Print Industry Outlook: Trends, Costs, & Investment Strategies
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Explore how print buyers, in-plants, and PSPs across North America and Western Europe are responding to changing market demands, rising costs, and evolving production strategies.
These new reports from Keypoint Intelligence explore how organizations are responding to rising costs, changing customer demands, workflow challenges, and ongoing shifts toward digital production.
In-Plant/Print Buyer Multiclient Study
This study looks at how organizations are using print as part of broader marketing and customer engagement strategies. It explores trends in personalization, specialty print applications, shorter-run production, and evolving expectations around print providers.
Highlights include:
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Personalized and variable-data printing
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Growth in specialty and connected print
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Omnichannel marketing integration
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Print buyer priorities and supplier selection

Europe In-Plant Forecast and Survey
Based on research from organizations across multiple industries, this report examines how European in-plants are managing operational pressures, outsourcing decisions, and long-term print planning.
Highlights include:
- Cost reduction and efficiency initiatives
- Decentralized and self -service print trends
- Outsourcing and infrastructure strategies
- Regional market differences across Europe

Primary Research NA & WE 2026: PSP Strategies, Operational Trends & Investments
This research provides a detailed look at how print service providers are adapting their operations and investment strategies in response to changing market demands.
Highlights include:
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Transition from offset to digital production
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Automation and workflow modernization
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Production and application trends
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Profitability and operational challenges

Tariffs, Rising Costs, and Market Response
This report explores how vendors and PSPs are responding to increasing costs tied to labor, paper, energy, consumables, and tariffs.
Highlights include:
- Cost management strategies
- Investment in automation and efficiency
- Market response to economic pressures
- Digital production adoption trends

