| How Can We Help You Today? Now You Can Call PIVA Toll Free 877-319-0906 | Have a question or need help with a business problem? That's why we're here. Check out our new office hours and toll free number.
You can now reach PIVA toll free at +1 877-319-0906
Our office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm EST
If you prefer, feel free to e-mail us at Member Services
PIVA Offices will close for the Christmas and New Years holiday at 5:00pm on Friday December 23, 2011 and re-open for business on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Should you need immediate assistance during the holidays, please send us an e-mail with the subject line: URGENT. We are monitoring e-mail and will respond to your message promptly.
We wish you and yours a joyous and wonderful holiday season!
|
|
| The Value of Print | | Print provides visibility. It's a proven way to drive people to your website. Source: Process, Fall 2009 - In the Mix
Seventy-six percent of customers read direct advertising. Women, ages 35-49 are the highest readers (86%). Source: Print in the Mix Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1 Recent research found that for every $1.67 retailers spend on press ads, sales increase by $10.43 - compared with $5.98 for T.V. and outdoor. Source: MarketingWeek, Fall 2009 - Print ads are most effective for retailers Print provides visibility. It's a proven way to drive people to your website. Source: Process, Fall 2009 - In the Mix Print is durable. - 24% of readers pass articles to someone else.
- 23% save an article for future reference.
- 13% visit a related website.
Source: Print in the Mix: Fast Facts, www.printinthemix.org In three-fourths of households, women are CEOs of the Mail. - 95% choose which ads to keep
- 93% clip coupons
- 86% write the checks
Clearly direct advertising reaches decision makers. Source: Deliver, Volume 5, Issue 2
|
|
| Classified Ads | Check out employment opportunities and find equipment for sale. Employment opportunity added 8/8/2011.
|
|
| Congratulations to the Premier Print Award Winners! | Put your hands together for the following winners of the Printing Industries of America 2011 Premier Print Awards:
Worth Higgins & Associates, Inc. - Richmond - won 2 Best of Category awards, 1 Award of Recognition and 7 Certificates of Merit.
Colorcraft of Virginia, Inc. - Sterling - won 2 Awards of Recognition.
RR Donnelley - Salem/Roanoke - won 1 Certificate of Merit.
Zooom Printing, LLC - Richmond - won 1 Certificate of Merit.
Salem Printing Co. - Salem - won 1 Certificate of Merit.
Click title for a complete listing of the winners...
|
|
| Virginia Printing Foundation awards 2011 scholarships |
Student Scholarship Winners: Three students have been awarded scholarships.
Jeremy Hall has been awarded $1000 toward his college education. A student at CS Monroe Technology Center and Loudoun Valley High School, Jeremy plans to study Communication Design at NVCC in the fall.
Eugene Overton has also been awarded $1000. Eugene is a student at CS Monroe Technology Center and Heritage High School. Eugene will attend NVCC in the fall and plans to pursue a degree in Communication Design. Both Jeremy and Eugene are students of Pam Smith.
The third scholarship winner is Meghan Kube. Meghan is a student at North Stafford High School, where she studies with Susan Caldwell. Meghan will use her scholarship, also $1000, to attend NVCC this fall. Meghan will also be representing Virginia at the SkillsUSA National Graphic Communications competition in Kansas City later this month.
The student scholarships are funded by the Virginia Printing Foundation.
Click title for complete article...
|
|
| Good Luck, Virginians, at SkillsUSA National Competition! | Special notice to the following competitors (and to their wonderful teachers) who won first place in Virginia's contests, and who will represent their schools and state at Nationals:
Nicholas Wilfong, Advertising Design Contest Winner, Advanced Technology Center, Instructor Lee Troxell
Meghan Kube, Graphic Communications Contest Winner, North Stafford High School, Instructor Susan Caldwell
Darrell Cox, Screen Printing Technology Contest Winner, Richmond Technical Center, Instructor Karen Reitz
The Virginia Printing Foundation is especially proud to support the Graphic Communications contest winner and instructor with travel expenses of $1250 to help with that long trip to Kansas City.
