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Printwear & Promotion SEMINARS

With just one month to go, the P&P Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham is shaping up to be one well worthy of its 20th anniversary.

Published: 02 February, 2009

It's set to prove the must see event of the printwear calendar as the major players of the industry gather to unveil their latest range of products. Last year the show attracted a thousand new visitors, offering plenty of opportunity for generating fresh business.

One of the key successes of the exhibition has been its learn-shop seminars. This year they have been expanded and are taking place across the three days of the event.

Here's your guide to what's on offer.

Sunday, March 1

10.45am The Power of Vectors
Alex Papaioannou, Pulse Microsystems

This seminar will take in several printwear artwork design subjects including the main features of Tajima DG/Ml by Pulse - Draw Fusion and Embroidery i2.

It will focus on best practices for Adobe Ilustrator and CorelDraw software, and integration of these systems to create artwork quickly and effectively.

11.30am To Driect to Garment or Not to Direct to Garment

Colin Marsh of Innovative Garment Solution takes an informative look into the world of direct to garment printing.

If you are thinking of investing in direct to garment equipment this one is not to be missed. Topics include where the direct to garment market is and how it will affect your garment decoration business plus advice on finding the best equipment. He will also be dispensing plenty of useful marketing tips.

12.30pm

Growing your business online with Wilcom.deconetwork.com

Wilcom DecoNetwork.com is a online solution for decorators to open a sophisticated Web store.

In this session Brendan Prazner explores how easy and cost effective it can be to sell online with this industry tailored solution.

2pm Gordon Glenister, BPMA
21 great ideas to make more profit selling merchandise & clothing

Margins squeezed, increased competition, lots of quotes, indecisive customers - all sound familiar? Gordon Glenister, Director General of the bpma (British Promotional Merchandise Association) looks at ways in which you can generate more leads and most importantly more profit through your business.

Monday, March 2

10.45am THE POWER OF VECTORS.

11.30am Which Image process should I use for my application?
Peter Kiddell, PDS Consulting President of Prism (Association of Print specialists)

Peter Kiddell is a Board Member of PRISM The Association of Print Specialists and Manufacturers and a Partner in PDS Consulting. He will be speaking about the imaging processes that are suitable for the wide range of applications in our industry. Peter will explain how digital and analogue technologies can work alongside each other to achieve outstanding results. He will highlight pros and cons of various processes and how to avoid the pitfalls. Often it is not the process that is at fault but process selection. Peter will explain how PRISM with its multi-disciplinary skills base can assist you in making the right process selections.

12.30pm Growing your business online with Wilcom

1.15pm Colin Marsh- Direct to Garment or Not Direct to Garment?

2pm 21 Great ideas to make more profit selling merchandise and clothing

Tuesday, March 3

10.45am Alex Papaioannou. The Power of Vectors

11.30 Colin Marsh, Driect to Garmet, or not direct to garment

12.30pm Growing your business online with Wilcom Deconetwork.com

2pm Gordon Glenister, BPMA
21 great ideas to make more profit selling merchandise & clothing