The Key Point Blog

01/04/2022
Christine Dunne

Highlights address top sectors, benefits in areas like supply chain and communication

Recently, we had the opportunity to interview a number of 3D printing solutions users and vendors for The Key Point Blog and The Key Point Podcast. Here are a few of our top takeaways from these conversations.
12/28/2021
Carl Schell

Keypoint Intelligence’s public-facing content educates readers, expands in scope

We entered this year still in the thick of battling COVID, encouraged by the hope of what vaccines could bring. Now, as we prepare to flip the calendar to 2022, the print industry and the entire world continue to face a chip shortage and a slow supply chain that are becoming more debilitating by the day. In between all that was a gluttony of compelling news such as announcements on products and services, updates from vendors and dealers, and, of course, anything and everything related to digital transformation.
12/23/2021
Lindsey Naples

Think again, because I’m about to rock your world!

Print is an ever-present force in our lives, whether we realize it or not. This blog explores just how far-reaching the medium can be.
12/20/2021
Eve Padula

The right communication mix will improve the customer experience

Providers of transactional communications must continually reinvent themselves to keep up with consumers’ changing preferences while effectively delivering their messages. This blog explores how to best reach customers for the maximum effect.
12/20/2021
Jamie Bsales

Customers and resellers need to check with their software developers to see what’s impacted

The Log4j software vulnerability has sent the IT world into a panic. This blog explores the implications and some solutions that a select number of OEMs have offered.
12/16/2021
Greg Cholmondeley

Electronics for Imaging shares new info with industry analysts

EFI recently held an analyst event called EFI Ignition, where they presented several announcements covering EFI Fiery, Enterprise Productivity Software, and EFI Wide Format. This blog explores some of the key highlights of the event.
12/13/2021
Johnny Shell

Automation, new applications, and faster speeds top the charts

This blog recaps Keypoint Intelligence's annual Worldwide DTG Forecast for the years 2020-2025, which includes printing devices exclusive to direct-to-garment (DTG) printing and covers a range of commercial entry-level through industrial high-volume devices.
12/07/2021
Johnny Shell

Introducing Johnny Shell, Keypoint Intelligence’s new Director of Functional & Industrial Printing

The growth in digital textile printing has been fueled by growth in e-commerce sales as well as technology developments aimed at improving print speeds and workflow efficiency. Johnny Shell introduces himself in this blog.
12/03/2021
Jamie Bsales

Got $3 billion to spare? Give private equity firm Thoma Bravo a call!

This blog focuses on private equity investment firm, Thomas Bravo, reportedly considering a sale of its Kofax holding.
11/29/2021
Eve Padula

First-party data is vital to delivering effective marketing communications

Many of today’s companies have various hard drives and other sources filled with copious amounts of data about their customers. This blog explores how data is collected through cookies, major privacy rules, as well as how to best utilize this information.