Good luck, all! You've already shown you have talent, skills, and smarts!
|
|
|
|
| Congratulations to the 2010 Best In Print Winners! | 
For the 51st Best In Print competition, 22 companies participated with a total of 468 entries. A total of 160 First Place awards and 204 Awards of Excellence were awarded by judges Lindsay Ferrari and Brad Evans of Printing Industries of America. Twenty-three special awards were also awarded which included 3 awards presented to four schools in the state of Virginia and a People's Choice award voted at the banquet by the attendees.
|
|
| New Member Service |  PIVA and UPS partner to bring PIVA members savings on package and freight shipping. Click to learn more...
|
|
| Virginia Student to Represent the United States in International WorldSkills Competition |  Richmond, Va., March 11, 2011 – Benjamin Phillips of Great Falls, Virginia and a former student at C.S. Monroe Technology Center, Leesburg, Virginia, will represent the United States in London, England in the Offset Printing competition in the WorldSkills Competition. Phillips will compete as a member of the United States “WorldTeam.” The 41st international event will be held October 5-8, 2011. Phillips earned the right to be a member of WorldTeam by winning state and national contests in Graphic Communications in the 2010 SkillsUSA Championships.
|
|
|
|
| PIVA Board Retreat |  On August 3 and 4, the PIVA's Board of Directors met in retreat to evaluate the status of the organization and formulate plans for the future. PIVA's current situation is, as you might expect, a reflection of the printing industry as a whole: we are financially depleted and we need to re-define ourselves so that we bring greater value to our membership. We'd like to thank the Dover Baptist Association for letting us use their beautiful building to meet. Click to learn more...
|
|
| 2010 Jim Fannon Memorial Golf Classic |  Virginia Printing Foundation thanks all who participated. Our special thanks go to: Tournament and 1st and 2nd prizes Sponsor: manroland, Inc. , Hole Sponsors: Clinch Valley Printing, VA Beach Printing, Fannon Fine Printing, and Winchester Printers; Hole in One and Longest Drive Prize Sponsor: Team VADA; Hospitality Sponsor: xpedx. Click for event coverage...
|
|
| Premier Print Awards - 2010 | Congratulations to the PIVA members who submitted entries to PIA’s 2010 Premier Print Award and won. Click to find out more...
|
|
| Intertech Technology Award Winners |  Congratulations to Heidelberg, Eastman Kodak Company and FujiFilm North America for winning the 2010 Intertech Technology Awards. These awards were presented to 6 companies. Heidelberg won one award, Kodak won two awards, and FujiFilm won one award. Click to read more...
|
|
| PIA Education Award of Excellence |  Printing Industries of America has announced the 2010 Education Award of Excellence in the industry representative category as going to Katherine Gekker. The award is presented annually to an industry representative in recognition of outstanding contributions to education and training in the graphic arts.
|
|
| National SkillsUSA Winners | Congratulations to:
 Einstine Anonas, who placed 7th in Advertising Design for post-secondary students. Einstine is Pam Smith's student, at CS Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg, VA.
James Williams, who placed 10th in Screen Printing. James is a student at Hermitage Technical Center in Richmond, VA. He is instructed by Bill Burton.
Ben Phillips, who won 2nd place in Graphic Communications. Ben is a student at CS Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg, VA and instructed by Pam Smith.
|
|
| Congratulations to Scholarship Winners! | The Virginia Printing Foundation is pleased to announce this year's scholarship recipients. A special thanks to Progress Printing for their contribution to the Progress Through Print Education Scholarship and Worth Higgins & Associates, Inc. for their contribution to the E. Worth Higgins, Jr. Educators Scholarship. Click to find out more...
|
|
|
|
| Hurray for Women In Print |  The first Women In Print luncheon of the year was celebrated on May 12th. Kate Dunn of Digital Innovations Group presented on business models and marketing. We thank Rhett Riddle of Kenmore Envelope Company for letting us use his lunch room.
Mark your calendars for the next Women In Print on June 16th at Pogress Printing in Lynchburg.
|
|
| Congratulations to the New Hall of Famers |  The Virginia Printing Foundation has inducted William D. Burton, graphics instructor at Hermitage Technical Center, Richmond and Paul Vadeboncoeur, former graphics instructor at Spotsylvania Career Center, Spotsylvania. The induction took place in conjunction with the 50th Best In Print. Congratulations Bill & Paul!
|
|
| SkillsUSA Results |  Virginia State SkillsUSA Graphic Communications Contest: On Saturday, March 20th, 2010, this contest took place at North Stafford High School.
