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Printing Trade Group ‘Right-Sizes,’ Restructures as Industry Faces Major Change

Associations Now

The printing industry has been hit hard by advances in technology over the past decade—there’s no denying that. Employment in the industry has fallen off by more than 200,000 since 2003, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Makin stressed that PIA will remain a technology leader for the industry.

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Sift Skills: The Value of Big Data for Associations

Associations Now

As technology becomes more affordable, organizations are harnessing “big data” to improve member engagement. And even after the organization hired a $6,000-a-week consultant in 2003 to learn about making data-based business decisions, Dorman wasn’t convinced it would lead to any long-term benefit. “At But that’s changing.

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