liquid ink instead of dry toner.
“When we bought a toner press, we thought variable-data printing was the most important thing we needed to add,” said Mark Steputis, president and chief executive officer, Vision Graphics Inc. “We switched to the HP Indigo 7500 because we realized it is much more important for us to meet the high standards we set without making a distinction between different print technologies.”
Greater flexibility in print offerings:
The HP Indigo 7500 allows Vision Graphics Inc. to meet clients’ stringent quality expectations while fulfilling growing demand for affordable, low quantity print runs and personalized variable-data printing.
The company chose a six-color HP Indigo 7500 and added the press’s white ink upgrade – a feature not available on competing sheetfed presses – which allows full-color printing on colored, transparent or metalized substrates. The press also includes an optional thick substrate kit for printing on folding carton stocks and other thicker media up to 400 gsm/460 microns.
With the press’s expanded media range, Vision Graphics Inc. does not have to compromise on the types of jobs it prints. The press’s ability to print on plastic media is especially beneficial for ID cards and static clings, as well as outdoor-use instructional and field manuals.
Staying on the leading edge for print marketing services:
“The HP Indigo 7500’s capabilities are consistent with Vision Graphics’ total offering to clients,” said Michele McCreath, director, Marketing, Vision Graphics Inc. “Our company has always strived to produce the highest quality work using the best technology, and this new press once again places us on the leading edge in terms of the print and marketing services we provide.”
The HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press is ideally suited to handle short- to medium-run length jobs as well as high-value applications, such as variable-data-driven marketing collateral, photo books and personalized direct mail. The 7500 model is HP’s top-of-the-line sheetfed press and offers Intelligent Automation features for improved productivity, automated calibration and troubleshooting with a new Vision System solution and improved color consistency.(1) The press also uses less imaging oil and consumes up to 10 percent less energy per printed page.(1)
“Our customers drive profit and grow through their ability to offer timely, effective and high-impact communications,” said Jan Riecher, vice president and general manager, Graphics Solutions Business – Americas, HP. “Vision Graphics Inc. took a progressive step forward by recognizing what the HP Indigo quality advantage over toner can mean for its clients’ marketing campaigns.”