We're proud to announce the winners of this year's competition:
1st Place: Ben Phillips, CS Monroe Technology Center (teacher: Pam Smith)
2nd Place: Chad Wood, North Stafford High School (teacher: Susan Caldwell)
3rd Place: Aaron Hyre, North Stafford High School (teacher: Susan Caldwell)
Congratulations to all contestants, and their teachers!
|
|
| New PIVA Member Service | 
Let us introduce you to our newest Member Services partner Enernoc.
Click to find out more...
|
|
| The Decision is Made! | Best In Print entries were judged early December by Printing Industries of America experts Brad Evans and Lindsay Ferrari. The judges awarded 195 First Place awards and 322 Awards of Excellence to printers throughout the state. They also awarded a total of 22 Best of awards.
Don't miss our 50th Best In Print celebration on January 30th! The celebration will be in Richmond at the Wyndham Airport Hotel. This year's program will be a party to remember as we say goodbye to old friends, get reacquainted with old ones and introduce new ones. We have extended an invitation to Governor Elect Bob McDonnell. Be sure to be there to meet the new Virginia Governor.
|
|
| Fun at the Lodge |  This year's Mid Atlantic Print Management Conference was held at the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg. It featured great speakers, fun for the kids and family, and a golf tournament. Click to get the full coverage...
|
|
| Students Honor Progress Printing |  Graphic communications students in Northern Virginia and Richmond honor Progress Printing for their Progress Through Education scholarship awarded last year. The Progress Through Education Scholarship was founded to help programs throughout the state that offer graphic communications in their curriculum. The Virginia Printing Foundation, the students in the state of Virginia and PIVA thank Michael Thornton for his generous contribution.
|
|
| Ambassador Mission at Work | The Virginia Printing Foundation has awarded an education scholarship to Hermitage Technical Center student Casey O'Farrell. This is one of many scholarships awarded by the foundation for several years. The Ambassador program is responsible in keeping this tradition alive.
|
|
| Congratulations Scholarship Recipients | The Virginia Printing Foundation has awarded the Worth Higgins Progress Through Education Scholarship to Pam Smith instructor at CS Monroe Technology Center iin Leesburg and Bill Burton instructor at Hermitage Technical Center in Richmond.
The scholarship was founded by Progress Printing in Lynchburg and expanded by Worth Higgins & Associates this year. We extend our sincere appreciation to both contributors and congratulate Pam and Bill.
|
|
| Ambassadors Program at Work |  The Ambassadors for Print & Graphics practices what it teaches. This weekend at the Henrico County CTE Program Conference, Ambassadors director Katie Gekker and PIVA board member Wil Jones (The Embossing Co) spoke to students and parents about printing along with graphics instructor Bill Burton (Hermitage Tech Center). One of the goals of the Ambassador program is to bring awareness to printing and graphics as careers.
|
|
| Seis de Mayo Fiesta un exito! |  Siete de Mayo Fiesta was a success with over 45 people in attendance. The event featured Linda Bishop speaking on Selling in Tough Times and margaritas.
Click to find out more...
|
|
|
|
| Meet our newest Ambassador for Print & Graphics |  The Virginia Printing Foundation extends their sincere gratitude to Rhett Riddle of Kenmore Envelope Company who donated an Epson 9600 wide-format printer for the Ambassador program. Congratulations to Fauquier High School in Warrenton who was selected out of all the high schools and technical centers in the state. Please take a look at our Ambassadors section on the right panel for more information about the Ambassadors for Print & Graphics program.
|
|
| Women In Print Gathering |  Around 30 ladies gathered for the first Women In Print luncheon at Worth Higgins & Associates on February 18th. Luncheon featured four exceptional speakers; Julie Mouganis, Lisa Rawa, Katie Gekker, and Meredith Mayes. Our sincere appreciation goes to Rick LaReau and Susan Higgins for hosting the event. Click to find out more...
|
|
| PIVA announces NEW Buying Power |  Printing Industries of Virginia utilizes Marathon Processing Systems, an industry specialist in credit card processing. As our new alliance partner, Marathon has agreed to provide PIVA Members with wholesale credit card processing rates, elimination of all unnecessary Non-Compliant or “Junk Fees”, and complimentary credit card processing software. Contact Danny Haggerty directly at 800-386-0711 extension 254, or take the “Marathon Challenge” and fax your most recent MC/VISA merchant statement to 913-888-0598 for a free side-by-side analysis.
|
|
| Archives | View archived stories, newsletter, and more...
|
|